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Judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending federal oversight

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Police Department can begin winding down its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department ...

Jan 14, 2025

Pete Hegseth calls himself 'change agent' as Senate hearing opens for Trump's defense secretary pick

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators opened a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, who calls himself a "change agent"...

Jan 14, 2025

NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region

HELSINKI (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in Helsink...

Jan 14, 2025

NATO announces a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region

HELSINKI (AP) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in Helsink...

Jan 14, 2025

A missile fired by Houthi rebels targets central Israel as airstrikes hit displaced area in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) - A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, sounding sirens and causing people to flee into bomb shelters. Several Israeli strikes also hit the Gaz...

Jan 13, 2025

A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted central Israel, sending people into bomb shelters

JERUSALEM (AP) - A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, sounding sirens and causing people to flee into bomb shelters. The Israeli military said "several attem...

Jan 13, 2025

North Korea launches projectile toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's military said, as it continued its weapons demonstrations ahea...

Jan 13, 2025

South Korea says North Korea launched projectile toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says North Korea has test-fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025. South Korea's Joint ...

Jan 13, 2025

Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report

WASHINGTON (AP) - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report rele...

Jan 13, 2025

Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president's remarks in new report

WASHINGTON (AP) - The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report rele...

Jan 13, 2025