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Judge orders Trump administration to pay nearly $2 billion in USAID and State Dept. debts

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State De...

Mar 06, 2025

Adnan Syed to stay free after judge decides on time served for his murder sentence in 'Serial' case

BALTIMORE (AP) - Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of "Serial" podcast listeners, will remain free even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on Thursda...

Mar 06, 2025

EU leaders back new defense spending plans after Trump signals that Europe must fend for itself

BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders on Thursday backed new defense spending plans aimed at freeing up billions of euros for the continent's security after the Trump administration signaled that Eur...

Mar 06, 2025

Pope Francis remains so stable that Vatican says next update will be provided Saturday

ROME (AP) - Pope Francis remained in stable condition Thursday with no new respiratory crises or fever and worked from the hospital as he recovered from double pneumonia, the Vatican said. Given the s...

Mar 06, 2025

The House censures Democratic Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump's joint address to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday voted to censure an unrepentant Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump's address to Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., had Gree...

Mar 06, 2025

Sudan files case to UN court alleging UAE is breaching genocide convention by funding rebels

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Sudan filed a case at the top United Nations court accusing the United Arab Emirates of breaching the genocide convention by arming and funding the rebel paramilitary gro...

Mar 06, 2025

Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

BOSTON (AP) - A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars. U.S. District Court Judge J...

Mar 06, 2025

Appeals court allows removal of head of watchdog agency as legal battle rages over Trump firing

WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court has removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump's authority to fire the special counsel...

Mar 05, 2025

Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life in prison

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move fo...

Mar 05, 2025

Macron says he'll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday he will confer with European allies on the idea of using France's nuclear deterrent to protect the continent in the face of threats from Ru...

Mar 05, 2025