By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation is the latest measure in the administration’s escalating campaign to combat drug trafficking into the U.S. The move comes as
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and the Trump administration were due back before a federal appeals court Monday in their fight over media access, with the AP arguing that a news outlet should not be punished for its point of view and the White House insisting that the
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and the Trump administration were due back before a federal appeals court Monday in their fight over media access, with the AP arguing that a news outlet should not be punished for its point of view and the White House insisting that the
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at
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BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has begun broadcasting extensive video on state television of its crackdown on online scam centers, showing buildings being bulldozed and over 1,000 foreigners detained. Myanmar is notorious for hosting cyberscam operations that target people all over the world. They usually involve gaining a person’s confidence with romantic ploys and
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Seacrest will have some starry help ushering in 2026 on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” — Chance the Rapper, Rob Gronkowski, Julianne Hough and Rita Ora have all signed up. ABC said Monday that Seacrest and Ora will anchor the celebrations from New
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — If Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine could turn back time, he would not have signed the law that legalized sports betting in his state. With two Cleveland Guardians pitchers and an Ohio-born guard for the Miami Heat snared in separate betting-related criminal probes, the second-term Republican
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By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dharmendra, one of Indian cinema’s most popular stars whose versatile performances made him a defining screen presence of 1970s and 1980s Bollywood films, died Monday. He was 89. The actor, who would have turned 90 on Dec. 8, had been in and out of a hospital
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A man driving a stolen car struck 11 people in Tokyo on Monday, killing one man in his 80s on a pedestrian walkway, police said. A spokesman at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity, didn’t give the condition of the other
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By BARRY HATTON Associated Press European officials said Monday they were comforted by the outcome of discussions on U.S. peace proposals for Ukraine that they had viewed as tilted in Russia’s favor, but they didn’t disclose details of the weekend talks and warned of a long road to peace. “The negotiations were a step forward,
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By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. refused to respond on Monday to an allegation by his estranged sister, a senator, that he has been a longtime drug addict whose cocaine dependence has undermined his governance, saying with a somber tone that he didn’t want to discuss a
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Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Miami 127 Philadelphia 117 Final Cleveland 120 L.A. Clippers 105 Final Boston 138 Orlando 129 Final Oklahoma City 122 Portland 95 Final L.A. Lakers 108 Utah 106 Final Phoenix 111 San Antonio 102 Final Atlanta 113 Charlotte 110 Final Toronto 119 Brooklyn
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Monday, Nov. 24. 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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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Monday, Nov. 24. 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
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Monday, Nov. 24. 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 Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
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By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in widespread flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Southeast Asia mounted on Monday with another person reported killed in Vietnam, and five others in Thailand with tens of thousands of people displaced. The total number of confirmed dead in Vietnam is
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By RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and a gunman attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan on Monday morning, killing three officers and wounding 11 others, police and rescue officials said. The attack took place in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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-ST. JOHN’S-IOWA STATE DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — No. 14 St. John’s plays No. 16 Iowa State in
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-ST. JOHN’S-IOWA STATE DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — No. 14 St. John’s plays No. 16 Iowa State in
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-ST. JOHN’S-IOWA STATE DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — No. 14 St. John’s plays No. 16 Iowa State in
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-ST. JOHN’S-IOWA STATE DESCRIPTION: LAS VEGAS — No. 14 St. John’s plays No. 16 Iowa State in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 2½ 3 (49½) Green Bay Kansas City 4½ 3½ (51½) at DALLAS at BALTIMORE 11½ 7½ (52½) Cincinnati Friday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA 6½ 7 (44½) Chicago Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 9½ 9½ (46½) at
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By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press HEYBELIADA, Turkey (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to mark a key event that shaped the foundations of Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, there has been a surge of renewed optimism over the possible reopening
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. But the entity that the U.S. government alleges is led by Maduro is not a cartel
Continue ReadingBy JULIE PACE AP Executive Editor NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by their government based on its preferences. This is not
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — It’s the longest walk in Georgia politics — the 600 steps from the mayor’s office in Atlanta’s towering City Hall to the governor’s office in the gold-domed state Capitol. No Atlanta mayor has ever made the journey to the state’s top office, but Democrat Keisha Lance
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LONDON (AP) — Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, but told reporters traveling with him for the
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LONDON (AP) — Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify. Keir Starmer declined to comment directly about King Charles III’s disgraced younger brother, but told reporters traveling with him for the
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Purdue (6-0) beat Memphis 80-71; beat No. 15 Texas Tech 86-56. No. 2 Houston (5-0) beat Rider 91-45. No. 3 UConn (5-1) lost to No. 4 Arizona 71-67; beat Bryant 72-49. No. 4 Arizona (5-0) beat No. 3 UConn 71-67. No. 5 Duke (7-0) beat No. 24 Kansas 78-66; beat Niagara 100-42; beat
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