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New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court declined to block Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing in his hush money case Thursday, leaving the U.S.
Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case

Fani Willis seeks to overturn her disqualification from Trump Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked Georgia's highest court to review a lower appeals court's ruling that removed her from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others.
A new book alleges that someone at Fox News gave Trump's team an early look at town hall questions

A new book alleges that someone at Fox News gave Trump's team an early look at town hall questions

PHOENIX (AP) — Someone inside Fox News gave Donald Trump's presidential campaign the questions he would face ahead of a town hall the network produced in January 2024, a forthcoming book alleges, according to excerpts obtained by The Associated Press
Political uncertainty could derail major carbon capture project: experts

Political uncertainty could derail major carbon capture project: experts

CALGARY — The fate of Canada's largest proposed carbon capture and storage project is even more uncertain after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation announcement this week amplified existing unknowns around the future of energy and climate pol
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media - and the pursuit of truth?

No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media - and the pursuit of truth?

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago.
Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

Jimmy Carter will be honored at Washington funeral before burial in Georgia hometown

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S.
Trump, the 'America First' candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism

Trump, the 'America First' candidate, has a new preoccupation: Imperialism

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars.
Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as leaders struggle to craft his priorities

Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as leaders struggle to craft his priorities

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump likes the idea of “one, big beautiful bill" for his top legislative priorities, but he emerged from a lengthy closed-door meeting with Republican senators late Wednesday open to other strategies as GOP l
Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years just ahead of Trump's inauguration

Service workers union rejoins AFL-CIO after 20 years just ahead of Trump's inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Service Employees International Union is returning to the AFL-CIO after 20 years, betting that a united labor movement will do more to help workers overcome legal challenges to organize and join unions.
'Scary' or 'empty threats'? Canadians weigh in on Trump's '51st state' plan

'Scary' or 'empty threats'? Canadians weigh in on Trump's '51st state' plan

The Canadian Press asked people from Halifax to Vancouver what they thought of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the "51st state" and use "economic force" to do so.