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3:53 AM on Thursday, December 18

Rainfall this week on Iran's Hormuz Island has briefly transformed the coastline of the famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP's photojournalists in 2025

3:03 AM on Thursday, December 18

A dealer watches computer monitors at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

World shares are mixed after AI worries drag Wall Street tech stocks lower

12:26 AM on Thursday, December 18

World shares are mixed after declines for AI stocks dragged the U.S. market to its worst day in nearly a month

FILE - This 2024 handout photo provided by the Metropolitan Police shows damage to a warehouse in east London that was storing goods for Ukraine, after a fire that prosecutors said was organized on behalf of Russia's intelligence services. (London Metropolitan Police via AP, File)

Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say

12:12 AM on Thursday, December 18

The Associated Press has documented 145 incidents in what Western officials say is a campaign of disruption across Europe masterminded by Russia since President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

FILE - Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA speaks during the Turning Point Action conference, July 15, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Fla.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Turning Point youth conference begins in Phoenix without founder Charlie Kirk

12:12 AM on Thursday, December 18

Turning Point begins its annual Christian youth conference on Thursday, marking the first event since the assassination of founder Charlie Kirk

Katherine Carreño stands for a portrait Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner)

Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

12:09 AM on Thursday, December 18

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

This courtroom sketch depicts Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan in court, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wis. (Adela Tesnow via AP)

Wisconsin judge accused of helping immigrant set to present her case as trial winds down

12:05 AM on Thursday, December 18

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities is set to present her case as her trial on obstruction and concealment charges winds down

Sidney Reid, 44, of Washington, poses for a portrait near where she was arrested while protesting immigration detentions, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump's immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

12:03 AM on Thursday, December 18

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies

This undated photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Frank Athen Walls. (Florida Department of Correction via AP)

Florida man set to be executed for killing 2 during a home invasion

11:53 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is set to be the 19th person executed in Florida this year

Brian Walshe, center, stands with his lawyers Kelli Porges and Larry Tipton as they listen to the jury announce the guilty verdict of first degree murder of his wife Ana in 2023 by a Norfolk Superior Court jury in Dedham, Mass., on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Brian Walshe to be sentenced after being convicted of killing of his wife

11:52 PM on Wednesday, December 17

A Massachusetts man is expected to be sentenced for murdering his wife, whose body was never found after she disappeared nearly three years ago

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, attend a round table meeting on migration at the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine

11:51 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Belgium insists on ironclad guarantees from its EU partners to protect against Russian retaliation before backing a massive loan for Ukraine

President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Washington. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

FACT FOCUS: Trump's glowing account of progress is at odds with his government's own stats

11:21 PM on Wednesday, December 17

President Donald Trump has offered a glowing account of progress under his watch in a speech from the White House

Family carry the coffin following a service for Bondi Beach mass shooting victim 10-year-old Matilda, whose last name is being withheld at the request of her family, in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Markham)

Mourners grieve 10-year-old slain in Bondi mass shooting as Australia's leader pledges new hate laws

10:55 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney for the funeral of a 10-year-old girl killed in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion

9:47 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones

FILE - Associated Press correspondent Peter Arnett, left, marches with Vietnamese troops in Vietnam, Nov. 11, 1965. (AP Photo, File)

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

8:57 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died

A pedestrian walks along Brown University's campus on Thayer St. in Providence, R.I., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Lily Speredelozzi/The Sun Chronicle via AP)

Neighborhood cameras capture potential shooter's route around Brown University

8:35 PM on Wednesday, December 17

Security footage released by the FBI shows a route taken by a person police are seeking in connection with the Brown University shooting

FILE - National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy speaks during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

7:06 PM on Wednesday, December 17

The U.S. government says the actions of an air traffic controller and Army helicopter pilot played a role in a fatal collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk near the nation’s capital

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff on the Main Green in honor of the victims of the campus shooting at Brown University, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack

Wednesday, December 17

Authorities searching for a shooter who attacked students at Brown University are asking for tips from people who might have video of the shooter potentially casing the area the week before the attack

A family reacts during a menorah lighting ceremony at a floral memorial for victims of Sunday's shooting, at the Bondi Pavilion on Bondi Beach on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Photos show Australians mourning the victims of the Hanukkah attack on Bondi Beach

8:19 AM on Sunday, December 14

Today in History: December 18, Donald Trump impeached for the first time

12:10 PM on Monday, December 1

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