HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville filed paperwork Monday to officially enter the 2026 race for Alabama governor, saying he wants to be the “chief recruiter to make our state better.” Tuberville, who leveraged fame from his Auburn University football coaching days to win election to the U.S. Senate in 2020, announced
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, as the demonstrations showed no signs of stopping. The figure came from the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which said more than 1,200 people
Continue ReadingMonday No. 1 UConn (15-0) did not play. Next: vs. St. John’s, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (17-0) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (15-1) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Nebraska, Sunday. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-1) did not
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By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press BANGUI, Central Africa Republic (AP) — Central Africa Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra won a third term in last month’s election, provisional results showed. The major opposition coalition boycotted the vote after a referendum allowed the removal of term limits. Touadéra, 68, faced challenges from six candidates,
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela has emerged as a flash point in the closely watched Republican primary campaign between Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a long-running Trump antagonist, and retired Navy SEAL officer Ed Gallrein, who has the president’s backing. Massie, showing his non-interventionist leanings, fired off a
Continue ReadingMonday No. 1 Arizona (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday. No. 2 Michigan (13-0) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Tuesday. No. 3 Iowa State (14-0) did not play. Next: at Baylor, Wednesday. No. 4 UConn (14-1) did not play. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (13-1) did not play.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 8, 8, 9 (eight, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 4, 6 (two, four, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may have his name on the building, but it’s still the Kennedy Center to Congress. A bipartisan spending package released Monday by House Speaker Mike Johnson includes $32 million for operating expenses at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts through Sept.
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By DÁNICA COTO and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials on Monday lowered flags before dawn to mourn 32 security officers they say were killed in the U.S. weekend strike in Venezuela, the island nation’s closest ally, as residents here wonder what the capture of President Nicolás Maduro means for their future.
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By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When it came time to decide the cover image for Wet Leg’s sophomore album, the British indie rock band packed items that might provide inspiration — velvet worms sewn by guitarist Hester Chambers, an oversized head of hair from a music video shoot, lizard-like gloves —
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By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday reduced a prison sentence to probation for a former Tennessee lawmaker whose testimony helped convict the former state House speaker and his onetime aide of public corruption. Although her cohorts were pardoned by President Donald Trump, Republican Rep. Robin Smith had
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By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including “race,” “belonging” and “pregnant people” — a directive that could reshape the early education program. A coalition of organizations representing Head Start providers and parents said in court
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom Monday, an array of misrepresented and fabricated images that began circulating soon after his capture over the weekend continued to multiply on social media. President Donald Trump contributed to the deluge, sharing
Continue ReadingBy ANDERS KONGSHAUG, CLAUDIA CIOBANU and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance. Her comments came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed call for the strategic, mineral-rich Arctic island to
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — What happened over the last month of the season for the Kansas City Chiefs figures to be a whole lot less interesting than what will transpire over the next few months, when a perennial juggernaut in desperate need of a reset begins work on the retooling.
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75. Schumacher’s daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed Monday that her father passed
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75. Schumacher’s daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed Monday that her father passed
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday to dissolve the organization that was created in 1967. CPB had been winding down since Congress acted last
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON, GEOFF MULVIHILL and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press/Report for America President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it’s planning to tighten rules for federal child care funds after a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents. A Department of Health and Human Services spokesman also reiterated
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida is awaiting approval from federal officials to open a third immigration detention center, following “Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot,” and the state also is looking into a potential fourth detention facility, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday. Florida officials were waiting for the U.S. Department of
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Both allies and adversaries of the United States on Monday used an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to voice opposition to the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro. Before the U.N.’s most powerful body, countries critiqued
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike in Gaza on Monday hit a tent housing displaced people, killing a 5-year-old girl and her uncle and wounding two other children, hospital officials said. The strike took place in the Muwasi area northwest of Khan
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — What happened over the last month of the season for the Kansas City Chiefs figures to be a whole lot less interesting than what will transpire over the next few months, when a perennial juggernaut in desperate need of a reset begins work on
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan government on Monday sought to show its people and the world that the country is being run independently and not controlled by the United States following its stunning weekend arrest of Nicolás Maduro, the authoritarian leader who had ruled for almost 13 years.
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. multinational corporations will be exempted from paying more corporate taxes overseas in a deal finalized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD announced Monday that nearly 150 countries have agreed on the plan, initially crafted in 2021, to stop large global companies from
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. multinational corporations will be exempted from paying more corporate taxes overseas in a deal finalized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD announced Monday that nearly 150 countries have agreed on the plan, initially crafted in 2021, to stop large global companies from
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Monday, Jan. 5 EAST Brandeis 90, Lasell 79 Cairn 108, Penn State Lehigh Valley Nittany Lions 51 Columbia 104, Cornell 99 Daemen 78, Franklin Pierce 72 Dartmouth 76, Harvard 68 Dean 87, New England College 67 Frostburg State 89, D’Youville 87 Husson 101, SUNY-Delhi 83 Maine Maritime Academy 69, Northern Vermont-Johnson 59 Maine-Farmington 94, Northern
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-MINNESOTA DESCRIPTION: Iowa plays Minnesota at Williams Arena. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 01/06/2026 07:00
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