BREAKING: The Trump administration sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses as another candidate shares his name. apnews.com/article/alaska-se…

Falcons All-Pro running back Bijan Robinson talks about handling adversity on the AP’s latest “Football Unfiltered with @RobMaaddi.” Watch the full episode also featuring Zach and Julie Ertz here: youtu.be/IrLyEcvfm8I?si=Q3QW…

BREAKING: First lady Melania Trump helps broker a ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky for humanitarian aid and evacuations, the White House says. apnews.com/article/russia-uk…

BREAKING: Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank that also left two suspected gunmen dead, Israel's army says. apnews.com/article/israel-sh…

Romanian authorities said a search and rescue mission is underway in the Black Sea after a cargo ship caught fire, leaving one dead and three missing. apnews.com/article/black-sea…

BREAKING: Vance has become a hurricane as it churns off the coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said early Friday. The center said the storm is expected to strengthen rapidly and could be a major Category 4 hurricane before the end of the day. apnews.com/article/hurricane…

Police in India have shot and injured hundreds of cow-smuggling suspects. A disproportionate number of them were Muslim, an Associated Press investigation finds. Indian authorities cite self-defense. But activists warn about religious bias. apnews.com/article/india-pol…

AP asked some early voters what's on their minds ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who starred in “Top Gun,” “Picket Fences” and “Alien,” has died. He was 93. #TomSkerritt #TopGun #PicketFences #Alien

Cyndi Lauper is revisiting — and letting go of — over four decades of music, fashion and personal memories with “Cyndi Lauper: Suitcase of Memories,” an exhibition and auction at Bonhams in New York. #CyndiLauper

Falcons All-Pro RB Bijan Robinson, Eagles TE Zach Ertz and soccer star Julie Ertz join the latest “Football Unfiltered with @RobMaaddi.” Watch the full episode here: bit.ly/4k8XEhV

For more than 200 years, presidents and their families have expanded, rebuilt and reimagined America’s most recognizable home. In AP’s new documentary “A Changing White House,” Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson, recalls her teenage years living there, including the time her two pet hamsters escaped their cage just before Princess Margaret’s visit. Watch the full video on AP’s YouTube channel on October 23.

The “looksmaxxing” livestreamer Braden Peters — known as Clavicular — pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped a 17-year-old girl at his family’s Massachusetts home. He has agreed to a $10,000 bail, surrendered his passport and will not contact or post about the woman who has accused him of assault. #Clavicular #BradenPeters #Looksmaxxing

Meet AP's 2026 All-America women’s college basketball team, featuring JuJu Watkins, Mikayla Blakes, Hannah Hidalgo, Sarah Strong and Madison Booker. #Basketball #WomensBasketball #CollegeBasketball

Caitlin Abrams has gained attention for her videos cleaning 18th and 19th-century headstones in Vermont cemeteries. She also researches and shares the stories of those buried, focusing on young women and children.

Two people were killed in a fire at a senior living center in Clinton, Mississippi, the mayor says. apnews.com/article/mississip…

BREAKING: President Trump must sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11, a judge orders. apnews.com/article/trump-bbc…

Voters want the next Congress to prioritize costs and ending the Iran war over investigating President Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds. apnews.com/article/trump-mid…