Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were just beginning to diversify and spread around the world. Many of the specimens found at a sandstone quarry in Ecuador date to 112 million years ago, said Fabiany Herrera, curator of fossil plants at the Field Museum in Chicago and co-author of the study published Thursday in the journal Earth...
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- Judge blocks Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children
- Official identifies the suspect in the fatal shooting of 3 Pennsylvania police officers
- Trump and Starmer sign a tech deal before holding private talks on tariffs and war
- Gunman kills 2 at Israeli-run crossing between West Bank and Jordan
- More Americans say Israel has 'gone too far' in the Gaza conflict, according to new AP-NORC polling
- Wall Street ticks toward another record as Intel and Nvidia rally
- UK, Lithuania and Latvia detain people over allegations of arson and spying for Russia
- Strikes and protests roil France, pitting the streets against Macron and his new prime minister
- Nvidia to invest $5 billion in Intel; companies will work together on AI infrastructure and PCs
- The Latest: Trump and Starmer set to sign tech deal during president's UK state visit
- Kennedy's advisory panel is expected to vote on hepatitis B and MMRV vaccines
Wed, 17 Sep 2025
- ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirks death
- Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing feared being shot by police before surrendering, sheriff says
- Jerry quits Ben Jerry's, saying its independence on social issues has been stifled
- Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year
- In Britain, Trump basks in a display of regal splendor with King Charles III at Windsor Castle
- Fired CDC chief Susan Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health
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- Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as more Palestinians flee and death toll passes 65,000
- US stocks are stuck on pause as the countdown ticks to a decision by the Federal Reserve
- Ukraine expects $3.5 billion fund for US weapons to sustain fight against Russia, Zelenskyy says
- Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election
- Trump's threat to target 'radical left' after Kirk killing raises fears he's trying to silence foes
- Despite past challenges, Scouting America stabilizes with support from faith-based units
- Alexei Navalny's widow says lab reports show her husband was poisoned
- A law enforcement surge has taken a toll on children of immigrants in Washington schools
- The Latest: Israel military presses on with its new ground offensive on Gaza City
- Timeline in the investigation of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
- German suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance is released after serving time in unrelated case
- Fonda, DiCaprio, Streisand and more mourn the death of Robert Redford
- Prosecutors already have dropped nearly a dozen cases from Trump's DC crime surge, judge says
- Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk's killing seeks to widen US divisions
Tue, 16 Sep 2025
- FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with skeptical Democrats at contentious Senate hearing
- Social media has us in its grip and won't let go. The Charlie Kirk killing is a case study
- Trump's UK visit will mix trade and tech talks with royal pomp
- Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
- Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown
- Robert Redford, Oscar-winning director, actor and indie patriarch, dies at 89
- Israeli military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City as thousands of Palestinians flee
- FDA takes aim at Hims Hers, weight loss drugs in new advertising blitz
- Pennsylvania governor says US must 'turn the tide' against political violence, reject vengeance
- Wall Street drifts around its record heights
- Priceless archaeological artifacts in Gaza saved in frantic rescue
- New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
- Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis appeal of her removal from Trump election case
- Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon
- Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
- Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
- The Latest: Israeli strikes pummel Gaza City as a new ground offensive gets underway
- US and China reach a framework deal for the ownership of TikTok
- US judge won't intervene in Trump administration's deportations of West Africans to Ghana
- Phillies clinch 2nd straight NL East title with 6-5 win over Dodgers in 10 innings
- JD Vance says national unity is impossible with those celebrating Charlie Kirk's killing
- Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was shot provided less security than other venues as he toured nation
- US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years
Mon, 15 Sep 2025
- Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a 'replica' of his crackdown on Washington
- Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
- Wall Street rises to more records as Tesla vrooms higher
- Little daylight between US and Israel evident as Rubio and Netanyahu meet
- Nvidia violated antimonopoly laws, China says
- Spanish prime minister wants Israel banned from sports events after chaos at cycling race
- Summit leads to little action after Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha
- Duplantis gives Japanese fans what they came for -- another world record in pole vault
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- DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says
- British politicians condemn Elon Musk's comments at anti-migrant rally
- The National Center for Civil and Human Rights expands at a critical moment in US history
- Utah governor says the motive in Kirk shooting is not yet certain but the suspect was on the left
- King Charles III to deploy tiara diplomacy as UK prepares to welcome Trump for second state visit
- 'The Studio' and Seth Rogen have record-setting Emmys as Noah Wyle and 'The Pitt' get top drama wins
Sun, 14 Sep 2025
- Brazil's Lula pushes back against tariff, tells Trump the country's democracy 'is not on the table'
- After Kirk's killing a growing chorus of conservatives wants his critics ostracized or fired
- Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
- Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
- Texas AM jumps to No. 10 in the AP Top 25, Notre Dame is the first ranked 0-2 team since 1988
- Final stage of Spanish Vuelta cycling race cut short after pro-Palestinian protesters strike again
- Rubio is in Israel in wake of Qatar attack as Israeli strikes intensify in northern Gaza
- Mario restrengthens to tropical storm off Mexican coast but poses no immediate threat to land
- Qatar denounces Israel before major summit on Israel's attack in Doha targeting Hamas leaders
- Ricky Hatton, former world boxing champion, dies at 46
- American Jefferson-Wooden and Jamaica's Seville win 100s at worlds; Sha'Carri finishes fifth
- Ukrainian drones strike one of Russia's top oil refineries, sparking fire
- Pope Leo XIV marvels at his 'huge learning curve' in an interview released on his 70th birthday
- After Charlie Kirk's death, workers learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs
- What to know about the aftermath of Charlie Kirks assassination
- Political leaders confront security concerns and fear after Kirk's assassination
- Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn
- Trump's travel ban keeps international students from coming to the US for college
Sat, 13 Sep 2025
- They witnessed Charlie Kirks assassination. Now students reckon with the trauma
- Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
- Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza City and hospital says at least 32 are dead
- Judge extends temporary measures protecting Guatemalan children from deportation
- More than 100,000 attend London protest organized by far-right activist, with clashes breaking out
- Poland deploys planes in its airspace because of threat of drone strikes in nearby Ukraine
- Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI
- Trump calls on all NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil, threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China
- Minneapolis suburb's candidates campaign amid fear and violence after political assassinations
- Families in crisis after massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia
- Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
- Israeli strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebels damage residential homes, forcing families to live in ruins
- US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
- A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near the east coast of Russias Kamchatka region
- Waves of fake threats to colleges are putting students on edge and testing dispatchers
Fri, 12 Sep 2025
- Nepal has first woman prime minister as president dissolves parliament and sets March elections
- Rubio meets Qatar's prime minister before visiting Israel in a delicate balance with two allies
- Man arrested in Charlie Kirk's killing had no known criminal history, had become 'more political'
- Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as 'vacation home,' undercutting Trump fraud claims
- ICE officer fatally shoots suspect after being dragged by car near Chicago, officials say
- UN assembly votes overwhelmingly to back two-state solution to Israel-Palestinian conflict
- Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing became more political, opposed activist's views, authorities say
- Wall Street coasts to the finish of its best week in the last 5
- States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation
- Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
- As Israel carried out strikes far beyond its borders, violence surged in the occupied West Bank
- Utah's governor, in impassioned remarks, urges Americans to find 'off-ramp' from political violence
- NATO flexes its muscles and bulks up defenses on its eastern flank to ward off Russia
- Trump says hell send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities
- Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans dont accept Democrats health care demands
- Grief over Kirk's assassination echoes worldwide and testifies to his influence on the right
- The Latest: A 22-year-old Utah man is in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting, governor says
- Kavanaugh says no one has too much power in US system. Critics see Supreme Court bowing to Trump
- The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating
- South Korean workers return home after days in detention following US immigration raid
- Boat capsizes in Congo, killing 86 people, most of them students
- Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza
- Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine in support of wounded troops
- Jordan Love and Tucker Kraft lead the way in Packers' 27-18 victory over Commanders
- Officials clear building at US Naval Academy following reports of threats, 1 person injured
- Kids and current events: How to help them deal with what they see around them
Thu, 11 Sep 2025
- Utah governor pleads for public's help in finding person who shot Charlie Kirk on university campus
- Trump draws cheers and boos while marking 9/11 by attending a New York Yankees game
- Brazilian Supreme Court panel sentences Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison for coup attempt
- Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say
- Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
- Things to know about the bribery prosecution of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez
- NC lawmakers likely to propose tougher pretrial release laws after fatal stabbing
- Suspect in Trump assassination attempt veers off topic and forfeits opening statement at trial
- Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally
- Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board
- Charlie Kirk's shooting death exposes security gaps at political events
- How Charlie Kirk shaped a generation of young people into a conservative force
- Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
- Rising inflation and a deteriorating job market puts the Fed and Americans in a difficult spot
- The Latest: FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Kirk assassination
- Bob Menendez's wife says she was ex-senator's 'puppet' as she gets 4 years in prison for bribery
- Wall Street's record-setting run keeps motoring on expectations for easier interest rates
- Netanyahu 'killed any hope' of Gaza hostages release with strike on Doha, Qatari premier says
- Senate Republicans poised to change rules to speed up Trump's nominees
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