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U.S. federal appeals court rules many Trump tariffs are illegal

A United States federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal - but it allowed for the levies to remain in place as the case makes its way to the ...

Aug 30, 2025

Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Sanaa

CAIRO (AP) - The Iranian-backed Houthis said Saturday an Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the rebel-controlled government in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in a Th...

Aug 30, 2025

Novak Djokovic shakes off back problem, reaches 4th round of U.S. Open at 38

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic shook off a back problem early in the match to beat Cam Norrie on Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open since Jimmy Con...

Aug 29, 2025

Novak Djokovic shakes off a back problem and reaches the 4th round of the US Open at 38

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic shook off a back problem early in the match to beat Cam Norrie on Friday night and at 38 become the oldest man to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open since Jimmy Con...

Aug 29, 2025

Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah was blocked by the state's Supreme Court on Friday after his attorneys argued he should be spared because he has dementia...

Aug 29, 2025

US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month's annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General...

Aug 29, 2025

California energy regulators pause efforts to penalize oil companies for high profits

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California energy regulators Friday put the brakes on plans requiring oil companies to pay a penalty if their profits climb too high, a temporary win for the fossil fuel indu...

Aug 29, 2025

Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...

Aug 29, 2025

Bookmaker linked to baseball star Shohei Ohtani's interpreter sentenced to just over a year

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over a year in prison Frida...

Aug 29, 2025

Sen. Ernst of Iowa is expected to announce next month that she won't run for reelection in 2026

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iraq War combat veteran and Iowa's first woman elected to Congress, is expected to announce next month she will not seek reelection, leaving another ho...

Aug 29, 2025