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The frat omertà: Whistleblower warns of ‘code of silence’ after Ole Miss deaths, alleged Penn State coke ring

The Ole Miss student death and Penn State cocaine ring allegations echo a deeper crisis in Greek life, says fraternity hazing survivor Andrew Lohse.

Where things stand after Iran's new pitch for a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's president and top diplomat have spent a busy week in New York proposing a deal to the Trump administration to end the fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz in seven days

China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand

It has been five years since China promised the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal projects

Mistress may have handed prosecutors missing ‘why’ in ‘American Idol’ alum’s wife murder case: expert

The Caleb Flynn trial took a dramatic turn as mistress Alleigha Botner read explosive texts exchanged in the months before Ashley Flynn's fatal shooting.

As work requirements kick in for Medicaid, some states are taking a tougher stance

At least six states will require documentation that individuals are too sick to meet Medicaid work requirements kicking in next year

Illegal immigrants, 89 and 73, accused of armed drug trafficking decades after sneaking into US

Cesar Valdes and Magdaleno Medina face felony cocaine trafficking and stolen firearms charges after an undercover Miami police operation uncovered drugs.

China, as usual, uses UN speech to promote global development as solution to world's challenges

China's vice president has unfurled the nation's familiar list of global talking points at the U.N. He emphasized development, issued mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism and made no direct mention of ...

Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play

SHANE GOLDMACHER

The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about 2028.

Bobby Pulido, a Texan Singer, Puts Republicans on Defense

BAYLISS WAGNER

Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician running as a Democrat for the House, has left his Republican opponent struggling to match his star power in a district that President Trump won easily in 2024.

CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game

CNN says it has been left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game

German, Russian foreign ministers have rare meeting at UN

The German and Russian foreign ministers have met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

Georgia man, 18, charged with murder after dismembered human remains found in car trunk

Kingston Lammar Bradley, 18, faces murder charges after witnesses found human remains in a container near his Smyrna, Georgia, apartment complex.

They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words

Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That's what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year. And each year, certain voices dominate. Here, The Associated Press takes the opposite approach and spotlights some thoughts from leaders who might have not captured the headlines and airtime on Saturday, the fifth day of the 2026 General Debate. ___ "Rebuilding confidence does not mean returning to a world that no longer exists." —Prince Abdul Mateen, foreign minister of Brunei ___ "Creativity is universal. The difference is where society gives it the room to flourish." —Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, foreign minister of Iceland ___ "Peace is not a negative word." —Cardinal Pietro Parolin, secretary of state of the Vatican ___ "Moldova may never be a great power, but it has everything it takes to make it a great country." —Vasile Tofan, prime minister of Moldova ___ "The size of a territory must...

A Shrinking Work Force Is Changing the C.D.C.

APOORVA MANDAVILLI, ALEXANDRA OSTASIEWICZ, RAFAELA BALSTER, ARFA MOMIN, EDWARD VEGA AND JAMES SURDAM

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost close to 30 percent of its staff in the past year, with big turnover in top leadership and entire teams effectively shut down. Our health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains how these changes have affected the work of the department.

Civilian detained after 'violently engaging' security personnel at Florida Air Force base: report

A civilian reportedly breached MacDill Air Force Base's perimeter and violently engaged security personnel, prompting the closure of the Dale Mabry Gate.