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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas in Yemen on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis said at least 31 people were killed, and Trump’s […]

By MARK AMBROGI Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rodney Rice scored 26 points, Derik Queen had 19 points and 10 rebounds and No. 11 Maryland routed No. 24 Illinois 88-65 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Terrapins (25-7) will face the winner of the late quarterfinal […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. The essentially party-line vote, 54-46, didn’t give the full picture of gnawing Democratic angst over how to confront the Trump […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer who faced what they saw as an awful choice: shut the government down or consent to a Republican funding bill that allows President Donald Trump to continue slashing the […]

Fact Check: A look at false claims around Kamala Harris and her campaign for the White House By MELISSA GOLDIN, DAVID KLEPPER CLAIM: Harris is not an American citizen and therefore cannot serve as commander in chief. THE FACTS: Completely false . Harris is a natural-born U.S. citizen. She was born on Oct. 20, 1964 […]

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born on this special research farm in the Blue […]

PARIS (AP) — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “ the safest place in the world ” when the Games open this Friday. Tony Estanguet’s confident forecast looks less far-fetched now with squadrons of police patrolling Paris’ streets, fighter jets and soldiers primed to scramble […]

FILE – D’yan Forest, 89, who holds the Guinness World Record for Oldest Working Female Comedian, poses in her apartment, Thursday, July 19, 2024, in New York. Forest is recovering after being randomly punched and knocked to the ground while waiting to cross a street in New York earlier this month.(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File) Updated […]

As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain. Government cybersecurity agencies across the globe and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz are warning businesses and individuals about new phishing schemes that […]

By Michael Marot Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kylan Boswell scored a career-high 24 points and four other Illinois players finished in double figures as the 24th-ranked Fighting Illini beat Iowa 106-94 in a wild second-round Big Ten Tournament game on Thursday night. Tre White had 22 points and Tomislav […]