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ICE to open national call center to find unaccompanied migrant children
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open a national call center to help local…
DC Mayor Bowser is not the target of Justice Department investigation, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is scrutinizing a trip that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel…
Brazil’s Supreme Court panel unanimously rejects Bolsonaro’s appeal, upholding 27-year sentence
SAO PAULO (AP) — The justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel reviewing former President Jair…
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont to seek third term in 2026
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont filed the necessary paperwork on Friday…
The government shutdown prompts the cancellation of some Veterans Day events
Normally on Veterans Day, volunteers gather at the Riverside National Cemetery in California to place…
Trump pardons former Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry…
Salman Rushdie’s new book is his first fiction since a brutal attack. He tells us why
NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s new book, his 23rd, is also a resetting of…
The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first…
Woodrow Lowe, a star linebacker at Alabama who started 11 NFL seasons with the Chargers, dies at 71
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Woodrow Lowe, a three-time All-American linebacker at Alabama and an 11-year…
US skips human rights review by UN body as countries appeal for its return next year
GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Friday snubbed a review of its human rights…
Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage…
Ex-NFL player Antonio Brown waives extradition on attempted murder charge, will return to Miami
Former NFL player Antonio Brown will return to Miami from a New Jersey jail after…
Trump’s energy secretary slams UN climate conference in Brazil, where US absence is glaring
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday condemned the COP30 environmental…
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a…
Multiple explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school and injure 54
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Friday they have identified a 17-year-old boy as…
Protesters disrupt an Israeli Philharmonic concert in Paris. 4 people are detained
PARIS (AP) — Protesters repeatedly disrupted a concert by the Israel Philharmonic orchestra in Paris,…
Wrong-way rover: Dog is rescued from a busy Boston tunnel during rush hour
BOSTON (AP) — A dog trotting through a busy Boston tunnel narrowly missed being hit…
2 more men charged in FBI investigation related to alleged Halloween plot in Michigan
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities in New Jersey have charged two more young men in…
Republican US Rep. Elise Stefanik is running for governor of New York
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, a close Republican ally of President Donald…
Former British soldier fighting extradition to Kenya in death of woman
LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier said Friday that he would fight extradition to…
NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues investigation into betting allegations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — NCAA revokes eligibility of 6 more college basketball players as it continues…
Ukraine’s army fights to hold Pokrovsk in a battle for territory and narratives
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A critical moment for the future of Ukraine’s Donetsk region is…
Van is chased by police in Bulgaria and crashes, killing six migrants
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A van carrying nine migrants who entered Bulgaria illegally crashed while…
K-pop, The Weeknd, Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish: All the 2026 Grammy nom snubs and surprises
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2026 Grammy Award nominees are here, and who else but…