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Ex-University of Virginia student gets five life sentences for fatally shooting 3 football players
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia student was sentenced on Friday to…
Senator demands answers on Northwest fuel pipeline shutdown that could affect Thanksgiving travel
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell on Friday demanded answers from BP about a…
UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the United States…
Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring
TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in…
Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: ‘I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield’
A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed…
Senators want answers from Coast Guard on how it probes displays of swastikas or other hate symbols
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force said Friday they…
Supreme Court blocks order that found Texas congressional map is likely racially biased
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling…
Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces a stark choice and risks losing American support over US peace plan
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country in an address Friday…
Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge’s earlier decision
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Abortion is again illegal in North Dakota after the state’s Supreme…
Ex-NY trooper acquitted of murder in chase that killed 11-year-old, faces retrial for manslaughter
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his car…
Kennedy Center says it’s being paid $7.4 million ahead of the World Cup draw
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center said Friday that it is being paid $7.4 million…
A man has been shot and killed after wielding a knife at St. Louis airport, police say
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An officer at St. Louis’ busiest airport fatally shot a man…
4 guards sentenced in brutal beating death of an incarcerated Black man at New York prison
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Four prison guards involved in the death of an incarcerated Black…
Judge sets bail for Indiana man accused of killing house cleaner and sets trial for March
A judge set bail Friday for an Indiana man accused of killing a house cleaner…
Fátima Bosch’s Miss Universe 2025 win echoes in Mexico where women fight for equality
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fátima Bosch Fernández’s Miss Universe victory resounded across Mexico on Friday,…
Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of…
Federal prosecutors say 2 Texas men made plans to take over a Haitian island
DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Texas men plotted to take over a Haitian…
Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened a virtual meeting with American Catholic young people…
Florida eviction turns deadly as a deputy is killed, shooter and 2 others wounded
VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was killed while attempting to serve…
The Latest: Trump says he could live in New York City under Mamdani after meeting
President Donald Trump and New York City’s Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani met Friday at the White…
Prosecutor asks Arizona Supreme Court to review decision that stalled fake elector case
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s attorney general announced Friday that she is appealing a ruling that…
Takeaways from Trump and Mamdani visit: Both men get something they want, GOP loses a punching bag
The two had called each other “fascist” and “communist,” but when President Donald Trump and…
Dispute over fossil fuel phaseout upsets UN climate talks, and overtime looks likely
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Several nations held firm Friday in blocking proposals in the final…
NCAA won’t allow athletes or athletic department staff to bet on pro sports amid gambling scandals
NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports…