By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment, calling it a “top priority,” only after he was mistakenly deported and then ordered returned to the U.S. Abrego Garcia has pleaded not guilty
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — High-level DOJ officials pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia after he fought deportation error, judge’s order says.
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(AP) — States will share $10 billion for rural health care next year in a program that aims to offset the Trump administration’s massive budget cuts to rural hospitals, federal officials announced Monday.
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Tuesday, Dec. 30 EAST Case Western Reserve 97, Kalamazoo 80 Drew 113, City College of New York 68 Eastern Connecticut State 77, Nichols College 68 Gettysburg College 78, Husson 77 Maine 104, Maine-Fort Kent 66 Misericordia 60, Eastern University 52 Muhlenberg 77, Emmanuel (MA) 67 Princeton 75, Vermont 69 SUNY-Brockport 61, Penn State-Erie 60 Southern
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–RELIAQUEST BOWL DESCRIPTION: Iowa plays Vanderbilt at Raymond James Stadium in the ReliaQuest Bowl. 450 words, more
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–RELIAQUEST BOWL DESCRIPTION: Iowa plays Vanderbilt at Raymond James Stadium in the ReliaQuest Bowl. 450 words, more
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–RELIAQUEST BOWL DESCRIPTION: Iowa plays Vanderbilt at Raymond James Stadium in the ReliaQuest Bowl. 450 words, more
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBC–RELIAQUEST BOWL DESCRIPTION: Iowa plays Vanderbilt at Raymond James Stadium in the ReliaQuest Bowl. 450 words, more
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Winter Weather A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest before turning east SUMMARY: A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Winter Weather A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest before turning east SUMMARY: A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Winter Weather A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest before turning east SUMMARY: A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— MINNESOTA ————-——————— US–Winter Weather A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest before turning east SUMMARY: A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press More artists have canceled scheduled performances at the Kennedy Center following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the facility, with jazz supergroup The Cookers pulling out of a planned New Year’s Eve concert, and the institution’s president saying the cancellations belie the artists’ unwillingness to see their music
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility, prompting the institution’s president to accuse the performers of making their decisions because of politics. The Cookers, a jazz supergroup that
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The White House cannot lapse in its funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal district court judge ruled on Tuesday, only days before funds at the bureau would have likely run out and the consumer finance agency would have no money to pay
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By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting the
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on 10 people and firms from Iran and Venezuela over allegedly contributing to Iran’s drone trade and ballistics program which the Trump administration says threatens the U.S. and its allies in the Middle East. The Treasury Department said the latest measures are intended
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s path to the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day concert started when he replaced a banned Russian conductor at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 2022 with the help of a pianist who traveled trans-Atlantic after practicing all night in a Berlin hotel bar. Just four days before Valery Gergiev
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Dec. 31 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ESPN2 — Wake Forest at NC State ESPNU — Tulane at East Carolina 2 p.m. ACCN — Virginia at Virginia Tech CBSSN — Stony Brook at William & Mary ESPN2 — Clemson at Syracuse ESPNU
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DETROIT (AP) — Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms. The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the acquisition. But The Wall Street Journal reported that Meta closed the deal at more than
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Greg Abel faces the challenge of taking over Berkshire Hathaway from the legendary Warren Buffett later this week. Many regard Buffett as the world’s greatest investor after he grew Berkshire from a struggling New England textile mill that he starting buying up for $7.60 a
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 19 12 .613 3½ Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 15 .545 — Miami 18 15 .545 — Atlanta 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 9 .719 — 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 3½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 5-5 L-3 9-8
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 8 .750 — 7-3 L-2 12-2 11-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 38 24 11 3 51 129 110 13-6-1 11-5-2 9-2-0 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 10-9-1 10-3-5 6-4-1 Florida 38 21 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 Florida 38 21 15 2 44 124 121 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120
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By ALEX TURNBULL and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail services through the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingdom and continental Europe on Tuesday, operators said, stranding passengers during the busy end-of-year holidays. At Paris’ Gare du Nord station, Jamie and Issy Gill scrambled to
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS, ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first year, cutting federal limits on air and water pollution and promoting fossil fuels, a metamorphosis that clashes with the agency’s historic mission to protect human health and the environment.
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said it will formally end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry this week, though about 200 bears are still kept in pens and raised for their gallbladders. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment announced Tuesday it will ban breeding and
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