By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking more than seven years in prison for disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos after he pleaded guilty to federal fraud and identity theft charges. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York argued in a court filing Friday that a significant
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By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press TECOLUCA, El Salvador (AP) — Costa Rica’s security minister toured El Salvador’s maximum-security gang prison on Friday as part of his review of the measures that El Salvador has taken to reduce violence caused by powerful street gangs during a now three-year offensive under a state of emergency. Costa Rica
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia bill that would have allowed residents to sue local governments for enacting local gun safety measures died Friday evening before the state Senate could approve it. The bill, which supporters said would have ensured localities don’t violate people’s gun rights, was passed by
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Toronto 75 46 25 4 96 245 221 Tampa Bay 75 44 26 5 93 269 198 Florida 75 44 27 4 92 237 204 Ottawa 75 40 29 6 86 215 215 Montreal 75 36 30 9 81 227 249
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div x-Toronto 75 46 25 4 96 245 221 24-13-1 22-12-3 13-7-1 Tampa Bay 75 44 26 5 93 269 198 27-8-2 17-18-3 9-12-0 Florida 75 44 27 4 92 237 204 24-11-2 20-16-2 9-9-2 Ottawa 75 40 29
Continue ReadingAll Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div x-Washington 75 48 18 9 105 271 204 24-8-6 24-10-3 15-5-0 x-Carolina 75 46 25 4 96 246 202 30-8-1 16-17-3 17-4-3 x-Toronto 75 46 25 4 96 245 221 24-13-1 22-12-3 13-7-1 a-Tampa Bay 75 44 26 5 93
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Heading into this year, most U.S. farmers were hoping to break even or maybe record a small profit if they could find a way to limit their sky-high costs. But now they are faced with losing the biggest export market for many of their crops
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Schrader, the writer of “Taxi Driver” and director of “American Gigolo,” has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant, firing her when she wouldn’t acquiesce to advances and reneging on a settlement that was meant to keep the allegations
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A revived attempt to fix Georgia’s inefficient system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes almost died. Then it got tacked onto a bill that could compensate former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen codefendants for attorneys’ fees after they were indicted for
Continue Reading By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A revived attempt to fix Georgia’s inefficient system for compensating people wrongfully convicted of crimes almost died. Then it got tacked onto a bill that could compensate former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen codefendants for attorneys’ fees after they were indicted for
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By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration acted to roll back environmental safeguards around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation announced Friday that cites dangers from wildfires. Whether the move will boost lumber supplies as Trump envisioned in an executive
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NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University must give detained activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students 30 days’ notice before handing over any more documents to Congress as it investigates antisemitism on college campuses, a federal judge in New York ruled Friday. But U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian stopped short of outright blocking the Manhattan university
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University must give detained activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students 30 days’ notice before handing over any more documents to Congress as it investigates antisemitism on college campuses, a federal judge in New York ruled Friday. But U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian stopped short of outright blocking the Manhattan university
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council; Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Sens. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and James Lankford, R-Okla. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins;
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When retired school counselor Don Herneisen meets up with friends each week for breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the conversation often turns to the economy. With financial markets in turmoil as President Donald Trump unveiled his latest tariffs this week, the popularity
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — When retired school counselor Don Herneisen meets up with friends each week for breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant, the conversation often turns to the economy. With financial markets in turmoil as President Donald Trump unveiled his latest tariffs this week, the popularity
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press As the stock market reeled Friday from President Donald Trump’s move to institute widespread global tariffs, Trump shared a video on Truth Social that erroneously claimed legendary investor Warren Buffett praised his recent economic policies. Here’s a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: Warren Buffett said President Donald Trump is
Continue ReadingAMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_W.Abreu, Boston, .500; Springer, Toronto, .440; R.Urías, Baltimore, .429; Campbell, Boston, .423; Judge, New York, .379; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .379; Westburg, Baltimore, .375; O’Neill, Baltimore, .364; M.Garcia, Kansas City, .353; Rice, New York, .350. RUNS_Judge, New York, 12; W.Abreu, Boston, 9; Campbell, Boston, 9; Giménez, Toronto, 8; Volpe, New York, 8; Rice, New York,
Continue ReadingNATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Tatis, San Diego, .433; Merrill, San Diego, .429; Nootbaar, St. Louis, .414; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .409; I.Herrera, St. Louis, .400; Perdomo, Arizona, .379; Kiner-Falefa, Pittsburgh, .360; Arenado, St. Louis, .357; K.Marte, Arizona, .346; Machado, San Diego, .345. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 11; Tucker, Chicago, 11; Nootbaar, St. Louis, 9; Shaw, Chicago, 9; Happ, Chicago,
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A tsunami warning was canceled for Papua New Guinea after a strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was shallow, striking the Pacific island nation at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles) on Saturday morning local time. It was centered offshore, 194 km (120
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By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues. The justices split 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion agreement to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile facilities since 1959, officials said Friday. The agreement, which still needs approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, far surpasses a
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By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Under criticism for staff cuts across the country, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to “remain open and accessible” and says officials will ensure proper staffing to do so. The order, issued late Thursday, also calls for a detailed review of each park’s operating hours, trail closures and
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By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Theodore McCarrick, a once-powerful Catholic cardinal who was defrocked by Pope Francis in 2019 after a Vatican investigation determined he had molested adults and children, has died. He was 94. Archbishop of Washington Robert McElroy issued a statement Friday confirming McCarrick’s death a day earlier but
Continue ReadingNew York(AP)Final stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 26.64 —1.96 Altria 56.07 —1.82 AmerenCp 95.79 —5.89 AmExpress 233.68—14.14 ArchDanM 43.32 —4.25 AutoZone 3653.24—172.91 BPPLC 28.38 —2.96 Boeing 136.59—14.32 BristMySq 55.30 —2.52 Brunswick 46.68 —1.25 Chevron 143.28—12.84 Citigroup 58.13 —4.92 CocaCola 69.93 —3.25 ConAgraBr 26.68 — .10 ConocoPhil 86.29 —8.96 Corning 39.07 —3.22 CurtissWright 283.18—19.73 DTEEnergy 131.80 —7.69 DeereCo
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