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President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump once denied using this slur about Haiti and African nations. Now he boasts about it

10:36 PM on Tuesday, December 9

President Donald Trump admits he used the slur “shithole countries” during a private 2018 meeting with lawmakers to disparage Haiti and African nations

FILE - A Royal Caribbean International cruise ship sits docked at PortMiami, March 14, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

A woman sues Royal Caribbean over her fiance's death on a cruise ship

8:54 PM on Tuesday, December 9

The fiancee of a man who died on a cruise ship has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Royal Caribbean

This image taken from video released by Pennsylvania State Police shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa., on Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)

Luigi Mangione’s notes to self: 'Pluck eyebrows,' 'Keep momentum, FBI slower overnight'

6:29 PM on Tuesday, December 9

A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione’s arrest and revealed in court this week shed new light on the steps he may have taken — or planned to take — to avoid capture after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing last year

FILE - Ambassador of Canada to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman listens during a First Ministers' meeting in Ottawa, Ontario, Jan. 15, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada's top envoy to the US will resign before review of free trade agreement

6:21 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. for the last six years says she’s resigning next year as the two major trading partners review the free trade agreement

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail

6:08 PM on Tuesday, December 9

The Senate is heading toward dueling partisan votes on health care this week

Family members and friends of North Forsyth High School students watch and wait in a parking lot across the street from the school after a fatal stabbing, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Allison Lee Isley/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP)

A student dies during stabbing at North Carolina high school

5:49 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Authorities say a stabbing at a central North Carolina high school has left one student dead and another injured

Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's campus in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Hannah Brown/The State Journal via AP)

Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves 1 dead, 1 hurt and a suspect in custody, officials say

4:55 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Police in Frankfort, Kentucky, say a shooting at Kentucky State University has left one student dead and another in critical condition

FILE - Members of the Lumbee Tribe bow their heads in prayer during the BraveNation Powwow and Gather at UNC Pembroke, March 22, 2025, in Pembroke, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce, file)

Lumbee Tribe poised to gain federal recognition through Defense bill

4:45 PM on Tuesday, December 9

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina could be federally recognized through the National Defense Authorization Act the House plans to vote on this week

This photo, taken from a body-worn camera video, shows the moment before a San Diego Police Officer fatally shot 16-year-old Konoa Wilson as he ran away from gunfire on Jan. 28, 2025. (San Diego Police Department via AP)

San Diego officials approve $30M settlement for family of teen killed by police

3:45 PM on Tuesday, December 9

The San Diego City Council has approved a $30 million payment to the family of a 16-year-old killed by police

This image provided by Oreo shows Oreo Zero Sugar Cookies. (Oreo via AP)

Oreo is bringing zero-sugar cookies to the US

3:27 PM on Tuesday, December 9

Rejoice, New Year’s dieters: Oreos are getting a sugar-free option

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

3:04 PM on Tuesday, December 9

President Donald Trump arrives for a signing ceremony with Rwanda's President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Two of Trump's peace deals at risk as fighting surges in Congo and at Cambodia-Thailand border

2:55 PM on Tuesday, December 9

At least two of several agreements aimed at ending global conflicts that President Donald Trump has hailed as evidence of his negotiating prowess are in trouble and at risk of collapsing

Maery Schine, 11, is helped out of a rescue boat by rescue workers with Chehalis Fire after evacuating with her father Patric, second from left, following flooding after heavy rains in the region Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Chehalis, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest

9:47 AM on Tuesday, December 9

The first of a series of powerful storms is dumping heavy rain and swelling rivers in the Pacific Northwest, closing roads and prompting high water rescues

The Jerusalem Regional Archaeologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority, Dr. Amit Re'im, walks in a section of an excavation site where, according to the institution, a city wall from the Hasmonean period, dating to the late 2nd century BCE, was uncovered under the Tower of David Citadel Museum, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Archaeologists uncover intact section of ancient Jerusalem wall from Hanukkah era

9:06 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of Hanukkah

President Donald Trump listens during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Trump speaks on Americans’ economic worries and blames Democrats at Pennsylvania rally

8:20 AM on Tuesday, December 9

President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania

In this photo released by the Stowe Mountain Rescue, Stowe Mountain Rescue responses to a 911 call from a lost skier and snowboarder in the backcountry outside Stowe Mountain Resort on Nov. 29, 2025 in Stowe, Vt. (Stowe Mountain Rescue via AP)

Vermont rescue team sees increase of calls as social media lures skiers into danger

8:12 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Stowe Mountain Rescue in Vermont has noticed a troubling trend among skiers

Florida executes a man convicted of killing a woman during a 1989 home invasion

12:08 AM on Tuesday, December 9

A man convicted of killing a woman during a home invasion robbery has been executed in Florida

President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants from 'filthy' countries

12:01 AM on Tuesday, December 9

At a nighttime event in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, although the issue couldn't quite command his full attention

Options trader Steven Rodriguez works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US stocks hold in place in the countdown to the Federal Reserve’s meeting on Wednesday

11:48 PM on Monday, December 8

U.S. stocks largely held in place as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say about interest rates

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