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FILE - An above-ground section of Enbridge's Line 5 is seen at the Mackinaw City, Mich., pump station, Oct. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)

Federal judge blocks Whitmer from shutting down submerged Great Lakes pipeline

11:44 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

A federal judge has blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from revoking an easement that allows Enbridge to run an oil pipeline through a Great Lakes channel

What’s next for NV Energy’s Greenlink after feds reject initial environmental analysis?

11:21 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

In a rare move that could delay progress on NV Energy’s large-scale transmission line planned for the Highway 50 corridor, the federal Bureau of Land Management has ordered its Nevada office to address some environmental groups’ protests against the project

FILE - Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., listens to debate as the House Rules Committee meets to prepare Republican legislation to address health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Meet the 4 Republicans who defied House Speaker Mike Johnson on ACA subsidies

11:10 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year

FILE - Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Young Democrat launches primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi

10:09 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to represent Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district

FILE - Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) smiles on sideline during an NCAA college football game against Chattanooga in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Nov. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Former Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron ends campaign for Alabama lieutenant governor

9:37 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is ending his short-lived campaign for lieutenant governor of Alabama

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that demands Secretary Hegseth provide video of strikes on alleged drug boats

9:26 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that demands Secretary Hegseth provide video of strikes on alleged drug boats

Kyrgyzstan's newly elected parliament convenes for the first time

8:43 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Kyrgyzstan’s newly elected parliament has convened for the first time since a snap election last month cemented the grip of President Sadyr Zhaparov

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Maryam Majd)

Italy may not support EU-Mercosur free trade deal without changes

8:30 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Italy has signaled it might not support a major trade deal between the EU and South American countries

FILE - In this image provided by the Myanmar military on Oct. 19, 2025, soldiers stand next to Starlink satellite internet devices as they seize KK Park online scam center in Myawaddy township, Karen State, Myanmar. (The Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP, File)

Takeaways from The Associated Press report on Myanmar's crackdown on cyberscam centers

8:07 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park

Four Republicans defy Speaker Johnson and sign Democratic petition that will force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

7:29 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Four Republicans defy Speaker Johnson and sign Democratic petition that will force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

Dalios Double Down on Connecticut’s Youth

7:25 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

FILE - The logo of the French General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) is pictured in Paris, Monday Aug. 31, 2020. .(Stephane de Sakutin, Pool photo via AP, File)

France probes 'foreign interference' after remote control malware found on passenger ferry

7:14 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

French authorities are investigating a suspected cyberattack plot targeting an international passenger ferry

FILE - Chelsea's soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match against FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

UK gives Abramovich last chance to give Chelsea sale proceeds to victims of Russia's war in Ukraine

6:25 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

The British government says it has given Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich a final chance to hand over 2.5 billion pounds or $3.25 billion to the victims of Russia's war in Ukraine

Pakistan says ‘hostile countries’ behind false online claims linking it to Australia shootings

5:32 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Pakistan has been wrongly blamed in an online campaign following the deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach, the Information Minister has said

In this image, made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, a Russian "Grad" self-propelled multiple rocket launcher fires towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

5:01 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks

China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says

3:19 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

A congressional report says China exploits partnerships with U.S. researchers to give its military access to nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications

Migrants confront police as they begin carrying out eviction orders at an abandoned school building where hundreds of mostly undocumented migrants had been living, in Badalona, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spanish police evict hundreds of migrants from squat deemed unsafe

1:54 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Spanish police have evicted orders to clear an abandoned school building where around 400 migrants were living in a squat north of Barcelona

FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train passes through Homestead, Pa., March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

2 big rail unions oppose $85B Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger over safety and cost concerns

8:55 PM on Tuesday, December 16, 2025

The proposed $85 billion merger of the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has lost the support of two unions that represent more than half their workers

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