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Associated Press HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and…
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Investigation reveals a Russian factory’s plan to mix decoys with a new deadly weapon in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: a small number of…
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Arizona state Senate candidate killed in a car crash a day after conceding
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Democratic candidate for an Arizona state Senate seat has been killed in a traffic accident the morning after conceding to…
Continue Reading Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy…
Continue Reading An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the…
Continue Reading The November Project gets people outside to exercise and socialize together all winter long
Associated Press There’s one exercise group that says you really can keep up with outdoor workouts through the winter. It’s called November…
Continue Reading Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to expand oil…
Continue Reading House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a…
Continue Reading In a meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions US to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to…
Continue Reading More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state’s high school graduation exams on Election Day, they joined a…
Continue Reading Fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn…
Continue Reading All 17 counties in the battleground state of Nevada certify election results
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Election certification meetings in Nevada’s two most populous counties have been roiled by voting conspiracies. But all 17…
Continue Reading Environmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federally protected female Mexican wolf has been found dead in an area near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Jim Costa wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S. House in 2005…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Jared Golden wins reelection to U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Maine on Friday. Golden is one of just a handful of Democratic House…
Continue Reading Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave, accepted the school…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that…
Continue Reading US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
Associated Press UNITED NATiONS (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a…
Continue Reading What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before…
Continue Reading First batch of Boy Scout art raises over $3.7 million for those abused while scouting
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first batch of artwork from the Boy Scouts of America’s collection has raised over $3.7 million at auction to…
Continue Reading In Milei’s latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting ‘no’ to ending gender violence
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Josh Harder wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 9th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Josh Harder won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday, defeating Republican Kevin Lincoln. Harder, who…
Continue Reading Young Chinese flock to ‘academic pubs’ as space for free expression shrinks
By Joyce Jiang and James Legge Hong Kong (CNN) — Sipping a hazy beer in a dimly lit Shanghai pub, Liang Xiao found himself immersed in a…
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Jared Golden wins through Maine’s ranked choice voting
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has won reelection to Congress. Friday’s outcome marks the third time…
Continue Reading Bills’ new stadium costs balloon to $2.1 billion, $560 million over initial estimate, team tells AP
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium has ballooned to what team officials told The…
Continue Reading Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named his campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt to serve as his…
Continue Reading Climate change activist gets 2 years in prison for dumping red powder on Constitution display
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A climate change activist who dumped red powder on a case containing the original copy of the U.S. Constitution…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; Dr. Richard Besser, president and…
Continue Reading Ruben Gallego did better than most Democrats. He says his party needs to stoke working class roots
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Incoming Democratic Senator-elect Ruben Gallego of Arizona says building authentic connections with working-class…
Continue Reading California will rename places to remove racist term for a Native American woman
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California officials say the state is removing a derogatory term for a Native American woman from geographic features and…
Continue Reading California judge rules Huntington Beach can proceed with voter ID law
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A judge has rejected California’s lawsuit against the city of Huntington Beach over a local measure allowing…
Continue Reading 12 decomposing bodies found inside a Georgia funeral home have been identified
DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — Officials say 12 decomposing bodies found inside a south Georgia funeral home have been identified. The Georgia Bureau of…
Continue Reading Court temporarily limits scope of ruling that Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law is unconstitutional
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily limited the scope of a ruling that Louisiana’s law requiring public…
Continue Reading North Carolina court race is extremely close as counties complete election tallies
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat reached a razor-thin margin as most counties…
Continue Reading Judge blocks Biden administration’s rule to expand overtime pay for millions
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to…
Continue Reading Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
By Lauren Kent and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including…
Continue Reading Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to remake the nation’s top health agencies
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would control the world’s largest…
Continue Reading Speaker Johnson says Gaetz ethics report should not be released, rebuffing senators
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson says that he will “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release…
Continue Reading NYC concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain
Associated Press GILBOA, N.Y. (AP) — New York City officials are concerned about low reservoir levels after months of little rain, saying they may…
Continue Reading President of Kentucky plant that exploded says it is ‘accountable’ for neighborhood damages
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week says the company is accountable and will…
Continue Reading New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents
Associated Press STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire animal shelter has an enor-mouse problem on its hands. A man arrived Monday saying he wanted…
Continue Reading The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and other international organizations are looking at new uncertainties with Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to stealing millions from major Detroit nonprofit
DETROIT (AP) — A man accused of stealing $44 million from a Detroit nonprofit group has pleaded guilty to financial crimes. William Smith’s…
Continue Reading Firefighters are closer to taming the wildfire that’s across the New Jersey-New York border
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their…
Continue Reading New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concerns
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has rejected an effort by state regulators to shutter a bitcoin mine over concerns about its…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department…
Continue Reading MLBPA, FanDuel settle lawsuit over alleged improper use of name, image and likeness
NEW YORK (AP) — A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association has settled a lawsuit with FanDuel over the alleged…
Continue Reading Boy ‘may now rest in peace,’ 65 years after his body was found in Wisconsin
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — The remains of a 7-year-old boy have been buried in Port Washington, Wisconsin, a solemn last act in a yearlong effort…
Continue Reading Virgin Mary statue, a symbol of resilience, returns to Notre Dame Cathedral 5 years after fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A medieval statue of the Virgin Mary and Child, known as the “Virgin of Paris,” has returned to Notre Dame…
Continue Reading Democratic US Rep. Josh Gottheimer announces run for New Jersey governor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey has launched a long-expected campaign for governor. He pledged Friday to…
Continue Reading A Texas death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’ of her toddler’s murder and her conviction should be overturned, judge finds
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an…
Continue Reading Spanish regional leader admits mistakes made in flood response, but refuses to step down
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The Spanish regional leader under fire for his handling of the catastrophic Valencia floods last month has defied…
Continue Reading Newborn boy found dead in LA after police say he was dropped from the 4th floor of a building
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A newborn boy was found dead in a Los Angeles alleyway after police say he was dropped from the fourth-floor window of a…
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Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized…
Continue Reading Military horse drenched in blood as it ran through London returns to duty
LONDON (AP) — A white military horse that galloped through central London drenched in blood this spring after bolting with other horses from…
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Associated Press Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in…
Continue Reading Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her…
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Passengers on parked Southwest plane forced to evacuate after cell phone, airplane seat catch fire
Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire…
Continue Reading Outside report calls on UCLA to develop clear plans and policies for major protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A law enforcement consulting group says the University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies,…
Continue Reading Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City,…
Continue Reading South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a…
Continue Reading Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani has turned over his luxury watches and Mercedes in defamation case, lawyer says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has relinquished dozens of watches and a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall to two…
Continue Reading Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful…
Continue Reading Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to flip…
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Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early…
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Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Utility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five…
Continue Reading Palm Springs officials approve $5.9M to pay Black and Latino families displaced from neighborhood
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California city will pay $5.9 million to compensate Black and Latino families who were displaced from a…
Continue Reading Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his…
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Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100…
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AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” is about as rich a movie experience as you’ll find this…
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The animated movie “Spellbound” with a heroine voiced by Rachel Zegler and Denzel Washington’s son Malcolm directing August Wilson’s “The…
Continue Reading Former GOP Virginia lawmaker Matt Fariss pleads guilty to felony gun and drug charges
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia lawmaker has pleaded guilty to felony gun and drug charges and been…
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Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space with “Playa Saturno.” A year later and he’s…
Continue Reading Man and four teenagers convicted of murdering two boys in mistaken identity case
LONDON (AP) — Four teenagers and a man in his 40s were convicted on Friday by a court in England of the murders of two boys in a case of mistaken…
Continue Reading Jake Paul, 27, beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don’t match the hype
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The boos from a crowd wanting more action were growing again when Jake Paul dropped his gloves before the…
Continue Reading Trump’s pick to lead Defense Department was accused of sexual assault in 2017
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of…
Continue Reading Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders looked survive a government crisis…
Continue Reading Three more college students charged with hate crimes after assault in Maryland
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three more students at Salisbury University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been charged with hate crimes after police say…
Continue Reading Police clash with students in Turin as anti-government rallies draw support across Italy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Students clashed with police during a demonstration in Turin on Friday, as thousands of people took to the streets…
Continue Reading Texas high court says execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case can’t be halted by lawmaker subpoena
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death
By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of a man convicted of…
Continue Reading Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have detained over 100 relatives of political prisoners in a new wave of arrests ahead of…
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AP Film Writer Juliet Taylor does not give herself credit for Meryl Streep. In her over 40 years as top casting director behind so many classics,…
Continue Reading Moody’s downgrades Mexican government’s outlook to ‘negative’ over weakening of judiciary and debt
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has lashed out at Moody’s ratings service after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook…
Continue Reading Judge sets April trial for 3 former officers charged with murder in Tyre Nichols’ beating
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has scheduled a trial for April for three former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the…
Continue Reading A former NFL linebacker is charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A former NFL linebacker was arrested on Thursday and charged with assaulting law enforcement during the January 6,…
Continue Reading Aid groups say Italy-Albania migration deal violates medical ethics
Associated Press ROME (AP) — More than a dozen humanitarian organizations that provide health care to migrants have denounced Italy’s migration…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first…
Continue Reading Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It’s been a low-key part of his of his career since his…
Continue Reading A silent protest in Serbia demands accountability for a roof collapse that killed 14
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Residents in northern Serbia have stopped traffic and stood in silence to commemorate the 14 victims of a railway roof…
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Iranian anti-regime activist who died by suicide buried in Tehran
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who died by suicide this week in protest at political imprisonments by the…
Continue Reading A tram driver who plowed into a shop in Norway says he lost consciousness ahead of the crash
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian police say the driver of a tram that derailed and crashed into a store last month in downtown Oslo, causing minor…
Continue Reading Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID pandemic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says it is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to…
Continue Reading Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending…
Continue Reading TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel for the second time to host their big show, the Academy…
Continue Reading Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to…
Continue Reading A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of…
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