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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior officials from President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, including the majority of his designated Cabinet nominees, were at the White House on Wednesday to participate in a transition exercise hosted by President Joe Biden’s team. The transition tabletop exercise was chaired by Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall in the White House Situation Room, the White House said, and included a substantial share of Biden’s outgoing Cabinet for the […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A real estate developer whose relationship with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was at the center of the Republican’s historic impeachment trial in 2023 pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of lying to a financial institution. The plea by Nate Paul, whose company is based in Texas, was entered before a U.S. magistrate judge and still must be reviewed by a district judge, court documents […]

By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON – A Washington, D.C. federal judge on Wednesday refused Novartis’ eleventh-hour bid to block drugmaker MSN Pharmaceuticals from launching a generic version of Novartis’ blockbuster heart-failure drug Entresto. The decision by U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich clears a hurdle for MSN to introduce the first U.S. generic version of Switzerland-based Novartis’ best-selling drug, which brought the company more than $6 billion in revenue in 2023. An […]

By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s anti-corruption agency will resume questioning President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday as part of a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection, while the Constitutional Court holds a second hearing of the embattled leader’s impeachment trial. South Korea is grappling with its worst political crisis in decades, sparked by Yoon’s brief attempt to impose martial law on Dec. 3 that was voted down […]

The New York Knicks ruled All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns out of Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night due to a sprained right thumb. Towns initially went from questionable to doubtful because of the injury and eventually was ruled out of the contest. Towns played 43 minutes in the Knicks’ last game on Monday, a 124-119 home loss to the Detroit Pistons. He appeared to injure his […]

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden boosted security ties with Cyprus on Wednesday by issuing a presidential memorandum that makes the eastern Mediterranean island eligible to receive American defense articles and military sales. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Relations between the U.S. and Cyprus have become closer in recent years, as the island has firmly pivoted its focus to the West. Their strengthening relationship is being watched […]

Cody Ware will race full-time during the 2025 Cup Series season, driving his family’s No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Rick Ware Racing announced Wednesday. Ware, 29, ran in nine Cup races for his father’s Rick Ware Racing in 2024, recording his career-best finish with a fourth-place result at Daytona International Speedway in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 in August. He missed time from April to December in 2023 when […]

Diontae Johnson was claimed by the Baltimore Ravens days after being waived by the Houston Texans, but the team has no intention of issuing Johnson another uniform. The roster move is not official until after the Super Bowl, meaning Johnson is not joining the Baltimore roster for the playoffs or a potential replacement for injured wide receiver Zay Flowers. Johnson’s contract expires at the end of the league year and, […]

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached between Israel and Hamas after more than 15 months of war. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts to halt the fighting in the ravaged Palestinian territory, often coming close to a deal before a frustrating breakdown in negotiations. The latest round of talks proved successful this week, with all sides bringing their top negotiators to the Qatari […]

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s President Bernardo Arévalo said Wednesday he anticipates issues like immigration will generate tension with the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, but the former peacebuilder also sees shared interests. At the start of the second year of his presidency, Arévalo said in an interview with The Associated Press that Guatemala is “one of the United States’ few trusted partners” in the region. For example, Arévalo […]