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Federal judges uphold several North Carolina US House districts drawn by Republicans 11/21/2025 12:13am • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ��� Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting pow Loyer scores 20 as No. 1 Purdue beats Memphis 80-71 11/20/2025 11:38pm • NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) ��� Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-71 victory over Memphis on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship. CJ Cox added 18 points for Purdue (5-0). He and Loyer each made four 3-pointers. Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and f Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, and 13 people suffer smoke inhalation 11/20/2025 10:52pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) ��� A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation. Organizers said the fire was controlled in about six Alabama board votes to remove books about being transgender from public library youth sections 11/20/2025 10:22pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� The board overseeing Alabama public libraries on Thursday voted to remove books that discuss being transgender from the teen and children���s sections of all public libraries in the state. The Alabama action is the latest salvo in the national fight over library content tha Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers 11/20/2025 09:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as ���federal public benefits," which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiving them, even if they file and pay taxes and would otherwise qualify. Tax experts say immigrants br Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida 11/20/2025 09:05pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production. What to know about this weekend's G20 summit in South Africa that Trump is boycotting 11/20/2025 09:04pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will meet for a summit in South Africa this weekend without any U.S. representatives after President Donald Trump announced a boycott over his widely rejected claims that the host country is persecuting its Afrikaner white minority. Trump' The Latest: Trump administration plans for new oil drilling off California and Florida coasts 11/20/2025 09:02pm • The Trump administration announced on Thursday new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, advancing a project that critics say could harm coastal communities and ecosystems, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production. The oil industry has Loyer shoots No. 1 Purdue past Memphis 80-71 in the Bahamas 11/20/2025 08:40pm • NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) ��� Fletcher Loyer scored 20 points to lead No. 1 Purdue to an 80-71 victory over Memphis on Thursday night at the Baha Mar Championship. CJ Cox added 18 points for Purdue (5-0). He and Loyer each made four 3-pointers. Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and f Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently 11/20/2025 08:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� It���s a tough time to be looking for a job. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a ���no-hire, no fire��� standstill. That's caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the same time, siz 2026 World Cup: Coach Arnold feels Iraq's passion to pass final playoff test after 40-year wait 11/20/2025 08:27pm • ZURICH (AP) ��� Iraq is one game away from soccer���s 2026 World Cup in North America and its veteran coach senses a little pressure and a huge achievement ahead. For Iraq fans, a 40-year wait through their nation���s troubled modern history to return to the World Cup can end in the last of an epic And��� cut! Nevada lawmakers narrowly reject plan to lure movie projects to Vegas 11/20/2025 08:25pm • CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) ��� That's a wrap on a pitch to bring more movie productions to Nevada. A union-backed effort to offer millions in tax credits failed by one vote as the Nevada Legislature's weeklong special session concluded Wednesday. The failure of the controversial film tax proposal is Volkswagen debuts restored vintage blue bus that survived a California wildfire and melted hearts 11/20/2025 08:01pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A vintage blue VW bus that became an unlikely symbol of resilience after it survived a California wildfire made its public debut this week, shiny and like-new after Volkswagen spent months restoring the damaged vehicle. The bus went viral in January when an Associated Press pho This is Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine 11/20/2025 07:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump���s 28-point draft proposal to end Russia's war in Ukraine has been presented in Kyiv. Washington and Moscow worked together on the draft, and it offers terms more favorable to Russia by calling for Ukraine to cede territory, avoid joining NATO and more. Th Senate reversal of Biden policy that blocked Wyoming coal mining heads to Trump 11/20/2025 07:02pm • FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) ��� A Senate vote Thursday would restore mining industry access to government-owned coal in the most productive U.S. region, a policy reversal from President Joe Biden that is likely to get President Donald Trump's signature. The bill for the Powder River Basin in northeaste