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The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump 's administration that sets in motion what could become...

Feb 26, 2025

First measles death is reported in the West Texas outbreak that's infected more than 120 people

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - A person who was hospitalized with measles has died from measles in West Texas, the first death in an outbreak that began late last month. Lubbock city spokesperson Lauren Adams ...

Feb 26, 2025

UN food agency pauses aid to famine-hit Sudan displacement camp of a half-million people

CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations' food agency says it has temporarily paused aid distribution in Sudan's famine-hit Zamzam displacement camp of a half-million people as fighting intensifies between the...

Feb 26, 2025

Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up

VIENNA (AP) - Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, a report by the United...

Feb 26, 2025

A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - A court in Bosnia on Wednesday sentenced Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, to one year in prison and banned him from engaging in politics for si...

Feb 26, 2025

Populist Romanian politician Calin Georgescu is questioned by prosecutors

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A far-right populist who won the first round in Romania's canceled presidential race last year was stopped in traffic by police on Wednesday and taken in for questioning by p...

Feb 26, 2025

A Sudan military plane crashes, killing at least 19 people

CAIRO (AP) - A Sudanese military aircraft crashed in the city of Omdurman, killing at least 19 people, military and health officials said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft crashed Tuesday while taking o...

Feb 26, 2025

Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by Trump, says he's running for Florida governor

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced Tuesday that he's entering the 2026 race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is ineligible to seek another term after ei...

Feb 25, 2025

Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation of rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian official...

Feb 25, 2025

A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system

SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system Tuesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid grou...

Feb 25, 2025