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Groups are ready to file the first lawsuit to challenge Trump's new order on transgender troops

WASHINGTON (AP) - Advocacy groups are set to file the first lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump's executive order for the Pentagon to revise its policy on transgender troops, likely set...

Jan 28, 2025

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will not run for reelection, opening a key Senate seat

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, who led the Democrats' Senate campaign efforts the past two election cycles, has announced he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating a highly con...

Jan 28, 2025

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters will not run for reelection, opening a key Senate seat

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he won't be seeking a third term in 2026. The surprise decision Tuesday again complicates for Democrats in Michigan, who will be forced to defend a...

Jan 28, 2025

Demonstrators attack foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east

GOMA, Congo (AP) - Dozens of demonstrators attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, on Tuesday to protest the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into a major...

Jan 28, 2025

Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canop...

Jan 28, 2025

Serbia's prime minister resigns and appeals for calm as anti-corruption protests grow

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's populist Prime Minister Milos Vucevic said Tuesday he is stepping down following weeks of massive anti-corruption protests over the deadly collapse of a concrete canop...

Jan 28, 2025

Trump signs order that likely sets in motion a future ban on transgender troops

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to revise the Pentagon's policy on transgender troops, likely setting in motion a future...

Jan 27, 2025

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal prosecutions of President Donald Trump, moving rapidly to pursue retribution a...

Jan 27, 2025

Trump Justice Department says it has fired employees involved in prosecutions of the president

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on criminal investigations into President Donald Trump. The abrupt action targeting ...

Jan 27, 2025

Earthquake rattles houses in Maine and is felt hundreds of miles away

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) - A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered near the Maine coast rattled houses in northern New England on Monday and was felt by surprised residents of states hundreds of miles away...

Jan 27, 2025