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2:28 PM on Tuesday, May 12

FILE - A sign indicates the white entrance at the Montpelier Train Depot segregation exhibit in Orange, Va. Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Separate and unequal: The 'Whites Only' sign was a visible reminder of American racism

1:54 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Signs like “No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans” once hung across the American South, stark reminders of racial segregation

FILE - A poster of slain environmentalist Juan López hangs in his home as a state-assigned bodyguard watches over the López family, in Tocoa, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender

1:41 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López

FILE - A packet of "the pill" from 1979 is on display in an exhibit at the Museum of Sex in New York, May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

By changing women's lives, the pill changed the nation

12:43 PM on Tuesday, May 12

The pill helped give birth to modern America

Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks in front of Speaker of the Parliament Agnes Forsthoffer during the plenary session of the new National Assembly following the appointment ceremony of the Tisza cabinet in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)

Ministers take office in Hungary's first non-Orbán government in 16 years

11:17 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Hungary's new Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, has been sworn in, marking a shift from Viktor Orbán's administration

A woman walks on a waterlogged pathway of the informal settlement in Khayelitsha, on the outkirks of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bheki Radebe)

South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10

10:52 AM on Tuesday, May 12

South African authorities have declared a natural disaster due to severe flooding across six provinces

Map showing where a military drone was found on the Greek island of Lefkada. (AP Digital Embed)

Greece says attack sea drone found on island is Ukrainian, calls incident 'extremely serious'

8:10 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Greece’s defense minister has confirmed that a military sea drone discovered on a Greek island last week is Ukrainian built

Swedish servicemen looks out of an armoured vehicle during a military exercises in Gotland, Sweden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

Ukrainian drone pilots turn a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

8:01 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

France's Macron unveils a $27 billion investment in Africa at a partnership summit in Kenya

5:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya

FILE - This photo combination shows, from left, Wes Streeting in Liverpool, Sept. 30, 2025, Angela Rayner in Shoreditch, London, June 5, 2025, Andy Burnham in Liverpool, Sept. 29, 2025, Shabana Mahmood in Liverpool, Sept. 29, 2025 and Ed Miliband in Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super, Kirsty Wigglesworth, Martin Meissner, File)

What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain's Labour leader

5:24 AM on Tuesday, May 12

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's leadership is in jeopardy after his Labour Party suffered heavy defeats in local elections last week

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer enters his car to leave after delivering a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London, Monday, May 11, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

The Latest: Starmer fights for political survival as calls for his resignation grow in UK

4:32 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week

Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pauses as he delivers a speech, at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London, Monday May 11, 2026. (James Manning/PA via AP)

How Keir Starmer could be replaced as UK prime minister after discontent rises in his own party

2:19 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure to resign after a major defeat in local elections

Hawaii lawmakers and activists pose for a photo after discussing a bill that seeks to limit corporate money in politics in Honolulu on Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

What to know about states' efforts to limit corporate donations in politics

11:05 PM on Monday, May 11

Two states could try to squeeze companies' money out of politics by redefining the powers of corporations

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at an event about maternal healthcare, Monday, May 11, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump is getting another medical checkup at the end of May, the White House says

10:04 PM on Monday, May 11

President Donald Trump is scheduled to see doctors for a medical and dental checkup later this month

Workers survey the Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary, Monday, May 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington

6:10 PM on Monday, May 11

Workers have begun preliminary surveys and testing for a proposed Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, center, gives his first State of the State in the House of Delegates chamber at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 12, 2025. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, file)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia's primaries

6:57 AM on Monday, May 11

Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn't on the primary ballot Tuesday but is staking his political capital to reshape his party’s massive supermajorities in the state Legislature more to his liking

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