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FILE - Made with a slow shutter speed and zoom lens, an unsold 2026 Cooper S hardtop is diplayed in a Mini dealership Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K

9:07 PM on Friday, April 10

Vehicle ownership has long been a big part of the American dream

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, meets with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump likes to back winners in foreign elections. The upcoming vote in Hungary will test his clout

9:06 PM on Friday, April 10

Donald Trump has made a public flex of his political influence abroad on a scale that few, if any, U.S. presidents have, trying to marshal power he’s used domestically to sway races around the world

Reverend Al Sharpton speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Democrats embrace DEI as 'American values' at National Action Network

9:05 PM on Friday, April 10

Democratic presidential prospects touted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies as a way to advance American values during the National Action Network conference in New York

Stephen Johnson and Sam Osborn, bottom, measure a Commiphora myrrha tree during what is called ecological transects, measuring a quadrant, counting the number of trees, measuring their trunk, crowns, as well as health on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Dharaaye, Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Julianne Gauron)

The myrrh tree that's key to luxury perfumes and African incomes is threatened by drought

9:01 PM on Friday, April 10

Myrrh, a key ingredient in some luxury perfumes, is becoming harder to harvest in Ethiopia because of a historic drought

FILE - The United Nations logo is seen inside the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)

Gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider, UN report says

5:43 PM on Friday, April 10

The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises

California gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-CA appears at a town hall meeting in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Allies yank support for Swalwell's California governor run after sexual assault allegations

4:33 PM on Friday, April 10

Prominent supporters of California Rep. Eric Swalwell's bid for governor are withdrawing their support Friday in a stunning political reversal

Bruno Mars performs for fans in Toshiba Plaza after a parade down the Las Vegas Strip Friday, April 10, 2026, in Las Vegas, on "Bruno Mars Day." (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

'New king of Las Vegas' is celebrated with Strip parade

4:15 PM on Friday, April 10

Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars was honored with a parade and a street named after him near the Park MGM in Las Vegas

FILE - Wind turbines operate at Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Developer of Massachusetts offshore wind farm sues to stop turbine manufacturer from walking away

4:14 PM on Friday, April 10

The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project

FILE - A banner for the prediction market platform Kalshi hangs from a building in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

Judge bars Arizona from regulating prediction market operators and pauses prosecution of Kalshi

4:13 PM on Friday, April 10

A judge has temporarily barred Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against predictive market operators like Kalshi

This photo provided by Samantha Rudolph shows her father, Bill Mann, at Wheaton Regional Park in Wheaton, Md., on May 26, 2019. (Samantha Rudolph via AP)

Longtime AP reporter and editor Bill Mann dies at 83

3:50 PM on Friday, April 10

Bill Mann, a reporter and editor who covered the Philippines, Egypt, India, Scandinavia and Washington, D.C. over a nearly 50-year career at The Associated Press, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia

FILE - Ranking Member Rep. Eliot Engel before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, on the Obama administration's case for the Iran Nuclear Agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Former US Rep. Eliot Engel, who worked on foreign affairs for decades, dies at 79

3:31 PM on Friday, April 10

Former U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat who chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has died at 79

A Michigan woman is missing after going overboard from a small boat in the Bahamas. (AP Digital Embed)

Michigan couple at center of Bahamas disappearance chronicled sailing adventures on social media

1:45 PM on Friday, April 10

A Michigan couple who used social media to chronicle their sailing adventures had a history of contention, including claims of assault on each other

FILE - Thousands of people march in a May Day rally and protest May 1, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city's mayor and school leaders

1:12 PM on Friday, April 10

A tangled political fight over whether Chicago’s public schools will hold classes on May Day has unraveled in the nation’s third-largest city

Artist renderings and diagrams for President Donald Trump's new triumphal arch released by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts that is planned to be built in Washington between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, are photographed Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Trump's Washington arch plan includes golden-winged figure, eagles, lions and 'One Nation Under God'

12:03 PM on Friday, April 10

President Donald Trump’s plans for a new triumphal arch in the capital, unveiled Friday, include a towering winged figure with a Lady Liberty-like torch and crown, flanked by two eagles and guarded by four lions — all gilded

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump shares video of a brutal Florida killing allegedly by Haitian immigrant

12:01 PM on Friday, April 10

President Donald Trump has shared a video of a deadly attack at a Florida gas station, using it to justify his mass deportation agenda

FILE - Ken Martin speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Democrats tackle outside groups flooding their primaries with campaign cash

4:52 AM on Friday, April 10

Democrats are grappling with a surge of outside spending in their primaries

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