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At least 19 killed, mostly women, in a car bomb explosion in northern Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria — A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said. The car detonated next to a vehicle carrying mostly female agricultural workers...
Block on Trump administration federal funding freeze will likely be extended, Washington judge says
WASHINGTON — A judge in the nation’s capital will likely keep a temporary block on a Trump administration plan for a freeze on federal funding after lawyers for nonprofit groups said they’re still struggling to get promised grants and loans. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan in Washington expressed concern...
Man falls 20 feet after ski lift chair dislodges at New Hampshire resort
BARTLETT, N.H. — A man riding a ski lift fell about 20 feet to the ground after his chair detached and he suffered non-life-threatening injuries, New Hampshire authorities said. Witnesses said the man was conscious following the fall at the Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett about 12:15 p.m. Sunday. He...
Democrats push back after Musk says Trump agrees to close USAID and workers are kept out
WASHINGTON — Democrats have delivered a strong rebuke against the Trump administration’s attempts to gut an agency they say provides crucial aid overseas to fund education and fight starvation and disease, calling it illegal, vowing a court fight and lambasting billionaire Elon Musk for wielding so much power in Washington....
Trump plans to cut U.S. funding to South Africa over land law; Musk has also criticized the country
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will cut all funding to South Africa and has launched an investigation into the country’s policies, claiming that a “massive” human rights violation against white people is happening over a new land expropriation law. Trump made the pledge...
United Airlines flight evacuated after engine sparks fire on wing during takeoff at Houston airport
HOUSTON — Passengers were evacuated via slides and stairs from a jetliner at Houston’s main airport on Sunday after an engine problem during takeoff caused smoke and fire on the right wing. United Airlines flight 1382 to New York City was halted while still on the runway shortly after 8:30...
Shohei Ohtani’s return to pitching could come in May for World Series champion DodgersVideo
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is “about right,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at the team’s annual fan fest. He reiterated that Ohtani won’t pitch in the season-opening Japan Series against the Chicago Cubs on March 18-19 in Tokyo. The two-way superstar...
Eagles, Chiefs arrive in New Orleans for Super Bowl weekVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs have landed in New Orleans for Super Bowl week. They exited their planes to sunshine and temperatures in the 60s on Sunday afternoon, a week before their matchup Feb. 9. Players and staff made their way down movable staircases from...
De’Aaron Fox to join Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio as part of 3-team trade, AP sources sayVideo
Victor Wembanyama has a new point guard: De’Aaron Fox is on his way out of Sacramento and headed to San Antonio. Fox is one of the centerpieces of a trade agreed to by three teams, one that sends Zach LaVine from Chicago to Sacramento, Zach Collins from San Antonio to...
Rory McIlroy overpowers Pebble Beach and wins in a runawayVideo
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Rory McIlroy played a game nearly as magnificent as the Pebble Beach scenery Sunday as he powered his way past a pack of contenders and closed with a 6-under-par 66 for a two-shot victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy is one of the top...
Former LSU receivers score 8 times as NFC tops AFC in Pro Bowl Games, 76-63Video
ORLANDO, Fla. — With Olympic flag football three years away, this much is becoming clear: the U.S. team should want a former LSU receiver on its roster. The four ex-Tigers competing in the Pro Bowl Games scored a combined eight touchdowns in a flag football game that capped the NFC’s...
Raiders hire Chip Kelly as offensive coordinator
Chip Kelly is returning to the NFL as the Las Vegas Raiders’ offensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the hire. Kelly was the offensive coordinator on Ohio State’s national...
2025 Grammys: Beyoncé wins album of the year, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ takes record of the year
LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé won album of the year for “Cowboy Carter” at Sunday’s Grammys, delivering her — at last — the show’s elusive top award. The superstar, who is both the most awarded and nominated artist in Grammys history, has been up for the category four times before and...
2-time defending champ Chiefs become NFL juggernaut fans love to hateVideo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs were once the lovable NFL underdogs, led by the good-natured coach who couldn’t win the big one, the plucky quarterback with the Kermit the Frog-like voice, and the superstar tight end with charisma to spare. Five years after their first trip to...
FBI employees questioned about involvement in Jan. 6 cases as Justice Department weighs firings
WASHINGTON — Thousands of FBI employees who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are being asked to complete in-depth questionnaires about their involvement in the inquiries as the Trump administration Justice Department weighs disciplinary actions that could result in firings. The questions,...
Javon Small scores 19 points as WVU beats Cincinnati to end 3-game skidVideo
CINCINNATI — Javon Small scored 19 points to go with nine assists, and West Virginia beat Cincinnati, 63-50, on Sunday to snap a three-game losing streak. Small, who averages 19.1 points and leads the Big 12 in scoring, shot 6 of 14 from the field and made four 3-pointers. Joseph...
Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified
ARLINGTON, Va. — Authorities said Sunday they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference that divers still need to find the bodies of 12 more...
Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffsVideo
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would “cease to exist” without its trade surplus with the United States. The trade penalties that Trump...
Fans at Raptors game continue trend of booing U.S. national anthem at pro sporting events in CanadaVideo
TORONTO — Fans at a Toronto Raptors game continued an emerging trend Sunday of booing the American national anthem at pro sporting events in Canada. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa, Ontario, and Calgary,...
Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner during 3 years of turmoil, dies at 86Video
NEW YORK — Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 after the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86. Vincent had undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bladder...
‘Dog Man’ bites off $36 million, taking No. 1 at box office
NEW YORK — DreamWorks Animation’s “Dog Man” fetched $36 million in ticket sales at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it the biggest debut yet in 2025. It was a big opening for the Universal Pictures release adapted from the popular graphic novel series by author...
USAID security leaders on leave after trying to keep Elon Musk’s DOGE from classified info, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday. Members...
U.S. businesses brace for Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to drive up costs
WASHINGTON — From an ice cream parlor in California to a medical supply business in North Carolina to a T-shirt vendor outside Detroit, U.S. businesses are bracing to take a hit from the taxes President Donald Trump imposed Saturday on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — America’s three biggest...
Trump wants to undo diversity programs and some agencies react by scrubbing U.S. history and culture
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — The tails of the Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightnings are painted red, like those of the Guard’s F-16s before them. It’s an homage to the famed Alabama-based unit of the Tuskegee Airmen, who flew red-tailed P-51 Mustangs during World War II. The squadron, which trained in...
Trump’s second week in office delivers jolts and chaotic orders with a mix of politics and tragedy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s second week in office seemed to deliver a daily dose of deliberate jolts for the country. There were chaotic reminders of his first term. The White House found itself backtracking on its directive to freeze federal spending on grants and loans. And the Republican president...
