Responses to all seven scenarios that we asked about lean more negative than positive. But many Americans don’t express an opinion in either direction.

How are Americans reacting to the first government shutdown in nearly seven years? Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

TikToker Veronica Ochoa posted a sweet video of her son, Mark, using American Sign Language to communicate with Indianapolis Colts cheerleader Morgan McLain.

As Gaza peace plan takes shape, there's cautious relief among Palestinian diaspora, many still haunted by two years of livestreamed loss and a generation buried beneath ruins.

Venezuelans in “Little Venezuela” — the largest home for the country's natives in the United States — are welcoming the news that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize with bittersweetness as deportation threats loom.

"They made the decision to brutally cut Americans’ health care," Flaherty-Stanford said. "Because of these cuts, more than 57,000 Mainers are likely to lose their health insurance. And this Republican shutdown is the result of Democrats in Congress saying, ‘No, that's not OK.’"

The United States remains in the midst of a government shutdown, with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers calling for a resolution to reopen the government. Rep. Jeff Hurd and Sen. Michael Bennet have both expressed their desire to end the shutdown,

Tens of thousands of MAGA supporters gathered at State Farm Stadium in Arizona Sunday for the public memorial and funeral for right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk. And while African Americans mostly stayed home, they turned to social media to grapple with ...

A US man was shocked to see Cape Town had buildings and power, admitting he thought Africa was "just clay and tribes," leaving Mzansi questioning US education.

Hugely popular Puerto Rican rapper, singer and music producer Bad Bunny was in attendance at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, as the New York Yankees took on the Toronto Blue Jays for their crucial ALDS cla