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US Vice President JD Vance meets German far-right leader as he criticizes 'firewalls' in Europe

MUNICH (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders about ...

Feb 14, 2025

A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER STATION, Ukraine (AP) - A drone armed with a warhead hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant early Friday, punching a hole in the structure and brie...

Feb 14, 2025

Zelenskyy to Vance: Ukraine wants 'security guarantees' as Trump seeks to end Ukraine-Russia war

MUNICH (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country wants "security guarantees" before any talks with Russia, as the Trump administration presses both countries to find ...

Feb 14, 2025

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state's c...

Feb 14, 2025

Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, with a top official from Washington intervening after federal prosecut...

Feb 14, 2025

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge temporarily blocks restrictions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge temporarily blocked regulations on Friday that providers said had kept them from offering the procedure. The ruling came a...

Feb 14, 2025

Justice Department asks court to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fiercely opposed by the feder...

Feb 14, 2025

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce b...

Feb 14, 2025

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce b...

Feb 14, 2025

US Vice President JD Vance's office says he met German far-right leader Alice Weidel

MUNICH (AP) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance's office says he met the leader of a German far-right party during a trip to Germany. In a speech before the Munich Security Conference he had lectured Europ...

Feb 14, 2025