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Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son's playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds p...

Mar 13, 2025

Father gets 13 years for shooting youth football coach over son’s playing time

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A father in Missouri was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Thursday for shooting and wounding a St. Louis youth football coach over his son's playing time while 9- and 10-year-olds p...

Mar 13, 2025

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow restrictions on birthright citizenship to partly take effect while legal fights play out. In emergency applications file...

Mar 13, 2025

Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings ...

Mar 13, 2025

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, citing storms, delays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal's cost. The team issued a ...

Mar 13, 2025

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to military charges of obstructing justice at his court-martial Thursday. The plea agreement calls for dishonorable discharge...

Mar 13, 2025

Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate health committee an...

Mar 13, 2025

Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin's ceasefire response

Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin's response to a proposed 30-day ...

Mar 13, 2025

Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill betwe...

Mar 12, 2025

Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo's government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President Joo Loureno's office said they w...

Mar 12, 2025