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Florida plows ahead with push to roll back certain vaccine mandates for schoolchildren

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are plowing ahead with a proposal to roll back certain vaccine mandates for the state's schoolchildren, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ca...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Leadership of US command in Latin America changes hands amid criticism of boat strikes

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration's dead...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image

The Trump administration is arguing that requiring real-time American Sign Language interpretation of events like White House press briefings “would severely intrude on the President’s prero...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russian police and National Guard will stay in Ukraine's Donbas postwar, a Kremlin official says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official said Friday that Russian police and National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas and oversee the industry-rich region, even if a pea...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Federal judge issues order to prohibit immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge blocked U.S. immigration authorities on Friday from re-detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying she feared they might take him into custody again just hours af...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russian lugers plan to race in Lake Placid next week. Ukrainian sliders say it shouldn't be allowed

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Russian athletes have told the International Luge Federation that they obtained visas and are coming to the U.S. for a World Cup race next weekend, a move that Ukraini...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What we learned in the first two episodes of Taylor Swift's Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It fee...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump sued by preservationists seeking architecture review over White House ballroom project

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists seeking an architecture review and congressional approval over his White House ballroom project. ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — This holiday season isn’t quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Belarus leader hosts US envoy as he seeks to improve his country's ties with the West

Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest step in the isolated leader's effort to improve ties with...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed

TEL AVIV (AP) — New footage of six Israeli hostages shows them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — A 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday's quake ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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