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Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel an...

Nov 12, 2024

Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel an...

Nov 12, 2024

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments

BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) - A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who said the law is "u...

Nov 12, 2024

Judge extends the time to indict the driver accused of killing Johnny Gaudreau and his brother

SALEM, N.J. (AP) - The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, as they were cycling on a rural New Jersey road briefly appeared in court Tuesday, where ...

Nov 12, 2024

Man waives jury trial in killing of Georgia nursing student

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate. Jose Ibarra was ch...

Nov 12, 2024

Man waives jury trial in killing of Georgia nursing student

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that became a flashpoint in the national immigration debate. Jose Ibarra was ch...

Nov 12, 2024

Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are "ready to deliver" on President-elect Donald Trump's mandate, ensuring they are more prepared for a second-term agenda. S...

Nov 12, 2024

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for freezing and ultimately dismissing the ca...

Nov 12, 2024

Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court. Meadows was...

Nov 12, 2024

Church of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal

LONDON (AP) - Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, has resigned after an investigation found that he failed to inform police about ser...

Nov 12, 2024