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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge...

Mar 13, 2025

Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate health committee an...

Mar 13, 2025

Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin's ceasefire response

Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin's response to a proposed 30-day ...

Mar 13, 2025

Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill betwe...

Mar 12, 2025

Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo's government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President Joo Loureno's office said they w...

Mar 12, 2025

Vatican says a chest scan confirms improvements in the pope's condition

ROME (AP) - The Vatican says a chest scan has confirmed improvements in Pope Francis' condition in his fourth week in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia. The pope continues to receive high...

Mar 12, 2025

Trump administration drops lawsuit against company over alleged abuse at its child migrant shelters

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - The Trump administration is dropping a civil lawsuit against the largest provider of housing for unaccompanied migrant children over allegations of repeated sexual abuse and hara...

Mar 12, 2025

Norwegian ski jumpers Lindvik and Forfang have been suspended as suit tampering scandal escalates

GENEVA (AP) - Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday. Cheating by Norway team officials manipul...

Mar 12, 2025

Philippine ex-president Duterte is heading to the ICC to face charges linked to 'war on drugs'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A jet that took Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte from Manila landed Wednesday in the Netherlands a day after he was arrested on an International Criminal Court war...

Mar 12, 2025

Government asks that detained Columbia student's legal fight be moved to New Jersey or Louisiana

NEW YORK (AP) - A government lawyer asked a federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday to move the legal fight over the detention of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil to New Jersey or L...

Mar 12, 2025