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FILE - South Korean protesters march during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy on South Korea, in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 18, 2025. The signs read "No Trump." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

In Japan and South Korea, Trump will promote big investments. But the details are still not clear

5:32 PM on Thursday, October 23

President Donald Trump will be in Japan and South Korea next week and he's expected to promote an epic windfall in investments for U.S. factories and projects

FILE - A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles

4:48 PM on Thursday, October 23

A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt

4:42 PM on Thursday, October 23

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt

The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists

4:21 PM on Thursday, October 23

Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

3:39 PM on Thursday, October 23

Anthropic has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google to boost computing power for its chatbot, Claude

Phoebe, an Asian elephant, stands with her calf after giving birth to him on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Powell, Ohio. (Amanda Carberry/Columbus Zoo and Aquarium via AP)

Columbus Zoo welcomes 2nd Asian elephant calf this year

3:05 PM on Thursday, October 23

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant this calendar year, a historic milestone it is calling a victory for conservation

This undated image provided the U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York, shows a card shuffler allegedly used by defendants in a sports betting and illegal gambling case brought by the U.S. attorney's office of the Eastern District of New York, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in New York. (U.S. Attorney's Office vis AP)

How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities

2:40 PM on Thursday, October 23

Authorities say an indicted poker cheating ring involving pro sports figures and the mafia used a series of high-tech tactics in the scam

FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

2:14 PM on Thursday, October 23

The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s most sensitive wilderness areas

FILE - Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Here’s how indictment says Terry Rozier shared information that paid off for bettors

1:52 PM on Thursday, October 23

An indictment says gambling money flowed after NBA player Terry Rozier told a pal that he would be exiting early from a game with the Charlotte Hornets in 2023

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter approaches Naushon Island, Mass. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, where a couple and their adult son were rescued two days after their boat caught fire and they swam to shore. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Coast Guard audio captures stranded family's mayday call. 'Our ship burned while we were sleeping'

1:01 PM on Thursday, October 23

Audio recordings released by the Coast Guard capture the distress of a family who was rescued two days after their boat caught fire and sank, forcing them to swim to a private island

A home is left damaged in Kipnuk, Alaska, on a stream bank after the remnants of Typhoon Halong caused widespread destruction in the coastal village in Western Alaska, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Trump gives disaster declarations to Alaska and others but denies Illinois, Vermont and Maryland

12:46 PM on Thursday, October 23

President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Construction workers atop the U.S. Treasury, bottom right, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing

11:05 AM on Thursday, October 23

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to build

People gather at a memorial for Kada Scott, near the abandoned Ada H. H. Lewis Middle School Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Philadelphia, where she was found earlier. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)

Suspect charged with murder in Kada Scott's death as video reveals a possible accomplice

10:36 AM on Thursday, October 23

Investigators say they have video evidence suggesting two people may have been involved in moving and burying the body of Kada Scott, a Philadelphia woman who disappeared Oct. 4

Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction, AP photos show

9:55 AM on Thursday, October 23

Associated Press photos show the entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves ahead with building a ballroom

FILE - National Guard troops congregate at the entrance to Union Station in Washington, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle)

DC police detained man for protesting National Guard patrol with Darth Vader song, lawsuit says

9:38 AM on Thursday, October 23

A man suing the District of Columbia claims police officers violated his free speech rights when they detained him for following an Ohio National Guard patrol while playing Darth Vader’s theme song from “Star Wars” on his phone

Christopher Quire poses for a portrait Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/Hannah Beier)

Black enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds

8:40 AM on Thursday, October 23

An Associated Press analysis finds that the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions

The Latest: NBA coaches and player charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes

7:17 AM on Thursday, October 23

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones are among 34 people charged in connection with schemes involving illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by Mafia, authorities said on Thursday

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

5:27 AM on Thursday, October 23

President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao

Neighborhood resident and volunteer, Valencia Mohammed, center, talks to D.C. National Guard interim commander Army Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard II, right, and Lt. Col. Marcus Hunt, left, about cleanup efforts at Fort Stevens Recreation Center, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Washington. Mohammed requested the cleanup. Marcus Hickman, Anacostia ANC Commisioner, is seen rear. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)

Some DC residents, wary of Trump's motives, uneasily back parts of the National Guard deployment

4:04 AM on Thursday, October 23

The hundreds of National Guard troops still deployed to Washington, D.C., have unnerved some residents

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