By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday after initially adding him over his role in leading the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. De Moraes’ wife and the Lex Institute, which she leads, were also taken off
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By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer New York routinely issues commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday and he threatened to withhold $73 million in highway funds unless the system is fixed and any flawed
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March. The department also is seeking Chief Judge James Boasberg’s removal from the case, which has
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year. Trump announced the agreement to restart the ceasefire in a social
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson asked the U.S. Department of Justice this week to investigate allegations made by a former attorney for President Donald Trump in Wisconsin that a judge overseeing his felony case is guilty of misconduct and must step aside. The judge on Tuesday
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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. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–TITANS-ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans are done with a two-game road swing and have
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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Soybean Farmers Farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems SUMMARY: American farmers are feeling the strain from trade disputes
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo said on Friday that the first of several dozen third-country migrants has arrived from the United States under an agreement reached earlier this year with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Kosovo agreed in June to temporarily host up to 50 migrants who are slated for deportation from the U.S. under
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
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By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PETIT GOÂVE, Haiti (AP) — Amizia Renotte sat on a broken piece of concrete and pointed to a large pile of dirt where her house once stood before the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa crumpled it as the storm lashed Haiti’s southern region. The Atlantic hurricane season
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By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It seems all but unthinkable today: A major TV network hires a famous composer to write an original opera and broadcasts it live in prime time on Christmas Eve. But it was a different world in the early days of television back in 1951 when Gian
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — “Black Box Diaries,” a documentary in which Japanese journalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault case and the barriers she faced in pursuing justice, has been screened widely abroad since its 2024 festival debut and earned an Oscar nomination early this year. It finally premiered in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ACCN — UMass vs. Florida St., Sunrise, Fla. BTN — Michigan St. at Penn St. ESPN2 — Arkansas vs. Texas Tech, Dallas ESPNU — DePaul at Wichita St. TNT — Iona vs. St. John’s, New
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 17 7 .708 — 8-2 W-4 13-1 4-6 13-7 Boston 15 10 .600 2½ 7-3 L-1 8-4 7-6 11-7 Toronto 15 11 .577 3 4-6 L-4 8-6 7-5 13-7 Philadelphia 13 10 .565 3½ 5-5 L-1 7-7
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 19 5 .792 — 7-3 W-2 10-2 8-3 14-5 New York 17 7 .708 2 8-2 W-4 13-1 4-6 13-7 Boston 15 10 .600 4½ 7-3 L-1 8-4 7-6 11-7 Orlando 15 10 .600 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-4 5-6 12-8
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 31 18 11 2 38 102 80 8-7-0 10-4-2 4-2-1 Boston 32 19 13 0 38 107 99 11-5-0 8-8-0 7-5-0 Detroit 32 17 12 3 37 100 109 9-6-1 8-6-2 5-3-2 Montreal 30 16 11
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 17 7 .708 — Boston 15 10 .600 2½ Toronto 15 11 .577 3 Philadelphia 13 10 .565 3½ Brooklyn 6 17 .261 10½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 15 10 .600 — Atlanta 14 11 .560 1 Miami 14
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv13-14 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 15 COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Championship, Cary, N.C. NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. PEACOCK — Detroit at Boston 9:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Houston at Denver NFL FOOTBALL 8:15 p.m. ESPN — Miami at
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By The Associated Press Indiana’s Republican-led Senate has decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map that would have favored their party, defying months of pressure from President Donald Trump and delivering a stark setback to the White House ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The vote on Thursday was overwhelmingly against the proposed redistricting, with more
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By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has recommended that former Iraqi President Barham Salih become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, and the first from the Middle East in a half-century, according to a letter from the U.N. chief. Salih, 65, is set to succeed longtime UNHCR
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By MEHMET GUZEL and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press IZNIK, Turkey (AP) — Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered one of the most important finds from Anatolia’s early Christian era: a fresco of a Roman-looking Jesus as the “Good Shepherd.” The painting was discovered in August in an underground tomb near Iznik, a town in northwestern Turkey
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By DASHA LITVINOVA and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a peace settlement ends Russia’s nearly four-year war in Ukraine. The remarks by Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British writer Joanna Trollope, whose bestselling novels charted domestic and romantic travails in well-heeled rural England, has died, her family said Friday. She was 82. Trollope’s daughters, Antonia and Louise, said the writer died peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire, southern England, on Thursday. Trollope wrote almost two dozen contemporary novels, including
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said Friday. A foundation in her name said she was detained in Mashhad, some 680 kilometers (420 miles) northeast of the capital, Tehran, while attending a memorial for a human rights lawyer recently
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer New York (AP) — Jelly Roll is catching his breath. It’s not a metaphor. He’s running up a hill in South Texas when he answers The Associated Press’ phone call, part of his ongoing health transformation journey. “Endorphins are flying. I feel great,” he cheers. “It’s time to win
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By PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany summoned Russia’s ambassador Friday following accusations of sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference, an official said. The German government has also accused Moscow of perpetrating disinformation campaigns. “The goal of these Russian cyber and disinformation attacks is clear: It is to divide society,
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By YURAS KARMANAU Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West. Lukashenko met with President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Belarus, John Coale, according to state news agency Belta and the
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