Associated Press

U.S. center / wire-service news (generally mainstream, center-left in critics' ratings)

Stories

• 2 U.S. and Russian Foreign Ministers Meet in Manila on Ukraine War; No Breakthrough Reported
• 3 Federal Panel Won't Block Tennessee's New Congressional Map Before August Primary
• 2 White House Expands Voluntary 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge' on AI Data Center Power Costs to 23 States
• 1 West Virginia Flash Flooding Kills at Least Two; Governor Declares Statewide Emergency
• 2 Chemours Reaches Out-of-Court Settlement With 2,658 North Carolinians Over PFAS Releases
• 2 Putin Thanks North Korea for Troops in Kursk After Third Russia-North Korea Strategic Dialogue
• 2 Maduro Appears in New York Federal Court for Pretrial Hearing as Sides Propose 2027 Drug-Trafficking Trial
• 2 U.S. Raises National Wildfire Preparedness to Its Top Level as Dozens of Large Fires Burn
• 3 Congressional Democrats Seek DHS Records on ICE Hiring After Reports Detail Maine Officer's History
• 3 Interior Department Finalizes Rule Ending Automatic Endangered Species Act Protections for Newly Listed Threatened Species
• 2 China Denies Trump's Claim That Beijing Interfered in the 2020 U.S. Election
• 3 China Launches 29-Nation World AI Cooperation Organization in Shanghai, Setting Up a Rival to the US-Led AI Framework
• 4 Wind-Driven Wildfires in Eastern Oregon Destroy Homes, Force Evacuations; State Invokes Conflagration Act a Third Time in 2026
• 3 Secret Service Proposes Permanent Fence Around Lafayette Park; Federal Design Panel Reviews Plan
• 2 Trump and Iraqi PM al-Zaidi Announce U.S. Energy Deals and September 30 Target for Full Troop Withdrawal