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Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the US 'is no longer welcome' in the country

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that South Africa's ambassador to the United States "is no longer welcome" in the country. Rubio, in a post on X, accused Ebrahim Rasool of...

Mar 14, 2025

Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) - A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way for passage as a midnight Friday deadline loomed. Ten De...

Mar 14, 2025

Trump pledges to 'expel rogue actors' in political speech at Justice Department

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a triumphant visit to the Justice Department on Friday to air a litany of grievances about the criminal investigations that threatened to torpedo his poli...

Mar 14, 2025

Helicopter route permanently closed on route near Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash

WASHINGTON (AP) - Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 p...

Mar 14, 2025

Senate gives final approval to a bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate gave final approval Friday to a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to rei...

Mar 14, 2025

Immigration officials arrest second person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia

NEW YORK (AP) - Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student, they announced Fr...

Mar 14, 2025

Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP

University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there's enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women's hockey program that it's only a matter o...

Mar 14, 2025

Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says

BAGHDAD (AP) - The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the I...

Mar 14, 2025

More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to end diversity and equity programs that his official...

Mar 14, 2025

Philippine ex-President Duterte appears by video link before international court judges in The Hague

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared Friday by video link before judges at the International Criminal Court, days after his arrest in Manila on murder cha...

Mar 14, 2025