BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup were among the first objects Colombian scientists recovered from the depths of the Caribbean Sea where the mythical Spanish galleon San José sank in 1708 after being attacked by an English fleet, authorities said Thursday. The recovery is part of a scientific investigation
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants. The move by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to target Pennsylvania follows similar action against California. Both states are run by Democratic
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, picking a political fight before next year’s elections that is reminiscent of one he lost in his first term. Back then, Trump and fellow Republicans tried but failed to dismantle the
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By GERALD IMRAY, MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A representative from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa will attend the formal handover ceremony at the end of this weekend’s Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, but Washington still won’t take part in any talks, a White House official said
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election, a report released this week showed, representing a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast. In total, 127 cases of potential fraud
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gary Mounfield, the former bass player of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, two of the most influential British rock bands of the past four decades, has died. He was 63. His former Stone Roses bandmate, Ian Brown, confirmed the death of Mounfield, who was better known
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gary Mounfield, the former bass player of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream, two of the most influential British rock bands of the past four decades, has died. He was 63. His former Stone Roses bandmate, Ian Brown, confirmed the death of Mounfield, who was better known
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and MINGSON LAU Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Florida retiree who had been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over social media posts critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived back in the United States two days after President Donald Trump welcomed the kingdom’s de-facto leader to the White House in
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America A federal indictment charges U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida with stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds, laundering some of the money through straw donors to her congressional campaign and then conspiring to file a false tax return, the Justice Department announced. Federal prosecutors accused the Democrat
Continue ReadingThursday No. 1 UConn (4-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 Michigan, Friday. No. 2 South Carolina (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Queens, Sunday. No. 3 UCLA (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southern University, Sunday. No. 4 Texas (5-0) did not play. Next: at No. 3 UCLA, Wednesday. No. 5 LSU (5-0)
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By The Associated Press Russian lawmakers approved a new bill Thursday boosting taxes for those labeled foreign agents by the government. The bill, which passed its third and final reading in the lower house of parliament, outlines an income tax rate of 30% for individuals with the designation and takes away their right to government
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Two Roman Catholic priests who were imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were released from prison Thursday following talks with the Vatican, officials said. The move, which was confirmed by the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Belarus, comes amid speculation about
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By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s most wanted drug trafficker was arrested Thursday after years on the run, authorities said. Noah Zeiter was taken into custody during a raid near the eastern city of Baalbeck, according to a high-ranking military official. Zeiter eventually turned himself in to military intelligence after a standoff.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Nov. 21 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (WOMEN’S) 11 p.m. FS2 — AFL Postseason: Melbourne at North Melbourne, First Preliminary Final 3:30 a.m. (Saturday) FS2 — AFL Postseason: Carlton at Brisbane, Second Preliminary Final AUTO RACING 7:25 p.m. ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice,
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 10 5 .667 — 9-1 W-5 3-2 7-3 9-2 New York 9 5 .643 ½ 7-3 W-1 8-1 1-4 6-5 Philadelphia 8 6 .571 1½ 4-6 L-1 5-3 3-3 7-6 Boston 8 7 .533 2 6-4 W-3 4-3
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 13 2 .867 — 10-0 W-11 7-1 5-1 9-2 Toronto 10 5 .667 3 9-1 W-5 3-2 7-3 9-2 New York 9 5 .643 3½ 7-3 W-1 8-1 1-4 6-5 Cleveland 10 6 .625 3½ 7-3 L-1 6-3 4-3 9-5
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 20 12 7 1 25 62 62 7-3-1 5-4-0 4-2-1 Boston 22 12 10 0 24 72 73 8-4-0 4-6-0 6-4-0 Montreal 19 10 6 3 23 63 66 5-4-1 5-2-2 3-2-0 Tampa Bay 19 10 7
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 20 13 5 2 28 73 58 6-2-1 7-3-1 4-1-0 New Jersey 19 13 5 1 27 62 57 7-0-1 6-5-0 3-1-1 Detroit 20 12 7 1 25 62 62 7-3-1 5-4-0 4-2-1 Pittsburgh 19 10 5 4 24
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 10 5 .667 — New York 9 5 .643 ½ Philadelphia 8 6 .571 1½ Boston 8 7 .533 2 Brooklyn 2 12 .143 7½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 9 6 .600 — Miami 9 6 .600 — Orlando 8
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By The Associated Press U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. The increase in payrolls was more than double the 50,000 economists had forecast. Yet there were some troubling details in the
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia have drawn up a plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine that calls for major concessions from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to a person familiar with the matter. As reports emerged of the proposal, blindsided European diplomats insisted
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks’ union is expanding its week-old strike against the company. Starbucks Workers United said baristas from 30 more stores in 25 U.S. cities planned to join the strike Thursday, including stores in Cleveland; Memphis, Tennessee; Springfield, Missouri, and Albany, New York. That brings the total number of stores with
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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Supreme Court on Thursday found the country’s attorney general guilty of leaking confidential information about the boyfriend of a leading conservative politician and government rival. The court banned Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz from his post for two years in a split vote of 5-2. The decision is a blow to
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd’s After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour has officially crossed the $1 billion mark, according to Live Nation. The lengthy tour, which launched in Philadelphia in July 2022 and runs through September 2026, has officially grossed $1.004 billion with approximately 7.55 million tickets sold across
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By ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Fans of K-pop have an intensity that’s turned the music into a global phenomenon. Some are determined to channel that energy into action on climate change. Their push has been on display at United Nations climate talks in the city of Belem on the edge
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By THOMAS ADAMSON and OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Princess Diana returned to Paris in wax Thursday as one of Europe’s oldest wax museums unveiled a new figure of the British royal in the so-called “revenge dress,” decades after her tragic death in the city. The statue was ordered in Paris after the
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The world’s biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay Vision, the companies said Thursday, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is shaking up the music industry ’s business model. Warner Music Group, Universal
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg opened Thursday, nearly a year after it was the scene of a horrific car-ramming attack that left six people dead. Five women and a boy died, and many more people were injured in the Dec. 20 attack that lasted just over a minute.
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By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The U.S. feminist movement’s perpetual quest for gender equality has suffered notable setbacks during President Donald Trump’s second term — including the dismantling of various nondiscrimination programs and the ouster of several high-ranking women in the military. Yet strikingly, outspoken women from the Catholic Church and the
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