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Vivek Ramaswamy announces he’s suspending his presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Iowa

Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday that he is suspending his 2024 Republican presidential campaign after a disappointing finish in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy, 38, endorsed his ri...

Jan 15, 2024

Why AP called Iowa for Trump: Race call explained

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump scored the first victory of the 2024 presidential primary season Monday with a sweeping and broad-based win in the Iowa Republican caucuses. The Associa...

Jan 15, 2024

Iowa's leadoff caucuses are underway after Donald Trump urged Republicans to give him a huge victory

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Voting began Monday night in the Iowa caucuses, where former President Donald Trump is aiming for a victory that sends a resounding message that neither life-threatening cold n...

Jan 15, 2024

North Korea scraps agencies managing relations with South as Kim Jong Un cites hostility with rival

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea has abolished key government organizations tasked with managing relations with South Korea, state media said Tuesday, as authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un said he ...

Jan 15, 2024

Mother Nature proves no match for Bills fans attending Buffalo's playoff game vs. Steelers

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - In the end, Mother Nature was no match for Bills Mafia. With the remnants of a lake-effect snowstorm moving north on Monday, the Bills' hearty fanbase took over, helping dig ...

Jan 15, 2024

AP VoteCast: Iowa caucusgoers want big changes, see immigration as more important than the economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Iowa Republicans are headed to their state's caucuses Monday with a greater desire to focus on immigration than address the health of the U.S. economy - a possible sign that cultural...

Jan 15, 2024

Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday, after spending two weeks there to treat complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from senio...

Jan 15, 2024

Nauru switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The move on Monday leaves Taiwan with 12 diplomatic allies around the world. ...

Jan 14, 2024

With snow still falling, Bills call on fans to help dig out stadium for playoff game vs. Steelers

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Sunday. Once the professional storm chaser saw the Buffalo Bills invite fans to help di...

Jan 14, 2024

Nicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 18 priests from jail, handed them over to Vatican

MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando lvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over to Vatican authorities. They had been jailed more than a...

Jan 14, 2024