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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group???s membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago.

Agility Robotics, a maker of humanlike robots, is planning to go public on Wall Street. The Oregon-based company announced a planned merger with an investment firm, valuing it at $2.5 billion.

Forty mayors from around the world have signed onto a new pact to try to shape how urban data centers are built and operated.

AI "world models" are the next frontier for computer scientists who see too many limitations in the AI language models behind popular chatbots.

Two men who were freed last year from state prison over prosecutorial misconduct have now filed suit against Alameda County, claiming prosecutors there sought to rig juries to bolster the district attorney???s ???tough on crime??? image.

A pressure ulcer slowly tore open a hole in the skin over Sam Frank Ray???s tailbone, leaving his raw bone exposed over weeks to the infection that eventually killed him, according to a lawsuit his family filed late last year.

Argentina???s passion for Lionel Messi has taken shape during the 2026 World Cup through two striking tributes: a giant statue in Patagonia and a mural created by more than 1,300 fans.

An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison for shootings that wounded five people at a Georgia base last summer.

An Australian farmer has found a live frog in a bag of lettuce. Laura Jones said on Tuesday one of her house mates in Esperance in Western Australia state found the frog inside a sealed plastic bag he???d bought from a supermarket.

The Federal Reserve says that all 32 of the nation's biggest banks have passed its annual stress test.

About 1 million bees temporarily took over an interstate exit ramp in East Tennessee after a beekeepers??? truck crashed and set them loose.

In northern Brazil, a debate over cattle and conservation is unfolding on Bananal Island. Federal authorities have ordered the removal of herds from protected Indigenous territory, arguing they are illegal and harm the environment.

Camp Mystic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. The filing Wednesday comes nearly a year after catastrophic floods in Texas Hill Country killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors at the Christian camp for girls.

Charlie Brown's pen pal is finally revealed in the animated movie ???Snoopy Unleashed,??? coming to Apple TV in 2027.

Father???s Day is approaching, and what do dads who are chefs want for their ideal Father's Day meal? Well, many say it's more about family than food.

Christian Pulisic says he feels ???great??? now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury. He hopes to play for the U.S. in its final group match against Turkey.

Indiana teammates Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark are 1-2 in the fan voting for this year???s All-Star game.

Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk ??? underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather.

Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures.

Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations are experiencing anywhere from one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so.

United Nations Secretary-General Ant??nio Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems.

Clive Davis, who rose from a job as a record company lawyer to become one of the music industry???s most powerful figures, has died at the age of 94.

A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.

A rural area of Northern California has experienced its strongest earthquake since 1940, but it caused only mild shaking with no immediate reports of major damage.

Olympian Jessie Diggins visited Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand to advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet.

President Donald Trump is crediting his tough immigration policies for a drop in car insurance premiums.

A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France. The French Ministry of Health says the patient is a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in Congo.

Wine marketers are shaking things up to attract younger drinkers. They???re ditching the traditional, stuffy image and embracing a more playful approach.

A federal lawsuit accuses gas station operators in California of using AI-powered software to illegally collude and raise prices.

An escaped giraffe has managed to stay a few steps ahead of a private ranch owner and local officials in Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks.

Herbal teas can offer a calming experience. Even better if the herbs come from your own backyard garden.

Hong Kong police have arrested two people on suspicion of selling seditious publications and receiving funds from foreign political organizations.

Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks against foreigners.

Federal bribery charges against former New York Mayor Eric Adams' onetime chief of staff are just the latest allegations against members of the ex-mayor's inner circle.

The International Olympic Committee is to pay more than $100 million to athletes. It's creating a fund for $10,000 grants for which they can apply after competing at a Summer or Winter Games.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Iran would have developed a nuclear weapon and used it on Israel were it not for the two wars of the past year.

The head of the U.N.???s nuclear agency signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.

China has detained two Japanese citizens suspected of smuggling prohibited items, reportedly linked to rare earths.

Weeks before the Kona low storms, Honolulu reported that it was canceling another long-stalled project to dredge a flood-prone North Shore stream.

Dive team operations at Southern Nevada???s Lake Mead National Recreation Area, consistently ranked as one of America???s most deadly federal recreation sites, have quietly been suspended because of staffing shortages and unmet equipment and training needs.

BOGOT?? (AP) ??? Abelardo de la Espriella, un candidato ajeno al sistema y respaldado por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, asumir?? en agosto el poder en Colombia, lo que convierte al pa??s en el m??s reciente de Am??rica Latina en contar con un liderazgo m??s conservador.

Democratic congressional primary results in New York City are accelerating the party's debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

President Donald Trump has insisted that the United States is the only nation to guarantee citizenship to children born within its borders.

CIUDAD DE M??XICO (AP) ??? M??xico quiere reiniciar pronto el env??o de petr??leo a Cuba, pero no a trav??s de compa????as estatales sino de manera comercial y con empresas privadas, dijo el lunes la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum durante su conferencia matutina.

H??ctor Ch??vez, known as Caramelo, is a beloved figure among Mexican soccer fans. He has attended 543 matches supporting Mexico's national team, "El Tri," since 1986.

Tom Wdowik is relieved these days by waves of vacationers visiting cabins, restaurants and hotels along Lake Huron, despite worries that high gas and food prices this year could stall tourism.

Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters. That is the ruling from a federal appeals court.

Bill DeWitt III has been named chief executive officer of the St. Louis Cardinals after serving as team president since 2008.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, jettisoning a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem???s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year.

A former chief of staff to New York ex-Mayor Eric Adams has been arrested in a bribery case. It's the latest sign that federal prosecutors continue to scrutinize Adams??? inner circle months after the scandal-bruised Democrat left office.

The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill for the creation of state police in a major reform that would reshape the policing structure of the conflict-racked nation.

Albany residents love Nipper, a giant dog statue perched atop a warehouse for nearly seven decades. This 28-foot statue depicting the famous RCA dog listening to a phonograph has become a local icon.

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ??? whose work helped propel artificial intelligence ??? is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) ??? Altaf Qadri is an award-winning Kashmiri photojournalist based in Dubai, with more than 16 years of experience, including work with The Associated Press.

Alibaba has sued the U.S. Department of Defense, demanding removal from a list naming it a Chinese military company.

The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits. This change comes amid a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base boot camp, which has sickened nearly 300 people.

A collection of early public writings by the future Pope Leo XIV will be published in English this fall.

President Donald Trump says six people have been arrested over recent damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president???s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital.

Rip currents are one of the coast???s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year.

Ukrainian forces have struck a major natural gas processing plant and two key satellite communications centers in Russia.

The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.

Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor drug charges. An Idaho sheriff's deputy says Miller was arrested for possessing psilocybin mushrooms.

The 95-year-old leader of a secretive South Korean church has been arrested as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party to influence elections.

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in an immigration case dealing with the government???s power over green card holders accused of crimes.

An American airstrike last week in northwest Syria killed a senior Islamic State member, U.S. Central Command said.

Great Britain, France and Germany have issued a rare joint statement expressing alarm over Chinese activities east of the self-ruled island of Taiwan.

A new proposal would include Bible stories in required reading lists for more than 5 million public school students in Texas.

The national taxpayer advocate says the IRS did better than expected in issuing refunds during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce.

President Donald Trump sees America???s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again ??? about Donald Trump.

A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trump???s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has met with President Donald Trump, advocating for the military alliance that the U.S. leader has sharply criticized.

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers.

WASHINGTON (AP) ??? Mark Schiefelbein has been based in Washington, D.C., with AP for about three years, and before that spent a decade in Beijing at AP???s China bureau.

Congo???s famous living statue has finally made his World Cup debut. Michel Nkuka Mboladinga gained fame during the Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of Congo???s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba for the entirety of games.

Four years after coming out as a gay Qatari man with the World Cup playing in his home country, Nasser Mohamed is speaking up again by sharing his journey that brought him across the world to the Bay Area.

Rub??n Vargas and Johan Manzambi both scored to give Switzerland a 2-1 victory over Canada at the World Cup as both teams advanced to the knockout round.

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Since the ceasefire took effect, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,027 Palestinians and injured 3,280.

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