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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, Nestle's logo is displayed on a window, during ...
Associated Press

Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland

Swiss food giant Nestlé says about 12 tons, or 413,793 candy bars, of its KitKat chocolate brand were stolen after leaving its production site in Italy earlier this week for Poland.
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A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty takes part in the "No Kings" protest in Paris, France, Sat...
Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

Minnesota staging flagship ‘No Kings’ protest against Trump, with rallies in Europe, DC

Organizers of Saturday's "No Kings" demonstrations across the country predict Saturday's rallies against President Donald Trump could add up to one of the largest protests in U.S. history.
5 months ago
A TSA agent checks a passenger's ticket and boarding pass at Ohare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, Ma...
Mae Anderson and Josh Funk, Associated Press

TSA workers might get paid Monday, but their worries and airport woes could linger for longer

Transportation Security Administration agents could start getting their paychecks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them immediately.
5 months ago
A plane prepares to take off near the airport traffic control tower at Salt Lake City International...
Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Josh Funk, Associated Press

Closing some US airports due to TSA staffing would have big consequences, experts say

Problems at U.S. airports could worsen beyond hours-long security lines and missed flights if Congress does not agree on a way to pay Transportation Security Administration officers.
5 months ago
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building is seen on February 07, 2025 in Washingt...
Annie Ma, Associated Press

Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump’s dismantling

The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday.
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immigrant...
AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press

US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond

An appeals court has ruled that the U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond. The opinion from a panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a lower court ruling.
5 months ago
The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new U.S. pape...
FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press

US Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

The Treasury Department plans to print President Donald Trump’s signature on every new U.S. paper bill.
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emergency...
LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press

White House floats national emergency to pay TSA workers as Senate action stalls

With pressure mounting, the White House has floated the extraordinary move of invoking a national emergency to pay Transportation Security Administration workers.
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SAVE...
MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press

FACT FOCUS: Only some driver’s licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act

Posts circulating on social media claim driver’s licenses could not be used for voter registration in federal elections under the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering. But this is missing context.
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A woman holds a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during a pro-gover...
Jon Gambrell and David Rising, Associated Press

Iran and the US harden their positions as Tehran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz

Iran and the United States appear at an impasse, with each side hardening its position over talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East war.
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FILE - IOC President Kirsty Coventry speaks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter ...
Associated Press

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy.
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fake nudes...
MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates.
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FILE - Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Thursday, March 5...
David Bauder, Associated Press

Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother

Savannah Guthrie said in an interview on NBC that "'somebody needs to do the right thing" and provide information that leads to a resolution of the case of her missing mother.
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social media...
Kaitlyn Huamani and Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services.
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social media...
BARBARA ORTUTAY and KAITLYN HUAMANI, Associated Press

What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children

The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta.
5 months ago
Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Wednesday, M...
Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says air travelers are experiencing the highest airport wait times ever under her agency.
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Supreme Court...
LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press

Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy

The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and whether the Trump administration should be able to revive it.
5 months ago
Iran...
JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press

More US troops head to Mideast as diplomatic efforts to end Iran war accelerate

More American troops are preparing to head to the Middle East. As their deployments began, airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and sites across the region.
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Meta...
MORGAN LEE, Associated Press

New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law at trial about child safety

A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law.
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LaGuardia...
MICHAEL R. SISAK, JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press

Fire truck in LaGuardia crash lacked equipment needed to trigger runway warning system, NTSB says

Federal investigators say a runway warning system didn’t sound an alarm before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the system didn’t work as intended because the fire truck did not have a transponder.
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minnesota...
Joe Wirthlin

Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit against Trump administration over 3 shooting deaths

Minnesota officials have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
5 months ago
deal...
LISA MASCARO and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press

Deal emerges to end Homeland Security budget standoff as TSA disruptions deepen

Senators are racing to clinch a proposal to end the Homeland Security shutdown. The potential breakthrough deal in the monthlong standoff comes as airports experience long wait times.
5 months ago
antimatter...
JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press

Geneva’s CERN hails delicate test on transporting antimatter as a scientific success

Scientists at CERN took some antiprotons out for a spin in a never-tried-before test drive, exploring the properties of antimatter.
5 months ago
Officials investigate the site, Monday, March 23, 2026, where an Air Canada jet came to rest after ...
Michael R. Sisak, Josh Funk and John Seewer, Associated Press

New York plane crash investigation looking at cockpit recorder and controllers

Federal investigators looking into the collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport are reviewing the cockpit voice recorder and the actions inside the control tower.
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