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NATIONAL
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Six killed in Mississippi, suspect in custody
SUMMARY: Authorities say a person was in custody Saturday after six people were killed in a series of related shootings in eastern Mississippi. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said in a Facebook post that “multiple innocent lives” were lost “due to violence” in the town of West Point, near the Alabama border. The sheriff told WTVA that six people were killed in three locations. A suspect was in custody and there was no threat to the community, the sheriff wrote on Facebook.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMississippiShootingstLdWritethru/e7fcceb607e0e830c0215c4ae560e1c1/text___
Actor Timothy Busfield accused of child sex abuse in New Mexico
SUMMARY: Authorities in New Mexico have issued an arrest warrant for director and Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield to face a child sex abuse charge. An investigator with the Albuquerque Police Department said in a criminal complaint Friday that the child reported that Busfield touched him inappropriately. The acts allegedly occurred on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a TV series Busfield directed and acted in. The complaint says the child’s mother told Child Protective Services the abuse occurred between November 2022 and spring 2024. Busfield’s attorney and agent did not immediately respond to email messages seeking comment late Friday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSexualMisconductTimothyBusfieldstLdWritethru/83c82a8c5dbfabd4880f3c8af02fb523/text___
VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience
SUMMARY: Prisoners are now taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales such as Thailand. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset. A Los Angeles-based nonprofit is bringing the technology to California lockups with the goal of providing inmates a brief escape and, more importantly, exposure to real world scenarios that will prepare them to reenter society. During a weeklong program last month, incarcerated men at Valley State Prison near Fresno strapped on VR goggles. Some saw the sights on the other side of the globe, including Bangkok, while others experienced more practical scenes, such as job interviews.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPrisonVirtualReality/806a017bc5b232a39f5246280e5ccdfc/text___
Minneapolis schools offer remote learning as tensions rise over federal immigration enforcement
SUMMARY: The Minneapolis school system will offer families the option of remote learning for a month. Officials made the announcement Friday in response to concerns that children might feel unsafe venturing out in the city. Tensions are high in Minneapolis over federal immigration enforcement. Parents and educators say such enforcement in cities around the U.S. has led to dips in attendance. Under the temporary plan, teachers will simultaneously deliver lessons from their classrooms to students in the classroom and at home. It's similar to the way many did during the COVID-19 pandemic. The district says the virtual option will be available until Feb. 12.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotaSchoolsthLdWritethru/432efd7448a925748ca32ffd1f72b2df/text___
What to know as Trump targets child care and social service funding to 5 states led by Democrats
SUMMARY: The Trump administration has tried to freeze funds for programs including child care subsidies and cash assistance and job training for poor families with children. The administration says it's rooting out fraud, but some state leaders say the motivation is political, with five Democratic-led states a special focus of attention. Money had been on hold for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. Those states sued to challenge the demands and a federal judge on Friday halted it for at least two weeks while arguments are presented in court. The administration asked the state to produce personal data on program recipients.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSocialServiceFundsWhattoKnowndLdWritethru/c1959f3a2d6c6083801d4724d8ead224/text___
Trump administration can’t block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says
SUMMARY: A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now. The administration said Tuesday it would not release money for three programs aimed at helping needy children and their families in the Democratic-led states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said there was reason to believe there was fraud in those places, though it did not cite any evidence. Under the ruling on Friday, the new requirements are on hold until further court action.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSocialServiceFundsthLdWritethru/c4af28914687e6b95a3122a225676a8c/text___
New video of fatal Minnesota ICE shooting, from officer's perspective, brings fresh scrutiny
SUMMARY: A Minnesota prosecutor is calling on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer. The Minneapolis killing and a separate shooting in Portland, Oregon, a day later by the Border Patrol have set off protests in multiple cities. The Trump administration has defended the officer who shot Good in her car, saying he was protecting himself and fellow agents.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotandLdWritethru/1aeabfaf747eff0162c15216bf41c9e7/text___
Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: 'We had whistles. They had guns'
SUMMARY: The wife of the woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis says the couple had stopped their car to support their neighbors and they had whistles, while the masked agents had guns. It was the first public comment from Becca Good about the death of Renee Good, the mother of three killed Wednesday when three Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers surrounded and tried to force open the door of her Honda Pilot SUV and the vehicle lurched forward. Trump administration officials have painted Renee Good as a domestic terrorist who tried to run over an officer with her vehicle. Becca Good described her late wife as a Christian who was trying to build a better world.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementMinnesotaVictimstLdWritethru/d95e86716eec328a288866108acf78eb/text___
Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial could start before the end of the year
SUMMARY: Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could begin before the end of the year. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said Friday that she expects Mangione’s trial to begin in December or possibly January 2027 if the death penalty is still on the table. If not, she said, Mangione could stand trial in October. Either way, Garnett said, she expects jury selection to begin around Sept. 8. The judge said she would rule at a later date on the defense’s requests to prevent prosecutors from seeking the death penalty, throw out some charges and exclude certain evidence.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSUnitedHealthcareCEOKilledndLdWritethru/031e32785dcebaaac643440336b8c222/text___
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WASHINGTON/POLITICS
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Trump pushes a 1-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates and banks balk
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump says he wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates. It's an idea that revives a campaign pledge and could save Americans tens of billions of dollars. But it's drawing immediate opposition from an industry that's been in his corner. Trump wasn't clear in a social media post Friday night whether a cap might take effect through executive action or legislation. One Republican senator said he had spoken with the president and would work on a bill with Trump's “full support.” Trump said he hoped it would be in place Jan. 20, one year after he took office. Average interest rates now range from 19.65% to 21.5%.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpCreditCardsInterest/dba221f122789427c1c625ba873c9b71/text___
Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killing
SUMMARY: Members of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Good to death in Minnesota. Her killing is reverberating across Capitol Hill, where Democrats and some Republicans are vowing an assertive response as President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation operations. Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions. That includes a full investigation of the shooting death and policy changes over law enforcement raids. Some lawmakers want funding cuts to ICE operations and even Noem's impeachment, though that's unlikely to happen.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementCongress/03095f6a4041bef063afe22becf1a788/text___
Judge blocks Trump's elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
SUMMARY: A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day. U.S. District Judge John H. Chun found that those requirements exceeded the president’s authority, following similar rulings in a Massachusetts case brought by 19 states and in a Washington, D.C., case by Democratic and civil rights groups.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpElectionsRulingndLdWritethru/574546e2940c82154f5a5bd050d6dccf/text___
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
SUMMARY: British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America. Yet there's no formal tribute to the author of “Common Sense” from his adopted country. A Washington memorial to Paine was authorized by a 2022 law, and today it awaits approval from the Department of Interior. If approved, the memorial would have a 2030 deadline for completion. Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of “Common Sense.” It’s one of the milestones of a yearlong commemoration of America's founding and the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSAmericaCommonSense/2b02db3670ee5ea2d299784019eb0c86/text___
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
SUMMARY: The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The pre-dawn action was carried out by Marines and Navy sailors launched from an aircraft carrier that is part of the extensive force the U.S. has built up in the Caribbean. That's according to U.S. Southern Command, which declared “there is no safe haven for criminals” as it announced the seizure of the vessel called the Olina on Friday. The Olina is the fifth tanker seized by U.S. forces as part of a broader effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to control the production and global distribution of Venezuela’s oil products.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVenezuelaUSthLdWritethru/c3b6e0cee49af87f78a22425f505249d/text___
Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum. Since the U.S. military raid to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump has quickly pivoted to portraying the move as a newfound economic opportunity for the U.S. Trump, as he opened the meeting Friday with oil industry executives, sought to assure them that they need not be skeptical of quickly investing in and, in some cases, returning to the South American country.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpVenezuelaOilthLdWritethru/0e0619a991e92fd546504f1a613161e7/text___
Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election year
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year. But by the time Republican lawmakers had completed their first week of work, fractures in the party were already showing. A few Republicans are pushing back on Trump’s aggression in the Western Hemisphere. The party is also not unified over health care benefits. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says that Republicans are “going to be focused like a laser” on issues of affordability. But Democrats are making the case that Trump is becoming distracted from the needs of Americans, especially after the attack on Venezuela.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressTrumpRepublicansstLdWritethru/bafc2793a8d78d530ac424532e426283/text___
Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders
SUMMARY: A federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said Friday during a court hearing that she plans to issue a temporary restraining order but did not say when it would be issued. Plaintiffs want it issued by Jan. 14. That's when protections end for people from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras who are part of the Family Reunification Parole program. Plaintiffs argue that many of these people have waited years for green cards, with some just weeks away from getting them.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationFamilyReunificationParolestLdWritethru/c26e30ee3d511f44e540a754b6dde00d/text___
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INTERNATIONAL
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Filipino rescuers detect 'signs of life' in garbage avalanche that killed 4 and left dozens missing
SUMMARY: A Philippine official says rescuers have detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing. The official says the search will be intensified at the landfill in the central Philippines. Twelve workers have been retrieved alive from the huge mound of garbage that collapsed Thursday afternoon. The collapse happened among low-slung buildings of a waste management facility in Binaliw village in Cebu City. Mayor Nestor Archival says authorities confirmed the presence of signs of life in specific areas that require careful excavation and a more advanced crane
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASPhilippinesLandfillCollapsestLdWritethru/98569359af3bc93cc33cc442844a618e/text___
Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators
SUMMARY: Protests in Iran have continued for nearly two weeks, with the government acknowledging the unrest despite a harsh crackdown. The internet and phone lines are down, making it hard to gauge the situation from abroad. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reports at least 72 people have been killed and over 2,300 detained. Iranian state TV reports on security force casualties while maintaining control. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signals a clampdown, and Tehran warns protesters could face death-penalty charges. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed support for the protesters on social media.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranProteststhLdWritethru/c867cd53c99585cc5e0cd98eafe95d16/text___
Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
SUMMARY: Protesters against immigration enforcement are taking to the streets across the country after federal officers shot three people in Minneapolis and Portland. Saturday's demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with what it calls its biggest-ever immigration enforcement operation. President Donald Trump’s administration has said both shootings were acts of self-defense against drivers who “weaponized” their vehicles to attack officers. Indivisible, a social movement group, has organized protests in several states, including Texas and Florida. In Minneapolis, a rally is set to honor Renee Good, who was shot on Wednesday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSImmigrationEnforcementrdLdWritethru/a5922ea4b414afa485f324c0adf1d232/text___
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
SUMMARY: A Ukrainian drone strike has sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region. Officials reported the attack on Saturday, a day after Russia launched a hypersonic missile and other weapons that disrupted Kyiv's power supply. There were no immediate reports of casualties in Volgograd. Ukraine's General Staff said the depot supplies fuel to Russian forces. Such attacks aims to deprive Moscow of oil revenue for its invasion. On Friday, Russia bombarded Ukraine with drones and missiles, killing at least four people. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said heat supply in Kyiv would be fully restored by the end of Saturday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarrdLdWritethru/011c41c7ae5f9027f6792e394a56d408/text___
Greenland's party leaders firmly reject Trump's push for US control of the island
SUMMARY: Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take control of the island. They insist that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people. Trump said on Friday he wants to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous region of Denmark, to prevent Russia or China from taking it. He mentioned doing it “the easy way” or “the hard way” without explaining further. The White House is considering options, including military force. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that an American takeover could end NATO. Officials from Denmark, Greenland, and the U.S. met Thursday to discuss the issue.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGreenlandUSstLdWritethru/61eeb97b7199548e3aa13ef9f5c9d545/text___
A battered Cuba braces for aftershocks as US seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge
SUMMARY: As U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge, so do concerns in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive. Experts warn that an abrupt stop in Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba could lead to widespread social unrest and mass migration on the Caribbean island after the U.S. attacked Venezuela and arrested its president in a stunning raid. Long before the attack, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, while people formed long lines at gas stations and supermarkets on an island struggling through its worst economic crisis in decades. Experts said Friday that the lack of Venezuelan oil could push Cuba over the brink.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APCBCubaVenezuelaUSFallout/155b49ee43bffbbc750768fc2a3efce6/text___
How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges
SUMMARY: U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Greenland and says Washington must take control of the strategically located island. The White House says military options are being considered. But Denmark's prime minister warns that would spell the end of NATO. Greenlanders oppose becoming part of the U.S. The United States already has a military base there under a 1951 defense agreement. Trump says control is needed for security against Russian and Chinese threats. But Greenlanders say they want independence and not U.S. annexation.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGreenlandUSOptionsExplainer/86790903847fc8ffc27334ccb64985a9/text___
Iran's exiled crown prince rises as a figure in protests, decades after leaving his homeland
SUMMARY: Nearly 50 years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew his father, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has spurred demonstrators onto the streets in a massive escalation of the protests sweeping Iran. But Pahlavi’s call, rebroadcast by Farsi-language satellite news channels and websites abroad, raises questions about both his influence and the ultimate aim of the demonstrators in the streets. Iranian state media has for years mocked the 65-year-old Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the United States, as being out of touch and corrupt. President Donald Trump and other world leaders have been hesitant to embrace him.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranProtestsThePrincethLdWritethru/cec4123ec75a0953bc0726e46ad32f1f/text___
Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resort
SUMMARY: Switzerland is holding a national day of mourning for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year’s Eve celebration. The memorial on Friday came as prosecutors requested one of the bar's managers to be placed in pre-trial detention. Valais region’s chief prosecutor, Beatrice Pilloud, said in a statement the detention of the man was needed to avoid a “risk of flight.” The man’s wife and co-manager will remain free under judicial supervision, the statement said. The fire, which broke out at Le Constellation bar, in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, also injured 116 people. Investigators believe sparkling candles ignited the blaze. A memorial service and a minute's silence marked Friday's homage.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUSwitzerlandBarFirethLdWritethru/ec2556783508889273e16c80a18bed87/text___
More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends
SUMMARY: A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements. The Chinese ambassador in Tokyo rebuffed his host nation and the Japanese reported delayed shipments to suppliers in China because of the spat. That capped a week where China underscored its displeasure with Japan by instituting export controls, condemning what it called Tokyo’s renewed militarism and cozying up to another regional neighbor, South Korea. It was the latest in several days of Chinese criticism toward Japan after its prime minister suggested in November she wouldn’t rule out intervening if China used military force against the island democracy of Taiwan.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASChinaJapanndLdWritethru/40b6604f00ce61598e09f6b0a83335d7/text___
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Wall Street rises to records after the unemployment rate improves
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks rose to more records following a mixed report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Friday and topped its prior all-time high set earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5% and set its own record, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.8%. Treasury yields were mixed following the jobs update, which may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not slam the door on it. The U.S. Labor Department said employers hired fewer workers than economists expected, but the unemployment rate was better than expected.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/d6cf868b23a814a3a2038aca24a0de93/text___
Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4%
SUMMARY: Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also been low. Employers added 50,000 jobs in December, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%, its first decline since June, from 4.5% in November, a figure also revised lower. The data suggests that businesses are reluctant to add workers even as economic growth has picked up.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSEconomyJobsReportthLdWritethru/3520ef449c36be8ca60eb046177200a2/text___
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Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids
SUMMARY: Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children. The Trump administration cut the number of routine childhood vaccines, recommending that all kids be immunized against 11 diseases. Vaccines against seven other illnesses are now recommended only for at-risk children or through “shared decision-making” with a health care provider. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the changes strengthen transparency and informed consent. But doctors say the new recommendations are sowing confusion, especially around the notion of shared clinical decision-making.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDChildVaccinesConfusion/70cf2dad36ca9934e033edd71025ea63/text___
Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked
SUMMARY: U.S. flu infections are showing signs of a slight decline, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked. New government data posted Friday covered flu activity through last week. It showed declines in medical office visits due to flu-like illness and in the number of states reporting high flu activity. But flu deaths and hospitalizations rose. By some measures this season is already surpassing the flu epidemic of last winter. That was one of the harshest in recent history. And experts believe there is more suffering ahead.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSMEDWinterVirusesndLdWritethru/ece812c16b4c13a4ac7335380e8ba517/text___
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Washington National Opera bows out of Kennedy Center
SUMMARY: The Washington National Opera is moving performances away from the Kennedy Center. The decision follows President Donald Trump's takeover of the venue and its rebranding as the Trump-Kennedy Center. A statement from the opera says it can't function under financial constraints imposed by the Trump-appointed board of the Kennedy Center. The opera will reduce its spring season and move performances to other venues. Francesca Zambello, the opera's artistic director, vows to continue offering a variety of shows.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSKennedyCenterOperardLdWritethru/c5778f687340ace8c3c04c2983e9f88f/text___
Rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman sells for $15 million
SUMMARY: A rare copy of the comic book that introduced the world to Superman and also was once stolen from the home of actor Nicolas Cage has been sold for a record $15 million. The private deal for “Action Comics No. 1” was announced Friday. It eclipses the previous record set last November when a copy of “Superman No. 1″ was sold at auction for $9.12 million. The Action Comics sale was negotiated by Manhattan-based Metropolis Collectibles/Comic Connect, which said the comic book’s owner and the buyer wished to remain anonymous. The comic sold for 10 cents when it came out in 1938 and marks the beginning of the superhero genre.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRareSupermanComicrdLdWritethru/40f534f1984e3ad6939474fdd40b7876/text___
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Stafford gets first nod for AP All-Pro. Garrett, Nacua and Smith-Njigba are unanimous choices
SUMMARY: Matthew Stafford beat out Drake Maye while Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were unanimous choices for the 2025 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team. Bijan Robinson is the first-team running back while Christian McCaffrey earned the All-Purpose spot. Ja’Marr Chase is the third wide receiver and tight end. Trey McBride got 49 of 50 first-place votes. Will Anderson Jr. and Micah Parsons joined Garrett at edge rusher. Jeffery Simmons and Zach Allen were selected as interior defensive linemen.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFBNNFLAllProTeamndLdWritethru/86b72f1cb4283f16c9ae6b6908418d21/text___
National championship game will be a homecoming for Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
SUMMARY: Indiana is headed to its first national championship game after beating Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza has been a key player in a historic season for Indiana. The team is set to face Miami at Hard Rock Stadium. The game will be a homecoming for Mendoza, who grew up in Miami and attended high school 30 minutes south of the stadium.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFBCCFPIndianaMendozastLdWritethru/a40a0c14e1bfb587ca42ea450d37b189/text___
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