Gov. Tim Walz vows to fight Donald Trump’s agenda while working to understand his appeal
Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has vowed make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential…
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Spanish phone giant Telefónica to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spain’s largest telecommunications operator will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation…
Continue Reading Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie pledges to make San Francisco safer as mayor
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie, who has never held public office, promised on Friday that as San…
Continue Reading Trump’s deportation plan a key focus for Canada’s Cabinet committee on US-Canada relations
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to launch a mass deportation of millions of undocumented people is a top…
Continue Reading Michigan jury awards millions to a woman fired after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $12 million to a woman who lost her job at a Michigan insurance company after…
Continue Reading The US extends avocado import permissions to Guatemala, but don’t expect cheaper guacamole soon
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has extended avocado import permissions to Guatemala, but don’t expect that to result in cheaper guacamole…
Continue Reading What to know about the House push to expand some Social Security benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also…
Continue Reading 1 killed and 3 wounded after gunmen open fire at Brazil’s largest international airport
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police said that unidentified gunmen in a black car killed at least one person and wounded another three Friday…
Continue Reading Rafael weakens into a tropical storm as it swirls over the Gulf of Mexico after lashing Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Rafael has weakened into a tropical storm as it swirls through the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to break apart after…
Continue Reading US agency says Tesla’s public statements imply that its vehicles can drive themselves. They can’t.
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its…
Continue Reading Women win majority of seats in New Mexico Legislature in showcase of determination and joy
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Women won a majority of seats in the New Mexico Legislature in the general election, stirring expressions of…
Continue Reading Kentucky officer who fired pepper rounds at a TV crew during 2020 protests reprimanded
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky police officer has been reprimanded for firing non-lethal rounds at a TV camera crew during street protests over…
Continue Reading Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese national was ordered held Friday on trespassing charges after police say he tried to enter…
Continue Reading The Pentagon is letting a small number of U.S. defense contractors fix weapons in Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon is easing restrictions to allow a small number of private American defense…
Continue Reading Trump put Elon Musk on phone with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy during congratulatory call, official says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump put billionaire Elon Musk on the line with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy when…
Continue Reading Obama relatives settle racial bias dispute with private school in Milwaukee
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama’s brother and his wife have settled a lawsuit they filed in 2022 alleging a private…
Continue Reading Judge strikes down New York law intended to protect minority groups’ voting power
Associated Press A judge has struck down a state law that made it easier for New Yorkers to sue over electoral divisions and voting rules that…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has filed a new request for bail, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence,…
Continue Reading Alabama high school football player died from a heart condition, autopsy finds
NEW BROCKTON, Ala (AP) — Officials say a 14-year-old football player who collapsed during practice this summer died from congestive heart failure.…
Continue Reading NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost 8 months in space
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Three NASA astronauts whose prolonged space station mission ended with a trip to the hospital last…
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