By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of Feb. 12 election, which is seen as the most consequential in Bangladesh’s
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By JAIMIE DING and TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Towering high above Taiwan’s capital city at 1,667 feet (508 meters), Taipei 101 dominates the skyline. The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination of professional rock climber Alex Honnold for more than a decade. On Saturday morning, he will
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By LINDSEY BAHR and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Robert Redford liked to say that everybody has a story. He’s not the only person who said it, but he is one of the few who did something to celebrate it, his daughter, Amy Redford, said Wednesday evening ahead of the Sundance
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES-SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who falsely claimed to be a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES-SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who falsely claimed to be a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES-SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who falsely claimed to be a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–IMMIGRATION-DES MOINES-SUPERINTENDENT DESCRIPTION: The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district who falsely claimed to be a
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia were returned to South Korea on Friday to face investigations in what was the largest group repatriation of Korean criminal suspects from abroad. The 73 South Korean suspects allegedly scammed fellow Koreans out of
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By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG New England 5½ 4½ (42½) at DENVER at SEATTLE 2½ 2½ (46½) LA Rams NBA Friday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 4½ (217½) Houston at CLEVELAND 11½ (235½) Sacramento Phoenix 2½ (231½) at ATLANTA Boston 8 (216½) at BROOKLYN at MEMPHIS 4½ (236½)
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 32 10 .762 — 8-2 W-4 17-4 14-6 22-6 Boston 27 16 .628 5½ 6-4 W-1 13-7 14-9 20-10 New York 26 18 .591 7 3-7 W-1 17-6 8-12 19-11 Toronto 27 19 .587 7 6-4 W-2 13-10 14-9 22-12
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Chris Pine gets a lot of scripts sent his way, but when Rachel Lambert’s “Carousel” landed on his proverbial desk it was like he’d stumbled on something from a different filmmaking era. In Lambert’s lyrical prose was a story that, to him, felt very
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting “everyone wants to be a part” of the body he said could eventually rival the United
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By STEVEN SLOAN and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely a month into his presidency, Joe Biden had a message for Europe. “America is back,” Biden told the Munich Security Conference in 2021. “The transatlantic alliance is back.” It was a promise Biden delivered often as he sought to cast the disruptions of
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters showered “Sinners” with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district pleaded guilty Thursday, and admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, had initially pleaded not guilty to both
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 3, 7 (one, two, three, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 8, 9 (two, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 1, 9 (zero, one, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 10, 11, 22, 28, 30 (ten, eleven, twenty-two, twenty-eight, thirty) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 0, 7 (zero, zero, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 0, 5, 7, 9 (zero, five, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 5, 9 (one, two, five, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 6, 10, 20, 22, 33 (six, ten, twenty, twenty-two, thirty-three) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 6, 8 (zero, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two organizers of Hong Kong’s long-running vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown pleaded not guilty Thursday, while a third pleaded guilty before the trial brought under a national security law that has largely erased dissent in the city. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho,
Continue Reading Wednesday No. 1 UConn (19-0) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Thursday. No. 2 South Carolina (19-1) did not play. Next: at No. 16 Oklahoma, Thursday. No. 3 UCLA (18-1) beat Purdue 96-48. Next: at Northwestern, Sunday. No. 4 Texas (19-2) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Sunday. No. 5 Vanderbilt (19-0) did not play.
Continue ReadingWednesday No. 1 Arizona (18-0) vs. Cincinnati. Next: vs. West Virginia, Saturday. No. 2 UConn (18-1) did not play. Next: vs. Villanova, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. Ohio State, Friday. No. 4 Purdue (17-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Illinois, Saturday. No. 5 Duke (17-1) did not play.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 9 (nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 2, 5 (two, two, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 4, 6, 6, 8 (four, six, six, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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