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MIAMI (AP) — A former Venezuelan spymaster who was close to the country’s late President Hugo Chávez pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug trafficking charges a week before his trial was set to begin in a Manhattan federal court. Retired Maj.…

The family of a Nevada inmate who died in custody in December 2023 is disputing the official account of his death. A new lawsuit filed this week in Clark County District Court claims Patrick Odale was having an asthma attack — not acting…

DENVER (AP) — A man accused of hurling Molotov cocktails at a group of people demonstrating in Boulder, Colorado, in support of Israeli hostages has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 hate crime counts. Mohamed Sabry Soliman was…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge sided with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Daniel Svensson scored in the 36th minute to lead Borussia Dortmund over Ulsan 1-0 on Wednesday and into the second round of the Club World Cup. After a giveaway by Ulsan on a poor pass near its own goal, Jobe Bellingham…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO’s summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as “transformational” and “historic.” “We’re witnessing the birth of a new NATO," Finland’s President Alexander Stubb said. The 32 members of the…

Minnesota became the latest state Wednesday to face a lawsuit from the Trump administration seeking to force it to give its high school graduates who entered the U.S. illegally as immigrants the same lower tuition rates reserved for…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear challenges brought by Democrats seeking to throw out the battleground state’s current congressional district boundaries before the 2026…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel challenged on a bipartisan basis the merits of cancelling billions of dollars in spending for foreign aid and public media as part of a contentious hearing Wednesday examining the White House's request for…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jury on Wednesday convicted a suburban man for killing a Temple University police officer who had chased him down as a suspect in a series of carjackings. That Miles Pfeffer killed Officer Christopher…

The Trump administration's choice to oversee government-run news outlets like Voice of America told a congressional committee on Wednesday that “it's best to just scrap the whole thing and start over.” Kari Lake, the former Arizona…

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a lawsuit against the move is resolved. U.S. District Judge Andrew…

The federal agency charged with protecting workers’ civil rights has terminated a New York administrative judge who opposed White House directives, including President Donald Trump’s executive order decreeing male and female as two…

Swedish teammates Victor Eklund and Anton Frondell top the list international skaters entering the NHL draft this weekend. Eklund convinced his coach to pair him with Frondell last season, leading their team, Djurgarden, to a championship.…

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contested wildfire hazard map. The repeal measure passed the state House on Tuesday with just one vote opposed. It previously passed the state Senate unanimously in April. Republicans had…