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IOC presidential candidates pitch to exclusive club of Olympic voters at closed-door event

Jan. 30, 2025 04:25 AM EST

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Behind closed doors on Thursday, seven candidates hoping to lead the International Olympic Committee are making key pitches to an exclusive club of more than 100 voters. The only set-piece campaign event before the March 20 election in Greece lets each...

FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas

Jan. 29, 2025 22:02 PM EST

During a signing ceremony Wednesday for the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had "identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas." Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, made a similar claim on...

An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl brings Arab and Israeli scientists together

Jan. 29, 2025 04:37 AM EST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It soars over the borders and divisions of the war-torn Middle East, bringing Arab and Israeli academics together. An unlikely symbol of cooperation, the barn owl is now getting global attention. Experts from 12 countries gathered in Greece...

Today in History: February 7, The Beatles arrive for their first US tour

Jan. 27, 2025 00:16 AM EST

Today is Friday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2025. There are 327 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 7, 1964, the Beatles were met by thousands of screaming fans at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport as they arrived to begin their first...

Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Arab allies and confounds a Republican senator

Jan. 26, 2025 22:51 PM EST

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries' governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington perplexed on Sunday. Fighting that broke out in...

Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here's why the idea is rejected

Jan. 26, 2025 19:26 PM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard “no" Sunday from the two U.S. allies along with the Palestinians themselves, who fear Israel would never allow them to return. ...

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to 'clean out' Gaza

Jan. 26, 2025 11:20 AM EST

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip, potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create...

Trump says he is pressing Jordan, Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza, floats plan to 'just clean out' territory

Jan. 25, 2025 21:34 PM EST
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — Trump says he is pressing Jordan, Egypt to take in Palestinians from Gaza, floats plan to 'just clean out' territory.

Nicholson, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats to host Jordan, Mississippi State Bulldogs

Jan. 17, 2025 03:48 AM EST

Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-4, 2-3 SEC) at Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (5-11, 2-2 SWAC) Daytona Beach, Florida; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi State travels to Bethune-Cookman for a Division 1 Division matchup Saturday. The Wildcats are...

Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn't go as planned

Jan. 17, 2025 00:45 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump’s return to the White House only days away, Kamala Harris ' staff packed into her ceremonial office to watch her sign the desk, a tradition performed by her predecessors for decades. Her husband, Doug Emhoff, stood behind her to take a photo as she wielded...