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10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F.

Apr 18, 2025 3:21 PM Read more >

Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting transgender Americans

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.

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Death toll from a boat capsizing in Congo earlier this week rises to 148, officials say

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The death toll from a boat fire and capsizing in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with more than 100 people still missing, officials said Friday. About 500 passengers were on board.

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Trump says Ukraine-Russia talks 'coming to a head' and 'no one is playing' him in push to end war

PARIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war.

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Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin governor's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years may be “attention grabbing,” but it was constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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A British and an Israeli woman were among 4 killed in a cable car crash south of Naples

ROME (AP) — Three tourists were among four people who died when a cable car crashed south of Naples, including a British and an Israeli woman, an Italian official said Friday.

Apr 18, 2025 3:33 AM Read more >

NY Rangers' Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after employee sexual assault allegations: report

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL said the New York Rangers informed the league last year they were looking into sexual assault allegations by a team employee against player Artemi Panarin after a report detailing the situation and settlement payments made to

Apr 17, 2025 8:48 PM Read more >

Maryland Sen. Van Hollen meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador amid court fight over US return

SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday evening in El Salvador, coming face to face with the wrongly deported man after two days in the country pushing for his release.

Apr 17, 2025 8:18 PM Read more >

Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday imposed new restrictions on billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, limiting its access to Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans. U.S.

Apr 17, 2025 8:07 PM Read more >

Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The 20-year-old son of a sheriff’s deputy opened fire Thursday at Florida State University with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others, investigators said.

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