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NATIONAL
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What to know about Trump's order to pay TSA officers and its impact on airport security lines
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration officers. Whether that translates into shorter wait times for passengers at airport security lines remains to be seen. Friday's signing comes at a busy travel time of the year with spring breaks at school districts and colleges and the upcoming Passover and Easter holidays. Some passengers with very early flights Saturday reported having little problem getting through airport security lines. But that may have been an anomaly. Others at some of the busiest airports wrote on social media that security lines were growing exponentially longer by the hour.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysWhatToKnow/a3452b3d6a212905fab23730bbe90138/text___
Bills to pay FAA and TSA workers during shutdowns get introduced but keep stalling in Congress
SUMMARY: Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns. The Keep America Flying Act. The Keep Air Travel Safe Act. The Aviation Funding Stability Act. None passed in time to keep essential aviation workers from missing paychecks. President Donald Trump on Friday offered a short-term fix for the empty pockets of TSA agents who have gone unpaid since funding lapsed for the Department of Homeland Security in mid-February. Labor unions, airline executives and industry groups are urging Congress to provide a permanent solution by acting on any of the pending pay-protection bills with bipartisan support on paper.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysPaychecksLegislation/81eabb42d06e17db4d6952b27f112ff7/text___
Hawaii to take over aging dam after failure scare during flood evacuations
SUMMARY: Hawaii is taking control of the aging Wahiawa Dam after floodwaters pushed it to near-failure and prompted mass evacuations. The state land board voted Friday to acquire key parcels from Dole Food Company. That clears the way for state-led repairs and a bigger spillway that could cost at least $20 million. Officials call the dam a high hazard because failure could kill people downstream. The danger spikes during heavy rain. Evacuation orders lifted Saturday after water levels dropped. Residents support the takeover but plan to watch closely. One board member voted no.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSHawaiiFloodsDamstLdWritethru/d75b83fe3cf1dd03ee0c9dfa601d851a/text___
2 students dead and at least 7 others injured in Tennessee school bus crash
SUMMARY: Officials say a school bus crash in west Tennessee has killed two students and injured at least seven other people. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the crash involved a Tennessee Department of Transportation dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and the school bus. The crash happened at about noon Friday on Highway 70 in Carroll County. Officials say the school bus was carrying students and employees from Kenwood Middle School in Clarksville for a field trip to Jackson, Tennessee. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The school’s principal, Karen Miller, said counselors will be available starting Monday.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSchoolBusCrashTennesseethLdWritethru/af3085d36e10a7b1b7bec6456462ac42/text___
Savannah Guthrie to return to 'Today' show on April 6 after mother's disappearance
SUMMARY: Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's “Today” show on April 6. The longtime morning show co-anchor has been absent since her mother's disappearance nearly two months ago. Guthrie says in an interview that aired Friday that experiencing joy will be her protest. Guthrie talked with Hoda Kotb, who has been filling in for her in emotional interviews released this week. Guthrie says she's not sure she's up for it but wants to try because NBC, too, is her family. Authorities believe Guthrie's mother, Nancy, was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will from her Arizona home.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSavannahGuthrieMomMissingthLdWritethru/636c9effdd2b0004db6230c87a3cc0c6/text___
Frustrated travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early
SUMMARY: The sight of travelers suffering through long security lines at U.S. airports this week have many people showing up way before their flights. But now some airports where the wait times have been manageable despite the partial government shutdown are telling travelers to stop arriving so early. In Ohio, John Glenn International Airport in Columbus says the early birds are only making things worse. The airport says getting there too early can create longer lines and says it’s better to space out arrival times to keep the lines moving smoothly. That’s welcome news for some travelers. But many wait times at airport security checkpoints remain unpredictable with long lines.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTravelDelaysArrivingTooEarlystLdWritethru/6fb45976ea952c0c825d8c3c7c507953/text___
Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist's home disrupted by NYPD undercover operation, authorities say
SUMMARY: Federal law enforcement officials have disrupted a plot to fire bomb the New York City home of a prominent Palestinian activist. Nerdeen Kiswani, co-founder of the group Within Our Lifetime, says she was informed by an FBI official late Thursday that there was “a threat on my life." She says she was told that the man had been apprehended. According to a criminal complaint, Alexander Heifler was arrested in his New Jersey home late Thursday after an undercover operation revealed that he planned to throw a dozen Molotov cocktails at Kiswani’s home. The complaint says he spent weeks discussing the plot with an undercover law enforcement official.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSPalestinianActivistPlotthLdWritethru/e8fa38819b4f65f830b26b640d44cd72/text___
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Minnesota staging flagship 'No Kings' protest against Trump, with rallies in Europe, DC
SUMMARY: Organizers of Saturday’s “No Kings” demonstrations across the country predict Saturday's rallies against President Donald Trump could add up to one of the largest protests in U.S. history. Organizers say more than 3,100 events have been registered in all 50 states and several other countries, with more than 9 million people expected. Protesters moved into the national Mall in Washington, and there were demonstrations in Europe. Organizers have designated the rally at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul as the U.S. flagship event, recognizing the state as the epicenter of resistance to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Bruce Springsteen is headlining the event and is expected to perform “Streets of Minneapolis.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSNoKingsProteststhLdWritethru/2fab6b3a64e5275bcf111e8dd6d2e075/text___
CPAC activists embrace Paxton as MAGA's choice for Texas Senate over Cornyn
SUMMARY: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has positioned himself as the grassroots favorite in the runoff election to determine the party's Senate nominee. The election is May 26 and Paxton is trying to unseat John Cornyn. Paxton is drawing praise from right-wing activists who are attending the Conservative Political Action Conference near Dallas. Cornyn skipped the event, but Paxton headlined the Ronald Reagan dinner Friday night. Cornyn has more fundraising and support from the party establishment, but Paxton is leaning into his “Make America Great Again” loyalty.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRepublicansCPACstLdWritethru/075d6eff33890921319ac73bd853986b/text___
US lawmakers say they'll visit Taiwan before Trump's summit with China's Xi
SUMMARY: A bipartisan group of senators has plans to visit Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Their aim is to bolster U.S. alliances that are seen as important to countering China. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced the trip Saturday. The New Hampshire Democrat will be joined by Republicans John Curtis of Utah and Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Democrat Jacky Rosen of Nevada. Their visits to Taipei, Tokyo and Seoul are coming before President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing in May for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The senators' stop in Taiwan could draw scrutiny from China. Beijing sees such U.S. ties as a challenge to China's claim of sovereignty over the self-governing island.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressTaiwan/eb546b420ab4968275996c3acc7c2a4d/text___
UFC brings cage-match bout to the White House, home of a president who favors cage-match politics
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump has long supported UFC and during his 2024 campaign, he used those ties to attract voters who weren't traditionally politically engaged. The sport aligns with Trump's brawling, no-holds-barred style of politics. The Republican president is also close friend with UFC CEO Dana White and with the Ellison family, whose Paramount+ has the broadcast rights. Trump has boasted that the June 14 event feature “all top guys.” But fans online have panned the White House fight card as underwhelming.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpUFC/41816a1c6fd732447217ba479f74e897/text___
How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress
SUMMARY: There seemed to be a deal. Senators appeared to have finally reached an agreement to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security and effectively end a partial government shutdown that's dragged on for more than a month. But then it quickly collapsed after House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed the deal as a “joke.” His criticism amounted to a denunciation of a deal that his counterpart, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, had orchestrated. The misalignment between the two Republican leaders is a sign of the difficulty ahead for Republicans as they try to maneuver President Donald Trump’s priorities through Congress.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecurity/4ad4076c09705ca4bbebbdbcac7a0e75/text___
Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump describes the war with Iran as a success, even as his message about the conflict keeps shifting. Trump says the United States is winning even as he sends more troops to the Middle East. He blames other countries for not helping the American effort, then says he doesn't need their assistance. He's delayed deadlines for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And he's sent mixed signals about how much the closure of the vital waterway matters. Former officials and analysts say his zigzagging is creating confusion. For Trump, his approach is bumping up against the unpredictability of war.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSTrump/f9269cc4fe1cee914501b68ec5b6c217/text___
One month into Iran war, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled as he looks to wind down the conflict
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation. But one month into the conflict, some of the goals appear open-ended and it’s unclear how the administration will define success in meeting them. The White House had started out with four objectives for the war. But a week ago, Trump added a fifth one, also open to interpretation: to protect allies in the Middle East.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSTrumpIranObjectives/1a32141f5ca2104af78625b3aa277421/text___
The top moments from this year's CPAC conference in Texas
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest yearly meetings of conservatives for the first time in nearly a decade. But even in his absence, the Conservative Political Action Conference revolved around him. There were disagreements over his war with Iran, pride over his immigration crackdown and lots of encouragement to avoid infighting as the Republican Party faces a difficult midterm election. It was a contrast with last year’s gathering, when conservatives were riding high after Trump’s return to office and Elon Musk waved a chain saw to symbolize his new role leading the Department of Government Efficiency.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSRepublicansCPACTopMoments/9826e2fe25fe7446072be91b4f880ee3/text___
Trump signs order to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
SUMMARY: President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress. Trump signed the action Friday with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of the nation’s top airports. “America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point,” Trump said in the memo authorizing the payments. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says TSA workers “should begin seeing paychecks as early as Monday.” Trump’s action came after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressHomelandSecuritythLdWritethru/672467393ae043e47938874e7aaddcd6/text___
Rubio pushes postwar plan for Strait of Hormuz after meeting G7 allies skeptical about Iran strategy
SUMMARY: Deep divisions were apparent over the Iran war as top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries have met in France. But they agreed to call for an immediate halt to attacks against civilian populations and infrastructure after meeting Friday in France. The G7 meeting follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated complaints that allies have ignored or rejected requests for help confronting Iran’s retaliation, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to most international shipping. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined his G7 counterparts a day after Trump lobbed his latest round of insults at NATO countries.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEUGRubiothLdWritethru/63a8ee21dcca5ecce0c6b1cb900a8c16/text___
Pro-Iranian group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account
SUMMARY: A pro-Iranian hacking group is claiming to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. The group Handala posted a message Friday taking credit for the breach. The message was accompanied by more than a half dozen photos of Patel, including ones of him standing beside an antique sports car and another with a cigar in his mouth. The FBI said in a statement that it was “aware of malicious actors targeting Director Patel’s personal email information” and said the information in question is historical in nature and involves no government information.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSFBIDirectorHackedthLdWritethru/9237ca30d1c85f237d7d83e6798d97f0/text___
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs
SUMMARY: Vice President JD Vance has held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs. Vance spoke on Friday before the task force's closed-door meeting. The Republican vice president says the federal government for decades had not taken fraud seriously and it needed to be tackled with “a whole-government approach.” President Donald Trump has made the crackdown on fraud a chief domestic focus as voters have expressed concern about affordability ahead of November’s midterm elections. Vance cites allegations of fraud in Minnesota, whose Democratic governor says Trump wants to “punish blue states.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSVanceFraudTaskForcendLdWritethru/45cc5786a3c84cf2190f3d312fcc3a6d/text___
Florida congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, House panel finds
SUMMARY: Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is maintaining her innocence following the House Ethics Committee’s finding that the Democratic congresswoman committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards. It’s a ruling that could add weight to Republicans’ push to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress. After meeting into early Friday morning, an ethics panel of four Democrats and four Republicans found Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations. The panel says it will recommend a punishment in the coming weeks. The allegations center on Cherfilus-McCormick’s receipt of millions of dollars from her family’s health care business following Florida’s overpayment of roughly $5 million in disaster relief funds. The congresswoman has denied wrongdoing.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSCongressEthicsCherfilusMcCormickthLdWritethru/516fe4e2159beda8c8576c736547b53d/text___
Georgia's Fulton County and the Trump administration square off in court over seized 2020 ballots
SUMMARY: A federal judge is weighing a demand by Georgia's Fulton County that the FBI return 2020 election ballots and records that were seized from an Atlanta-area warehouse. The judge heard arguments Friday after court-ordered mediation between Fulton County and President Donald Trump's administration failed. Fulton County says the January seizure of ballots was unconstitutional. The FBI says it's investigating possible legal violations. The FBI’s move was among several actions by Trump's Republican administration that have alarmed Democrats and many election officials who are concerned it's using law enforcement to pursue Trump's personal grievances and is planning ways to interfere in this year’s midterm elections. Trump lost the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSGeorgiaElectionsInvestigationrdLdWritethru/03b2f18972437d14e42f15e7aa542392/text___
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Iran-backed Houthis enter the month-old war and could further threaten shipping
SUMMARY: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the war in the Middle East, claiming they launched a missile toward Israel. The Israeli military said Saturday it intercepted the projectile. The Houthis' entry could threaten another important global shipping lane in the region. The monthlong war erupted after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, which retaliated with strikes against Israel and neighboring Gulf Arab states. Pakistan says Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will send their top diplomats to Islamabad for talks aimed at ending the war. But Iran's foreign minister expressed skepticism about diplomatic efforts and accused the U.S. of being “contradictory.”
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSthLdWritethru/0f919596403d2f851196451f4532717e/text___
Iranian attack on Saudi base injures US troops. More American forces arrive in the Middle East
SUMMARY: The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base. Iran fired six ballistic missiles and 29 drones at Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan air base in an attack Friday that injured at least 15 troops, including five seriously. That's according to two people briefed on the matter who weren't authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, a Navy ship carrying about 2,500 Marines has arrived in the region. The U.S. military presence already had included two aircraft carriers, several other warships and some 50,000 troops.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSIranUSMilitaryndLdWritethru/ea713e7850053d8670b062e6b11a6e39/text___
Zelenskyy visits Gulf Arab states to talk drone defense and seek strategic ties
SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as Kyiv seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran’s attacks while the war in the Middle East rages on. Zelenskyy said Saturday that Ukraine has already signed 10-year security agreements with Saudi Arabia and Qatar. He expects to shortly finalize a similar agreement with the UAE. Ukraine has quickly grown into one of the world’s leading producers of cutting-edge and battle-tested drone interceptors that are cheap and effective. They are playing a key part in its defense against Russia’s full-scale invasion that began in February 2022.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURussiaUkraineWarthLdWritethru/5d520d03324170efbfb7f75ca6f2492e/text___
Nepal police arrest former prime minister and former home minister over September protest deaths
SUMMARY: Police in Nepal have arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections. Authorities arrested the powerful Communist Party leader early Saturday at his home in the capital Kathmandu. Police also have arrested former Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak. The arrests come a day after a new government headed by rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah took office. His party won by a landslide in an election earlier this month. The election was the country’s first since youth-led protests against corruption and poor governance left 76 people dead and more than 2,300 injured.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APASNepalExPMArrestrdLdWritethru/0853943a32336ba71f3564e2ee93c246/text___
The Latest: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel
SUMMARY: Israel has intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. It's the first time it has faced fire from that country since the war in the Middle East erupted last month. Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, raising concerns about the group entering the fighting. The group’s previous attacks on vessels during the Israel-Hamas war upended shipping in the Red Sea. Before Saturday's attack, there appeared to be a breakthrough. Hours after warning Friday that its campaign could expand, Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran vowed retaliation and hit a base in Saudi Arabia. that U.S. officials said wounded at least 10 U.S. troops.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSTheLatestrdLdWritethru/5b6878f613dc11fbcae4d04feaaed1ba/text___
One month into the war, Iranians wrestle with lost livelihoods, bombs and worries of the future
SUMMARY: Iranians were already reeling from a shattered economy and the mass killing of protesters when the first U.S. and Israeli bombs slammed into Tehran a month ago. Now they are struggling to get by through a war with no end in sight, wrestling with lost livelihoods, damage to homes and the stress of explosions. Many wonder where it is leading — to the destruction of their homeland, the chaotic fall of the theocracy or its survival, wounded but more extreme. Daily explosions shake and damage homes. Businesses are struggling. An unprecedented internet blackout since January has largely cut people off from the outside world and made communication within Iran more difficult.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMLIranUSVoicesfromIran/fb07dcee815394241359a6d10868a183/text___
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Wall Street drops again to close its 5th straight losing week and its worst since the Iran war
SUMMARY: U.S. stocks deepened their drops as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years. The S&P 500 fell 1.7% Friday to close its worst week since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.7% and fell more than 10% from its record set last month, while the Nasdaq composite sank 2.1%. President Donald Trump’s latest delay in his threat to obliterate Iranian power plants saw oil prices pull back briefly late Thursday, but they resumed their rise Friday as fighting continued in the Middle East.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APFinancialMarketsthLdWritethru/894e6adadff8cb4be04b05fce819461a/text___
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Meet the Artemis crew in NASA's first astronaut mission to the moon in more than a half-century
SUMMARY: The four astronauts making NASA's next lunar leap bear little resemblance to the Apollo era. The Americans who blazed the trail to the moon more than half a century ago were white men chosen for their military test pilot experience. The Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color and a Canadian. None of them were alive during NASA's Apollo program that sent 24 astronauts to the moon. They won't land on the moon this time or even orbit it. But the out-and-back journey will take them thousands of miles farther from Earth than the Apollo astronauts ventured.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCINASAArtemisMoonshotCrew/3a47786c3757f7d79154d96933aa5bd9/text___
Once a luxury for moms, doula care is going mainstream
SUMMARY: Doulas provide physical and emotional support before, during and after birth. Such care used to be seen as a luxury and was available only to those who could afford it. But now, doulas are becoming mainstream. Insurance coverage is growing fast, making their services more available to parents from across the economic spectrum. More than 30 states reimburse doulas through Medicaid or are in the process of implementing such coverage. And private insurers are starting to do the same. Without insurance, costs vary widely but can exceed $2,000. One big reason for the change is that mounting research shows doulas improve health outcomes for moms and babies, including the most vulnerable ones.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APMEDDoulasMainstream/8fb60628771b8981241f9d42903d6cbd/text___
He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains a mystery
SUMMARY: The astronaut who prompted NASA's first medical evacuation earlier this year says doctors still don't know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday that he was eating dinner after prepping for a spacewalk the next day when he went into distress. He couldn't talk and remembers no pain. The medical episode lasted 20 minutes and he felt fine afterward. The 59-year-old Fincke says doctors have ruled out a heart attack, he wasn’t choking, but everything else is on the table and could be related to his 549 days of weightlessness.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APUSSCINASAMedicalEvacuationstLdWritethru/cc34793ffb73174f18443f2dd9c6ff2f/text___
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Pope visits Monaco to urge its people to reject idolatry of power and wealth fueling wars
SUMMARY: Pope Leo XIV has urged the people of Monaco to use their Catholic faith and wealth for good. In his homily at the end of a one-day visit, Leo urged them to reject the “idolatry of power and money” that is fueling wars around the world. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene met Leo at the Monaco heliport Saturday. It is just down the coast from Monaco’s marina, which is home to the megayachts of the rich and famous. It is the first papal visit in modern times to Monaco and the first since Pope Paul III came in 1538.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APEURELVaticanMonacothLdWritethru/a1127845562357d13d5b6994444db256/text___
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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff meet for the Miami Open title
SUMMARY: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are back on a big stage in the final of the Miami Open as their growing rivalry heats up. Gauff, the South Floridian who beat Sabalenka in the 2023 U.S. Open and 2025 French Open finals, will meet the top-seeded Belarusian at Hard Rock Stadium at 3 p.m. EDT. This WTA 1000 final will mark their 13th meeting, with the series knotted at 6-6. They faced off three times in finals in 2025. Sabalenka won the last meeting in the group stage of the WTA Finals in November.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APTENMiamiOpen/67bdf8b6058a9b721235c0d41d8d556d/text___
Tiger Woods released on bail hours after arrest at crash scene on suspicion of DUI
SUMMARY: Officials say Tiger Woods has been released on bail hours after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Officials say his Land Rover clipped a truck and rolled onto its side. The sheriff's office says he was released from jail late Friday. Florida law required that he spend at least eight hours in jail before he could post bail. He was not injured in the crash. Sheriff John Budensiek says Woods had been traveling at “high speeds” on a residential road and after the crash showed “signs of impairment." Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking comment.
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https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/APGLFTigerWoodsCrashthLdWritethru/10be5faefb91c86ce5da36a3590e86a1/text___
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