What happens to Donald Trump’s criminal conviction? Here are a few ways it could go
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s election victory created a conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can…
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experience
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host…
Continue Reading Speaker Mike Johnson wins GOP nomination to remain in job, faces full House vote in new year
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep…
Continue Reading A look at the candidates vying to be the next Senate majority leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to…
Continue Reading Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous…
Continue Reading In Africa, meager expectations and some hopes for a second Trump presidency
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — African leaders may have been quick to congratulate Donald Trump on his election, professing a desire for…
Continue Reading Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — When Zarifa Nawfal’s family arrived in Beirut for her wounded daughter’s surgery, one of the first things she…
Continue Reading Infowars auction could determine whether Alex Jones is kicked off its platforms
Associated Press Conspiracy theory purveyor Infowars and most of its assets went on the auction block Wednesday, with Alex Jones waiting to see if he…
Continue Reading Trump makes a victor’s return to Washington and pledges a ‘smooth’ transition of power from Biden
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump made a victor’s return to Washington on Wednesday, visiting the White House for a nearly two-hour…
Continue Reading US inflation rose slightly last month after 2 years of steady cooling but remained low
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars and air fares, a…
Continue Reading John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced…
Continue Reading At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The United Nations’ annual climate conference continued Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big…
Continue Reading Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief has accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces of…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in…
Continue Reading Silence descends around China’s deadliest mass killing in years as flowers cleared away
Associated Press ZHUHAI, China (AP) — Online discussion about China’s deadliest mass killing in years was being censored Wednesday as authorities…
Continue Reading Guns smuggled from the US are blamed for a surge in killings on more Caribbean islands
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials are blaming illegal firearms for an increase or a record number of killings in a growing…
Continue Reading A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China’s Xi
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after an inflation update
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help…
Continue Reading Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. He was 84. He died…
Continue Reading Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the…
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