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Trump says he has directed US Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing rising cost
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin...
Feb 10, 2025
Eagles deny the Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat with dominant defense in 40-22 rout
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles' ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super...
Feb 09, 2025
Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl presho...
Feb 09, 2025
Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power in Washington
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Elon Musk made a clear promise after Donald Trump decided to put him in charge of making the government more efficient. "It's not going to be some ...
Feb 09, 2025
Trump's AI ambition and China's DeepSeek overshadow an AI summit in Paris
By SYLVIE CORBET and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press PARIS (AP) - The geopolitics of artificial intelligence will be in focus at a major summit in France where world leaders, executives and experts will ...
Feb 09, 2025
He's back, baby! ESPN's Dick Vitale makes return to commentating following 4th bout with cancer
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CLEMSON. S.C. (AP) - He's back, baby! ESPN's Dick Vitale received a standing ovation Saturday night at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum in his first game back as a commenta...
Feb 09, 2025
RJ Davis scores 18, hits go-ahead jumper and North Carolina hangs on to defeat Pittsburgh 67-66
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - RJ Davis scored 18 points, Ven-Allen Lubin added 17, and North Carolina defeated Pittsburgh 67-66 on Saturday in a back-and-forth battle between two teams in need of a win. No...
Feb 08, 2025
At 72 years old and out of the NFL, Bill Belichick makes presence known at the Super Bowl
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) - At 72 years old and out of the NFL, Bill Belichick still stole the show during Super Bowl week. What's the former Patriots coach wearing on the red c...
Feb 08, 2025
Flu season in the US is the most intense it's been in at least 15 years
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years. One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of d...
Feb 07, 2025
Some Fort Liberty soldiers will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon will deploy roughly 1,500 more active duty soldiers to the southern border to support President Donald Trump's expanding crackdown on immigration. That would eventually ...
Feb 07, 2025