By MARK SHIEFELBEIN, JACQUELYN MARTIN and RAHMAT GUL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump’s name to the building after its board, handpicked by Trump, voted to rename it The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. This is a photo gallery
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By MATT BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bid by Vice President JD Vance on the opening night of the conservative youth group’s annual conference. After telling the cheering crowd that Turning
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned. Christopher Day began hearing cases
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and ADAM GELLER Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — As December’s chill settled over Gaza, the family’s nylon tent offered little refuge. So each night, Eseid Abdeen covered his frail newborn son with four blankets, periodically shining a flashlight on the baby’s eyes to confirm he was all right. Until
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Tourists visiting the Trevi Fountain are now going to pay more than just the legendary coin toss over their shoulder to get the Instagrammable selfie in front of one of the world’s most celebrated waterworks. Starting Feb. 1, the city of Rome is imposing a 2-euro ($2.35)
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Friday, Dec. 19 EAST Caldwell 80, Wilmington (DE) 65 Connecticut College 85, Rhode Island College 64 Drexel 75, Mount St Marys 67 Emory 98, Christopher Newport 65 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Lehman 42 Franciscan 89, Penn State Shenango Nittany Lions 78 Lincoln (Pa) 80, Morehouse 72, OT Millersville 88, Bowie State 71 Navy 88, Coppin State
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By HARRIET MORRIS and KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The young journalist in a red bow tie stood during President Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference Friday and displayed a sign saying he wanted to get married. But his main question wasn’t directed at Putin — it was to his girlfriend, Olga, proposing
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorneys for President Donald Trump urged a federal judge on Friday to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center on Friday quickly added Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts center Congress designated as a living memorial to John F. Kennedy, a day after the center’s board of trustees voted to make the change. Blue tarps were hung in front of the building
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs insist that they are playing to win over the final three weeks of the season. That’s their competitive nature. It wouldn’t be the worst thing to lose. The Chiefs already are assured of having their decade-long string of postseason appearances
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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more
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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more
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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more
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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more
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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Severe Weather Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way SUMMARY: Work crews are mopping up but bracing for
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Continue Reading Friday No. 1 UConn (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Iowa, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (11-1) did not play. Next: at Florida Gulf Coast, Saturday. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday. No.
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By JAMIE STENGLE and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Court documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, were released Friday by order of a judge, months after she filed citing “biblical grounds.” The initial filing showed that
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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled $5 billion in 2025. Topping the list was $2 billion from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, followed by a $746.7 million donation from Warren Buffett and a $500 million pledge from the mother
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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled $5 billion in 2025. Topping the list was $2 billion from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, followed by a $746.7 million donation from Warren Buffett and a $500 million pledge from the mother
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(AP) — Ford is recalling more than 270,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in the U.S. because of a parking function problem that could lead to them rolling away.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs appear to be mere days away from taking a big step toward a move across the state line, and eventually leaving their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for a new and likely covered stadium in Kansas. With a
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs appear to be mere days away from taking a big step toward a move across the state line, and eventually leaving their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for a new and likely covered stadium in Kansas. With a
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs appear to be mere days away from taking a big step toward a move across the state line, and eventually leaving their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for a new and likely covered stadium in Kansas. With a
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs appear to be mere days away from taking a big step toward a move across the state line, and eventually leaving their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri for a new and likely covered stadium in Kansas. With a
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals reunited with veteran left-hander Matt Strahm on Friday, acquiring the former All-Star from the Philadelphia Phillies in a trade for right-hander Jonathan Bowlan in a move that each club hopes will improve their bullpen. The 34-year-old Strahm was drafted by the Royals in 2012 out of
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A man with at least one knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others, according to the national news agency and the city government. The suspect later fell to his death from a department store building. Police
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By JON CHERRY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Turning Point USA is holding its annual youth conference in Phoenix, where conservative influencers have clashed and the women have drawn inspiration from Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who now leads the political movement that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House. This is a
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