With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing …
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By SAMYA KULLAB and EMMA BURROWS
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1/24/25
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An Afghan women's group is welcoming the decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women. Since they took back control of the country in 2021, …
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By The Associated Press
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1/24/25
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Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over 30 years, is poised to extend his rule in an election that concludes Sunday and that the opposition dismisses …
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By YURAS KARMANAU
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1/24/25
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Jan. 17-23, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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By The Associated Press
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1/24/25
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Thousands of anti-abortion activists are coming to Washington for the annual March for Life, seeking to build momentum after a string of victories and maintain pressure on legislators. The 52nd March …
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By GARY FIELDS, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ASHRAF KHALIL
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1/24/25
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a more than $2.5 billion package to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires. The funding approved Thursday will help with the …
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By SOPHIE AUSTIN
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1/23/25
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A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation DNA scientist appeared in court Thursday to face criminal charges over data tampering that authorities said raises questions about the validity of more than …
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By MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN
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1/23/25
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A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used …
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By CARLA K. JOHNSON
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1/23/25
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President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted of blockading abortion clinic entrances. Trump has previously criticized former President Joe Biden’s Justice …
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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
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1/23/25
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Federal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work. Republican legislators who oppose DEI …
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By FERNANDA FIGUEROA, AYANNA ALEXANDER and COREY WILLIAMS
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1/23/25
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.A suburban Seattle police officer who was convicted of murder in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison. Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson was …
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By MARTHA BELLISLE
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1/23/25
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The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
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1/23/25
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An Alabama man charged with homicide in two separate mass shootings pleaded not guilty in state court. Twenty-two year old Damien McDaniel is accused of killing 11 people between July and September …
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1/23/25
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One of President Donald Trump's executive orders offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people. It calls for the government to define …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL and CARLA K. JOHNSON
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1/23/25
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The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards have been announced. Leading the way is Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, with 13 nominations, including best …
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1/23/25
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As promised, President Donald Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies on his first day in office with a spate of orders largely favoring oil, gas and coal. But there is one renewable …
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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT
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1/23/25
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Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years. Applications for …
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By MATT OTT
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1/23/25
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They call her the ‘Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll’ for a reason. The late great Tina Turner died in 2023 after a long illness. She left behind a vast catalog of classics. And now there’s a …
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By MARIA SHERMAN
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1/23/25
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A federal judge is set to hear the first arguments in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship …
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By MIKE CATALINI
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1/23/25
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Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged …
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KEVIN FREKING
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1/23/25
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