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American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is extradited from France to the US

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said "So I raped you" was extradited Thursday from F...

Jan 16, 2025

Rudy Giuliani trial postponed over status of his Florida home and World Series rings

NEW YORK (AP) - A trial to decide whether Rudy Giuliani must give up his Florida condominium and three World Series rings or turn them over to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment was postponed ...

Jan 16, 2025

Brazilian court denies Bolsonaro's request to travel to Trump's inauguration

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily restore his passport so that he could attend the inauguration in Washington of U....

Jan 16, 2025

Brazilian court denies Bolsonaro's request to travel to Trump's inauguration

SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by former President Jair Bolsonaro to temporarily restore his passport so that he could attend the inauguration in Washington of U....

Jan 16, 2025

Learner Tien beats Daniil Medvedev and is the youngest US man in Australia's 3rd round since Sampras

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open's third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a r...

Jan 16, 2025

'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The t...

Jan 16, 2025

Learner Tien beats Daniil Medvedev and is the youngest US man in Australia's 3rd round since Sampras

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Learner Tien, a 19-year-old qualifier from California, became the youngest American man to reach the Australian Open's third round since Pete Sampras in 1990, upsetting a r...

Jan 16, 2025

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio's open Senate seat

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio 's seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent F...

Jan 16, 2025

College students charged in TikTok-inspired 'catch a predator' plot appear in court

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Five Massachusetts college students made their first appearances in court Thursday, accused of plotting to lure a man to their campus through a dating app and then seizing him ...

Jan 16, 2025

South Korean court blocks petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol failed in their court effort to secure his release on Thursday, a day after he was detained at his residence for qu...

Jan 16, 2025