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Dr. Amy Acton, who helped lead Ohio’s early pandemic response, joins 2026 governor's race

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor. Acton, 58, a physician and pu...

Jan 07, 2025

Gaudreau suspect pleads not guilty to homicide charges after turning down 35-year prison sentence

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday a...

Jan 07, 2025

Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump 's latest bid to delay this week's sentencing in his hush money case. In a one-sentence ruling following a...

Jan 07, 2025

Bangladesh's ailing former premier Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo medical treatment in London

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia left the nation's capital for London on Tuesday for medical treatment, said one of her advisers. Zahiruddin Swapan, an ad...

Jan 07, 2025

Gaudreau suspect pleads not guilty to homicide charges after turning down 35-year prison sentence

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they cycled on a rural New Jersey road pleaded not guilty to the indictment Tuesday a...

Jan 07, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas

CARACAS. Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzlez, who claims to have defeated President Nicols Maduro in last year's presidential election, said Tuesday that his son-in-law was k...

Jan 07, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader says his son-in-law was kidnapped in Caracas

CARACAS. Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzlez, who claims to have defeated President Nicols Maduro in last year's presidential election, said Tuesday that his son-in-law was k...

Jan 07, 2025

Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of ...

Jan 07, 2025

Man pleads not guilty to burning woman to death on a New York City subway train

NEW YORK (AP) - A man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was arraigned on murder and arson charges in Brooklyn c...

Jan 07, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases amid simmering court fight

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a cha...

Jan 07, 2025