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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., ruled ...

Mar 18, 2025

Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released

DALLAS (AP) - Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took of...

Mar 18, 2025

Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution

ANGOLA, La. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort to block Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas, which is scheduled for Tuesday evening. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is to be...

Mar 18, 2025

Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, accordi...

Mar 18, 2025

Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Co...

Mar 18, 2025

Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk's Department of...

Mar 18, 2025

Pentagon aims to cut up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations

WASHINGTON (AP) - Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving in the coming months, a ...

Mar 18, 2025

Roberts rejects Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans

WASHINGTON (AP) - In an extraordinary display of conflict between the executive and judiciary branches, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected calls for impeaching federal judges shortly af...

Mar 18, 2025

White House says Trump and Putin hold call as US seeks Russian sign-off on plan to end Ukraine war

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have begun a highly anticipated call as the U.S. administration looks to persuade the Russian leader ...

Mar 18, 2025

Hungary’s parliament passes a law banning Pride events, in a new assault on LGBTQ+ rights

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees, continuing a crackdown by P...

Mar 18, 2025