Bangladesh court bans publication of speeches by ousted Prime Minister Hasina
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh has banned the publication of any speeches by former Prime Minister…
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An architect of Project 2025 is pressuring Republican senators to confirm Pete Hegseth
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, is reemerging with a campaign to…
Continue Reading Trump dispatched his incoming envoy to the Mideast for high-level talks on reaching Gaza ceasefire
Associated Presss WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy recently visited Israel and Qatar for high-level…
Continue Reading Hamas official says Gaza ceasefire talks have resumed after weekslong hiatus
Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — A Hamas official said Thursday that international mediators have resumed negotiating with the militant group and…
Continue Reading California will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will appeal a judge’s decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington…
Continue Reading 7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery…
Continue Reading Romanian soccer leader urges fans to keep country pro-European ahead of state presidential election
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s soccer federation leader has urged fans to keep the country on a pro-European path before a state…
Continue Reading Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president will ask President-elect Donald Trump that, if he deports migrants, to deport non-Mexicans directly to…
Continue Reading EPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,800 civil cases this year, a 3% increase over…
Continue Reading Trump talks up his transition and election victory as he receives Fox Nation award
Associated Press GREENVALE, N.Y. (AP) — Not yet even in office, Donald Trump said Thursday he’s already accomplished more than President Joe…
Continue Reading Cuba restores power grid and resumes planned blackouts of about 5 hours a day
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — After a nationwide blackout left millions without electricity for several hours in Cuba, the power grid has been…
Continue Reading US judge rejects Boeing’s plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge…
Continue Reading Israeli court rejects Netanyahu’s request to limit how often he’ll testify
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court has rejected a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to limit the number of days each week that he’ll…
Continue Reading Paraguay kicks out a visiting Chinese envoy for urging its lawmakers to turn their backs on Taiwan
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay has accused a Chinese diplomat of interfering in its domestic affairs and given him 24 hours to leave the…
Continue Reading From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Born from the ashes of the 2008 global financial crisis, bitcoin arrived after trust had withered in the…
Continue Reading Father of victim in NYC subway chokehold case sues defendant Daniel Penny
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The father of the victim in the fatal New York City subway chokehold case has sued defendant Daniel Penny as a…
Continue Reading Yvonne Johnson, the first Black mayor of North Carolina’s third-largest city, has died
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The first Black mayor of North Carolina’s third largest city has died. Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan announced that…
Continue Reading Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend
AP Health Writer A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics…
Continue Reading Hegseth faces senators’ concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead…
Continue Reading Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won’t be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the…
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