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Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid, officials say

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners that it's terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle Eas...

Apr 7, 2025

Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two board members fired by President Donald Trump can go back to their jobs, a split appeals court ruled Monday ahead of a likely Supreme Court showdown on the president's power over...

Apr 7, 2025

UConn returns to top of women's basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday behind Azzi Fudd's 24 points. Sarah S...

Apr 6, 2025

Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring his 895th

NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals' captain made history Sunday against the N...

Apr 6, 2025

Second child died from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases are nearing 500

A second school-aged child in West Texas has died from a measles-related illness, a hospital spokesman confirmed Sunday, as the outbreak continues to swell. Aaron Davis, a spokesperson for UMC Health ...

Apr 6, 2025

Pope appears before crowd in St. Peter’s Square, 2 weeks after his release from hospital

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis was rolled into St. Peter's Square in a wheelchair during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican on Sunday since his r...

Apr 6, 2025

Anthony, Howard, Redeem Team, Bird, Arison, Fowles, Crawford, Donovan, Moore in Hall of Fame class

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that's headed to the Hall as wel...

Apr 5, 2025

Israeli troops deploy to a new corridor across Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor to pres...

Apr 5, 2025

Senate GOP approves framework for Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts after all-night session

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurling past a hard line of De...

Apr 5, 2025

Gretzky witnesses Ovechkin moving 1 goal back of his record as he joins the chase in person

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Gr...

Apr 4, 2025