Associated Press stories, Page 138
Trump’s onetime friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is well-known — and also documented in records
WASHINGTON — The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy financier and the Justice Department’s announcement this month that it would not be releasing any additional documents...
A replica Oval Office near the White House just got a Trump makeover
WASHINGTON — A replica Oval Office on display near the White House now looks exactly like President Donald Trump’s. But it is not the blingy version he is currently using. Visitors starting Thursday will experience the mock Oval Office as it was in the Republican president’s first term, until it...
The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows
The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data released Thursday shows. The U.S. was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself —...
New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields carted off practice field with toe injury
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields has a dislocated toe on his right foot and will be evaluated by the team on a daily basis. The team announced the diagnosis a few hours after Fields limped off the practice field Thursday morning and was carted into...
‘Buckingham Nicks’ was a record store holy grail for decades. It’s finally getting reissued
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — They were in love once. Four years before Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s — and, many might say, all time — Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were relative unknowns, a young couple putting out their own album, posing nude...
Most U.S. adults still support legal abortion 3 years after Roe was overturned, poll finds
Three years after the Supreme Court opened the door to state abortion bans, most U.S. adults continue to say abortion should be legal — views that look similar to before the landmark ruling. The new findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll show that about two-thirds...
48 people die in passenger plane crash in Russia’s far east, officials say
MOSCOW — Forty-eight people, including 5 children, have died in a plane crash in Russia’s Far East, the head of the country’s Amur region said in a statement Thursday. The An-24 passenger plane disappeared from radar as it travelled from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the...
France’s 1st couple sue Candace Owens for defamation over claims that Brigitte Macron is a man
PARIS — A lawyer for France ‘s first couple said they’ll be seeking “substantial” damages from U.S. conservative influencer Candace Owens if she persists with claims that President Emmanuel Macron ‘s wife, Brigitte, is a man. The lawyer, Tom Clare, said in an interview with CNN that a defamation suit...
Police documents released after Bryan Kohberger’s sentencing detail strange happenings weeks before
BOISE, Idaho — In the weeks before Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students, there were strange happenings at their rental home near campus. One of the victims, Kaylee Goncalves, told her roommates she saw a man she didn’t recognize staring at her when she took her dog outside....
Ravens’ John Harbaugh on White House visit with Trump: ‘I root for our president’
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh described his recent visit with President Donald Trump as simply another great opportunity to meet a chief executive. Harbaugh and several family members — including his brother, Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh — were invited to the White House earlier...
Ravens’ Lamar Jackson declines to comment on arbitration case that stemmed in part from his free agency
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson wasn’t at all interested in discussing the arbitration case that’s helped cause so much upheaval within the NFL Players Association. In January, arbitrator Christopher Droney ruled there wasn’t sufficient evidence of collusion by owners in contract negotiations with quarterbacks after the Cleveland Browns gave...
3 men who went missing while fishing and swimming in Mississippi River found dead
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Search and rescue teams with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and other Memphis-area agencies began looking for the men Tuesday...
Appeals court finds Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship unconstitutional, upholds block
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide. The ruling from a divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes after Trump’s plan was also blocked...
Penn State blocks out noise, focuses on playoff run
LAS VEGAS — New year, new slate, no outside noise. That’s the mantra in Happy Valley, despite James Franklin being saddled with a 4-20 mark as coach at Penn State against teams ranked in the AP Top 10. “Coming to Penn State, I came here to win Big Ten championships...
Columbia University agrees to pay more than $220M in deal with Trump to restore federal funding
NEW YORK — Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus, the university announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, the Ivy League school...
FEMA chief rejects criticism, calls Texas floods response ‘a model’ for dealing with disasterVideo
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this month. “I can’t see anything we did wrong,” David Richardson told a House panel of the Committee on Transportation...
A look at which sports groups have enacted transgender bans
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has become the latest governing body in the sports world to enact a policy change around transgender athlete competition. Here’s a glance at the most prolific of those that have clarified or altered such rules this year: U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Effectively barring...
Pam Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper’s revelation that she told President Donald Trump that his name appeared in the files of the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Bondi told Trump his name was...
ACC notebook: Florida State coach Mike Norvell ‘extremely excited’
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Florida State coach Mike Norvell was so exuberant at Wednesday’s ACC preseason football media days that he was practically yelling during his news conference. “I’m extremely excited,” he said when asked about his enthusiasm. It’s easy to understand why in moving on from last year’s remarkable crashout....
Venus Williams, 45, gets wild-card entry for Cincinnati Open after win in WashingtonVideo
MASON, Ohio — Venus Williams’ return to professional tennis will not just be a one-tournament visit: She was awarded a wild-card entry Wednesday for next month’s Cincinnati Open. The 45-year-old Williams is participating in her first event in more than a year this week at the DC Open and won...
Browns open training camp with rookie RB Quinshon Judkins’ status undeterminedVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski has to deal with uncertainty during training camp about a second-round draft pick for the second straight year because of an off-field incident. Stefanski said the Browns were still gathering more information on Quinshon Judkins after the rookie running back was arrested...
NASCAR will hold 1st street race on active military base at Naval Base Coronado in 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR will hold a street race on Naval Base Coronado in Southern California next June as a replacement for its downtown Chicago event that ran the last three years. The move to the San Diego area does not eliminate a return to Chicago, where NASCAR will still...
Vikings’ Jordan Addison waits for potential NFL suspension after drunken driving plea dealVideo
EAGAN, Minn. — Jordan Addison’s off-the-field trouble, the Minnesota Vikings believe, is fully behind him. There is one more pressing matter to resolve, leaving the team and the third-year wide receiver and former Pitt star to wait on potential punishment from the NFL as training camp unfolds. After Addison avoided...
Judge bars ICE from immediately taking Abrego Garcia into custody if he’s released from jail
A federal judge in Maryland has prohibited the Trump administration from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into immediate immigration custody if he’s released from jail in Tennessee while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges, according to an order issued Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the U.S. government to provide...
Supreme Court allows Trump to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who had been fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge. The justices acted on an emergency appeal from the Justice Department, which argued...
