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Appeals court allows Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood

BOSTON (AP) - A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue. A federal judge in J...

Sep 11, 2025

NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contract, play this season

NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL is reinstating five players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2018 when they were members of Canada's world junior team, announcing Thur...

Sep 11, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing dozens of Guatemalan and Honduran children living in shelters or foster care after coming to ...

Sep 11, 2025

Majority of Brazil's Supreme Court panel votes to convict ex-president Bolsonaro of organized crime

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Thursday voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of organized crime as part of his trial for allegedly a...

Sep 11, 2025

Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally

A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program. Head...

Sep 11, 2025

Rifle recovered in the search for Charlie Kirk's killer as FBI releases photos of person of interest

OREM, Utah (AP) - The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not been identified, authorities said Thursd...

Sep 11, 2025

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez's wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme

NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's wife was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for selling the powerful New Jersey politician's influence in exchange for bribes of cash, gold bar...

Sep 11, 2025

Authorities search for conservative activist Charlie Kirk's killer but provide little about motive

OREM, Utah (AP) - An official in Utah said Thursday police are working to identify Charlie Kirk's shooter, who jumped off a roof and fled after firing the fatal shot. A high-powered, bolt-action rifle...

Sep 11, 2025

Belarus frees 52 prisoners, Lithuanian president says

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) - Belarus has freed 52 prisoners, including six Lithuanians, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on X. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Belarus' authorita...

Sep 11, 2025

UK's Starmer fires Britain's ambassador to the US over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the U.K's ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a statemen...

Sep 11, 2025