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Donald Trump appeals $454 million judgment in New York civil fraud case

NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump has appealed his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment, challenging a judge's finding that Trump lied about his wealth as he grew the real estate empire that launched...

Feb 26, 2024

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave post on March 8 as Trump moves to install new loyalists

NEW YORK (AP) - Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will leave her post on March 8, having been forced out of the GOP's national leadership as Donald Trump moves toward another presiden...

Feb 26, 2024

Denmark closes probe into Nord Stream blasts saying there's not enough grounds for a criminal case

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark on Monday joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, saying that "authorities can conclude that ...

Feb 26, 2024

Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation, a move that could open door to reforms

JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to U.S.-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority. President Mahmou...

Feb 26, 2024

Feleti Teo is named Tuvalu's new prime minister after elections that ousted Taiwan supporter

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Tuvalu's former attorney general Feleti Teo was named prime minister of the tiny South Pacific nation Monday after elections a month ago ousted the last government leader. ...

Feb 25, 2024

Trump wins South Carolina, beating Haley in her home state and further closing in on GOP nomination

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Donald Trump won South Carolina's Republican primary on Saturday, beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third str...

Feb 24, 2024

A majority of South Carolina Republicans oppose continued Ukraine aid, AP VoteCast shows

Washington (AP) - Many voters in South Carolina's Republicanprimary on Saturday want a United States that is less willing to openly challengeRussia - a sign of how the Cold War-era GOP establishment h...

Feb 24, 2024

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, an aide to Navalny said Saturday. Ivan Zhdanov, the director of Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, made the ...

Feb 24, 2024

European leader arrives in Kyiv as Ukraine marks 2 years since Russia's full-scale invasion

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was in Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She arrived shortly...

Feb 24, 2024

Man guilty in Black transgender woman's killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation's first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity. Jurors ...

Feb 23, 2024