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Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader Deposed Guinea-Bissau President Embaló arrives in neighboring Senegal as soldiers name junta leader 11/27/2025 06:14pm • BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) â Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after this week's disputed presidential election and led to deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló departing for neighboring Senegal. The military hig Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions Trump administration says lower prices for 15 Medicare drugs will save taxpayers billions 11/26/2025 12:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) â Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to slash the Medicare prices for 15 prescription drugs after months of negotiations, reductions that are expected to produce billions in savings for taxpayers and older adults, the Trump administration said. But the net prices it unveiled for a Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich returned to prison after refusing 'forced deportation' Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich returned to prison after refusing 'forced deportation' 11/25/2025 07:45pm • Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich has been returned to prison after being freed in a U.S.-brokered deal but refusing to leave his native country, activists said Tuesday. The former presidential candidate has been missing since Sept. 11, when a group of political prisoners were pardoned by auth Dementia Home Care: Safety, Daily Tips & Caregiver Self-Care 11/25/2025 07:00pm • For most older adults, the idea of aging in place and staying at home for as long as possible is an attractive one. However, for seniors who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, finding the balance between safety and support at home can be a challenging prospect. A Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation Thai woman found alive in coffin after being brought in for cremation 11/25/2025 08:33am • BANGKOK (AP) â A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she started moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation. Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a wh The Latest: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James The Latest: Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James 11/24/2025 09:59pm • A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump âs urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The rulings from A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor's race packs drama, uncertainty A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor's race packs drama, uncertainty 11/23/2025 03:39pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) â The race for California governor features former presidential wannabes, a county sheriff, two women who could become the first female to hold the office, House members current and former, an ex-Cabinet secretary and at least one billionaire with another in the wings. The contest Alaska Native villages have few options and little US help as climate change devours their land 11/22/2025 09:10am • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) â Storms that battered Alaska's western coast this fall have brought renewed attention to low-lying Indigenous villages left increasingly vulnerable by climate change â and revived questions about their sustainability in a region being reshaped by frequent flooding, thawing p Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress 11/21/2025 11:10pm • ATLANTA (AP) â It all happened so fast. Less than a week after President Donald Trump denounced Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican announced that she would resign from Congress on Jan. 5. Greene's departure will cap five tumultuous years in Congress. She was first an outsider, th The Latest: Trump administration plans for new oil drilling off California and Florida coasts 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 How to Pick a Health Insurance Plan: Your Open Enrollment Guide 11/20/2025 07:00pm • Whether you're new to picking a health insurance plan, or you've already had to do it many, many times, it can be a bit of a slog. There's so much to look through and many decisions to make, but it's well worth taking your time and going through the trouble of choosing a good health insurance plan. US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida charged with stealing disaster funds 11/20/2025 05:35pm • In the summer of 2021, when the delta variant of COVID-19 was filling hospitals throughout the country, U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick was conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds that were meant to slow the spread of the pandemic, prosecutors allege. The Florida Democrat has b An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics 11/19/2025 10:49pm • MUSINA, South Africa (AP) â It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop foreigners from getting care. She and fellow members of South Africa's anti-immigrant group Operatio The Latest: Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files after months of political pressure The Latest: Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files after months of political pressure 11/19/2025 09:08pm • President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a potentially far-reaching development in a yearslong push by survivors of Epsteinâs abuse for a public reckoning. The presidentâs signing Missouri seeks federal help in pressing China for $25 billion in COVID damages 11/19/2025 08:56pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) â Missouri has escalated its attempt to seize Chinese government-owned property across the United States, asking the Trump administration for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court judgment related to the COVID-19 pandemic that Beijing has flatly rejected. Missouri
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