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Federal judge grants Justice Department’s request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking case

9:22 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Federal judge grants Justice Department’s request to unseal records from Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking case

FILE - A meteor streaks over an Orthodox church during the annual Geminid meteor shower near the village of Zagorie, some 110 kms. (69 miles) west of Minsk, Belarus, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

How to watch one of the year's best meteor showers, the Geminids

9:06 AM on Tuesday, December 9

It's time for the Geminid meteor shower, one of the strongest of the year

Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco after he was convicted of sexually abusing a minor

8:53 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco after he was convicted of sexually abusing a minor

FILE - This 2016 image from video shows the entrance to the Word of Faith Fellowship church in Spindale, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)

Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial

7:01 AM on Tuesday, December 9

A man who says he was held down and beaten by members of a religious group in North Carolina wants the prosecutor removed from his case

Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for a record-tying fourth time

7:00 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Shohei Ohtani is the AP's Male Athlete of the Year for a record-tying fourth time

In this photo provided by Jonathan Hayden is the Ghost Ranch landscape, on July 18, 2025, near Abiquiu, N.M. (Jonathan Hayden via AP)

Georgia O'Keeffe's views of the New Mexico desert will be preserved with conservation plan

6:04 AM on Tuesday, December 9

A new conservation plan would preserve pristine desert vistas beside the longtime home of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors continued access to a spiritual retreat, along with winter pasture for livestock

Hugo Winwood-Smith, right, Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, left, all 11-years-old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends

5:39 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Australia has introduced a world-first social media ban for children under 16, starting Wednesday

International Criminal Court sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities in 2003-2004

4:25 AM on Tuesday, December 9

International Criminal Court sentences Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for Darfur atrocities in 2003-2004

FILE - A resident rides a golf cart as he exits his property while the Canyon Fire burns on Aug. 7, 2025, in Hasley Canyon, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity and land loss

4:03 AM on Tuesday, December 9

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with extinction

Fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 17 people, police say

4:02 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 17 people, police say

Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks posed by smugglers' balloons from Belarus

3:12 AM on Tuesday, December 9

Lithuania's government has declared a national emergency over security risks posed by smugglers' balloons from Belarus

From devotion to rebellion, AP photos recorded Asia's many tones in 2025

2:56 AM on Tuesday, December 9

FILE - Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians stand amid the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Trump's ceasefire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into a new phase

12:34 AM on Tuesday, December 9

The first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued by delays and finger-pointing

FILE - A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

7:10 PM on Monday, December 8

A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Judge orders the release of an immigrant with ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt

1:31 PM on Monday, December 8

A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from immigrant detention while she fights potential deportation

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

1:30 PM on Monday, December 8

Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps

11:28 AM on Monday, December 8

Pope Leo XIV embraces a Roman tradition by praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps

Top photos from Week 14 of the NFL season

3:11 PM on Sunday, December 7

Today in History: December 9, smallpox is declared eradicated

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