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Judge delays $2.8 billion NCAA settlement to address roster limit concerns, backs rest of plan
The judge overseeing the sprawling $2.8 billion antitrust lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA and the nation’s five largest ...
Wildfire in New Jersey Pine Barrens expected to grow before it's contained, officials say
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire still burning in New Jersey on Wednesday forced thousands of people to ...
Head of NAACP disinvited from speaking to Texas state bar over suit against Trump administration
HOUSTON (AP) — The State Bar of Texas rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group ...
Justice Department brings first terrorism case against alleged high-ranking TdA gang member
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with ...
Republican Nancy Mace fields concerns over university funding during South Carolina town hall
DATAW ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Republican Rep. Nancy Mace faced criticism over the legal wrangling concerning universities and allegations of antisemitism during a town hall at a private, gated island ...
A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump's executive order to overhaul US elections
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has operated in relative anonymity since, but is now central to President Donald ...
Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, won't seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ...
Bessent assails IMF and World Bank and says there's an 'opportunity for a big deal' with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leveled harsh criticism at the operations of the World Bank and the ...
The Latest: Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown against China is unsustainable ...
North Dakota's GOP governor vetoes library restrictions, school voucher program
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Republican governor on Wednesday vetoed bills to further restrict sexual content in libraries and to create a private school voucher program, rejecting two ...
‘Put my arms around him’: Albany man's murder conviction vacated
Sherrod Craft, who spent 24 years in prison for a murder his attorneys said he didn't commit, was released Wednesday after ...
North Carolina judges block GOP law to strip governor's election board powers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges threw out on Wednesday another Republican attempt to strip the governor of ...