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FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is photographed May 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here's how to apply

11:01 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Millions of taxpayers penalized by the IRS during the coronavirus pandemic for late payments or filings may qualify for refunds or penalty terminations

Pope Leo XIV arrives as he holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope will inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain

6:44 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica during his visit to Spain next month

Plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Obeng performs a belly bottom reconstruction plastic surgery after a tummy tuck at a surgical center in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Cosmetic interventions are booming. Many say ethical conversations are lagging

6:08 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Technological advancements have made cosmetic procedures more accessible but have also lead many to grapple with the philosophical and ethical implications

The Carpet and Rug Institute building, center, in downtown Dalton, Ga., on Sept. 30, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Takeaways from investigation showing Georgia officials knew carpet mills polluted local water

6:05 AM on Wednesday, May 6

State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region’s main source of drinking water

Stormy Bost stands on her porch in Calhoun, Ga., on March 29, 2026. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not

6:01 AM on Wednesday, May 6

State officials knew nearly two decades ago that toxic chemicals called PFAS were spreading from the carpet mills of northwest Georgia into rivers that are the region's main source of drinking water

Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection walk along West Wacker Drive in the Loop, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

How Trump's immigration crackdown is affecting everyday Americans, according to a new AP-NORC poll

4:39 AM on Wednesday, May 6

A new AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say the country is no longer a great place for immigrants, though they believe it used to be

See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

2:29 AM on Wednesday, May 6

Editorial Roundup: United States

12:45 AM on Wednesday, May 6

FILE - Passengers watch as a ship sails through the Lemaire Channel in Antarctica, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and disease

12:17 AM on Wednesday, May 6

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend

FILE - This image from video provided by U.S. South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the U.S. military, killing two and injuring one, on Jan. 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via AP, File)

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific

8:31 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The U.S. military has launched another strike on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men

FILE - Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, looks on during the Mexico Open golf tournament awards ceremony in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Man charged in US with stealing $450 million from Mexican billionaire in loan scheme

8:04 PM on Tuesday, May 5

U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million

From left to right, Antonio Villaraigosa, Katie Porter, Tom Steyer, Steve Hilton, Chad Bianco, Xavier Becerra and Matt Mahan participate in a California gubernatorial debate hosted by CNN at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Candidates for California governor tangle in testy debate with mail voting already underway

5:52 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Seven candidates who want to be California's next governor have engaged in sharp attacks on each other on issues from gas prices to taxes to immigration

Musician Alexey Khovalyg performs inside the Russia pavilion at the Venice 2026 Biennale Art, Italy, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The Venice Biennale previews in chaos as war follows art into the world's oldest exhibition

12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The Venice Biennale has begun previewing its 61st edition, just days after the contemporary art show's jury resigned over the participation of Israel and Russia

Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off Cape Verde on Monday, May 4, 2026 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. (Qasem Elhato via AP)

Inside the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak

6:53 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for help off West Africa

Today in History: May 6, the Hindenburg crashes in flames in New Jersey

11:05 AM on Tuesday, April 21

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