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Panama's president says there will be no negotiation about ownership of canal
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, and he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will allow them to focus on shared interests including migration and...
The Latest: Trump wants to send immigrants who are in the US illegally to Guantanamo Bay
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 immigrants who are living illegally in the United States. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of theft and violent crimes would have to be...
Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal
PANAMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s insistence Monday that he wants the Panama Canal back under U.S. control fed nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama, home to the critical trade route and a country familiar with U.S. military intervention. “American ships are being...
Transcript: Trump returns to presidency declaring 'the golden age of America begins right now'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump delivered a 30-minute speech from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, his second inaugural address to the American people. Here is a transcript: Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the United...
Court papers say ex-NBA player Jontay Porter laid out betting scheme in a text; 6th person arrested
NEW YORK (AP) — A sixth person was charged Monday in the federal sports betting case involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter, and authorities disclosed a text message Porter allegedly sent explaining how to cash in on his plans to bench himself in a January 2024 game. The former...
Panama marks Martyrs' Day as Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Panamanian national holiday remembering the killing of 21 protesters by police and U.S. troops in 1964 is taking on new resonance this year as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal. On Jan. 9, 1964, students...
Venezuelan opposition leader rallies support in Panama ahead of Maduro inauguration
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for the opposition's claims that he won the July election against President Nicolás Maduro. ...
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can't take it back on his own
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to take back the waterway for the same republic. The...
Takeaways from Trump's 1st rally speech as president-elect
PHOENIX (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump came to Arizona on Sunday for his first rally speech since winning the November election. He was greeted by thousands of adoring supporters who confirmed his popularity across the conservative base. Trump attempted in his 75-minutes on...
Today in History: December 20, the Louisiana Purchase is completed
Today is Friday, Dec. 20, the 355th day of 2024. There are 11 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. Also on...
