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Trump on past presidents: Ike was ‘underrated,’ FDR ‘amazing,’ Polk ‘sort of a real-estate guy’

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Turns out Donald Trump gauges his esteem for presidential predecessors by how well their portraits fit into his White House redecorating scheme. Or sometimes how well the frames around those portraits do. “I’m a frame person,” Trump said Tuesday during a meeting with his Cabinet. “Sometimes I

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Trump comes to Bondi’s defense amid uproar from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files flop

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump leaped to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. When a reporter attempted

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Trump avoids talk of scrapping FEMA after more than 100 killed in Texas flash flood

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has avoided talking about his plan to scrap the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children attending a girls-only camp. Asked shortly after the disaster whether he still intended to phase out

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Video game actors are voting on a new contract. Here’s what it means for AI in gaming

By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An 11-month strike by video game performers could formally end this week if members ratify a deal that delivers pay raises, control over their likenesses and artificial intelligence protections. The agreement feels “like diamond amounts of pressure suddenly lifted,” said Sarah Elmaleh, a voice actor and

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Armenian lawmakers brawl as the government cracks down on its political opponents

By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A brawl broke out Tuesday in Armenia’s National Assembly involving an opposition lawmaker who later was stripped of his parliamentary immunity and faces prosecution for calling for ousting President Nikol Pashinyan as political tensions flared in the South Caucasus country. Artur Sargsyan, who represents the opposition

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Redistricting Lawsuit-North Dakota Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court SUMMARY: A federal appeals

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Redistricting Lawsuit-North Dakota Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court SUMMARY: A federal appeals

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Redistricting Lawsuit-North Dakota Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court SUMMARY: A federal appeals

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Redistricting Lawsuit-North Dakota Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court SUMMARY: A federal appeals

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years ago. The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting “other persons nonconforming

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-MERCURY DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/09/2025

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-MERCURY DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/09/2025

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-MERCURY DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/09/2025

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKL–LYNX-MERCURY DESCRIPTION: The Minnesota Lynx visit the Phoenix Mercury. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 07/09/2025

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