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Doug Collins confirmed as veterans affairs secretary as Trump Cabinet takes shape

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq War veteran at the helm of a department that provides cruc...

Feb 04, 2025

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents who participated in investigations related to President Donald Trump have sued over Justice Department efforts to develop a list of employees involved in those inquiries t...

Feb 04, 2025

Rubio says El Salvador's offer to jail violent American criminals faces 'legalities'

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio says "there are obviously legalities involved" in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele's offer to accept and jail violent American criminals. Ru...

Feb 04, 2025

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. That's good news for scie...

Feb 04, 2025

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation's top health official when the Sen...

Feb 04, 2025

Spain men's coach De la Fuente distances himself from Hermoso kiss case at Rubiales trial

MADRID (AP) - Spain men's coach Luis de la Fuente told a judge in the Luis Rubiales trial on Tuesday that he did not get involved in discussions related to Jenni Hermoso following her World Cup kiss f...

Feb 04, 2025

5 shot at adult education center in Sweden

OREBRO, Sweden (AP) - Five people were shot at an adult education center in Sweden on Tuesday, police said. Authorities said that the danger wasn't over and urged the public to stay away from the scho...

Feb 04, 2025

Medics attend to fan who collapsed courtside at NBA game

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Medics attended to a fan who collapsed courtside Monday night before the San Antonio Spurs played the Memphis Grizzlies. The NBA teams were preparing for the opening tipoff when ...

Feb 03, 2025

Rubio says El Salvador has offered to accept deportees from US of any nationality

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says El Salvador's president has offered to accept deportees from the U.S. of any nationality as well as violent American criminals...

Feb 03, 2025

UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900

GOMA, Congo (AP) - Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, ...

Feb 03, 2025