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Philippine court convicts journalist of terror financing charge in ruling condemned by media groups
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court Thursday found a Filipina journalist guilty of financing…
Rescue efforts underway after landslides hit New Zealand campground and house with 2 confirmed dead
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Landslides hit a house and a campground in New Zealand on…
In the ashes of Lirquén: How a small town is rising from Chile’s devastating wildfires
LIRQUÉN, Chile (AP) — The thick smoke hovering over the city is a grim reminder…
Immigration officials allow suspect in $100M jewelry heist to self deport, avoiding trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal immigration authorities allowed a suspect in a $100 million jewelry…
Sundance first look: Chris Pine and Jenny Slate in the delicate romantic drama ‘Carousel’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Chris Pine gets a lot of scripts sent his way,…
Oscar nominations are this morning. ‘Sinners’ could make history
Horror films have traditionally been left out of the Oscars, but when nominations for the…
A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how?
HONOLULU (AP) — A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Trump backs down on Greenland and cancels tariff threat after NATO agrees to future Arctic…
Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of…
Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility…
UNC’s ‘Carolina North’ campus expansion is going forward amid question on future of basketball arena
North Carolina is going forward with long-discussed plans to develop an off-campus expansion for academic,…
Army orders military police to get ready for a possible Minneapolis deployment, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare…
Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only…
Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for…
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes…
Astronauts say space station’s ultrasound machine was critical during medical crisis
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station…
Immigration enforcement arrives in Maine as a court freezes restrictions on tactics in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Maine became the latest target of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown,…
Former DEA agent sentenced to 5 years in prison for using badge to protect drug trafficking friends
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug…
ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Trump administration is now targeting its mass deportation campaign on…
Trump’s Board of Peace poses latest in a series of US challenges to the United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump’s ambition for the “Board of Peace” to play…
Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died of abnormal heartbeat from accidental overdose, report says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead…
House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary…
Conservative group says Los Angeles school policy hurts white students in federal lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservative group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Los…
Republicans and some Democrats back contempt for the Clintons in House Epstein probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Bill Clinton…