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A family talks as they arrive at a port on the banks of the Oiapoque River, in the city of Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Takeaways from AP’s story on how oil drilling is fueling a migrant surge in Brazil's Amazon

8:23 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

FILE - A portrait of Benjamin Franklin is displayed on U.S. $100 bills in Pennsylvania, on July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

In an uncertain environment for corporate giving, Liberty Mutual Foundation launches $600M endowment

8:18 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Tariff-driven uncertainty, rising costs and tax law changes have prompted many companies to reconsider their strategies

Edervan Forte dos Santos, from the Galibi Kali'na community, steers his boat toward mangroves in the biodiversity conservation area of Cabo Orange, in Oiapoque, Amapa state, Brazil, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

'I'm going there.' Oil drilling fuels a migrant surge in isolated city in Brazil's Amazon

8:15 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Exploratory oil drilling off the coast of Brazil's Amazon rainforest are reshaping life in Oiapoque, a small city in the poor state of Amapa that is receiving thousand of migrants looking for work

Pro-government demonstrators chant slogans as they hold Iranian flags and a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei in a gathering after announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the war with the United States and Israel, at the Enqelab-e-Eslami, or Islamic Revolution, Square, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Here's where things stand after a tentative, 2-week Iran ceasefire took effect

8:14 AM on Wednesday, April 8

The ceasefire reached Wednesday has raised hopes of halting hostilities between Iran, Israel and the United States, but many issues remain unresolved

Volunteer Marlene Ring spreads a table cloth while preparing a room for a passover meal Monday, March 30, 2026, at the Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana

8:03 AM on Wednesday, April 8

The Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College is growing as Passover ends this year

FILE - A Chevrolet logo is shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)

GM recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in US due to rearview camera screen issue

6:23 AM on Wednesday, April 8

General Motors is recalling more than 270,000 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles in the U.S. because the rearview camera screen may display a distorted or blank image

FILE - President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump is expected to meet NATO leader Rutte as he muses about pulling out of the military alliance

6:18 AM on Wednesday, April 8

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is expected to meet with President Donald Trump to try to smooth over the president’s anger with the military alliance over the Iran war

FILE - Matthew Perry poses for a portrait in New York on Feb. 17, 2015. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP, File)

'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

4:08 AM on Wednesday, April 8

A woman who admitted to selling Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

3:50 AM on Wednesday, April 8

Government supporters chant slogans after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with the United States and Israel in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Photos: US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire

2:14 AM on Wednesday, April 8

A sign marking the beginning of historic Route 66 stands at the intersection of East Adams Street and South Michigan Avenue, in Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Photos show iconic stops along historic Route 66

11:03 PM on Tuesday, April 7

A car is driven along Oatman Highway, historic Route 66, near Oatman, Ariz., Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100

11:01 PM on Tuesday, April 7

One of the world's most famous highways marks its centennial this year

The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street, global markets surge after US-Iran ceasefire sends oil prices below $100 a barrel

10:17 PM on Tuesday, April 7

Wall Street surged in premarket trading as oil prices plunged below $100 after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties

7:12 PM on Tuesday, April 7

South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

3:05 PM on Tuesday, April 7

In this photo released by Kuomintang, Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) leader Cheng Li-wun, left, toasts with China's Director of Taiwan Affairs Office Song Tao during a dinner gala in Shanghai, China Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Kuomintang via AP)

Taiwan opposition leader arrives in China on what she calls a ‘journey to peace’

11:02 PM on Monday, April 6

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control

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