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Beshear: Focusing on everyday concerns is key for Democrats vying for governorships

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrats looking to expand their hold on the nation’s governorships should be focused on offering solutions for Americans feeling stressed by high costs for housing, health care and other essentials, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who is tasked with electing more Democratic governors, said Monday. Three dozen

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Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins joins 2026 governor Republican primary against Trump-backed candidate

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins announced Monday that he’s running for governor in 2026, hoping to take over for term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. The candidacy places Collins in a Republican primary race against U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump.

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Bringing charges against the Fed: What we do (and don’t) know

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Federal Reserve, his Justice Department investigating and threatening a criminal indictment of the independent central bank and serving it with subpoenas. The dispute is ostensibly about Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress in June over

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DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to exert more control over the Fed. The backlash reflected the overarching stakes

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Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene. Three Democratic members of Congress

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Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis, and AI-generated images are complicating the effort to find them. The Vervet monkeys were first spotted Thursday near a park in the northern part of the city, prompting “rumor after rumor,” said city Department of Health spokesperson Willie Springer. It’s unclear

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 – SPORTS —————————— BKC–UIC-NORTHERN IOWA DESCRIPTION: UIC plays Northern Iowa at McLeod Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 – SPORTS —————————— BKC–UIC-NORTHERN IOWA DESCRIPTION: UIC plays Northern Iowa at McLeod Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 – SPORTS —————————— BKC–UIC-NORTHERN IOWA DESCRIPTION: UIC plays Northern Iowa at McLeod Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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 – SPORTS —————————— BKC–UIC-NORTHERN IOWA DESCRIPTION: UIC plays Northern Iowa at McLeod Center. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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–Election 2026-Redistricting-What to Know What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape congressional voting

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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–Election 2026-Redistricting-What to Know What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape congressional voting

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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–Election 2026-Redistricting-What to Know What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape congressional voting

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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–Election 2026-Redistricting-What to Know What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump SUMMARY: President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape congressional voting

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The Top Twenty Five

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (60) 16-0 1524 1 2. Iowa St. (1) 16-0 1448

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Milan prison hosts concert with instruments made by inmates from migrant smugglers’ boats

ROME (AP) — Instruments made from smugglers’ boats that brought migrants to Italy’s shores told their tale of desperation and redemption in a special performance at a prison in Milan on Saturday, in front of the inmates who made them. World-renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti led the Cherubini Youth Orchestra, whose members played on violins,

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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year’s midterm elections stands at an important juncture. Will Republican- and Democratic-led states ramp up their remapping of U.S. House districts as new legislative sessions get

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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year’s midterm elections stands at an important juncture. Will Republican- and Democratic-led states ramp up their remapping of U.S. House districts as new legislative sessions get

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Young Americans are increasingly rejecting the Democratic and Republican parties, a new poll shows

By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are increasingly rejecting the two major political parties, according to new polling. Just under half, 45%, of U.S. adults now identify as independents, a new Gallup survey found. That’s a substantial shift from 20 years ago, when closer to one-third of Americans said

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The Top Twenty Five

The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 17-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 17-1 748

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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment over the testimony of Fed Chair Jerome Powell this summer regarding its building renovations, Powell said over the weekend. It is a major escalation by the administration after repeated attempts by President Donald Trump

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Sports on TV for Tuesday, Jan. 13

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Jan. 13 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Villanova at Providence PEACOCK — Marquette vs. St. John’s, New York 7 p.m. ACCN — Boston College at Clemson BTN — Wisconsin at Minnesota CBSSN — George Mason at Loyola of Chicago

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Michigan’s lieutenant governor drops gubernatorial bid and launches campaign for secretary of state

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced Monday he is suspending his campaign for governor and instead joining the race for secretary of state of the battleground state. Gilchrist, a progressive Democrat from Detroit, did not cite a specific reason for the change in his video

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