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Data obtained by AP shows 20% vacancy rates at nearly half of National Weather Service offices

WASHINGTON (AP) - After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates - twice that of just a decade ago - as severe weather chugs acros...

Apr 04, 2025

Officials say a Russian strike in central Ukraine kills 12 people and injures 50

BRUSSELS (AP) - Ukrainian officials said that a Russian missile strike Friday on the central city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 12 people, including two children, and injured more than 50. The head of...

Apr 04, 2025

Gretzky set to be at Blackhawks-Capitals game with Ovechkin 3 goals from breaking his NHL record

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the Canadian great's NHL record. The Capi...

Apr 04, 2025

South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of Yoon

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule Friday on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months af...

Apr 03, 2025

Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have h...

Apr 03, 2025

Pentagon’s watchdog to review Hegseth’s use of Signal app to convey plans for Houthi strike

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app to convey plans for a military strike...

Apr 03, 2025

Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli airstrike on Thursday killed at least 27 Palestinians sheltering at a school in northern Gaza and wounded 70 more, said Health Ministry spokesman Zaher al-W...

Apr 03, 2025

Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers s...

Apr 03, 2025

More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island sank Thursday morning, leaving at least seven people dead, including three children, Greece's coast guard said. Turk...

Apr 03, 2025

Justice Department declined to prosecute Texas AG Paxton in final weeks of Biden's term: AP sources

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, effectively ending the corruption investigat...

Apr 03, 2025