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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire after admitting to affair with staffer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said Monday he will retire from Congress amid bipartisan calls to expel him. Gonzales had already said he would not seek reelection after admitting to an affair with a staff member ...
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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign after sexual misconduct allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress following sexual assault and misconduct allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down. The decision caps a...
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Minnesota authorities investigate arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday. ...
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A 16-year-old from Florida charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister on a cruise ship
MIAMI (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. The teen, identified by the ...
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Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York's Stonewall monument
NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump administration agreed Monday to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February. The government revealed the decision as it seeks to set...
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Péter Magyar says he'd speak with Putin if called, and ask him to end the killing in Ukraine
BUDAPEST (AP) - Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar said on Monday that he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but not initiate a call. "If Vladimir Putin calls, I'll pick up the phone," he said Monday at his first press con...
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Magyar wants to take over as Hungary's prime minister as early as May 5
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's election winner, Péter Magyar, called Monday on the country's president to convene the parliament to form a new government "as quickly as possible," in hopes that he can take over from Viktor Orbán as prime minister a...
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Pope Leo says he does not fear Trump, citing Gospel as he pushes back in feud over Iran war
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV pushed back Monday on President Donald Trump's broadside against him over the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, telling reporters that the Vatican's appeals for peace and reconciliation are rooted in the Gosp...
Apr 13, 2026
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Rory McIlroy goes back-to-back at the Masters to join Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rory McIlroy is the Masters champion again, this time without falling to his knees on the 18th green and sobbing over finally achieving his lifelong dream. That didn't make Sunday at Augusta National any easier. McIlroy coughed up a...
Apr 13, 2026
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Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor after being accused of sexual assault
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his campaign for California governor on Sunday following sexual assault allegations that he has denied. "I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made - but that'...
Apr 13, 2026
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Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on Sunday. Officials confirmed a misfire ...
Apr 12, 2026
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US military says it will blockade Iranian ports after ceasefire talks ended without agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Ce...
Apr 12, 2026
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian voters on Sunday ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a pro-European challenger in a ...
Apr 12, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the US-Israeli war in Iran
ROME (AP) - In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Leo presided over an evening pra...
Apr 11, 2026
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Pope Leo XIV blasts 'delusion of omnipotence' fueling the US-Israeli war in Iran
ROME (AP) - In his strongest words yet, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the "delusion of omnipotence" that is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and demanded political leaders stop and negotiate peace. Leo presided over an evening pra...
Apr 11, 2026
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British authorities charge alleged boat pilot in deaths of 4 migrants in the English Channel
LONDON (AP) - A Sudanese man alleged to have piloted a boat connected to the deaths of four migrants trying to cross the English Channel has been charged under a new British immigration law, authorities said Saturday. Alnour Mohamed Ali, ...
Apr 11, 2026
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Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is reelected for a sixth term
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was reelected for a sixth term after official results showed him winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday's election. Guelleh, 78, has ruled the small Horn of Africa nation of ...
Apr 11, 2026
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US and Iran end 21-hour ceasefire talks without agreement before Vance departs Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The United States and Iran ended a historic round of face-to-face talks early Sunday without reaching an agreement and the fate of the fragile, two-week ceasefire still unclear. Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. d...
Apr 11, 2026
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Rory McIlroy pulls away with birdie binge and sets Masters record with 6-shot lead at halfway mark
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - The only thing that stopped Rory McIlroy in the Masters was running out of holes to play Friday. McIlroy stood on the 12th tee in a tie with Patrick Reed and with a dozen other players bunched together in what was shaping up to be a...
Apr 11, 2026
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Artemis II astronauts return from moon with a splashdown to close out a record-breaking lunar voyage
HOUSTON (AP) - Artemis II's astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity's first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four ...
Apr 11, 2026
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Five people charged with murder in deadly Northern California fireworks warehouse explosion
WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at a fireworks warehouse that killed seven people, authorities said. Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara Nabity said Friday...
Apr 10, 2026
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Oklahoma State's softball team stunned after team bus involved in fatal crash with a pedestrian
Oklahoma State's softball team took some time to process a fatal crash involving its team bus earlier this week and will be back on the field Friday. The team had been traveling to Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday afternoon when its bus struck and killed ...
Apr 10, 2026
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Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa to honor late mother Princess Diana
LONDON (AP) - An African charity co-founded by Prince Harry in honor of his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Bo...
Apr 10, 2026
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Flyers fans have faith as run at playoff spot follows family's jersey gift to Pope Leo XIV
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trying for any kind of divine intervention to reverse the fortunes of his favorite hockey team, Philadelphia Flyers fan Mike Culin skipped traditional good-luck gimmicks for a more heavenly approach: Gift Pope Leo XIV his own custom...
Apr 10, 2026
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Vance warns Iran not to 'play' the US as he departs for negotiations aimed at ending their war
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance on Friday warned Iran not to "play" the U.S. as he headed overseas for negotiations aimed at ending their war. President Donald Trump has tasked the member of his inner circle who has seemed to b...
Apr 10, 2026
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US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
ISLAMABAD (AP) - With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. Vice President JD Vance headed Friday to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah militants traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Str...
Apr 10, 2026
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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partn...
Apr 10, 2026
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US and Iran prepare for ceasefire talks as Netanyahu authorizes negotiations with Lebanon
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Negotiators from Iran and the United States prepared Friday for high-level talks planned to start a day later in Islamabad, seeking to steady a ceasefire teetering over Israel and Hezbollah exchanging fire and Tehran'...
Apr 10, 2026
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