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Sonam Velani and Yan Sim plug in a battery from Every Electric to power an air conditioner as part of a pilot program with the city's energy company Con Edison to reduce pressure on the electrical grid Monday, April 27, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)

Air conditioning battery program for renters could help cities manage grid stress during heat waves

8:06 AM on Thursday, May 7

A renter-friendly pilot program in New York City is aiming to reduce strain on the power grid while helping customers with power bills

The new foundation for the Fountain of Life Nazarene Church is seen in Altadena, Calif., April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

After the Los Angeles wildfires, clergy crossed denominational lines and forged new bonds

6:02 AM on Thursday, May 7

Faith leaders in Southern California are uniting after devastating twin wildfires that hit the region in January 2025 causing unprecedented losses

Palestinian girls train at a boxing club in Gaza, in photos

3:44 AM on Thursday, May 7

U.S. Senator Steve Daines, left, is greeted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a U.S. congressional delegation visit at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

China signals again that Taiwan is a priority ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

1:23 AM on Thursday, May 7

China is signaling that Taiwan will be a priority ahead of a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping next week

Palestinian children practice breakdancing in a dance studio in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

In Gaza, some Palestinian children find respite and catharsis in breakdancing

12:55 AM on Thursday, May 7

In Gaza, some Palestinian children are finding respite from the harsh realities of life in breakdancing

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, right, listens to Rep. John James, R-Mich., left, speak during a tour of Atomic Industries' manufacturing facility, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Warren, Mich. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republicans once saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover, but the mood is shifting

11:15 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Michigan Republicans once viewed 2026 as their best chance to reclaim power in the battleground state

Matt Mahan speaks with members of the media following a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CBS LA at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tech is betting on a former executive in the race for California governor

11:05 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Tech leaders are betting on a former executive to take the lead in the California governor's race

FILE - John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court is not political

8:51 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court justices are not “political actors.”

FILE - Two brown bears look for salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, July 4, 2013. (AP File Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

7:59 PM on Wednesday, May 6

A judge says Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing bears as part of a plan to help recover a herd of caribou that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche talks to a technician in a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) mobile lab who is running tests on seized drugs in Phoenix, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana)

Justice Department targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations

7:34 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is working to remove immigration judges who are slow or not following the law

FILE - This March 28, 2017, photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

A note a former cellmate says he found after Epstein’s suspected suicide attempt is released

6:33 PM on Wednesday, May 6

A note Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claimed he found after the financier’s first jail suicide attempt has been made public after it had been sealed and locked in a courthouse vault for nearly five years as part of an unrelated legal dispute

FILE - Crime scene tape is seen as FBI agents search at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Justice Department can keep 2020 election ballots seized from Georgia’s Fulton County, judge rules

6:29 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The federal government doesn't have to return the 2020 election ballots from Georgia’s Fulton County that were seized by the FBI from a warehouse near Atlanta

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents alongside other law enforcement officers work the scene near MacArthur Park after federal authorities made arrests on charges related to selling illicit drugs on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Federal authorities arrest 18 for alleged drug distribution around Los Angeles park

6:23 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Federal authorities say they've arrested 18 people on charges related to selling illicit drugs around a Los Angeles Park

FILE - Ted Turner is seen at his desk inside the CNN Center in 1982. (Nancy Mangiafico/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself

5:05 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Ted Turner’s death comes at a fraught time for cable news, which has struggled to retain viewership in an era of countless media choices and abundant streaming video

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of Hormuz

2:19 PM on Wednesday, May 6

In 24 hours, the Trump administration’s stance on the Iran war has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic

William Savitt, attorney representing OpenAI, center, speaks during a press conference outside the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Worries about AI's risks to humanity loom over the trial pitting Musk against OpenAI's leaders

1:36 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Questions about the dangers of artificial intelligence have been looming over the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

The rural family home where Rodrigo Morinigo, who died from hantavirus in January at the age of 14, lived with his family when he contracted the illness in San Andres de Giles, Argentina, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey

12:15 PM on Wednesday, May 6

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise

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12:15 PM on Wednesday, May 6

The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak

10:33 PM on Sunday, May 3

Despite a cruise ship outbreak of a rare rodent-borne illness, global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because hantavirus germs do not easily spread between people

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