By MICHELLE L. PRICE, LISA MASCARO and JEFF AMY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of President Donald Trump who faced his political retribution if she sought reelection, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east
Continue ReadingFriday No. 1 Purdue (5-0) at No. 15 Texas Tech. Next: vs. Eastern Illinois, Friday. No. 2 Houston (5-0) did not play. Next: at Syracuse, Monday. No. 3 UConn (4-1) did not play. Next: vs. Bryant, Sunday. No. 4 Arizona (5-0) did not play. Next: vs. Denver, Monday. No. 5 Duke (6-0) beat Niagara 100-42.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Trump loyalist-turned critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
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By LISA MASCARO and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about how it will investigate incidents of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols being displayed in its ranks. The Coast Guard late Thursday released
Continue ReadingAll Times EST First Round Saturday, November 22 Kutztown vs. Bentley, 1 p.m. Indiana (Pa.) vs. Assumption, 1 p.m. Johnson C. Smith vs. Frostburg St., 1 p.m. Virginia Union vs. California (Pa.), 1 p.m. Albany St. (Ga.) vs. Valdosta St., 1 p.m. Wingate vs. Benedict, 1 p.m. West Florida vs. North Greenville, 1 p.m. Newberry
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas’ 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Donald Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito will remain in place at least for the next
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court temporarily blocks lower court ruling that found Texas congressional map likely racially discriminatory.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court temporarily blocks lower court ruling that found Texas congressional map likely racially discriminatory.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 3, 7, 9 (three, seven, 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 Friday’s drawing of the “Missouri Cash Pop” game were: 1 (one) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map that lower court ruled is likely racially biased.
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, JOSH BOAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press The two had called each other “fascist” and “communist,” but when President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani faced reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, they were just two iconoclastic New York politicians who were all smiles. The much-anticipated face-to-face showed
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday warned all pilots to “exercise caution” when flying in the airspace over Venezuela “due to the worsening security situation and heightened military activity ” around the country. The message said the unspecified threats “could pose a potential risk
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By ISOBEL KOSHIW Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position — caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not capitulating to Russia, its much larger neighbor that launched a full-scale invasion nearly four years ago.
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By JACQUES BILLEAUD and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general announced Friday that she is appealing a ruling that has stalled the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others for trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court has upheld the state’s abortion ban that a judge struck down last year.
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A Missouri judge who wore an Elvis Presley wig in his courtroom and played the singer’s music from his phone during court proceedings has agreed to a deal that would cut his career on the bench short. Judge Matthew Thornhill in suburban St. Louis faces a six-month unpaid suspension under
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district released a report Friday claiming that it received an abbreviated background check and what was likely a forged transcript when it was hiring its former superintendent, who was charged in a federal indictment with falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form.
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him, cover up his activities — or look away. No one has paid a higher cost than Epstein’s victims, who number more than
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him, cover up his activities — or look away. No one has paid a higher cost than Epstein’s victims, who number more than
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede land to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv’s military, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
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By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi called Friday for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call that President Donald Trump had with Mohammed bin Salman, joining Democratic lawmakers who are raising questions about whether Trump personally benefitted from his
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four-time All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce plans to wait until after the season to make a decision on retirement, though he did say Friday that he wants to make that decision early enough that the Kansas City Chiefs have time to prepare for the
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By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to update its website to contradict its longtime guidance that vaccines don’t cause autism, he told The New York Times in an interview published Friday. His comments provide clarity into
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Gov. Josh Green, a Hawaii Democrat who has floated the possibility of running for president, predicted that Americans will want a peacemaker once Donald Trump’s second term is over — and California Gov. Gavin Newsom may not fit the bill. In an interview with The
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “KPop Demon Hunters” is one step closer to another golden moment: The Oscars. The Netflix phenomenon is among 35 films features eligible for the animated feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released on Friday lists of all the films
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