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By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One actor won’t be nervous as the camera comes in for a close-up at the British Academy Film Awards. David Tennant is hosting Sunday’s ceremony in London and says it’s more relaxing to be the master of ceremonies than a nominee. And while comedians come under intense

By JILL COLVIN, KEVIN FREKING and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s claim that he once told a NATO ally that he would encourage Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to “delinquent” members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend. But in Washington, most Republicans downplayed

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press The Arizona Legislature’s top two Republicans have challenged Democratic President Joe Biden’s creation of a new national monument just outside Grand Canyon National Park. Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma alleged Biden exceeded his authority in making that designation under a law that lets presidents protect sites

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has sentenced a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to two and a half years in prison for lying under oath to a grand jury to protect his once-powerful boss. U.S. District Judge John F. Kness imposed the sentence Monday on 69-year-old

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Parts of the Northeast were preparing Monday for a coastal storm that was expected to pack high winds and dump a foot or more of snow in some areas, leading to school closures, warnings against road travel and the possible disruption of flights. The nation’s largest

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel’s sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Federal officials are investigating an incident in which an American Airlines jet ran off the end of a runway after landing at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport over the weekend. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane went into a safety area beyond the end of the runway. Passengers and crew

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and five others wounded following a dispute between two groups of teenagers at a New York City subway station Monday at the start of the evening rush hour. The gunfire broke out on an elevated train platform in the Bronx

By The Associated Press The National Labor Relations Board has granted Dartmouth’s trustees extra time to request a review of a regional official’s ruling that the school’s men’s basketball players are employees. The official’s ruling cleared the way for an election that could create the first labor union for NCAA athletes. The labor relations board’s

By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is defending its new TikTok account as a vital way to boost its appeal with young voters. It’s doing so even as the Biden administration continues to raise security concerns about whether the popular social media app might be

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has again delayed the wire fraud and money laundering trial of William “Sam” McCann, a former candidate for Illinois governor. McCann was briefly hospitalized last week and told a judge that he was “medically and psychologically” unable to proceed. The judge on

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen reversed course on Monday and announced that the state will accept roughly $18 million in federal funding to help feed hungry children over the summer break. Pillen announced in December that the state would reject the funding, defending his position by

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The estranged wife of a New Hampshire man accused of killing his 5-year-old daughter and hiding her body for months says she still cares about him despite the horrors she said she witnessed. Kayla Montgomery has been the star witness against her husband, Adam, who is

CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (AP) — A backcountry skier and a snowmobiler are dead after separate avalanches in the Rocky Mountains. Dangerous snow conditions persist across much of the West. The skier was buried Sunday in an area locally known as “The Playground” near Crested Butte in southwest Colorado. In southern Wyoming, a snowmobiler died Friday

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kelvin Kiptum’s family says their dreams and future hopes have been shattered by the death of the marathon record holder in a car crash on Sunday. Kiptum’s father, Samson Cheruiyot, a farmer, said in an interview with Citizen TV that he had lost his only child,

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature has convened for its 2024 session. Lawmakers are fast-tracking legislation to fix a law that limited the powers of police who work in schools to restrain disruptive students. The change was one of several restrictions on the use of

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Ostrow, the founder of the Continental Baths, a trailblazing New York City gay bathhouse where Bette Midler, Barry Manilow and other famous artists cut their teeth, has died. He was 91. An obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald says the Brooklyn native died Feb. 4

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Businesses in New York will now be required to clearly post how much extra their products will cost if customers pay with a credit card. That’s thanks to a new state law that took effect Sunday. The law means stores can no longer post a sign on a door and at

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A baby girl is doing well and will be put up for adoption after being surrendered at a “Safe Haven Baby Box” at a Missouri fire house. The infant was dropped off Thursday at a Mehlville Fire District station in St. Louis County. The district installed