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Ex-Fauci adviser pleads guilty to plotting to conceal COVID-19 research records during pandemic

5:02 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic

Parents hold pictures of their deceased children during a protest against social media platforms outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see a pivotal moment for online safety

4:20 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Advocates and parents of social media victims see the trial underway against Meta Platforms as a significant moment in their fight for online child safety

Debris is seen along Hawaiʻi Belt Road near Pahala, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Crews work to restore power to thousands after Lala raked Hawaii

4:17 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Recovery efforts are underway in Hawaii after Tropical Storm Lala battered the archipelago and caused destructive flooding and widespread power outages

This combo made with photos provided by NASA on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows before, left, and after images of a fresh crater on the moon created by a collision with a SpaceX rocket. (NASA via AP)

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

2:38 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket

US hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court

2:24 PM on Tuesday, August 18

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court and one of its top prosecutors

An archaeologist holds up a ceramic snake head that he unearthed while excavating skeletal remains at the Huaca Pucllana archaeological site in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. The findings are from the Lima culture, according to the excavation's leader Gladys Paz. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Archaeologists unveil skeletal remains believed to be ritual offering in Peru

2:11 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Archaeologists in Peru have unveiled skeletal remains near Huaca Pucllana, an ancient pyramid in Lima

FILE – Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio, in Nov., 2005. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Ohio death row inmate Tyrone Noling gets a rare chance to ask parole board for a pardon

1:32 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Tyrone Noling has spent 30 years on death row for the double murder of an elderly Ohio couple that he insists he didn’t commit

FILE - Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Jan. 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Hayden Panettiere's on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says

1:11 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend

FILE -Liberia's President Joseph Boakai addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US

12:19 PM on Tuesday, August 18

Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, according to authorities in the West African country

FILE - The Herbert Glacier is seen, April 23, 2017, near Juneau, Alaska, in the Tongass National Forest. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forests

11:49 AM on Tuesday, August 18

The Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to rescind a quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging and other development on national forest lands, drawing the ire of environmentalists nationwide

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the state Capitol, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Governors' races are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers

10:26 AM on Tuesday, August 18

More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers, as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths

FILE - Cargo ships are seen at sea in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)

Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?

9:57 AM on Tuesday, August 18

U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Oman over its talks with Iran about managing the Strait of Hormuz that lies between the countries

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

9:32 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, right, speaks during a news conference as Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty looks on, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Minnesota attorney general sues Texas governor to compel extradition of ICE agent for trial

9:30 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Minnesota's attorney general is suing the governor of Texas, asking a federal judge to compel the extradition of a federal immigration agent charged with wounding a man and then lying about it during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

FILE - In this undated photo canoeists navigate the Pocket River in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Ely, Minn. (Nathaniel Minor/Minnesota Public Radio via AP, File)

Minnesota governor signs order to slow down any mining efforts near Boundary Waters wilderness

9:07 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has suspended state work on proposed mining projects near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Trump threatened to bomb Oman because he's unhappy with country's deal with Iran, officials say

7:30 AM on Tuesday, August 18

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman because he is unhappy the country is close to a deal with Iran to manage ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools

6:00 AM on Tuesday, August 18

A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities

Olivia Konar holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. Her sister Coco Konar died in 2022 when she was 17. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Trial for Meta begins with states arguing its platforms preyed on vulnerability of young brains

9:02 PM on Monday, August 17

Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children

FILE - Law enforcement vehicles sit parked outside the Florida state prison in Starke, Fla., on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/David Fischer, file)

Florida carries out its 13th execution of the year on a man convicted of killing estranged wife

9:00 PM on Monday, August 17

A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law has been executed

Options traders Chris Dattolo, Scott Frinzi, Justin Kanda, and Ravi Bhandari, left to right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Sinking AI stocks pull Wall Street further from its record

8:19 PM on Monday, August 17

Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as AI stocks got back to sinking

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