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12:59 PM on Monday, May 25

Photos of Memorial Day events remembering US soldiers and sailors

12:46 PM on Monday, May 25

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a campaign event in Lubbock, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas US Senate Republican primary runoff

9:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Texas voters will pick a Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday

Iga Swiatek of Poland returns to Emerson Jones of Australia during their first round women's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Jodar shaping up as tennis' Next Big Thing and makes quite a debut at the French Open

7:02 AM on Monday, May 25

Rafael Jodar has made a dominant debut at the French Open and dropped just five games

Ukrainian servicemen of the Cerberus Ground Unmanned Systems Company of the 60th Separate Mechanized Brigade, Third Army Corps, conduct a drill with a combat ground drone during a training at the polygon in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)

Leaders keep a wary eye on Belarus for signs it might offer Russia help in Ukraine

5:24 AM on Monday, May 25

Belarus' exiled opposition leader visits Kyiv as the city recovers from Russia’s largest missile attack of the year

Pope Leo XIV, left, greets Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah during the presentation of the Pope's first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

4:31 AM on Monday, May 25

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit

Pope Leo XIV speaks during the presentation of his first encyclical, "Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," at the Vatican, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery

4:31 AM on Monday, May 25

Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery

Parade participants march and perform near the National Mall along Constitution Avenue in Washington to commemorate the Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, coinciding with the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved

3:23 AM on Monday, May 25

Memorial Day in the United States is officially about mourning fallen service members

Photos show the aftermath of a building collapse in the Philippines

2:56 AM on Monday, May 25

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the journalists before boarding his plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Rubio's visit to India focuses on US trade tensions, the Quad alliance and sightseeing

12:44 AM on Monday, May 25

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India highlights efforts to stabilize relations between Washington and New Delhi

Puppets are displayed at Jim Henson's Creature Shop in New York, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jim Henson's Creature Shop opens for tours. Here's what's inside the once-hidden puppet studio

11:14 PM on Sunday, May 24

A puppet-making workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets is drawing back its curtain

A Muslim pilgrim prays in front of the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site in the holy city of Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns

11:03 PM on Sunday, May 24

The annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, has begun

Daniel Suarez celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 24, 2026, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Daniel Suarez wins the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 after NASCAR honors the late Kyle Busch

10:46 PM on Sunday, May 24

Daniel Suarez benefited from a crucial pit call, then caught a break from Mother Nature to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night, capping an emotional day in which the auto racing world honored the memory of the late Kyle Busch

Photos from Hong Kong's iconic bun festival

9:53 PM on Sunday, May 24

FILE - A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index, seen through the glass wall of an office building in Tokyo, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Global shares gain and oil prices fall after Trump says talks on ending the war are proceeding

9:35 PM on Sunday, May 24

Global shares are mostly higher and oil prices have dropped after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks on ending the war with Iran are progressing

Russia strikes Kyiv with drones and hypersonic missile, in photos

8:23 PM on Sunday, May 24

Felix Rosenqvist, of Sweden, celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Late pass sends Felix Rosenqvist past David Malukas for the closest Indianapolis 500 win in history

10:12 AM on Sunday, May 24

Felix Rosenqvist swung to the outside of David Malukas, then found a way past the Team Penske driver to win the closest Indianapolis 500 in history by a margin of 0.0233 seconds

Water is sprayed on a damaged tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Sunday, May 24, 2026, after the tank containing a chemical used to make plastic parts overheated Thursday. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Southern California chemical tank has a crack that could possibly lower risk of explosion

11:03 PM on Saturday, May 23

Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Southern California could leak or explode

Today in History: May 25, George Floyd killed by Minneapolis police

1:21 PM on Monday, May 11

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