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Worker shovels up freshly extracted sharp sand from a dredging transporter in Ibeshe, Lagos, Nigeria, on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Grace Ekpu)

Africa's megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk

3:04 AM on Monday, January 12

Sand dredging is reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city, Lagos, and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of Nigeria's poorest people

Iran's foreign minister claims 'the situation has come under total control' in the nationwide protests

2:07 AM on Monday, January 12

Iran's foreign minister claims 'the situation has come under total control' in the nationwide protests

Iran's foreign minister alleges nationwide protests 'turned violent and bloody to give an excuse' for Trump to intervene

2:00 AM on Monday, January 12

Iran's foreign minister alleges nationwide protests 'turned violent and bloody to give an excuse' for Trump to intervene

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

12:27 AM on Monday, January 12

People celebrate outside Versailles Cuban Cuisine after President Donald Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country, in Miami, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of Maduro

12:26 AM on Monday, January 12

For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation

This photo provided by Mattel Inc. shows the new autistic Barbie doll. (Mattel Inc. via AP)

Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion

12:08 AM on Monday, January 12

An autistic Barbie is joining Mattel's line of fashion dolls that's intended to celebrate diversity

Bystanders film a federal immigration officer in their car Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

12:02 AM on Monday, January 12

Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2021, file photo, workers stand near train tracks next to overturned cars from an Amtrak train that derailed near Joplin, Mont. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives

Monday, January 12

A new analysis of railroad accident data reveals a recurring cycle of industry opposition and federal inaction to attempts to improve safety

In an upset, 'Hamnet' wins best film, drama, at Golden Globes, defeating 'Sinners'

11:14 PM on Sunday, January 11

In an upset, 'Hamnet' wins best film, drama, at Golden Globes, defeating 'Sinners'

The ragtag revolutionary saga 'One Battle After Another' wins best film, comedy or musical, at the Golden Globes

11:08 PM on Sunday, January 11

The ragtag revolutionary saga 'One Battle After Another' wins best film, comedy or musical, at the Golden Globes

People rally around the world in support of protests in Iran, in photos

10:26 PM on Sunday, January 11

FILE - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment

7:58 PM on Sunday, January 11

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) reacts to a touchdown pass to 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Purdy, 49ers eliminate defending Super Bowl champion Eagles with 23-19 win in wild-card game

7:57 PM on Sunday, January 11

Brock Purdy threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Christian McCaffrey, leading San Francisco to a 23-19 victory over defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia in a wild-card game

Teyana Taylor arrives at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

See top photos of stars on the 2026 Golden Globe Awards red carpet

6:41 PM on Sunday, January 11

A general atmosphere at the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

The Latest: Golden Globes kicks off Hollywood's 2026 awards season

4:42 PM on Sunday, January 11

Hollywood’s awards season is underway with the 83rd Golden Globe Awards

A family member reacts after federal immigration officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee Good

12:15 PM on Sunday, January 11

Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman

In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)

Death toll from protests in Iran hits at least 544, activists say, as Trump says Iran wants to talk

12:53 AM on Sunday, January 11

President Donald Trump says Iran reached out to the U.S. and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters in the Middle Eastern country

Joe Alwyn, from left, Noah Jupe, Chloe Zhao, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and Jacobi Jupe pose in the press room with the award for best motion picture - drama for "Hamnet" during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

'Hamnet' and 'One Battle After Another' take top honors at Golden Globes

Sunday, January 11

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” and Chloe Zhao's Shakespeare drama “Hamnet” took top honors at Sunday’s 83rd Golden Globes, where the up-for-sale Warner Bros

Residents flee the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, after the government declared the area a closed military zone following days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Photos of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo

5:03 PM on Thursday, January 8

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