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Trump administration suspends $175 million in federal funding for Penn over transgender swimmer

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration has suspended approximately $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over the participation of a transgender athlete in its swimming program, the White House said Wednesday.

Mar 19, 2025 11:16 AM Read more >

DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A senior official at Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S.

Mar 19, 2025 9:51 AM Read more >

Quirky livestream that lets viewers help fish is a hit with millions

UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) 鈥� The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a 鈥� fish doorbell 鈥� on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawn

Mar 19, 2025 6:11 AM Read more >

Police arrest Istanbul mayor, a key Erdogan rival, over alleged corruption and terror links

ISTANBUL (AP) 鈥� Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul鈥檚 mayor 鈥� a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 鈥� and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror lin

Mar 19, 2025 2:27 AM Read more >

Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution

ANGOLA, La. (AP) 鈥� Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus. Jessie Hoffman Jr.

Mar 19, 2025 2:05 AM Read more >

Previously classified files related to JFK assassination released

DALLAS (AP) 鈥� Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office.

Mar 18, 2025 6:32 PM Read more >

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� A federal judge blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump鈥檚 executive order banning transgender people from military service on Tuesday, the latest in a string of legal setbacks for his sweeping agenda. U.S.

Mar 18, 2025 6:31 PM Read more >

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

While other astronauts had logged longer spaceflights over the decades, none had to deal with so much uncertainty or see the length of their mission expand by so much.

Mar 18, 2025 4:13 PM Read more >

Trump and Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire for energy infrastructure in Ukraine conflict

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to an immediate pause in strikes against energy infrastructure in the Ukraine war, but the Russian leader stopped short of backing a br

Mar 18, 2025 2:58 PM Read more >

Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin.

Mar 18, 2025 1:53 PM Read more >