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 ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US-Child-Care-Fraud-Minnesota-What to Know What to know about the Trump administration’s latest moves on child care funding SUMMARY: The Trump administration is planning to tighten
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lisette Oropesa impresses Peter Gelb as more than a singer. “She reminds me a little bit of Beverly Sills,” the Metropolitan Opera general manager said. “She seems to have that kind of intellectual quickness. She’s extremely astute and she connects with people. Who knows? Maybe someday
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press Indiana U.S. Rep. Jim Baird is expected to make a full recovery after his vehicle was struck in a car accident that hospitalized him, the Republican’s office said Tuesday. “He is extraordinarily grateful for everyone’s prayers during this time,” Baird’s congressional office said in a statement. The statement did not
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By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After just two and half weeks of release, the Sydney Sweeney box-office hit “The Housemaid” is getting a sequel. Lionsgate announced Tuesday that it will start production on “The Housemaid’s Secret” later this year. The film will be based on the second of Freida McFadden’s bestselling trilogy
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Snow, ice and freezing temperatures hit parts of Europe on Tuesday, causing treacherous traffic conditions that left at least five people dead in France and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights from one of the continent’s busiest airports. Authorities in the Landes region of
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro set another campaign finance record for Pennsylvania with $30 million on hand as he seeks a second term this fall, his campaign said Tuesday. Pennsylvania has emerged as the nation’s premier presidential battleground state, and Shapiro’s strong showing in the 2022 governor’s race elevated his profile within
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, Jan. 7 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. CBSSN — Furman at Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. BTN — Indiana at Maryland 7 p.m. ACCN — Stanford at Virginia Tech CBSSN — Saint Louis at VCU ESPN2 — Missouri at Kentucky ESPNU — Miami
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Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA CIOBANU and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press The White House said Tuesday that “U.S. military is always an option,” even as a series of European leaders rejected President Donald Trump’s comments about seeking an American takeover of the world’s largest island. Trump has floated since his first term the idea of purchasing Greenland, which
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By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The celebrated Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr, director of such works as “Sátántangó” and “The Turin Horse” and the recipient of numerous awards for his long and often darkly comic films, has died at 70. During a career spanning decades, Tarr wrote and directed nine feature films,
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By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Semyon Bychkov will succeed Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the Paris Opera starting in August 2028, the company’s general director Alexander Neef said Tuesday. The 73-year-old Bychkov agreed to a four-year contract and will conduct two operas and six symphonic concerts per season, Neef said. Dudamel quit as the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Tuesday, Jan. 06. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Tuesday, Jan. 06. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Fire safety inspections hadn’t been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday. Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at Le Constellation in
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future. Now that world order — centered at the United
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MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rain killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, officials said Tuesday. Days of monsoon rain burst riverbanks early Monday, triggering fast-moving torrents of water mixed with mud, rocks and debris that swept away people and submerged villages in Siau Tagulandang Biaro District, said
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 120 Orlando 112 Final Cleveland 120 Indiana 116 Final Memphis 106 San Antonio 105 Final Minnesota 122 Miami 94 Final L.A. Lakers 111 New Orleans 103 Final Dallas 100 Sacramento 98 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Buffalo 5 Vancouver 3 Final Carolina 6 Dallas 3 Final
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Conway, who was once married to a former adviser to the president before becoming a prominent anti-Trump voice, announced on Tuesday that he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City, testing whether he can turn his strong social media following into
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and MOHAMMED ZAATARI Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Israel’s air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday and early Tuesday, including in the country’s third-largest city. A strike around 1 a.m. Tuesday leveled a three-story commercial building in the southern coastal city of Sidon, a few days before
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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 – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-IOWA-MINNESOTA DESCRIPTION: No. 19 Iowa plays Minnesota at Williams Arena. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:
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 – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-IOWA-MINNESOTA DESCRIPTION: No. 19 Iowa plays Minnesota at Williams Arena. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words, photos. UPCOMING:
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