By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration, including a $19,000 painting, an $11,000 necklace, a $5,000 bracelet and in
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By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after undergoing a medical procedure for an eye ailment at a government hospital, an official said Thursday. Khan remains widely popular in Pakistan, and the government’s acknowledgment of his hospital visit has raised concerns about his
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By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on Thursday announced he’s joining the crowded race for California governor, casting himself as a moderate Democrat with a track record of tackling some of the state’s most persistent issues including homelessness and crime. Elected to lead Silicon Valley’s largest city
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By EDITH M. LEDERER and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for it to have a larger international mandate beyond the Gaza ceasefire and recommitted
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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 – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-LAWSUIT-DES MOINES POLLSTER DESCRIPTION: A hearing before an Iowa judge is scheduled in President Donald Trump’s lawsuit
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 – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-LAWSUIT-DES MOINES POLLSTER DESCRIPTION: A hearing before an Iowa judge is scheduled in President Donald Trump’s lawsuit
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 – NEWS —————————— US–TRUMP-LAWSUIT-DES MOINES POLLSTER DESCRIPTION: A hearing before an Iowa judge is scheduled in President Donald Trump’s lawsuit
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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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Extreme Weather-Ice Safety Common sense and slowing down are the keys to avoiding icy weather accidents SUMMARY: For big parts of the United States,
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Extreme Weather-Ice Safety Common sense and slowing down are the keys to avoiding icy weather accidents SUMMARY: For big parts of the United States,
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By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The third time may be the charm for Edgar Barrera, the Mexican composer and producer nominated for the third consecutive year for the Grammy in the category of songwriter of the year, non-classical. Barrera has competed in all but one of the years since this category
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has rejected for now Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ‘s bid to gain more spending power in the state’s race for governor, upholding campaign finance rules that some Republicans argue give certain candidates an unfair advantage. Raffensperger’s independent political action committee,
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws, a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would impose stricter requirements before Americans vote in the midterm elections in the fall. The package expected to be released Thursday reflects some of the party’s most
Continue ReadingMISTISSINI, Quebec (AP) — A shooting on a First Nation reserve in northern Quebec left two people dead, authorities said Thursday. Quebec Provincial Police Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu said that the killings on Wednesday night appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community. The victims, two men in
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By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of artistic programming at the Kennedy Center abruptly stepped away from his post less than two weeks after he was named to the job in the latest sign of turmoil at the iconic performing arts venue. The Kennedy Center announced in a Jan. 16 press
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian oil company Lukoil plans to sell its international assets to U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group, Lukoil said Thursday, as it rushes to divest its global portfolio in the face of impending U.S. sanctions. The U.S. Treasury gave Lukoil until Feb. 28 to sell its foreign assets in response to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. CBSSN — Kent St. at Akron 7 p.m. FS1 — Providence at Villanova 8 p.m. CBSSN — Dayton at Saint Louis ESPNU — Mount St. Mary’s at St. Peter’s FOX — Michigan at Michigan
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Don’t worry if you didn’t make it to the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Many of the films will be available to stream online starting Thursday through the weekend, including the buzzy Channing Tatum drama “Josephine.” What started as a COVID-era
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump gathered his Cabinet for a video-broadcasted meeting that ended without questions from reporters or comments from Homeland Security Kristi Noem or Attorney General Pam Bondi. It seemed an opportunity to avoid commentary on the situation in Minnesota, where the recent deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood super-agent and power broker Ari Emanuel will have a memoir out this fall, a “fiery, furious” story by the man whose clients have included Martin Scorsese,Oprah Winfrey and a (pre-presidential) Donald Trump and who inspired the high-strung Ari Gold of HBO’s “Entourage.” Alfred A.
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BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. envoy to China called Thursday for fair and reciprocal trade between the world’s two largest economies and expressed concern about projections that China’s dominance of global manufacturing will grow even further in the years to come. U.S. Ambassador David Perdue told business and government leaders in Beijing that China
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cher, Tina Knowles and the late Rob Reiner are among the finalists for the 31st annual Audie Awards, which honor the audio editions of fiction and nonfiction books. Cher’s narration of “Cher: Part One” brought her a nomination for best biography/autobiography, the Audio Publishers Association
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that became indelible memories of the night a passenger plane and a helicopter collided over the murky Potomac River. Others remember boats navigating debris and shallow water to bring victims’ bodies
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