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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past ...

Dec 01, 2024

Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not ...

Dec 01, 2024

Serie A title race loses significance after Fiorentina player collapses on field

MILAN (AP) - The Italian league title race didn't seem so important on Sunday after a player collapsed on the field during a Serie A match. League leader Napoli had won 1-0 at Torino earlier in the da...

Dec 01, 2024

Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won't reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans to resume the talks next year. ...

Dec 01, 2024

UN says it is halting aid deliveries through main Gaza crossing because the route is too dangerous

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees say it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into Gaza because the route on the Gaza side has become too d...

Dec 01, 2024

San Jose State's volleyball season that ignited debate over women in sports ends in MW title match

LAS VEGAS (AP) - San Jose State's volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about women in sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday's Mountain West tournamen...

Nov 30, 2024

Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of p...

Nov 30, 2024

Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of ...

Nov 30, 2024

Taiwan's president arrives in Hawaii for a 2-day stop in the US as part of South Pacific visit

HONOLULU (AP) - Taiwan's president arrived Saturday in Hawaii to begin a two-day transit in the U.S. as part of a trip to the South Pacific, his first since assuming office. The stopover in Hawaii and...

Nov 30, 2024

Israeli strike in Gaza allegedly kills workers with World Central Kitchen charity

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday killed five people, a senior Palestinian health official said. Three of them were said to be employees of t...

Nov 30, 2024