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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents, while senators worked overnight into Friday trying to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and created financial hardship for workers. Trump announced his decision in a social media post …
HOUSTON (AP) — David Mirkovic had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and third-seeded Illinois flexed its defensive muscles to eliminate last year’s national runner-up from the NCAA Tournament, beating Houston 65-55 in the South Region semifinals on Thursday night. Next up is a meeting Saturday with ninth-seeded Iowa to see which Big Ten team will …
HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) – China has stationed obsolete supersonic fighters converted to attack drones at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait, according to a new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Satellite imagery of these airfields from the February report, “China Airpower Tracker,” shows what appear to be lines …
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Farmers around the world are feeling the squeeze of the Iran war. Gas prices have shot up and fertilizer supplies are waning due to Tehran’s near shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli bombing. The poorest farmers in the Northern Hemisphere rely on fertilizer imports from …
MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the ASEAN Leaders’ summit will go ahead in May, but will be shortened to a “bare-bones” programme that focuses on addressing issues like fuel supplies, food prices and migrant workers. Marcos said he has consulted with his counterparts in the regional …
HOUSTON (AP) — On the most critical play of Nebraska’s Sweet 16 loss to rival Iowa, the Cornhuskers had only four players on the floor, and coach Fred Hoiberg took the blame. ’Put that one on me,” he said. “It was a miscommunication and I’m the head coach.” After Nebraska cut Iowa’s lead to three …
HANALEI, Hawaii (AP) — A helicopter crashed Thursday on a remote beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai and authorities say injuries have been reported. The helicopter was carrying one pilot and four passengers when it crashed at Kalalau Beach, the Kauai Fire Department said. The beach is on the Na Pali Coast on Kauai’s …
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused in Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings intends to plead guilty in the case next month, according to two people familiar with his decision. Rex Heuermann, a former architect charged with murdering seven women over 17 years, is set to change his plea from not guilty at …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in France to meet his Group of Seven counterparts Friday after President Donald Trump attacked NATO countries over a reluctance or refusal to take part in the Iran war, a conflict that some of America’s closest allies have met with deep skepticism. Rubio will have a …
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge plans to hear arguments Friday on a demand by officials in Georgia’s Fulton County that the FBI return seized ballots and other materials from the 2020 election. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee wrote in a scheduling order that the hearing was needed after the two sides failed to reach …