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Lebanese army plans to carry out ‘sensitive missions’ amid US-backed Hezbollah disarmament plan
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s military will soon carry out “sensitive missions,” the country’s army chief…
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from ending legal protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s plans…
Judges, defense lawyers and grand jurors poke holes in cases from Trump’s DC federal intervention
WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury refused to indict a man who was captured on…
A Mississippi city’s tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport…
Trump administration tells states to remove references to ‘gender ideology’ from sex ed materials
President Donald Trump’s administration this week told 40 states to eliminate parts of lessons that…
Putin plans to travel to India in December, the Kremlin says
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin plans to travel to India in December, Putin’s aide said Friday.…
South Carolina GOP governor hopefuls clamor to show Trump ties, as Evette launches race’s first ad
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette is playing up her connection…
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a…
Taylor Kitsch’s ‘The Terminal List’ character gets an origin story in ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’
Taylor Kitsch’s character ends up a villain in 2022’s Chris Pratt-led series, “The Terminal List,”…
Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter sentenced to just over a year
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets…
Randy Moffitt, major league reliever and brother of Billie Jean King, dies at 76
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Randy Moffitt, a reliever who played 12 seasons in Major…
A Broadway show asks a white actor to replace an Asian one. The backlash was swift
NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway rom-com “Maybe Happy Ending” isn’t in a very happy…
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dreams are alive
NEW YORK (AP) — On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held…
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is working to woo Black voters away from Adams and Cuomo
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani seemed at ease as…
European defense leaders pledge pressure to end the war after Russian strike on Kyiv
BRUSSELS (AP) — European defense ministers pledged Friday to ramp up support for Ukraine and…
Tensions soar in Indonesia as protests over police brutality and lawmakers’ allowances continue
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Protests erupted for a fifth day Friday in multiple cities and…
Gym owner says she reported grooming concerns about coach years before arrest in sex abuse case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Long before his banishment from gymnastics and arrest after accusations…
Asylum seekers can stay in UK hotel after government wins appeal to keep it open
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a ban on asylum-seekers from…
China criticizes US senators’ Taiwan visit, calls it a threat to sovereignty
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has…
As Trump threatens more Guard troops in US cities, here’s what the law allows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, President Donald…
Abrego Garcia’s lawyers worry he can’t get a fair trial and request gag order for top US officials
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia say they are concerned he can’t get a fair trial…
Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump
As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep…
Pakistan races to evacuate tens of thousands stranded by floods in Punjab
NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers in Pakistan raced to evacuate tens of thousands of people…
2nd suspect arrested in a knife attack in Germany that wounded an American man
BERLIN (AP) — A second suspect was arrested Friday over a knife attack last weekend…