Melania Trump has decorated the White House for the holidays, and her theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is.”.

A federal judge has called out an immigration enforcement agent for using artificial intelligence to write the narrative of a use-of-force report as just a small part of a scathing opinion that rebutted federal officials' narratives about appropriate force used against protesters and others during an ongoing immigration crackdown in Chicago.

Food safety experts say that six crucial kitchen tools are the key to a safe and savory Thanksgiving dinner.

The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s not clear if it will be as bad as last winter’s.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has received praise for her diplomatic debut, which included hosting U.S. President Donald Trump.

It wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump spoke of building a legacy as a peacemaker.

The Trump administration is moving to overrule state laws that protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean against boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

President Donald Trump spent his day in Japan bonding with new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier.

President Donald Trump has landed in Japan, where he'll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time.

Centuries-old private libraries are bringing modern comfort and awe to book lovers and history buffs in New England.

UConn is the No. 1 team in the country in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason women's basketball poll.

President Donald Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities — including Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; and Chicago — over the objections of Democratic mayors and governors have prompted a host of questions about the president’s authority and who controls the Guard.

President Donald Trump and his administration have embraced artificial intelligence-generated images, crafting a new portrait of him.

The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% from April through June in a dramatic upgrade of the government's previous estimate of second-quarter growth.

The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians has defended his 2019 decision to recognize an independent church in Ukraine.

Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze kicked off the 77th Emmy Awards Sunday with a comedy sketch that poked fun at the television industry, noting it's “a world where the finest artists craft stories of staggering beauty that millions of people will watch on their phones while they’re sitting on the toilet.”.

Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America.

Yang Huafeng, a 92-year-old Chinese army veteran, recalls the modest military presence at the founding of communist China in 1949.

An art history professor from North Carolina has developed a unique method for drawing portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington explores the complexity of America's past.

George Clooney has a long history with Venice, from film premieres to his wedding.

Federal agents who typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals have fanned out across the nation’s capital.

Donald Trump once decried the idea of taking vacations as president.

Tech companies selling AI to the federal government now face a new challenge: proving their chatbots aren't "woke."

A replica Oval Office on display near the White House has been made over to look exactly like President Donald Trump’s Oval Office.

The U.S. Postal Service is marking its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps.

“Washington Black” seemed destined for a screen adaptation.

Adam Sandler’s hockey player-turned-golfer Happy Gilmore returning for a second movie and Madonna’s long-rumored album “Veronica Electronica” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.”.

Rebecca Lobo and Jen Rizzotti have spent the last few years coaching the AAU team that their sons play for.

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag.

The military parade commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and coinciding with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday will be a new spectacle for many Americans.

Japan this week confirmed that two Chinese aircraft carriers have operated together for the first time in the Pacific.

Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the halls of the Capitol during the overnight House vote on President Donald Trump's big tax bill.

Donald Trump's administration says it's the most transparent in history.

Behind so many award-winning careers, high-profile productions, beloved institutions and in-depth research projects there is often a quieter story of early support from the government.

The principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.

A prominent pastor and veteran of the Civil Rights Movement says he was told items he had loaned to the Smithsonian Institution would be under review for whether they should remain on display at the institution.

Artificial intelligence technology that works well for the world’s billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI products more inclusive.

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs.

Only one person in U.S. history has defied the two-term example set by the first president, George Washington.

The phrase “Give me liberty or give me death!”.

President Donald Trump has hung a copy of the Declaration of Independence in the Oval Office, according to images he shared on social media.

Firing squads have a long and storied history in the U.S. They've served as a punishment for mutiny in colonial times, a way to discourage desertion during the Civil War and a dose of frontier justice in the Old West.

A president’s address to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong.

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life.

Percival Everett's latest honor comes from the country’s public libraries.

President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among attorneys, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism.

Donald Trump has returned to the White House and he's already working to overhaul the government through executive orders.

Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has chosen Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone to help.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China.

U.S. wholesale inflation rose last month on higher energy prices.

Living to 100 let Jimmy Carter fulfill his wish to vote for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris against Republican Donald Trump.

Republican Mike Johnson has narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on a dramatic first-ballot vote, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff.

Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals.

Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's commitment to regional security as threats rise from China and North Korea.

North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating their mass production.

Some of the Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago are celebrating the president-elect's electoral victory.

Vice President Kamala Harris urged Republican voters to put “country first” and abandon former President Donald Trump.

America’s oldest flour company opened in 1790, when George Washington was president.

Dozens of bottles of centuries-old, impeccably preserved cherries and berries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia have been discovered during an archaeological dig.

Republicans are welcoming a police crackdown that cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and led to the arrests of 33 protesters.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including how much debt we have apparently.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal government will be awash in debt over the next 30 years.

“Duty, Honor, Country” has been the motto of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for 126 years.

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of commemorating his life.

The Congressional Budget Office says it expects the federal budget deficit to drop by $188 billion this fiscal year to $1.5 trillion.

The Congressional Budget Office says it expects inflation to nearly hit the Federal Reserve’s 2% target rate in 2024, as overall growth is expected to slow and unemployment is expected to rise into 2025, according to updated economic projections for the next two years.

The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates.

The Onondaga Nation has protested for centuries that illegal land grabs shrunk their territory from a 2.5 million acre expanse in upstate New York to a relatively paltry patch of land south of Syracuse.

The rapid depreciation of the Argentine currency and one of the world’s highest inflation rates has made it difficult for Argentines to make ends meet.

The American flag will be flown throughout the country on July 4, but it wasn't always a revered and debated symbol.

A Navy investigation triggered by a series of suicides is recommending widespread improvements in housing, food, parking and internet for sailors, as well as changes to mental health and other personnel programs.

A new AP-NORC poll shows that personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower income households in the U.S.

Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the deaths.

The University of Texas announced that it will require all its students to get tested for COVID-19 for the fall semester to help protect its community.

The judge found that the group behind the suit had essentially brought the same claims in a previous case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas at Austin’s policy.

Asian shares are mixed after China reported a big jump in factory gate prices at a time when inflation is a top investor concern.

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FILE - This images shows a depiction of President George Washington delivering his inaugural address in the Senate Chamber of Old Federal Hall in New York on April 30, 1789. When Joe Biden addresses the country for the first time as president, his inaugural speech is likely to echo calls for unity that predecessors have invoked since the first time George Washington was sworn in. (AP Photo, File)(AP1789)

What to watch for on Inauguration Day:THE SWEARING-INBiden's oath of office is the only essential. Others say the first eyewitness account of a president using those words came at Chester Arthur’s inauguration in 1881. Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman will read an original poem, “The Hill We Climb.”THE SPEECHA president’s inauguration speech is designed to set the tone and the policies the new administration will pursue. The National Mall is closed and just a fraction of the tickets usually handed out for an inauguration will be distributed. An emphasis will be placed on paying homage to Americans on the front lines of the pandemic.

The inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)Things have changed quite a bit since the first presidential inauguration in 1789. Illustration of American general and politician George Washington (1732 - 1799) receiving the news of his election as the first American president, 1789. While emphasizing the public good, Washington addressed the need for a strong Constitution and Bill of Rights. He also said he would be declining pay beyond what the public good thought was required.

And in Phoenix, the Suns and Toronto Raptors stood in a circle and linked arms for the American and Canadian anthems. “It’s an embarrassing and shameful day in our country,” New Orleans coach Stan Van Gundy said. Wednesday's events came one day after the decision to not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was announced. The NBA had a rule for decades that players and coaches must stand for the national anthem. The Bucks said after the game they held the ball for 7 seconds to reflect the seven times Blake was shot.

The IIHF also said two members of Sweden’s team staff tested positive. The team said those who tested positive have been isolated and others in the program have been placed in quarantine. The network did not say if Michaels had tested positive or had been in contact with someone who had tested positive. The Huskies said in a statement that no one from their program was in close contact with the individual who tested positive at Seton Hall. Ferentz is the 23rd FBS coach to reveal publicly that he tested positive for the virus.

___Utah State’s men’s basketball team is pausing full team activities and has canceled its game against Weber State on Saturday due to positive COVID-19 tests within the program. Texas (6-3, 5-3) returned three positive tests after blowing out Kansas State last week, prompting school officials to shut down practice. ___Citing a surge of positive COVID-19 cases and contact tracing in the football program, West Virginia has paused all football activities for the next seven days and will not host No. ___South Carolina has called off its men’s basketball game at George Washington on Monday because of a positive COVID-19 test. ___Georgia has canceled its women’s basketball game against Radford because of a positive COVID-19 test within the Highlanders’ program.

(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):8 p.m.Joe Biden is letting loose against President Donald Trump in the final days of the presidential campaign. Noting Trump has called himself a “perfect physical specimen,” Biden, a devout Catholic, jokingly made the sign of the cross. The former president spoke Saturday at a drive-in rally at his first joint campaign event with Joe Biden. ___12:20 p.m.President Donald Trump says the nation is at a crossroads as Election Day approaches. But the Biden campaign is looking to capitalize on the favorable political environment in the state as the coronavirus pandemic drags down President Donald Trump in typically GOP-leaning states.