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Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-m...

Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified

MILAN (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee's rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed ba...

What independents think of Trump's recent immigration actions, according to a new AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that sug...

Oklahoma carries out its first execution of 2026 on a man convicted of double killing

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma’s first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pr...

Judge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to 'Supermax' prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison,...

Russia fires barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of US-brokered talks is unclear

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Ukrainian cities in overnight attacks, officials reported on Thursday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele...

Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says

LONDON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027, a U.S. judge has said. Judge Roy K. Altman of the federal court for the Southern District ...

Actor takes legal action to stop Albania's government from using her image for 'AI minister'

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Albania introduced what it called the world’s first artificial intelligence minister last year. Turns out she wasn’t entirely artificial — at least not her face and v...

US applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remaining at recent healthy levels

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining within the historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for jobless a...

EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump

BILZEN-HOESELT, Belgium (AP) — Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from U.S. President Donald Trump, strong...

Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US

NEW DELHI (AP) — A coalition of major trade unions and farmers’ groups in India mounted a nationwide strike Thursday to protest an interim trade deal with the United States, saying the agree...

A very focused Matt Weston of Britain has midpoint lead in Olympic skeleton, with Heraskevych out

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Here's an idea of how focused Britain's Matt Weston is on winning Olympic gold. When the World Cup champion and Olympic favorite showed up at the track for th...
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