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NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfire in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NFL has moved the Rams' wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. The playoff game will be pla...

Jan 09, 2025

The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has succeeded in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty for a...

Jan 09, 2025

Judge releases woman who stabbed a classmate to please Slender Man from a psychiatric hospital

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin woman who at age 12 stabbed her sixth grade classmate nearly to death to please online horror character Slender Man is set to be released from a psychiatric hospital, ...

Jan 09, 2025

NBA postpones game between Lakers and Hornets due to wildfires in Los Angeles area

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area. It is the s...

Jan 09, 2025

New Mexico is a go-to state for women seeking abortions. A new court ruling helps it stay that way

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general. The unanimous opinion...

Jan 09, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado risks arrest by joining anti-government protests

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday left her hideout for the first time in months, risking arrest as anti-government protesters made a last-ditch at...

Jan 09, 2025

Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz event

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Polish government adopted a resolution on Thursday vowing to ensure the free and safe participation of the highest representatives of Israel - including Prime Minister Benjam...

Jan 09, 2025

An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say

BANGKOK (AP) - An airstrike by Myanmar's army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local...

Jan 09, 2025

New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court declined to block Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing in his hush money case Thursday, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect's likely last o...

Jan 09, 2025

New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court declined to block Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing in his hush money case Thursday, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect's likely last o...

Jan 09, 2025