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Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point taps his widow as its next leader. Questions about its future remain
PHOENIX (AP) — Turning Point USA, the organization Charlie Kirk founded to mobilize young, Christian…
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami near deal to extend contract through at least 2026, AP source says
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are reviewing the final details…
Jimmy Kimmel the latest TV host to get into trouble. Here’s a look at others
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late night is not the first time…
Immigration judge denies bond for man detained by ICE after nearly dying in Iowa shooting
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An immigration judge has denied bond to a man who…
Lawsuit targets militant groups as complicit in deaths of US citizens in Hamas attack
Lawyers for U.S. victims of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel are suing various groups…
What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl…
Heavy rains cause power outages and force widespread closures in the US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Heavy rains forced the closure of schools, businesses and…
Photos show President Donald Trump during his second state visit to Britain
WINDSOR, England (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is in the United Kingdom for a…
The Latest: Trump and Starmer disagree over the possibility of a Palestinian state
AYLESBURY, England (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledged that he and U.S. President…
Conservationists sue to stop Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Conservationists have filed a lawsuit to halt Florida’s first black bear…
South Carolina fires election chief as state deals with Trump administration request for voter data
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina fired its election director as the state negotiates with…
Texas has a new abortion pill law. But at least one provider plans to keep shipping them there
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a first-of-its-kind law that lets anyone sue prescribers…
Albania’s AI ‘minister’ makes its debut with an address to parliament
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An AI-generated government “minister” made its debut with an address in…
RYDER CUP ’25: The recipe for what Justin Thomas calls the ‘biggest golf event ever’
Take the loudest and rowdiest event in golf. Put it on a public golf course…
Accused French Islamic State members held in Syria sent to Iraq for trial, officials say
BAGHDAD (AP) — Forty-seven French citizens who had been held in detention in northeast Syria…
Discovery of insects trapped in amber sheds light on ancient Amazon rainforest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time…
Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school
SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after…
Saudi Arabia signs a mutual defense pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan after Israel’s attack on Qatar
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have signed a mutual defense pact that…
Police in Haiti say officers shot and killed former rebel leader Wilfort Ferdinand
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A spokesman for Haiti’s National Police said Thursday that officers killed…
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia is ready to raise its highest tower and become Europe’s tallest church
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After well over a century under construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica…
Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, LGBTQ+ welcome and China in his first interview
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history’s first American…
WHO says 31 of 38 Ebola cases in Congo have resulted in deaths
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that 31 of 38 confirmed…
Turkey and Egypt will hold joint naval drills for the first time in 13 years
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Egypt will hold joint naval drills for the first…
First migrant flown back to France in UK’s ‘one in, one out’ policy to curb unauthorized migration
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. returned the first migrant to France on Thursday under a…