Chicago Cubs agree to a 1-year contract with first baseman Carlos Santana, AP source says
August 31, 2025
The Chicago Cubs added Carlos Santana on Sunday, agreeing to a one-year contract with the veteran first baseman that puts him in the mix ...College football latest: AP Top 25 preseason rankings put Texas on top with Penn State right behind
August 11, 2025
The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in an opening ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Detroit's mayoral primary
August 1, 2025
Detroit voters will take a key step toward choosing a new mayor in the municipal primary on Tuesday, when nine candidates will appear on ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Washington, DC, city council special election
July 11, 2025
Voters in southeast Washington, D.C., will fill a vacant city council seat Tuesday in a special election to replace former Councilmember Trayon White, who ...Bitcoin tops $118,000 for the first time, as the cryptocurrency continues to climb to new heights
July 11, 2025
Bitcoin has reached yet another all-time high, surpassing $118,000 for the first time on Friday — as a flood of money continues to move ...AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
October 8, 2024
Americans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close — in several different ways, including many submitted ...Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is the last top-five women's seed left. Carlos Alcaraz wins
July 2, 2025
Aryna Sabalenka joked that shed love it if the upsets at Wimbledon would stop, which makes sense, given that she is ranked No. 1. ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York's primaries
June 20, 2025
Voters across New York state on Tuesday will pick nominees in municipal primaries that include high-profile comeback bids in New York City by a ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's primaries
June 13, 2025
Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general. ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey primary
June 6, 2025
Nearly a dozen candidates will compete in New Jersey on Tuesday for the chance to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy . Voters will ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's state primaries
May 16, 2025
Pennsylvania’s two largest cities will hold primaries Tuesday for high-profile municipal offices, while voters across the commonwealth will choose nominees for statewide appellate court ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio's primary and special election
May 2, 2025
Cincinnati’s mayor faces a primary challenge Tuesday from two first-time candidates, including the half brother of Vice President JD Vance . Meanwhile, voters across ...NFL Draft: How to watch, dates, draft order and potential top picks
April 21, 2025
The NFL draft kicks off Thursday night and Miami quarterback Cam Ward is still the overwhelming favorite to be selected with the No. 1 ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring election
March 28, 2025
Wisconsin’s spring election on Tuesday for state Supreme Court , state schools chief and a proposed constitutional amendment requiring photo ID for voting will ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring primary
February 14, 2025
Wisconsin’s top school official faces the first big hurdle of her reelection bid in the spring primary on Tuesday , when she’s running against ...Why AP called the Maryland Senate race for Angela Alsobrooks
November 6, 2024
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks racked up a big lead with Marylands large early vote share and kept it close with Republican Larry Hogan among Election ...Why AP called North Carolina for Trump
November 6, 2024
Republican voters in North Carolina cast ballots in greater numbers than four years ago, while Democratic turnout sagged. Together, those two factors carried Donald ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's judicial runoff elections
November 22, 2024
Voters in central Mississippi and the state’s Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday to resolve two judicial races in ...AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia on Election Day
October 21, 2024
Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov. 5, even as many are focusing on ...Why AP called Georgia for Trump
November 6, 2024
The story of how Donald Trump won the emerging swing state of Georgia is one of margins. Four years ago, he lost the state ...