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The Latest: State investigators say they can't access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case

AP News Minnesota’s investigations agency said Thursday that the U.S. attorney’s office has prevented it from taking part in the investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three.

“The investigation would now be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation,” Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a...
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UN says the US has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several

AP News NEW YORK (AP) — The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the world body.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he regretted President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from 31 U.N.-related agencies, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations. The U.S. also will depart dozens of other global...
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Hochul and Mamdani unveil free child care plan in New York City

AP News NEW YORK (AP) — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani — a major boon for the city's mayor on one of his signature campaign promises just days into his new job.

The two Democrats announced the proposals at a celebratory event in Brooklyn, with Hochul and Mamdani casting the initiative as a transformative step toward easing the city's notoriously high cost of living.

“This is the day that everything changes," Hochul said, also debuting a wider...
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'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

AP News The promise of artificial intelligence was front and center at this year's CES gadget show. But spicing up a simple machine like a refrigerator with unnecessary AI was also a surefire way to win the “Worst in Show.”

The annual contest that no tech company wants to win announced its decisions Thursday. Among those getting the notorious “anti-awards” for invasive, wasteful or fragile products were an eye-tracking AI “soulmate” companion for combating loneliness, a musical lollipop and new AI features for Amazon's widely used doorbell cameras.

Shouting at a...
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Hoyer laments House 'is not living up to the Founders’ goals' as he tells colleagues he's retiring

AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the longest-serving Democrat in Congress and once a rival to become House speaker, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of his term.

Hoyer, who served for years in party leadership and helped steer Democrats through some of their most significant legislative victories, reflected on the House floor about how the Congress he entered in 1981 has changed from a time when “most Republicans and Democrats worked together in a collegial and productive way.” He said he is now “deeply concerned that this House is not...
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