CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization said Monday that dozens of prisoners were released over the weekend, as the United States continues to pressure the acting government to free hundreds of dissidents jailed under ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. Alfredo Romero, president of Foro Penal, said in a post on X that 266
Continue ReadingMonday No. 1 Arizona (20-0) at No. 13 BYU. Next: at Arizona State, Saturday. No. 2 UConn (19-1) did not play. Next: vs. Providence, Tuesday. No. 3 Michigan (18-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Nebraska, Tuesday. No. 4 Duke (19-1) beat No. 20 Louisville 83-52. Next: at Virginia Tech, Saturday. No. 5 Nebraska
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists said Tuesday that Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis. The arrival of
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans on Monday appealed a judge’s decision to throw out the lines of New York City’s only GOP-controlled House seat, a case that could have national reverberations in the fight for control of Congress. The appeal came just days after a judge ruled U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ Staten Island and Brooklyn
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By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats should be viewed as prepositioning ahead of negotiations to renew the free trade pact between the two large trading partners. Carney noted they are entering a review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement this
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 1, 3, 4, 9 (one, three, four, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of lawyers and family members of important cartel figures accused Mexico’s government on Monday of breaking the law by sending nearly a hundred Mexican citizens to the United States without an extradition order. It comes less than a week after the administration of Mexican
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TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s last captive whales have received a reprieve from death after the government conditionally approved a plan Monday to export them to the United States. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson met Monday with officials from Marineland, the shuttered theme park and zoo in Niagara Falls, Ontario, to talk about its proposed plan to
Continue ReadingEDITORS: NEWS DIRECTORS: NOT FOR BROADCAST, PUBLICATION OR USE ONLINE Certified results from the Iowa state Senate 16 special general election are now available in The Associated Press API and AP Newsroom elections dashboard. On the API, these can be found by using resultsType=b or resultsType=c in your query. This concludes AP’s tabulation of the election. No
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By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting over the weekend of a Minneapolis man has prompted calls for a thorough independent investigation into the second death at the hands of federal immigration officers since the Trump administration began its large-scale operation in the city late last year. But many of the
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jay Duplass had come to a turning point in his life and career. After years of mining personal stories, add those of his family, he’d decided that he was ready to tell other people’s stories. That’s when Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon approached
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By LISA MASCARO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting deaths of two American citizens during the Trump administration’s deportation operations in Minneapolis have upended the politics of immigration in Congress, plunging the country toward another government shutdown. Democrats have awakened to what they see as a moral moment
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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Boston 28 17 .622 — 5-5 L-1 13-7 15-10 21-11 Toronto 29 19 .604 ½ 6-4 W-4 13-10 16-9 22-12 New York 27 18 .600 1 4-6 W-2 17-6 9-12 20-11 Philadelphia 24 21 .533 4 4-6 L-2 12-13
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 28 17 .622 — Toronto 29 19 .604 ½ New York 27 18 .600 1 Philadelphia 24 21 .533 4 Brooklyn 12 32 .273 15½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 25 22 .532 — Orlando 23 22 .511 1 Atlanta 23
Continue ReadingCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Enterprise Financial Services Corp. (EFSC) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $54.8 million. The bank, based in Clayton, Missouri, said it had earnings of $1.45 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.36 per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of
Continue Reading Monday No. 1 UConn (21-0) did not play. Next: vs. Xavier, Wednesday. No. 2 UCLA (19-1) did not play. Next: at Illinois, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (20-2) did not play. Next: at Auburn, Thursday. No. 4 Texas (19-2) did not play. Next: at Florida, Thursday. No. 5 Vanderbilt (20-1) did not play. Next: at
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By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — The first refugee to lead the U.N. refugee agency said Monday the world faces “a very difficult moment in history” and is appealing to a common humanity amid dramatic change. Repression of immigrants is growing, and the funding to protect them is plummeting. Without ever mentioning the
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE KRAMON and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice. At least 30 deaths were reported in states afflicted with severe cold. Deep
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By The Associated Press Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie, has died. He was 73. Dunbar’s wife, Thelma, announced the death to the Jamaica Gleaner. Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare — Sly
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A group of Nigerian military officers will stand trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African nation’s government, the Nigeria Defense Headquarters said Monday, citing findings from an investigative panel. At least 16 officers were arrested in October over what military authorities described as “acts
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Watson’s “All the Blues in the Sky,” in which the author blends poetry and prose to tell the story of a teen confronting the death of her best friend, has won the John Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book. The Randolph Caldecott
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By JULIA FRANKEL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The announcement that the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, were recovered Monday ended a painful saga that had transfixed Israel for two and a half years and stalled its ceasefire agreement with Hamas. There was an outpouring of emotion in
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawyer for the immigration officer who shot and killed Renee Good dropped out of the Minnesota governor race Monday, breaking with many fellow Republicans and calling President Donald Trump’s immigration operation in the state an “unmitigated disaster.” Chris Madel’s surprise move comes amid growing calls
Continue Reading Monday, Jan. 26 EAST Le Moyne 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 74 Stonehill 61, Central Connecticut 59 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 82, Alcorn State 73 Duke 83, Louisville 52 Jackson State 66, Florida A&M 65 Morgan State 79, Norfolk State 78 South Carolina State 70, Delaware State 64 MIDWEST Ohio State 84, Penn State 78 ___
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— US–WASHINGTON MIDAIR COLLISION-INVESTIGATION DESCRIPTION: The causes of last January’s deadly collision between an airliner and an Army
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