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World Cup match schedule to come into focus as draw begins at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2026 World Cup draw will begin Friday with a wintry feel as snow fell outside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with 189 days to go before the expanded 48-nation tournament.There were long lines outside the complex even at 7 a.m. as workers and media filed through with Secret Service agents securing the area. Presidents Donald Trump of the U.S. and Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico were expected to attend along with Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Frustrated he hasn't been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, Trump was likely to be given FIFA's... Read More
US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a leading anti-vaccine activist before this year becoming the nation’s top health official.
“This is the group that can’t shoot straight,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert... Read More
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.The document released Friday by the White House is sure to roil long-standing U.S. allies in Europe for its scathing critiques of their migration and free speech policies, suggesting they face the “prospect of civilizational erasure” and raising doubts about their long-term reliability as American partners.
At the same time the administration is sharply... Read More
The Latest: Federal vaccine advisors say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. The shots are widely considered to be a public health success for preventing thousands of liver illnesses. A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders is decrying the decision by the committee appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Democrats are pushing for the release of video of the first U.S. military strikes on a boat in the Caribbean that they say shows a war crime or murder. At least 87 people... Read More
What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doris Crenshaw was 12 years old on Dec. 5, 1955, when she and her sister eagerly rushed door to door in their neighborhood, distributing flyers prepared by activists planning a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.“Don’t ride the bus to work, to town, to school or any place on Monday,” the flyers read, urging people to attend a mass meeting that evening.
There was a sense of urgency. Days earlier, Rosa Parks, the secretary of the local NAACP chapter, had been the latest Black person arrested for refusing to give up a bus seat to... Read More
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- US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth
- Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in Western Hemisphere
- Wall Street climbs back to its all-time high
- Fed's preferred inflation gauge stayed elevated in September as spending weakened
- Russian drone strike kills 12-year-old boy in Ukraine as peace talks kept under wraps
- Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outlets
- Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
- Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump's new policies
- From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
- Putin and Modi held talks and announce expansion of Russia-India trade ties amid US pressure
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- Another line of attack: White House sets up a hall of shame for news outlets
- Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
- From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact
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- World Cup match schedule to come into focus as draw begins at Kennedy Center
- Maybe a fresh start would be best for Mike Tomlin and the Steelers if they don't make a playoff run
- ACC's shaky start to women's basketball season continues with 13-3 loss to SEC in annual Challenge
- Michael Jordan and Joe Gibbs' daughter-in-law to testify in NASCAR antitrust case