By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly helping to transport tons of cocaine from Colombia, storing the drugs in Costa Rica, then shipping them to the U.S. and Europe. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control alleges that
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By The Associated Press Director Ryan Coogler spoke about writing the blues-infused vampire film “Sinners,” nominated for a record 16 Oscars, for his late uncle. Rose Byrne, who learned of her best actress nomination in the middle of the night in Australia, talked about the intensive experience of fine-tuning her turbulent character during a five-week
Continue ReadingBy KAMILA HRABCHUK and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Zelenskyy listed
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Leonardo DiCaprio picked up his sixth lead actor Oscar nomination Thursday morning for carrying the American masterpiece “One Battle After Another” as the overwhelmed single dad and flustered revolutionary Bob Ferguson. Ten years after he won best actor for “The Revenant,” it’s a statistic that puts him in a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs. An administration official said Thursday
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MILAN (AP) — The actors co-starring in the hit hockey romance TV series “Heated Rivalry” are set to be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame on the way to the Opening Ceremony for the Milan Cortina Games. The organizing committee announced Thursday that Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will take part in the torch
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Trump says he is suing JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for alleged ‘political’ debanking.
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By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon announced her candidacy Thursday for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody. Moody was serving as Florida’s attorney general when Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her to fill out the term of Marco Rubio when he became
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Styles is getting back out on the road. The English musician announced his “Together, Together” tour on Thursday. It’s a 50-date run made up of residencies in Europe, the U.K., Brazil, Mexico, the U.S. and Australia. Styles’ tour launches May 16 with six nights
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his primary opponent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over the 2020 election again, this time wielding his legislative powers. In what appears to be an attempt to galvanize his right-wing supporters, Jones, a close
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers on Thursday formally reprimanded a House member who sent a sexually vulgar text message to a colleague while protesting a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump. Democratic state Rep. Jeremy Dean was barred from serving on House committees, ordered to
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By WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Guinea-Bissau is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country, pending an ethical review, the health minister said Thursday. A six-person ethics committee didn’t meet to review the study during the initial confirmation process, Health Minister Quinhi Nantot said
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After such a strong year for movies, the brutal limitations of Oscar nominations were bound to have some big omissions. But there were several genuine shockers Thursday morning, including widely expected nominees like Ariana Grande and Paul Mescal missing out on nods in their respective acting categories. In some
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Saint Louis at St. Bonaventure 6 p.m. FS1 — Indiana at Rutgers 7 p.m. CBSSN — UMass at Buffalo 8 p.m. ESPNU — Akron at Ohio FOX — Ohio St. at Michigan
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sports bettors in Missouri could face new restrictions on college athlete wagers under rules being considered Thursday in response to an NCAA request to states following the latest betting scandal to rock college athletics. The move by the Missouri Gaming Commission comes a week
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, on Thursday intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet, officials said. French maritime authorities for the Mediterranean said the ship, the Grinch, is
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By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Issey Miyake brought a monastic calm to Paris on Thursday, staging its IM Men show inside the medieval Collège des Bernardins and sending out sweeping, robe-like silhouettes that matched the venue’s stillness. Stone vaulting and filtered light gave the fall 2026 runway a spiritual, almost devotional
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Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 27 16 .628 — New York 26 18 .591 1½ Toronto 27 19 .587 1½ Philadelphia 23 19 .548 3½ Brooklyn 12 30 .286 14½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 23 19 .548 — Miami 23 21 .523 1 Atlanta 21
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — For days it seemed there was no way out of the latest standoff between Europe and the United States: U.S. President Donald Trump insisted he must have Greenland — and would settle for nothing short of total ownership. Even after he dropped the threat of
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers in Iraq came after a request by officials in Baghdad that was welcomed by the U.S.-led coalition and the Syrian government, officials said Thursday. American and Iraqi officials
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Rafael Tudares Bracho, the son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González, was released on Thursday after being held incommunicado for more than a year, said his wife, Mariana González, daughter of the former presidential candidate. The release comes just two months after Tudares was sentenced to 30 years in prison and
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cass Information Systems Inc. (CASS) on Thursday reported profit of $8.2 million in its fourth quarter. The St. Louis-based company said it had profit of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 68 cents per share. The invoice and payment management company
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By STEVEN GRATTAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first-ever joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said Thursday. The operation was backed by Interpol — the international police cooperation agency that helps
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By LORNE COOK and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are gathering for emergency talks on Thursday to chart a new course in transatlantic relations after a tumultuous two weeks dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of Greenland. On the eve of their summit, Trump dramatically
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