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A viral video shows Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. handling snakes during a May 21, 2026 press conference in Minneapolis, with U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen nearby, drawing online attention.
Howard Fendrich, an award-winning AP national sports writer and tennis expert, died at age 55.
Because of a Supreme Court–driven redistricting overhaul, Alabama will hold binding primaries only in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Congressional Districts on Tuesday, with the 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th districts moved to Aug. 11; voters will also select nominees for U.S. Senate and state and local offices, while Trump endorsements shape several contests.
The United States will issue limited-edition commemorative passports for its 250th birthday that will feature a photo of President Donald Trump.
The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a bill to extend protections for Haitian immigrants, likely renewing Temporary Protected Status and related safeguards amid ongoing debates over immigration policy and in reaction to prior administration policies; the measure’s fate in the Senate remains uncertain.
The U.S. plans to deploy roughly 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to AP sources.
AP News reports a rare confluence of extreme weather across the US, with a blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, and atmospheric river all expected to strike simultaneously, potentially disrupting travel, power, and daily life as forecasters monitor developments.
AP film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle offer their predictions for this year’s Oscars, outlining likely winners and possible surprises across the major categories based on momentum from the awards season and industry sentiment.
Former President Joe Biden flew commercially from Reagan National Airport to South Carolina, joining everyday travelers on the flight; an AP photographer accompanied him, and Biden was later greeted by passengers in Columbia, with delays reflecting typical travel hassles.
No. 6 UConn rolled past No. 15 St. John’s 72-40 in Hartford, holding the Red Storm to 20% shooting (11-for-56) and dominating inside 42-12 in the paint while grabbing 41 rebounds to St. John’s 37. Tarris Reed Jr. posted 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks as the Huskies built a 41-26 halftime lead and never looked back, snapping St. John’s 13-game win streak and improving to 26-3 (16-2 in the Big East). St. John’s fell to 22-6 (15-2). Next up: St. John’s at Villanova; UConn hosts Seton Hall.
AP News debuts an interactive map that visualizes four years of the Ukraine war, allowing readers to explore key events across the country; produced by Will Jarrett, Susie Blann, and Illia Novikov, AP's Kyiv-based reporter since 2022.
An underwater camera off the South Shetland Islands captured the first footage of a sleeper shark in Antarctic waters at about 1,608 feet depth, suggesting the species ranges farther south than previously known; researchers from Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre note that ocean warming could be expanding its habitat.
President Donald Trump plans to hold the first meeting of his new Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., marking the rollout of his peace initiative this month.
Don Lemon says a dozen agents were dispatched to arrest him, a claim tied to his appearance at the Grammys in Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2026. The AP News piece accompanying the story notes the claim but does not provide independent verification in the excerpt and features the page’s typical newsroom scripts.
AP reports from Minneapolis on how a sweeping immigration story is testing a newsroom’s ability to adapt to a fast-moving digital landscape, highlighting coordination across platforms, sourcing, and editorial practices during a transition to digital-first storytelling.