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Trump’s quest for the Nobel Peace Prize falls short again despite high-profile nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize on…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills will challenge Sen. Susan Collins in key 2026 Senate contest, AP sources say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S.…
Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Harvey Weinstein and regret it, his lawyers say
NEW YORK (AP) — Two jurors who voted in June to convict Harvey Weinstein of…
Who is Letitia James? New York’s attorney general has battled Trump, big tech and the NRA
NEW YORK (AP) — It was January 2004 and Donald Trump and Letitia James, a…
The Latest: Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started
The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started…
The Latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza return north as ceasefire takes effect
Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza were starting to walk north to return to…
Things to know about the Qatar training facility planned for an Idaho Air Force base
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday morning that the…
Nor’easter without a name to bring ocean flooding and high winds to US East Coast
A storm without a name was expected to bring flooding to the East Coast from…
Tennessee company rocked by a deadly explosion supplied the military with explosives
An explosives plant in rural Tennessee rocked by an explosion Friday that authorities said left…
National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — National Guard troops patrolled in Tennessee’s second-largest city for the first…
Trump officials not giving up on deporting Abrego Garcia to African nations despite resistance
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing again to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia,…
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it…
Katie Porter pushes back. After disastrous week ex-US Rep rallies support in California governor run
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Katie Porter is fighting back. After a disastrous week that saw…
$1 million bond set for North Carolina legislator accused of sex crimes with 15-year-old
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state legislator accused this week of sex-related crimes…
Senator’s letter to Big Ten presidents: Private equity ‘unlikely to align’ with academic goals
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent a letter to Big Ten presidents Friday, warning that a…
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago’s beloved chaplain, dies at 106
CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at…
South Carolina’s longest-serving death row inmate dies of natural causes after 42 years in prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row…
Scrapple sculpture contest winner prevailed in Eagles country by putting the pig into pigskin
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it…
California governor signs bills to aid Los Angeles wildfire recovery and reform disaster response
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills to help…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize…
María Corina Machado, a symbol of the political resistance in Venezuela and now Nobel winner
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — María Corina Machado has long been the face of resistance to…
What we know about the fraud case against New York attorney general Letitia James
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James, a longtime political foe of…
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put conditions on domestic violence grants
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot put conditions on grants that…
Pakistani forces kill 30 militants after deadly ambush that killed soldiers in country’s northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces acting on intelligence killed 30 militants in multiple…