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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January. Cruz and Democratic Sen.

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Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January. Cruz and Democratic Sen.

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Britain’s MI6 spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war,” the head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency said Monday. Blaise Metreweli, the intelligence agency’s new boss, said Putin is

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Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said in a court filing Monday that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons and because a preservationists’ organization that wants it stopped has no standing to sue. The filing was in response to a lawsuit filed

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STORY REMOVED: US–Aviation Safety

WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about aviation safety. The AP will publish a corrected version of the story. In the initial story published Dec. 15, 2025, the AP erroneously reported that Sen. Ted Cruz was threatening another federal government shutdown if new restrictions on military flights are not approved

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Conservative Kast’s victory in Chile suggests a hard-right, pro-Trump surge across Latin America

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump. The president-elect, José Antonio Kast, has expressed nostalgia for the 17-year military dictatorship of the late Gen. Augusto

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STORY REMOVED: US–Aviation Safety

WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about aviation safety. The AP will publish a corrected version of the story. In the initial story published Dec. 15, 2025, the AP erroneously reported that Sen. Ted Cruz was threatening another federal government shutdown if new restrictions on military flights are not approved

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Congressional panel accuses DC police chief of pressuring commanders to manipulate crime data

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The police chief in the nation’s capital pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates, according to a report by a Republican-led congressional committee. The report, released Sunday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, found that Metropolitan Police Department

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Colombian peace delegation condemns ELN strike action against US military buildup in Caribbean

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army on Monday condemned an “armed strike” — which confines civilians to their homes and restricts commercial activity — that the rebel group is conducting this week in response to the U.S. military’s naval buildup

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Trinidad and Tobago will open Caribbean nation’s airports to US military as Venezuela tensions grow

By ANSELM GIBBS Associated Press PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — The government of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday that it would allow the U.S. military to access its airports in coming weeks as tensions build between the United States and Venezuela. The announcement comes after the U.S. military recently installed a radar system at the airport

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