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How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year. But long-standing disagreements over abortion coverage are threatening to block any compromise and leave millions of Americans with higher premiums. Despite significant progress,...
As Trump’s deadline for a cap on credit card rates looms, banks have only questions and no answers
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has...
Riley, defending champ Taylor part of 5-way tie for lead at windy Sony Open
HONOLULU — The wind arrived early and stayed late Friday in the second round of the PGA Tour’s season-opening Sony Open. Davis Riley thrived in the difficult conditions in the morning, birdieing the par-5 18th for a 64 and a share of the lead. Riley matched defending champion Nick Taylor,...
Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors
PROVO, Utah — The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot. Defense attorneys say the relationship represents a...
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents, a judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled in a case...
Seahawks know what to expect in 49ers as teams played 2 weeks agoVideo
RENTON, Wash. — For the Seattle Seahawks to host another playoff game and move closer to the fourth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, they will have to dispose of a familiar foe. Very familiar. The top-seeded Seahawks (14-3) host the San Francisco 49ers (13-5) in the NFC’s Divisional round...
ChatGPT’s free ride is ending: Here’s what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot
OpenAI says it will soon start showing advertisements to ChatGPT users who aren’t paying for a premium version of the chatbot. The artificial intelligence company said Friday it hasn’t yet rolled out ads but will start testing them in the coming weeks. It’s the latest effort by the San Francisco-based...
Broncos host 1st playoff game in a decade, face banged-up BillsVideo
DENVER — After the Buffalo Bills ended the Denver Broncos’ season with a 31-7 thrashing in the playoffs last year, Sean Payton resolved to return the postseason party to Denver with its mile-high air and thunderous, stadium-rattling crowd. “We talk about earning seeds and trying to get all edges. It...
ACC more than survived, it thrived. Miami in the College Football Playoff final is proof
MIAMI — The Power 4 conference that didn’t get its champion into the College Football Playoff has a team that tied for second playing in the CFP’s national title game. So much for the demise of the ACC. The league that looked most vulnerable a few years ago when the...
White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meets
CAIRO — The White House released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza after the Palestinian committee set to govern the territory under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo. The committee’s leader, Ali Shaath, an...
Trump isn’t waiting for future generations to name things after him. It’s happening now
WASHINGTON — Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor. Donald Trump isn’t leaving it to future generations. As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put his name on...
Analysis: John Harbaugh, set to take over Giants, will look to have better 2nd actVideo
John Harbaugh is heading to Broadway, aiming to make his second act even better than his first. Harbaugh didn’t have to wait long after the Baltimore Ravens fired him last week following 18 seasons. He had plenty of options and chose the New York Giants. His contract was still being...
Bears’ Caleb Williams presents an elusive challenge for Jared Verse, Rams defenseVideo
LOS ANGELES — When Jared Verse begins to elaborate on the methodology of sacking Caleb Williams, it’s quickly obvious the Los Angeles Rams star edge rusher has been thinking about this monumental task quite a bit. “You just have to keep rushing,” Verse said. “You have to keep running. Honestly,...
Texans’ fearsome foursome fuels pass rush as Houston prepares for Patriots
HOUSTON — Asked how he’d describe Houston’s pass rush to someone who hasn’t seen the Texans play before, coach DeMeco Ryans took a few seconds before landing on an answer. “It’s like four Tasmanian devils just wrecking everything that’s in front of them. That’s how I look at our guys,”...
Madison Keys pictures herself as champion again at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — Madison Keys planned to walk into the player tunnel at Rod Laver Arena in a quiet moment when nobody was watching and take a photo of her name listed with the other champions at the Australian Open. After beating top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s final at...
National Guard troops to stay on Washington, D.C., streets through 2026
WASHINGTON — National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The memo, signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and dated Wednesday, said “the conditions of the mission” warranted an extension past the...
Trump takes the unusual step of thanking Iran for canceling executions of political prisoners
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took the unusual step on Friday of thanking the Iranian government for not following through on executions of what he said was meant to be hundreds of political prisoners. “Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
BEIJING — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would...
Ukraine’s battered power grid faces unprecedented challenge, energy minister says
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has not spared a single Ukrainian power plant from attack since its all-out invasion, Ukraine’s new energy minister said Friday, as a recent escalation of aerial bombardments left hundreds of thousands of people without heat or light for days amid the coldest winter for years. Denys...
Prayer leader in Iran and the faithful call for executions over protests, a red line for Trump
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A hard-line cleric leading Friday prayers in Iran’s capital demanded the death penalty for protesters detained in a nationwide crackdown and directly threatened President Donald Trump, showing the hard-line rage gripping the Islamic Republic after the demonstrations. Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami’s sermon carried by Iranian state...
Are Trump’s supporters getting what they want from his 2nd term? Here’s what a new poll shows
NEW YORK — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump’s work on the economy hasn’t lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a significant...
A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations. Yoon was impeached, arrested and dismissed as president...
Julio Iglesias calls sexual abuse allegations against him ‘absolutely untrue’
MADRID — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue.” Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between...
Federal immigration agents filmed dragging woman from her car in Minneapolis
A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media. Aliya Rahman said she...
Kathleen Kennedy, steward of ‘Star Wars,’ steps down from Lucasfilm
After more than 13 years at the helm of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from the “Star Wars” factory founded by George Lucas. The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it will now turn to Dave Filoni to steer “Star Wars,” as president and chief creative officer, into its...
