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Democrat David Gottfried wins Minnesota House special election, restoring a 67-67 power split

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Voters in a Minnesota House district at the center of a post-election drama to control the chamber chose Democrat David Gottfried on Tuesday in a race that will leave control of...

Mar 11, 2025

Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that's seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump's plan to dismant...

Mar 11, 2025

Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A federal judge halted Louisiana's first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a pre...

Mar 11, 2025

Portugal’s minority government loses confidence vote in parliament triggering early general election

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portugal's minority government lost a confidence vote in parliament Tuesday, forcing its resignation and bringing the European Union country's third general election in three y...

Mar 11, 2025

NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died

Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people recommended a ban on some helicopter fl...

Mar 11, 2025

Trump administration to resume military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv, more than a week afte...

Mar 11, 2025

A top Romanian court upholds the ban on far-right Georgescu’s presidential bid

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A top Romanian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by far-right politician Calin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in the presidential rerun. He won the first round of...

Mar 11, 2025

Officials say separatists attack a train in Pakistan and the fate of hundreds on board is not clear

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistani insurgents attacked a passenger train in a tunnel and claimed to take over 100 hostages on Tuesday, as authorities struggled to reach the remote area. The fate of the...

Mar 11, 2025

Polls open in Greenland for parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the strategic island

NUUK, Greenland (AP) - Polls opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island. The self-governing region of Den...

Mar 11, 2025

Polls open in Greenland for parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the strategic island

Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island. The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56...

Mar 11, 2025