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This photo, made with a remote camera and provided by the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center, shows a spotted jaguar in southern Arizona, Nov. 2025. (University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center via AP)

A new jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in the endangered species' recovery

4:49 PM on Thursday, December 4

Researchers have confirmed a new jaguar in southern Arizona, marking what they say is the fifth big cat over the last 15 years to be spotted in there after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard pick up trash by the Capitol reflecting pool, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Court decision calling for end to National Guard deployment in DC paused by appeals court

4:43 PM on Thursday, December 4

A U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is on hold

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says

4:27 PM on Thursday, December 4

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, AP source says

Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

4:03 PM on Thursday, December 4

Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

Abortion opponents prepare for a rally at the Missouri Capitol on May 1, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights

3:59 PM on Thursday, December 4

A Missouri appeals court panel has ordered new wording for a ballot measure seeking to roll back abortion rights in the state

Trump's pardon of Honduran ex-president cited as reason for leniency at sentencing of ex-congressman

3:35 PM on Thursday, December 4

A defense lawyer has cited President Donald Trump's recent pardon of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández as she asked a judge who once presided over a civil case against Trump to treat her client lightly for his drug conspiracy conviction

Speaker Johnson pleads with Republicans to keep concerns private after tumultuous week

3:25 PM on Thursday, December 4

Rank-and-file Republicans in the House are increasingly going public with anger towards their leadership

Judge to decide if ex-prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court

3:18 PM on Thursday, December 4

A federal judge has signaled that the U.S. Justice Department might have a winning argument when it says that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's claims that she was wrongfully dismissed don't belong in court yet

California brown pelicans and cormorants cling to a rocky outcropping along the Central California coast north of Morro Bay, Calif., Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael R. Blood)

A brown pelican 'feeding frenzy' is an encouraging sign for the often-struggling large seabirds

3:04 PM on Thursday, December 4

On a jagged coastline in Central California, brown pelicans take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore

FILE - Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska attends the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Kremlin in Moscow, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

US Treasury slaps $7.1M fine on New York firm for managing properties for Putin ally

2:22 PM on Thursday, December 4

The U.S. Treasury has imposed a $7 million fine on a New York property management firm for allegedly violating Russia-related sanctions

U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino, 3rd left, walks on the street in New Orleans, La.,Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Immigration crackdown in New Orleans has a target of 5,000 arrests. Is that possible?

1:53 PM on Thursday, December 4

Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana

FILE - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks during a news conference at the Georgia Department of Public Safety in Atlanta on Sept. 5, 2023. (Natrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Georgia ethics panel decides a GOP candidate for governor can loan $10M to aid his election

1:49 PM on Thursday, December 4

Georgia’s Ethics Commission says Lt. Gov. Burt Jones can loan $10 million loan to his campaign committee

The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

1:43 PM on Thursday, December 4

FILE - The NFL shield is displayed at midfield during the Super Bowl 59 NFL football game, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

NFL mandates playing surfaces for all stadiums meet new standards by 2028 to enhance player safety

12:23 PM on Thursday, December 4

The playing surfaces at every NFL stadium will have to meet new enhanced standards set through lab and field testing by the start of the 2028 season

FILE - Animal rights activist Zoe Rosenberg, who is on trial after taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms' major poultry plants, is pictured outside Sonoma County Superior Court in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

California activist gets jail time for taking chickens from Perdue Farms plant

12:02 PM on Thursday, December 4

A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant has been sentenced to 90 days in jail

Construction of a new ballroom continues on the East Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House is expected to submit plans for new ballroom to planning commission this month

11:36 AM on Thursday, December 4

President Donald Trump has added a new architectural firm to his $300 million ballroom construction project at the White House

FILE - This image shows part of a "Seeking Information" notice released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding pipe bombs planted outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021, on the eve of the attack on the Capitol. (FBI via AP, File)

Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offenses

6:28 AM on Thursday, December 4

The FBI has arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in New York. (Curtis Means /Pool Photo via AP)

Police video shows Luigi Mangione said he didn't want to talk. They kept asking questions

10:03 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Minutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, he told an officer he didn’t want to talk

Protestors opposed to mid-decade redistricting hold a sign outside of the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. on Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

Florida starts redistricting talks in a growing battle for House control in 2026 elections

10:01 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections

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