Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — U.S. and Ukrainian officials completed roughly four hours of talks aimed at finding an endgame to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Sunday's talks in Florida took place, just days before a U.S. envoy is due in Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters afterward that the session was productive but work remains in the search for a peace deal. The head of Ukraine's security council, Rustem Umerov, made comments that underscored Ukraine’s gratitude for U.S. support during the nearly four-year war. But the Ukrainian official offered no hints about what, if any, progress was made during the talks.
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea. Their comments in Sunday news show interview follow a Washington Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they didn't know whether the report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical. But they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. Democratic. Sen. Tim Kaine says, “This rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true."
Post-Thanksgiving travelers in Chicago see hundreds of flights canceled and delayed after snowstorm
CHICAGO (AP) — Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday were finding hundreds of flights delayed and canceled into and out of Chicago following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region. In Wisconsin, utility crews worked to restore power to thousands of people while the airport in Des Moines, Iowa, reopened on the critical travel day after a Delta Connection flight landing from Detroit slid off an icy runway. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service says a new storm is heading to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with up to a foot of snow by Tuesday.
Investigators urge witnesses of the deadly shooting at a child's party in California to come forward
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities are urging witnesses of a deadly shooting at a child's birthday party in Stockton, California, to come forward as they continue to search for a suspect. Officials said Sunday three children ages 8, 9 and 14, were killed. A 21-year-old also was killed and 11 others were wounded in the shooting that erupted Saturday evening at a banquet hall. No arrests have been made. Stockton resident Roscoe Brown told The AP the party was in honor of his brother's granddaughter, who turned 2 years old and was uninjured.
Vote count under way in Honduras to elect new president in a close race after Trump’s intervention
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Poll workers have begun tallying Hondurans’ votes as the country moves to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced he would pardon a former president. Voting was extended an hour beyond the original closing time in many locations to accommodate remaining voters. No major voting problems were initially reported by electoral authorities. Voters will also elect a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions.
Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial. His office on Sunday confirmed the request was submitted to the president's legal department. The president's office called it an “extraordinary request” with “significant implications.” Netanyahu faces charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes. But he hasn't been convicted. He denies the allegations and calls the trial a witch hunt. The request follows U.S. President Donald Trump's urging for a pardon. Legal experts say the request can't stop the trial. Opposition leaders oppose the pardon without an admission of guilt and withdrawal from political life.
Trump issues White House invitation to families of the two National Guard members who were shot
President Donald Trump says he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House. Trump says he spoke to her parents and they are “devastated.” U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the shooting on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., while her seriously injured colleague, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remained in critical condition. The president said Sunday he’s discussed a White House visit for the parents of both members of the West Virginia National Guard. Both were deployed as part of Trump’s crime-fighting mission that federalized D.C. police.
A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana. Here's what to know
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around 250 federal border agents plan to begin a monthslong immigration crackdown in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi dubbed “Swamp Sweep.” The operation, led by Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, aims to arrest 5,000 people in New Orleans, a Democratic-run city. Bovino has led similar aggressive operations in other blue cities. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry supports the federal agents, but many in New Orleans are on edge. Some residents are preparing for the crackdown by staying indoors and attending rights-related workshops. The operation is expected to begin on Monday. The deployment is the latest federal immigration operation targeting a Democratic-run city as President Donald Trump's administration pursues its mass deportation agenda.
Georgia up to No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in Top 25 shuffle as Oregon, Texas Tech also climb
Texas A&M is out of the top five in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months. The Aggies slipped from No. 3 to No. 7 following their 10-point loss at Texas. Ohio State and Indiana remain the top two teams for the seventh straight poll and Georgia and Oregon each moved up a spot. Texas Tech is next and Mississippi, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama round out the top 10. There are two top-10 matchups in conference championship games. Those are Indiana-Ohio State in the Big Ten and Georgia-Alabama in the SEC.
AI-assisted shopping is the talk of the holiday shopping season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season. They hope to give consumers an easier gift-buying experience and themselves an augmented share of online spending. Although AI-powered purchases still are in early stages, the shopping assistants and agents rolled out by the likes of Walmart, Amazon and Google can do more than the chatbots of holidays past. The latest versions were designed to provide personalized product recommendations, track prices and to place some orders through unscripted “conversations” with customers.
