(AP) — Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements.
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By KRISTIN M. HALL and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump and top Republicans made a last-ditch push on Monday to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress, while Democrats enlisted former Vice President Al Gore and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to back their candidate. The
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By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Two conservative political operatives were sentenced to probation Monday for a scheme to discourage Black Detroit voters from voting by mail in the 2020 presidential election, the last court hearing in a multistate effort to blast thousands of robocalls. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were accused of
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A push to reshape congressional voting districts, instigated by President Donald Trump, is sweeping across states as political parties vie for an edge in next year’s elections. Trump is hoping to buck historical trends of the president’s party losing seats in midterm elections. Republican state officials have responded to
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that a Navy admiral acted “within his authority and the law” when he ordered a second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea in a September U.S. military operation that has come under bipartisan
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By CARLOS VALDEZ Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Visiting Bolivia became a little easier for certain travelers on Monday, when the South American nation’s first conservative government in nearly 20 years eliminated visa requirements for citizens from the United States and Israel, among several other countries, as part of a broader geopolitical and
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four Republican-led states agreed to settle lawsuits against the federal government over access to voters’ citizenship data, ending a dispute that began with the Biden administration in advance of the 2024 presidential election. Officials in Florida, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio entered the settlement with the
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By The Associated Press As the calendar turned to December on Monday, the White House was preparing for the end-of-year holidays. Christmas decorations adorned the building, while first lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance helped build holiday care packages at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by Associated
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that three of his New York offices were targeted with emailed bomb threats from an email address alleging the “2020 election was rigged.” Schumer said in a statement that local law enforcement received bomb threats referencing his offices in
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Black ice, snow showers and fog pestered post-holiday travelers in the Midwest on Monday while the Northeast geared up for its first major snowstorm of the season. More than 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) of snow fell at Chicago O’Hare International Airport this weekend,
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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. Purdue (40) 7-0 1494 1 2. Arizona (6) 7-0 1442 2
Continue Reading Monday, Dec. 1 SOUTH Southern University 101, Louisiana Christian 48 MIDWEST Cedarville 92, Great Lakes Christian Crusaders 75 FAR WEST Chicago State 85, St. Xavier University 62 ___
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA-MICHIGAN STATE DESCRIPTION: EAST LANSING, Mich. — Iowa plays No. 7 Michigan State at Jack Breslin Students
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA-MICHIGAN STATE DESCRIPTION: EAST LANSING, Mich. — Iowa plays No. 7 Michigan State at Jack Breslin Students
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA-MICHIGAN STATE DESCRIPTION: EAST LANSING, Mich. — Iowa plays No. 7 Michigan State at Jack Breslin Students
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. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA-MICHIGAN STATE DESCRIPTION: EAST LANSING, Mich. — Iowa plays No. 7 Michigan State at Jack Breslin Students
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–Winter Weather Post-Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago see hundreds of flights canceled and delayed after snowstorm SUMMARY: Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday
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–Winter Weather Post-Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago see hundreds of flights canceled and delayed after snowstorm SUMMARY: Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 30, 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. Ohio St. (61) 12-0 1645 1 2. Indiana
Continue Reading 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 (22) 7-0 790 1 2. Texas (10) 8-0 777
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By JUNIOR RACINE, DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press SAINT-MARC, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs attacked Haiti’s central region over the weekend, killing men, women and children as they set fire to homes and forced survivors to flee into the darkness. Police made emergency calls for backup, asserting that 50% of the Artibonite
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As Missouri launches sports betting Monday, people will be able to wager on how many points a particular athlete will score in a game — so long as it doesn’t involve a Missouri college or university.
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Searching for a gift for that special royal watcher in your life? How about a Christmas stocking made from the drapes of King Charles III’s Sandringham estate and hand-stitched by a sewing circle at Dumfries House in Scotland, where the king’s charitable foundation works to preserve traditional
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 2 CHL HOCKEY Noon NHLN — Lulea Hockey vs. Ilves Tampere 2:30 p.m. NHLN — ERC Ingolstadt vs. Frolunda Gothenburg COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. BTN — Campbell at Penn St. 7 p.m. ACCN — Oklahoma at Wake Forest ESPN2
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 13 6 .684 — Toronto 14 7 .667 — Boston 11 9 .550 2½ Philadelphia 10 9 .526 3 Brooklyn 3 16 .158 10 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 13 7 .650 — Atlanta 13 8 .619 ½ Orlando 12
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 16 4 .800 — 8-2 W-1 7-2 8-2 12-4 New York 13 6 .684 2½ 7-3 W-4 10-1 3-5 10-6 Toronto 14 7 .667 2½ 8-2 L-2 7-2 7-5 13-4 Miami 13 7 .650 3 7-3 L-1 9-2 4-5 8-4
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 13 6 .684 — 7-3 W-4 10-1 3-5 10-6 Toronto 14 7 .667 — 8-2 L-2 7-2 7-5 13-4 Boston 11 9 .550 2½ 7-3 W-1 6-4 5-5 8-6 Philadelphia 10 9 .526 3 4-6 L-1 5-6
Continue ReadingBy BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press PADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia (AP) — Over 800 people remained missing Monday after devastating floods killed over 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as Indonesia’s president urged more action to confront the changing climate. The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press President Donald Trump will meet with his national security team Monday afternoon as bipartisan scrutiny mounted over a report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order in September to strike an alleged drug vessel a second time to kill any survivors. The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month after Democrats scored a string of victories over Republicans in the Nov. 4 general election, the next test at the ballot box for both parties heading into the 2026 midterm season will be Tuesday in a Tennessee special congressional election on usually reliable
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