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Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of time to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges ...

Dec 07, 2023

Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack are returning to honor those who perished 82 years ago

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - The ceremony to honor the more than 2,300 U.S. servicemen killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor got underway Thursday in Hawaii with a moment of silence at the exac...

Dec 07, 2023

House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Bowman for pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol office building

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members voted again Thursday to punish one of their own, targeting Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman for triggering a fire alarm in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings in Sept...

Dec 07, 2023

Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to get an abortion despite state’s ban

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas judge on Thursday granted a pregnant woman permission to obtain an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state's ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overtur...

Dec 07, 2023

Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion; at least 3 dead in separate flooding

VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) - The president of Seychelles declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a huge blast at an explosives depot and flooding in other parts of the country's main island. Th...

Dec 07, 2023

Russian lawmakers set presidential vote for March 17, 2024, clearing a path for Putin's 5th term

MOSCOW - Russian lawmakers on Thursday set the date of the country's 2024 presidential election for March 17, moving Vladimir Putin a step closer to a fifth term in office. Members of the Federation C...

Dec 07, 2023

Juan Soto traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres, according to two AP sources

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The New York Yankees have acquired All-Star slugger Juan Soto in a trade with the cost-cutting San Diego Padres, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The people ...

Dec 06, 2023

US military grounds entire fleet of Osprey aircraft following a deadly crash off the coast of Japan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash o...

Dec 06, 2023

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. Fujimo...

Dec 06, 2023

Nevada grand jury indicts six Republicans who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their ...

Dec 06, 2023