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FILE - A "Welcome to Montana" sign is seen along Montana State Highway 72 near Chance, Mont., May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Montana’s state primary

7:55 AM on Monday, June 1

Montana voters will select nominees in Tuesday’s state primary to replace two prominent Republican incumbents: U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke

FILE - Pennigton County voters head to the polls at Valley View Elementary School Gym on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Rapid City, S.D. (Madison Willis/Rapid City Journal via AP, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Dakota’s state primary

7:37 AM on Monday, June 1

South Dakota’s governor, the speaker of the state House, the state’s lone representative in Congress and a businessman will face off in a competitive Republican primary for governor on Tuesday

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in California's state primary

7:33 AM on Monday, June 1

Two candidates for California governor will emerge from a massive field of 61 hopefuls in a state primary on Tuesday, when voters will also select U.S. House nominees using a new map they approved in a 2025 ballot measure

FILE - People vote at a polling site in River Edge, N.J., Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s state primary

6:44 AM on Monday, June 1

New Jersey voters will nominate candidates for both chambers of Congress in a state primary Tuesday, including in the competitive 7th Congressional District

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Mexico’s state primary

6:13 AM on Monday, June 1

Candidates for New Mexico governor and other top state and federal offices will compete for their parties’ nominations in a state primary on Tuesday

International arbitrators reject $134M claim by Rwanda against UK for scrapped migrant deal

5:50 AM on Monday, June 1

An international arbitration panel has rejected Rwanda's multimillion-dollar claim linked to a controversial refugee resettlement deal

Hungary's Magyar to amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok

4:33 AM on Monday, June 1

Newly appointed Prime Minister Péter Magyar says Hungary's government will amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok

A protester holds up a sign during a demonstration against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base, in Nanyuki, Kenya, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine center for US citizens

3:51 AM on Monday, June 1

Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base

FILE - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez walks past a image of former President Hugo Chavez, left, and Independence hero Simon Bolivar at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Venezuela’s ruling party unity cracks as Delcy Rodríguez shifts Chávez-era policies

3:10 AM on Monday, June 1

Venezuela's ruling party is facing internal divisions after 27 years of unity

FILE - Senator Jinggoy Estrada speaks on behalf of his father and former Vice President Joseph Estrada during the 90th anniversary of the Office of the Vice President Nov. 14, 2025, at a hotel in Makati, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippine senator arrested on plunder charge, with no right to bail

2:59 AM on Monday, June 1

A Philippine senator has been arrested after a court ordered his arrest on a nonbailable charge of plunder

FILE - Nigerian musician and composer Fela Anikulapo Kuti performs at the "Party of Humankind" of the French Communist Party at La Courneuve in Paris, France. Saturday, Sept. 13, 1986. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

50 years on, Fela's legendary 'Zombie' album still resonates in Nigeria

11:22 PM on Sunday, May 31

In 1976, Fela Kuti's song "Zombie" became a powerful protest against Nigeria's military rule

Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell, the former Federal Reserve chair, center, stands with former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, right, and her son Jack Schlossberg, as Powell's wife Elissa Leonard takes a picture at left, while being honored with the Profile in Courage Award at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools

8:28 PM on Sunday, May 31

Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to deliver a broad defense of independent institutions while accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in Boston

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia and gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottom share the stage at a joint campaign rally in Atlanta on Sunday, May 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms show off head start in Georgia as Republicans battle in runoff

8:13 PM on Sunday, May 31

Democratic Sen_ Jon Ossoff of Georgia is criticizing his potential election rivals, Rep_ Mike Collins and former coach Derek Dooley, calling them "Trump puppets."

Police stand behind their shields as they prepare to clash with protesters outside the Delaney Hall detention center during a protest against the transfer of detainees and federal immigration policies on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center

10:30 AM on Sunday, May 31

The mayor of Newark has imposed a curfew around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protesters and police

Platner's wife calls news coverage of Senate hopeful's sexually explicit texts with women 'shameful'

10:15 AM on Sunday, May 31

Graham Platner’s wife has responded to news reports about his alleged sexually explicit texts with several women

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in fourth attack this week

8:08 AM on Sunday, May 31

The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the fourth attack this week and putting the total death toll at 205

Spectators wave flags during the Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Emil T. Lippe)

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani skips annual parade celebrating Israel

11:01 PM on Saturday, May 30

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani did not attend an annual parade honoring Israel, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palestinian rights

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