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NATIONAL
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Judge dismisses charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting case
SUMMARY: A federal judge in Minneapolis has ordered the dismissal of felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by a immigration officer. The charges were dropped Friday after a highly unusual filing the night before by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. The filing says newly discovered evidence in the criminal case against Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis is materially inconsistent with statements made in a criminal complaint and a court hearing last month. A string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration officers has called claims made by federal officers into question.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotaICEShootingndLdWritethru/d713836a06471af9f38ee6ee8976a20c/text___
Experts say vetting tips in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance is a huge but vital task
SUMMARY: More than 4,000 calls came into an Arizona sheriff's department within 24 hours after the release of videos of a masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch. Many will be worthless. Others could have merit. Experts say one thing’s certain: The tips can’t be ignored. Images of a mysterious person have been the most significant clues shared with the public during Guthrie’s disappearance in the Tucson area. She is the mother of NBC “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Roberto Villaseñor, a former Tucson police chief, says processing tips is a tremendous amount of work. The FBI says it has collected more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, and the sheriff's office says it's received at least 18,000.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSavannahGuthrieMomTipsstLdWritethru/9a34c55e06f0ffd891ea4368f2b3a038/text___
Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
SUMMARY: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler is resigning after emails revealed she had a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. She described Epstein as “another older brother” and downplayed his sex crimes. Ruemmler had previously tried to distance herself from these emails. In a statement before her resignation, a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said Ruemmler “regrets ever knowing him.” Before joining Goldman in 2020, Ruemmler was White House counsel for President Barack Obama. During her private practice, she received expensive gifts from Epstein. Despite CEO David Solomon’s support in December, the controversy led to her resignation.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSJusticeDepartmentJeffreyEpsteinRuemmlerthLdWritethru/3ba7b9e87cc8e38f563f91917630e484/text___
As electricity costs rise, everyone wants data centers to pick up their tab. But how?
SUMMARY: Politicians from President Donald Trump to local lawmakers agree that tech companies should cover the power costs of artificial intelligence data centers. But they still fight over what “fair share” means. The debate ties directly to cost-of-living pressure ahead of the midterm elections. Data centers keep spreading fast, and some use as much electricity as a small city. Utilities often spread new power plant and grid costs across all customers. States have started writing rules that require long-term contracts and big upfront payments. Consumer advocates warn the short-term squeeze still pushes up bills.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSElectionDataCenters/a6cdf9aa09d1cd3dbf82750430c15373/text___
Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states
SUMMARY: A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now. The states — California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota — sued Wednesday to try to block the planned funding cuts to programs that track disease outbreaks and study health outcomes of LGBTQ+ people and communities of color. U.S. District Judge Manish Shah stopped the cuts from taking effect for 14 days while the legal challenge proceeds. He said in his order that the states “have shown that they would suffer irreparable harm from the agency action.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFederalFundingDemocraticStatesLawsuit/281f6e70d58fa0e080a2f4126878124d/text___
Search for Nancy Guthrie now seeks nearby security videos from the month before she vanished
SUMMARY: Investigators in Arizona want residents near Nancy Guthrie’s home to share surveillance camera footage of suspicious cars or people in the month before the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's mother. The 84-year-old has been missing from her Tucson-area home since Feb. 1. Investigators are asking residents in a 2-mile radius around Nancy Guthrie’s home to share videos that could be "important to our investigation.” The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says investigators are analyzing several pieces of evidence, including a pair of gloves.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSavannahGuthrieMomMissingthLdWritethru/2765739e230d89d2d01dce62e064c33b/text___
Border czar says Minnesota immigration crackdown is over, after angry protests and 2 fatal shootings
SUMMARY: The Trump administration says it is ending its massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota after weeks of angry mass protests, thousands of arrests and two fatal shootings. Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday that the operation has been a success and that it has made the state safer. The sweep targeting the Minneapolis-St. Paul area has led to more than 4,000 arrests. Critics say officers swept up people with no criminal records, including children and U.S. citizens. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz says he's not ready to express gratitude for the end and that Washington must help with the recovery. Lawmakers continue to fight over Department of Homeland Security funding and Immigration and Customs Enforcement reforms.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotathLdWritethru/523d18d5d75c81cbf9f24c602f1884ff/text___
Judge says US must help bring back a handful of Venezuelans deported to notorious prison
SUMMARY: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make arrangements to allow some of the Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador to return to the U.S at the government’s expense. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington on Thursday criticized the White House’s response to his earlier order that it come up with a plan to give the men a chance to challenge their removals. The judge, who was nominated to the federal bench by President Barack Obama, a Democrat, has repeatedly clashed with the administration over the deportations. An email to the White House was not immediately returned.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpDeportations/616c8cab1f391e4b1ccfaf0966306fde/text___
Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant
SUMMARY: Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 others, including contractors. Six months later, workers remain rattled and community concerns about air pollution from the plant are heightened. The blast comes on top of a string of other accidents at the Clairton plant over time as well as a long history of legal battles between U.S. Steel and Allegheny County regulators. Some current and former workers at Clairton Coke Works say poor management and underinvestment have exacerbated air pollution and undermined workplace safety at the plant where operators already have little margin for error. That's according to reporting from Pittsburgh’s Public Source and The Associated Press.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSteelPlantExplosionTakeawaysstLdWritethru/1eef0278e871ecc9da757ac9e1e119c1/text___
Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
SUMMARY: Key senators and the families of the 67 people who died when an airliner and Army helicopter collided near Washington, D.C., are convinced advanced aircraft locator systems that experts have been recommending for decades would have prevented the crash. But it’s unclear if legislation to require them around busy airports will pass Congress. Senate Commerce Committee chairman Ted Cruz convened a hearing Thursday to advocate for a longstanding recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board, that all aircraft be required to both broadcast their locations and receive the locations of nearby aircraft. Everyone aboard the American Airlines jet and the helicopter died in the January 2025 collision.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSWashingtonMidairCollisionthLdWritethru/ee971b5aaa9e0da27380f808fa381239/text___
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Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions grow
SUMMARY: The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. It puts more American firepower behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear program. The move, first reported by The New York Times, will put two carriers and their accompanying warships in the region. Trump warned Iran this week that failure to reach a deal with his administration would be “very traumatic.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnitedStatesIranMilitarythLdWritethru/8db3fab10476949acda8b973be416204/text___
What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend
SUMMARY: Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda. The White House has been negotiating with the Democrats, but the two sides failed to reach a deal by the deadline. Unlike the record 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures will be narrowly confined, as only agencies that are part of Homeland Security will be affected. Still some federal workers could begin to miss paychecks and services like airport screening could be affected if the shutdown drags on for weeks.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurityExplainerstLdWritethru/7bf62bc50ca0a6a6013a714bee2ffdb4/text___
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
SUMMARY: A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party. The survey finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark. That’s higher than the share who dislike how he’s handling foreign policy generally, suggesting that Trump’s Greenland approach has created a particular weak spot for the administration. Even Republicans aren’t thrilled. About half don’t like his attempt to turn the icebound landmass into American territory, something that Trump has insisted is critical for national security in the Arctic.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAPPollTrumpGreenlandrdLdWritethru/f3922181bc50223f31a561aafaf4cf3f/text___
Trump boasts of over $1.5B in political funds. How he chooses to spend it could rock the midterms
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he's amassed a collection of campaign funds exceeding $1.5 billion, an unprecedented sum for a lame-duck president. He claims to have raked in that much just between Election Day 2024 and last August, though details on the exact figure are unclear. The funds could play a huge role in influencing this November's midterms and even the 2028 race to succeed Trump. But it's also possible the mountain of cash could benefit Trump's own business interests. In the past, Trump has spent little to support political causes beyond his own — raising questions about the political funds' true purpose and potential impact on future races.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpPoliticalFundraising/aeebc801e1394b0ac6e9ef66825f67b0/text___
Trump heads to Fort Bragg to cheer special forces members who ousted Venezuela's Maduro
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is visiting Fort Bragg in North Carolina on Friday to praise special forces involved in the capture of Venezuela’s former leader, Nicolás Maduro. First lady Melania Trump is joining the president on Friday's trip, and they plan to meet with military families. The base is one of the largest in the world by population. Trump was last there in June at an event meant to recognize the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. But that celebration was overshadowed by Trump's partisan remarks at the time. Since Maduro's ouster, Trump has pushed for broad oversight of the South American country’s oil industry.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpFortBragg/e0f3ef918509c5137c434110dc090ffe/text___
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. This decision rescinds a 2009 declaration that carbon dioxide and other gases endanger public health. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the move Thursday, calling it a major deregulatory action. Critics argue it undermines efforts to combat climate change and could lead to more pollution. Environmental groups are certain to challenge the action in court. The EPA also proposes delaying a Biden-era rule on vehicle emissions, which could impact the push for electric vehicles.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpClimatethLdWritethru/c149d5ea6ec71c862e6c4b578adf92cd/text___
A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding
SUMMARY: While announcing that he was rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the government declaration, climate change and energy. For example, he said the finding has no basis in fact, but it followed a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that greenhouse gases are air pollutants that can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. Trump also made false claims about the effects of climate change, the cost of wind energy and the idea of an electric vehicle mandate.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpClimateFactFocus/208382e5fb17f9ec6831831f50f7232e/text___
Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
SUMMARY: A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appears certain. Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to leave Washington for a 10-day break, while negotiations with the White House over Democrats’ demands for new restrictions have stalled. The White House and Democrats have traded offers in recent days. Democrats have said they want curbs on President Donald Trump’s broad campaign of immigration enforcement. They've demanded better identification for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement officers, a new code of conduct for those agencies and more use of judicial warrants, among their requests.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurityndLdWritethru/4e9c4cebd45396e77f8333fd6cc31944/text___
Speaker Johnson says he disapproves of Justice Department logging lawmaker searches of Epstein files
SUMMARY: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The rare rebuke to the Trump administration came as photographs emerged revealing an apparent catalog of records reviewed by a Democratic member of Congress who was among a group of lawmakers given an opportunity to read less-redacted versions of the Epstein files at a department annex and on department-owned computers. The Justice Department said in a statement that, as part of the process of permitting lawmakers to review the Epstein files, it “logs all searches made on its systems to protect against the release of victim information.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressJeffreyEpsteinthLdWritethru/13eeb9ccadcc03ba34922d8ba95ce220/text___
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
SUMMARY: A federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Thursday that Pentagon officials have violated Kelly’s First Amendment free speech rights. Kelly, who represents Arizona, sued in federal court to block his Jan. 5 censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In November, Kelly and five other Democratic lawmakers appeared on a video in which they urged troops to uphold the Constitution and not to follow unlawful military directives from the Trump administration.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPentagonKellythLdWritethru/f028eade00c78123263bc3e28b3caa0e/text___
What independents think of Trump's recent immigration actions, according to a new AP-NORC poll
SUMMARY: A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe that President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities. The survey also shows that the Republican Party’s political advantage on Trump's signature domestic issue has shrunk since October. The new polling comes as the nation watches the human impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota, where thousands of heavily armed masked agents have descended upon the capital city. About 9 in 10 Democrats and about 7 in 10 independents say Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into U.S. cities, compared to only about one-quarter of Republicans.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAPPollTrumpImmigrationndLdWritethru/42aff472ccf1ecd7b92ba0c90469c9e7/text___
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Logistics giant DP World replaces chairman named in Jeffrey Epstein documents
SUMMARY: Dubai has replaced the longtime head of DP World after emails linked him to Jeffrey Epstein. Dubai’s Media Office said Tueday that Essa Kazim is taking over as chairman. It also named Yuvraj Narayan as group CEO. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem previously held both roles. DP World is a logistics giant that runs the Jebel Ali port in Dubai and operates terminals in other ports around the world. The change follows moves by finance groups in Canada and the UK, who paused future ventures with DP World. Newly released Justice Department documents show years of friendly messages between bin Sulayem and Epstein. The emails do not tie bin Sulayem to Epstein’s crimes.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastEpsteinthLdWritethru/82cf3efbffe5ed2c1ea89dde06c86490/text___
High-profile resignations and replacements as Epstein case fallout spreads
SUMMARY: The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein case is spreading around the world. Politicians, diplomats, business leaders and royals have seen reputations tarnished, investigations launched and jobs lost. It comes after a trove of more than 3 million pages of Epstein-related documents revealed their ties to the U.S. financier and convicted sex offender who died behind bars in 2019. In some of the most recent developments, one of the world's largest logistics companies replaced its chairman, and the top lawyer for Goldman Sachs said she will resign.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEpsteinFalloutrdLdWritethru/f83e424195d6af111ecec1cb9fda0ac9/text___
German leader calls on the US and Europe to 'repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together'
SUMMARY: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the U.S. and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” arguing that being part of NATO is also to America’s advantage. Merz acknowledged a rift in trans-Atlantic relations over the past year as he opened the Munich Security Conference on Friday, an annual gathering of top global security figures. Last year’s gathering set the tone for growing differences between the Trump administration and Europe. This year’s meeting brings together top European officials with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and many others.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGermanySecurityConferencethLdWritethru/ed14276dfe3b957490521deee3d78414/text___
Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country’s first election since 2024 uprising
SUMMARY: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country’s first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially reshape Bangladesh’s political landscape after years of intense rivalry and disputed polls. The party’s media unit in a post on X Friday said it has secured enough seats in Parliament to govern on its own. Final results have not yet been announced by the Election Commission, though several local media outlets have reported the party’s win. The Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party has voiced objections to the handling of the election results, says there are have been “unusual” holdups in announcing the results.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASBangladeshElectionthLdWritethru/8ec3a74b4488dfe998b3d1d232c3ba4f/text___
Indonesia readies up to 8,000 troops in first firm commitment to Gaza peacekeeping force
SUMMARY: Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan. Earlier this week, the army chief said training has started even though Indonesia has no clear guidance yet. Officials now talk about sending 5,000 to 8,000 troops, focusing on engineering and medical units. Indonesia has long U.N. peacekeeping experience and has backed Gaza aid. But many at home doubt the plan, wondering who will pay the troops and how they will be used. An online petition also calls for Indonesia to reverse its decision to join Trump's Board of Peace, questioning its legitimacy.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASIndonesiaGazaPeacekeepers/22185f61dd39e6f0c04f22bb541944da/text___
Remote community grieves the 8 killed in Canada's deadliest attack in years
SUMMARY: The families of the victims of the mass shooting in a remote Canadian town are grappling with unrelenting grief as details emerge about those killed in the country’s deadliest mass shooting in years. Authorities said Thursday that the 18-year-old shooter killed her 39-year-old mother, Jennifer Jacobs, and 11-year-old stepbrother, Emmett Jacobs, in their northern British Columbia home on Tuesday before heading to the nearby Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and opening fire, killing five children and a teacher before killing herself. The motive remains unclear. Among the dead was 12-year-old student Kylie Smith, whose family remembered her as “the light in our family.” The family of victim Zoey Benoit described her as “the strongest little girl you could meet.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCNCanadaShootingthLdWritethru/bef756c3d04d26b76c49a4e2b5154002/text___
Virginia Supreme Court rules US Marine's adoption of an Afghan war orphan will stand
SUMMARY: The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a U.S. Marine and his wife will keep an Afghan orphan they brought home in defiance of the U.S. government’s decision to reunite her with her Afghan family. The ruling likely ends a bitter, yearslong legal battle over the girl’s fate. Four justices on the Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday signed onto an opinion reversing two lower courts’ rulings that found the adoption was so flawed it was void from the moment it was issued. The justices wrote that a Virginia law that cements adoption orders after six months bars the child’s Afghan relatives from challenging the court, no matter how flawed its orders and even if the adoption was obtained by fraud.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APAfghanBabySupremeCourtstLdWritethru/3703a5a979633bcd000e537e6eb1f5ff/text___
2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
SUMMARY: Mexico has sent two navy ships with humanitarian aid to Cuba as tighter U.S. pressure worsens the island’s energy crisis. On Thursday, the ships carried large loads of food, hygiene supplies and powdered milk. Mexico says one ship brought about 536 tons of items like rice, beans, canned fish and oil. Mexico says the second ship carried over 277 tons of powdered milk. President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico is providing aid while talks continue on oil supplies. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba. Cuba is reporting blackouts and broad disruption from sanctions.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APLTCubaMexicoAidthLdWritethru/52c44db94c9423511d67366662e78ac4/text___
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An encouraging update on inflation steadies Wall Street after its AI-related sell-off
SUMMARY: The U.S. stock market is holding steadier after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that’s been wracked by worries about how AI may upend the business world. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Friday, a day after tumbling to one of its worst losses since Thanksgiving. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 89 points, and the Nasdaq composite was nearly unchanged. All three indexes drifted between modest gains and losses after a report said U.S. inflation at the consumer level slowed last month by more than economists expected. Treasury yields fell in the bond market.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/4563b7f10387cde613d9f7aa196fd6bb/text___
Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool
SUMMARY: A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas prices fell, offering some relief to Americans still grappling with the sharp increase in costs of the past five years. Friday’s report suggests inflation could be cooling, but it comes after the cost of food, gas, and apartment rents have soared since the pandemic, with consumer prices about 25% higher than they were five years ago. The increase in such a broad range of costs has become a high-profile political issue under the rubric of “affordability.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSConsumerPricesthLdWritethru/d489cfa4b48e32232f136830333d1db0/text___
Bangkok court issues an arrest warrant for Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageant
SUMMARY: A court in Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, in connection with a fraud case. The court in Bangkok issued the warrant after she failed to appear in court on Tuesday to answer allegations that she and her company, JKN Global Group, defrauded an investor in the company's corporate bonds. Financially troubled JKN Global began debt rehabilitation in 2024. JKN has denied rumors that Jakkaphong had liquidated the company’s assets and fled the country. It gave no immediate reaction regarding the arrest warrant. Jakkaphong's whereabouts are unclear. She did not appear at the 74th Miss Universe competition, which was held last week in Bangkok.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASThailandMissUniversethLdWritethru/723294bca3f682e8846c45544ee61cb0/text___
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New astronauts launch to the International Space Station after medical evacuation
SUMMARY: The replacements for the astronauts involved in NASA's first medical evacuation are on their way to the International Space Station. SpaceX launched the fresh crew on Friday from Florida. The four astronauts are representing the U.S., France and Russia and should reach the orbiting lab Saturday. They'll fill the vacancies left by their evacuated colleagues. NASA had to put spacewalks on hold and defer other duties after an unidentified astronaut experienced a serious medical issue in January. The entire crew returned to Earth more than a month early, leaving three astronauts in orbit.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APSCISpaceXCrewLaunchthLdWritethru/fca7ba935ff24be606015d3c0c611512/text___
RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
SUMMARY: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust. Survey results show Americans' confidence keeps sliding, not rising. Kennedy has cut vaccine guidance, dismissed advisers and pushed claims medical groups call unverified. Doctors warn this confusion leads people to skip shots. They say that raises the risk of outbreaks. Polls from KFF and Gallup show trust in the CDC falling across groups. HHS says Kennedy is adding transparency and accountability. Critics say he is doing the opposite.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDKennedyTrustrdLdWritethru/7ef5f0e2c6f91ce6d908cb58f9e2fcb2/text___
Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Here's who is most at risk and symptoms to watch for
SUMMARY: The death of “Dawson’s Creek” actor James Van Der Beek highlights a rising trend in colorectal cancer among young adults. While overall colorectal cancer rates have inched down in recent years, rates for those under 50 have risen. It is now the top cancer killer of Americans under 50. Van Der Beek died this week at 48 from colon cancer. Doctors say people should reduce their risk by eating a healthy diet, get screened starting at age 45 and don't wait to have worrisome symptoms examined.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDBeWellColorectalCancerWhattoKnowstLdWritethru/7200285f2060145b8369de9ed8db9c17/text___
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Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a 'scam'
SUMMARY: The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.” But repeated scientific studies say it’s a documented and quantifiable harm. The decision from the administration on Thursday reverses a 2009 finding that says warming endangers Americans' lives and health. But researchers have published tens of thousands of peer-reviewed studies on climate and health. Many link warming to more deaths and illness. One study shows U.S. heat deaths have more than doubled since 1999. Other studies tie warming to wildfires, storms, infections, mental health strain, and displacement. Studies also note cold deaths are falling, which can offset heat risks for now.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTrumpClimateSciencendLdWritethru/5b7492660d7dad1c324f2bbbe6163f1c/text___
Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut
SUMMARY: A new study says genetic testing can speed the return of the American chestnut tree that once dominated Eastern U.S. forests. The tree was functionally extinct by the 1950s because of a fungal blight and root rot. Researchers want the height and character of the American chestnut with the disease resistance of the shorter, Chinese chestnut. Their work found that resistance involves many genes, not one. Genetic screening helps pick the best seedlings, and faster. Some experts say gene editing would make the process even faster, while others worry that hybrids will never fully replace a true American chestnut.
WORDS: 881 - MOVED: 02/12/2026 7:00 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAmericanChestnutRebirthstLdWritethru/6643cd14b0bc130c27133fce60932270/text___
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Palestinians look to salvage Gaza's history from the ruins of Israel's military offensive
SUMMARY: The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas. It is one of dozens of heritage sites that were damaged or destroyed during the war. With major military operations halted by a shaky ceasefire, Palestinians are gaining a clearer picture of the war's devastation, including the loss of buildings and artifacts testifying to the territory's rich history. Some repairs are underway, but full-scale restoration, and broader reconstruction of the war-ravaged territory, face major obstacles. Israel says it takes the sensitivity of heritage sites into careful account and accuses Hamas of positioning military assets beneath or near them and other civilian buildings.
WORDS: 1318 - MOVED: 02/13/2026 4:30 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLMideastWarsGazaShatteredHeritage/91aa321b535c6f92b6158403d4717072/text___
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Heraskevych loses appeal, but already knew his chance of racing in Olympics is over
SUMMARY: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has lost his bid to overturn an Olympic disqualification tied to a planned helmet tribute. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected his appeal Friday. The court sides with the International Olympic Committee and the sport’s governing body. They say his helmet design breaks Olympic rules. Heraskevych wants to wear a helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian coaches and athletes who have been killed since Russia invaded Ukraine four years ago. Heraskevych says he already knows there is no path to race.
WORDS: 245 - MOVED: 02/13/2026 9:55 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APOLYSKEUkraineHelmetTributethLdWritethru/e30925eeee2bb557ab22e2671070e856/text___
Norway’s Klaebo makes history on skis, ties all-time Winter Olympics gold record
SUMMARY: Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has won an eighth gold medal in cross-country skiing at the Milan Cortina Olympics, tying an all‑time Winter Games record. The 29‑year‑old claimed victory Friday in the men’s 10 kilometer interval‑start race, for his third gold at the 2026 games. He ties the record shared by three other Norwegian athletes, all retired: Marit Bjoergen and Bjoern Daehlie in cross-country skiing and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen in the biathlon.
WORDS: 759 - MOVED: 02/13/2026 11:57 AM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APOLYXXCCrossCountryMensIntervalStartrdLdWritethru/6d712004bd9250bf8921d3c1a8333312/text___
Winter Olympics recap: Ukrainian athlete excluded, Kim falls short and Brignone completes comeback
SUMMARY: It was a day marked by a comeback and controversy at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Federica Brignone won a gold medal in the women's super-G to complete one of skiing's all-time great recoveries after badly breaking her leg a year ago. Vladyslav Heraskevych of Ukraine was excluded from the Olympics after refusing to give up his plan to race in a helmet commemorating athletes who have been killed since Russia invaded his country. The International Olympic Committee said the helmet broke its rules. Chloe Kim of the United States fell just short in her bid to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APOLYMilanCortinaRounduprdLdWritethru/3b75e5036f989b705ef0aaab3d8bdea8/text___
Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified
SUMMARY: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back. That created an emotional and historic moment of Winter Games lore. Heraskevych insisted on wearing a helmet in competition with the images of Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed during Russia’s nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of their country. By refusing to back down, he was disqualified from his Olympic event Thursday. He defied a last-minute plea by IOC President Kirsty Coventry, who was in tears — after their meeting at the sliding center in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Although disqualified from competing, Heraskevych was not expelled from the Olympics.
WORDS: 1139 - MOVED: 02/12/2026 5:36 PM PST
https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APOLYIOCAthleteFreeSpeechRulesndLdWritethru/b39ac938b147cd671497080d9587b4c3/text___
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