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OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Live updates: Trump gives Saudi crown prince a warm embrace during White House visit
President Donald Trump will fête Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia. Trump announced a deal to sell the kingdom F-35 fighter jets.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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What Americans think about Trump's management of the government, according to a new AP-NORC poll
A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump 'knew about the girls' and spent time with a victim
Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later Trump “knew abou...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Smith's homer in 11th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 5-4 to become first repeat champion in 25 years
Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 to become the first team in a qu...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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National Guard members from Texas are in Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities
National Guard members from Texas are at an Army training center in Illinois. It's the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to deploy troops to the Chicago area despite a lawsuit a...
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October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says
The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, according to Democratic Gov.
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October 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Hegseth abruptly summons top military commanders to a meeting in Virginia next week
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to a base in northern Virginia for a sudden meeting next week.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system
Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a $1.2 billion contract to build and operate what's expected to become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex to a tiny Virginia ...
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August 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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After Trump's DOGE action, 300 million people's Social Security data is at risk, whistleblower says
A whistleblower says more than 300 million Americans' Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not sub...
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August 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
The conservative network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election los...
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August 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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MLB is calling up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Saturday's Marlins-Braves game
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states. According to an Associated Press tally, the department's voting section has requested copies of voter registration ...
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August 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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US inflation accelerated in June as Trump's tariffs start to bite
Inflation rose last month to its highest level in four months as the cost of gas, food, and groceries rose, reversing several months of cooling price pressures.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Pastors who endorse political candidates shouldn't lose tax-exempt status, IRS says in filing
The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother were killed in a car accident in Spain, police say
Spanish civil guard confirmed to the AP that Jota, 28, and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the western city of Zamora.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he suffered severe beatings, severe sleep deprivation and psychological torture in the notorious El Salvador prison the Trump administration had deported him to in March, acc...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled 4-3 on Wednesday that the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictio...
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July 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Trump keeps saying the GOP mega bill will eliminate taxes on Social Security. It does not
President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits. It does not.
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July 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Paramount to pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview
Paramount told media outlets the money will go to Trump’s future presidential library, not to the president himself. It said the settlement did not involve an apology.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, dies at 90
Jimmy Swaggart, the televangelist whose multimillion-dollar ministry was crippled by his encounters with prostitutes, has died. He was 90.
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July 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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apnews.com/article/bill... Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, has died at 91.
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June 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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On this date in 1984, Willie McGee drove in six runs and hit for the cycle. Despite his heroics, the game is remembered as the “Ryne Sandberg game” after the Cubs second baseman went 5-for-6 with two homers and seven RBIs … www.stlredbirds.com/2022/03/20/w...
Willie McGee hits for the cycle in the 'Ryne Sandberg game'
On June 23, 1984, Willie McGee became the first Cardinal since Lou Brock in 1975 to hit for the cycle, driving in six runs and scoring three times.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM