Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sports ahead of the 2028…
Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
By LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but…
US won’t strike Iran’s power plants for 5 days, extending Trump deadline on reopening Hormuz strait
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, saying Monday that the U.S. would…
Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia…
Chuck Norris, martial arts master and actor whose toughness became internet lore, dies at 86
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in “Walker, Texas Ranger” and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents…
US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the…
A Utah woman who wrote a book on grief after husband’s death found guilty of murdering him
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman was convicted Monday of aggravated murder after poisoning her husband with fentanyl and self-publishing a children’s book about coping with grief. Prosecutors said Kouri Richins slipped five…
What’s in the voting bill that Republicans are pushing to the Senate floor
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will “guarantee the midterms”…
Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida get top seeding for March Madness. Miami (Ohio) gets a shot
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The team that went undefeated in the regular season, racked up more victories than anyone but Duke and Arizona — and fewer losses than any team at all — is anything but your run-of-the-mill…
Trump says that he’s asked ‘about 7’ countries to join coalition to police Iran’s Strait of Hormuz
By SAM METZ, WILL WEISSERT, JULIA FRANKEL and CARA ANNA Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his appeals have…