U.S. star Christian Pulisic will miss the World Cup match against Australia because of a calf injury and was replaced in the starting lineup by Ricardo Pepi.

A bald eagle rescued in Chambers County, Texas, after a traumatic head injury was rehabilitated for three months by the Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center and successfully released back into the wild as the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday.

The Italian government is pushing back after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Premier Giorgia Meloni had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 meeting.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump’s approval on Iran remained low, at 34%, even as a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations materialized.

World shares are mixed, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays.

Cristian Roldan is familiar with how loud Lumen Field can get.

The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people.

Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits its investigation into a strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed more than 165 people.

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are voicing strong reservations —- and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran.

U.S. gas prices have fallen to just below $4 a gallon on average, bringing some relief to drivers who have seen soaring costs amid Washington’s war with Iran.

America's 250th birthday marks a milestone of resilience for Native Americans.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe.

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Jamaica is discussing with the United States the acceptance of third-country deportees.

With historic Juneteenth celebrations approaching, Houston is giving residents several opportunities to come together and commemorate the day marking the end of slavery in the United States.

The mother of Cape Verde star goalkeeper Vozinha has been granted a visa to enter the United States in time for her 40-year-old son’s next World Cup match.

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation.

Leaders at the Group of Seven summit have backed U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire.

The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.

The White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.

Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles has set the world best time in the rarely contested 150 meters at the Golden Spike meet.

German soccer fan FreddyLA7, whose World Cup road trip has gone viral online, visited Houston, met local leaders, attended an Astros game, and shared his Texas adventures with more than 600,000 followers.

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Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu and world champion Ilia Malinin are set to make their returns to top-level competition at Skate America next season.

Iran’s top diplomat says the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement.

Group of Seven leaders are meeting for talks on Russia’s war in Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump's tentative deal with Iran.

President Donald Trump and G7 leaders are focusing on the Ukraine war and Trump is considering reimposing sanctions soon on Russian oil shipments.

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations.

Cuba says its healthcare system is struggling due to a U.S. energy blockade.

Israelis from across the political spectrum are angry about the interim deal between the U.S. and Iran, calling it a disaster for Israel and directing their fury at one man: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire is inching toward a formal signing.

President Donald Trump has started his visit to the G7 summit by hailing an agreement aimed at ending the U.S. conflict with Iran.

The United States and Iran have reached an initial agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Gio Reyna's goal might go down as one of the iconic moments of the 2026 World Cup.

Roaring crowds wearing stars and stripes came out to support the U.S. men's soccer team in their World Cup opener against Paraguay.

Pakistan's prime minister says the United State and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad in the economy.

Users across the United States and around the world reported problems accessing Facebook, Instagram and Messenger on Friday morning, with outage reports surging on Downdetector.

Pet owners can once again travel with their dogs from the United States to Mexico after federal officials reversed a brief restriction tied to concerns over the spread of the New World screwworm.

Hundreds of Indonesian students have protested in Jakarta, the capital, and other cities, demanding lower fuel and food prices.

The launch of Apple’s iPhone in 2007 may have played a larger role in declining U.S. birth rates than previously thought, according to new research.

Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to be more muted in his criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump at an upcoming summit in Europe.

The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by surging energy prices.

Serena Williams’ much-hyped comeback to professional tennis in London has lasted just one match.

Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have escalated, with Iran retaliating against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes.

After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived.

The U.S. has launched airstrikes against Iran, and President Donald Trump says more are coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region.

Omar Artan, the soccer referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup tournament, has returned home to a hero's welcome by supporters and officials.

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.

The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people from Ebola-hit countries in Africa.

Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams has made a winning return at Queen’s Club.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block will open soon.

More than 1 million Jeep vehicles worldwide are being recalled due to a defect that could cause them to catch fire, even when they are parked and turned off.

The U.S. military says it has carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.

The World Cup referee from Somalia who was denied entry to the United States after arriving in Miami and subsequently dropped from the tournament by FIFA had been set to make history for his country.

The Iranian soccer federation claims FIFA has revoked its ticket allocation for fans at the team’s three World Cup games in the United States.

Another sudden reversal for high-flying artificial-intelligence stocks sent Wall Street reeling.

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds since he was taken into custody two months ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas.

Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that as the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country or its system of government as exceptional.

Israel and Iran have exchanged fire, marking the first such incident since a ceasefire two months ago.

Israel and Iran appear to be backing away from further strikes, just hours after they traded fire for the first time since the U.S. and Tehran agreed to a ceasefire two months ago.

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people.

Iran’s soccer team has arrived in Mexico for training ahead of the World Cup, before three group matches in the United States later this month.

Leroy Sané scored a tiebreaking goal in the 57th minute, giving Germany a 2-1 win over the United States in a friendly and a nine-game winning streak heading into the World Cup.

Raúl Castro has made his first public appearance since he was indicted last month by the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft.

The upcoming World Cup will feature 48 teams and 104 matches across the United, Mexico, and Canada.

Iran’s World Cup soccer team is traveling from Turkey to their training base in Mexico.

The U.S. military says it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response.

Chris Richards is training with the U.S. in a positive sign for the top American defender as he tries to make it back in time for the World Cup.

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in what will be his first visit in years.

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals.

A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.

Federal officials have confirmed the presence of the New World screwworm in Texas, marking the first U.S. detection of the flesh-eating parasite in decades and raising concerns for livestock owners, pet owners, and wildlife experts across the state.

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adolescents and young adults have used artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice, and most have never told anyone, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

The World Cup will feature star-studded opening ceremonies in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

Wall Street rallied after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo.

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign.

Switzerland forward Breel Embolo has applied for an urgent visa at the United States embassy in Bern one day after he was denied boarding the team’s flight to the World Cup.

Oil prices rose following the latest threats to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records.

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has won a hotly contested race to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.

U.S. job openings jumped in April as the labor market looked resilient despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face more questions about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began.

Kenya’s president has defended the establishment by the U.S. of its own Ebola quarantine facility.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that's looking increasingly in doubt.

The U.S. stock market inched to more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept driving higher.

The State Department plans to slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.

A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.