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New Mexico legislators launch investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded ranch
SANTA FE, N.M. — State legislators in New Mexico launched an investigation Tuesday into past activity at a secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests and whether local authorities looked the other way. A bipartisan, four-member panel of state House representatives is investigating allegations...
What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran says it temporarily closed for a military drill
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran says it temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. The move came as semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported live fire exercises in the vital waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes. The move is...
Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets
NEW YORK — The Trump administration is throwing its support behind the prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket in a critical legal battle between the growing prediction market industry and states that wish to ban these platforms. The move by Michael Selig, the recently appointed chairman of the Commodity Futures...
Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested after alleged fight during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Actor Shia LaBeouf has been arrested after being accused of hitting two men early Tuesday morning during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, police said. LaBeouf was charged with two counts of simple battery, New Orleans police said in a statement. Officers were called to a business around the French...
Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities
GREENBELT, Md. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the government has no viable plan for deporting him, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The Salvadoran national’s case has become a focal point in the immigration debate after...
Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano will end their MMA retirements and fight each other in May
LOS ANGELES — Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will end their lengthy retirements from mixed martial arts to fight each other May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The two pioneering fighters announced their returns Tuesday for a bout that will be staged by Most Valuable Promotions, the combat...
Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president’s name
NEW YORK — The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president’s name on airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home. Applications filed by the Trump Organization with the federal...
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. An initial wave of subpoenas in November asked recipients...
Strikes on 3 more alleged drug boats kill 11 people, U.S. military says
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it carried out strikes on three boats accused of smuggling drugs in Latin American waters, killing 11 people in one of the deadliest days of the Trump administration’s monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers. The series of strikes conducted Monday brought the death...
Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues
WASHINGTON — Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks. A lawsuit filed in Boston says orders by President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have forced park service staff...
Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors
PARIS — Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir was released Tuesday in 22 languages worldwide, sharing details of the horror she went through and sending a powerful message of hope and support to victims of sexual abuse. “I wanted my story to help others,” Pelicot told French national channel France 5 last week...
Tony Clark intends to resign as MLB players’ union head, as possible cap fight looms
TAMPA, Fla. — Tony Clark intends to resign as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a person familiar with the union’s deliberations said Tuesday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because his decision, first reported by ESPN, had not been announced. The person...
Reactions to the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson
Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades. The protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate was 84. “He was a gifted negotiator and a courageous bridge‑builder, serving humanity by bringing...
Sri Lankan lawmakers scrap their pensions in a sweeping vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan legislators overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to scrap their pensions, in a bid to fulfil a key pre-election campaign promise by the ruling Marxist-leaning government following anger over the country’s economic crisis. Lawmakers passed the bill on Tuesday by 154 votes in the 225-member House,...
Warner Bros reopens takeover talks with Paramount after receiving a waiver from Netflix
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. Discovery is briefly reopening takeover talks with Skydance-owned Paramount to hear the company’s “best and final” offer, while the Hollywood giant continues to back the studio and streaming deal it struck with Netflix. In a Tuesday regulatory filing, Warner said it had received a waiver...
EU privacy investigation targets Musk’s Grok chatbot over sexualized deepfake images
LONDON — Elon Musk’s social media platform X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok AI chatbot started spitting out nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland’s data privacy regulator said Tuesday. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said it notified X on Monday that it was opening the inquiry under the 27-nation...
Russian and Ukrainian officials are in Geneva for U.S.-brokered talks after almost 4 years of war
GENEVA — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks, a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. However, expectations for any breakthroughs in Geneva were low, with neither side apparently ready to budge from its...
Delaware man married in the 1970s to former first lady Jill Biden pleads not guilty in wife’s death
WILMINGTON, Del. — The long-ago first husband of former first lady Jill Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he killed his current wife in Delaware. William Stevenson, 77, was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975. A state grand jury this month charged Stevenson with killing Linda Stevenson,...
Iran temporarily closing Strait of Hormuz for live fire drills as nuclear talks with U.S. begin
GENEVA — The U.S. and Iran are holding their second round of talks about Iran’s nuclear program Tuesday in Geneva as Iran said it will close the Strait of Hormuz for several hours as it holds live fire military exercises and the United States ramps up its military forces in...
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, revered Civil Rights leader, has died at 84
CHICAGO — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died Tuesday. He was 84. As a young organizer in Chicago, Jackson was called to meet with...
Dolphins releasing star receiver Tyreek Hill in major roster cuts
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Dolphins released star receiver Tyreek Hill on Monday, ending the All-Pro’s four-year tenure in Miami. Hill, who turns 32 on March 1, is recovering from a season-ending injury suffered in a game against the New York Jets on Sept. 29 that required surgery to repair...
Winter Olympics recap: Meyers Taylor finally gets gold for U.S. and Eileen Gu wins 2nd silver
Small margins decided gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics as Eileen Gu had to settle for another silver in defense of her big air ski freestyle title, and Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. finally won bobsled gold in her fifth Olympics. Gu came to Italy to fight for...
Michigan rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll for 1st time since 2013
Michigan is No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time in 13 years, ending Arizona’s nine-week reign. The Wolverines (24-1) claimed 60 of 61 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to climb one spot and supplant the Wildcats, who were unbeaten entering last week before...
Browns safety Ronnie Hickman jumped by 4 men in New York hotel lobby
NEW YORK — Cleveland Browns safety Ronnie Hickman was treated for minor injuries and released, the team said Monday after New York police received reports he was jumped by four men in a hotel lobby. The Browns said Hickman, 24, was at home resting with his family. There have been...
3 killed, including suspect, in shooting during Rhode Island youth hockey game
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A shooting during a Rhode Island youth hockey game left three people dead, including the shooter, and three more hospitalized Monday night in critical condition, authorities said. Pawtucket police Chief Tina Goncalves told reporters that someone helped bring a swift end to the violent scene Monday afternoon...
