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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion death toll rises to 86, with 55 others injured

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country's emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early ...

Jan 19, 2025

Biden is spending his final full day in office in South Carolina. It helped him become president

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary th...

Jan 19, 2025

Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, and activists Ragbir and Smith Pradia

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Biden also pardoned immigr...

Jan 19, 2025

Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Biden also pardoned immigr...

Jan 19, 2025

Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides a hostage list

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a list of the hostages set to be releas...

Jan 18, 2025

Netanyahu warns again that Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides a hostage list

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a list of the hostages set to be releas...

Jan 18, 2025

Coco Gauff drops a set but beats Belinda Bencic to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback victory over Belin...

Jan 18, 2025

Mahomes and Kelce help Chiefs to a 23-14 win over Texans and another AFC title game trip

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes has never lost in the divisional round of the playoffs with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Houston Texans still have never won. With the Chiefs' star quarterback h...

Jan 18, 2025

Mahomes, Kelce help Chiefs to a 23-14 win over Texans and another AFC title game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, most of it going to best buddy Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 23-14 on Saturday to advanc...

Jan 18, 2025

Trump arrives in Washington for inaugural celebrations to mark his return to power

WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump arrived in Washington Saturday evening to celebrate with family, supporters and political allies ahead of his second inauguration, a triumphant return for the Republican...

Jan 18, 2025