Trump calls it the ‘center of the universe.’ Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The cars begin lining up early in the morning to be screened by Secret Service agents under white tents near the fence that surrounds President-elect…
The world begins welcoming 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges
By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sydney to Vladivostok, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. Auckland became the first major city to celebrate, as thousands…
Jetliner skids off runway and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames Sunday in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy….
What Americans think of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his health stances
By AMANDA SEITZ and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The kids seen by Dolores Mejia around suburban Phoenix have been growing heavier in recent years. Their parents, too, she says. Mejia, a 75-year-old retiree, says she’s also…
Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO is charged with murder in New York
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city’s…
Man arrested with weapon ‘consistent with’ gun in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a 26-year-old man with a weapon consistent with the gun used to kill the head of the largest U.S. health insurer, New York’s police…
The hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s elusive killer yields new evidence, but few answers
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police don’t know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer got underway for…
Trump calls for ‘immediate’ cease-fire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia’s war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warnings that he was open to pulling the United States out…
First 12-team College Football Playoff set, Oregon seeded No. 1 and SMU edges Alabama for last spot
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SMU captured the last open spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff on Sunday, bumping Alabama out of the first 12-team bracket that placed undefeated Oregon at No. 1. The selection committee preferred the…
In California’s ‘earthquake country,’ a 7.0 temblor prompts confusion and a tsunami warning
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Valerie Starkey was driving through Northern California to visit relatives when she suddenly felt shaking and feared her car had broken down, only to realize later that…