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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Dec. 20, 2024 19:33 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.; Sen.-elect John Curtis, R-Utah. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and James Lankford, R-Okla. ___ CNN's “State of the Union” —...

Federal officials' authority to track and disable drones set to expire, snared in budget battle

Dec. 19, 2024 13:19 PM EST

As suspected drone sightings over the eastern U.S. including New Jersey continue to captivate many, the federal government's authority to track and disable unmanned aircraft deemed threatening is set to expire after Friday and a temporary spending bill before Congress that would extend that power...

Drone detectors in New Jersey have found 'little or no evidence' of wrongdoing, governor says

Dec. 16, 2024 18:27 PM EST

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drone-detecting devices deployed in New Jersey in the past week have found “little to no evidence” of anything nefarious or threatening, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday as calls grew for action to address the mysterious nighttime sightings of suspected unmanned flights...

US agencies should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says

Dec. 15, 2024 19:12 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected officials are urging action to identify and stop the mysterious flights. “There’s a lot of us who are pretty frustrated right now,” Rep. Jim Himes,...

6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

Dec. 09, 2024 20:47 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants, many of them...

Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations

Nov. 27, 2024 10:09 AM EST

Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to...

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure

Nov. 14, 2024 12:18 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure. Private industry would have to adopt and implement the guidelines announced...

AP Race Call: Democrat Green wins reelection to the US House from Texas' 9th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 20:22 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas' 9th Congressional District. Green, ran unopposed. He has spent nearly two decades in the U.S. House, first capturing the Houston-area district in 2004. The longtime congressman became known for...

Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’

Oct. 17, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Service needs fundamental reform" and new leadership, and that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Oct. 11, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky.; Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — House Speaker Mike Johnson,...