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FILE - Students walk by graffiti near university president Richard Saller's office at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., June 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

Trial begins for Stanford students for occupying offices in pro-Palestinian protest

3:32 PM on Friday, January 9

Opening statements began Friday in the trial of five current and former Stanford students who overtook a university building during 2024 pro-Palestine protests

President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, as returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election year

3:27 PM on Friday, January 9

President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year

People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: 'We had whistles. They had guns'

3:09 PM on Friday, January 9

The wife of the woman shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis says the couple had stopped their car to support their neighbors and they had whistles, while the masked agents had guns

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3:05 PM on Friday, January 9

Trump administration OKs Nevada broadband plan after rescinding earlier approval

2:37 PM on Friday, January 9

The Trump administration has approved Nevada's plan to use $170 million to expand broadband access

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders

2:29 PM on Friday, January 9

A federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders

Cyprus says video alleging the country is corrupt is likely the product of Russian disinformation

1:56 PM on Friday, January 9

Cyprus says it has fallen victim to a malicious disinformation attack painting the country’s leadership as corrupt that’s similar to previous Russian hybrid campaigns aiming to discredit other countries including France, Germany and the U_S_ According to an initial Cyprus Security Services analysis obtained by The Associated Press Friday, the 8 ½ -minute video exhibits “the characteristics of organized Russian disinformation campaigns.”

FILE - John Sarcone, acting U.S. Attorney for Northern New York, leaves Manhattan federal court, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak, File)

Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid

1:10 PM on Friday, January 9

A judge who ruled a Trump administration prosecutor was serving unlawfully also rejected his bid to obtain tax return information in a criminal investigation

Gov. Gavin Newsom gives his State of the State address at the State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool)

Newsom faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in his last year as California governor

12:13 PM on Friday, January 9

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says Friday the state is facing a $2.9 billion budget deficit

A couple sits on a bench at a viewpoint overlooking the U.S. embassy, center left, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

US and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro's ouster

12:09 PM on Friday, January 9

The United States and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, speaks at a rally Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Vivek Ramaswamy's family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges

11:38 AM on Friday, January 9

Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family’s bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster

8:39 AM on Friday, January 9

President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum

Protesters are arrested by federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

The Latest: Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

8:30 AM on Friday, January 9

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has asked the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives at her annual start-of-the-year press conference in the press room at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Italy backs historic EU-Mercosur trade deal after 25 years of negotiations

7:27 AM on Friday, January 9

Italy has provided crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations

A supporter of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement argues with a counter protester outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

Minnesota prosecutor calls on the public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office

11:25 PM on Thursday, January 8

A Minnesota prosecutor has called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good directly to local investigators

In this frame grab from video taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows people blocking an intersection during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Thursday Jan. 8, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump

11:03 PM on Thursday, January 8

European leaders are urging Iran to allow its citizens to demonstrate without reprisal after Tehran signaled security forces would crack down on the protesters

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