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Iran and US agree to hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as Trump delivers blunt warning to Khamenei 02/04/2026 08:20pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place Friday in Oman, the Iranian foreign minister said, as tensions between the countries remain high following Tehran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The announcement Wednesday by Legal fight escalates over Georgia voting records as Trump says he wants to ‘take over’ elections 02/04/2026 08:19pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Officials in Georgia's Fulton County said Wednesday they have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, escalating a voting battle as President Donald Trump says he wants to “take over” elections The former Prince Andrew moves to King Charles III's private estate after Epstein document uproar 02/04/2026 08:08pm • LONDON (AP) — The former Prince Andrew has moved out of his longtime home on crown-owned land near Windsor Castle earlier than expected after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation of Jeffrey Epstein revived questions about his friendship with the convicted sex offender. The 6 China's Xi and Russia's Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises 02/04/2026 07:58pm • MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to discuss the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States. The Kremlin leader accepted an invitation to visit China twice this year. T Trump and Xi discuss Iran in wide-ranging call as US presses China and others to break from Tehran 02/04/2026 07:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran. Trump said the two leaders also discussed a broad range of other c Trump taking steps toward installing a Columbus statue near the White House 02/04/2026 07:36pm • ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing near the White House a replica of a statue of famed explorer Christopher Columbus that had been tossed into Baltimore's harbor during his first term amid protests against institutional racism. John Pica, a Maryland Nike faces federal probe over allegations of 'DEI-related' discrimination against white workers 02/04/2026 07:22pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies. 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Understand how rates have changed -- and what they mean for affordability and CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool 02/04/2026 06:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual. The announcement posted to the CIA’s website offered no reason for the decision to end the Factbook, but it follows a vow Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s latest bid to nix his hush money conviction 02/04/2026 06:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge appeared poised to again reject President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction, slamming his lawyers Wednesday for legal maneuvers he said amounted to taking “two bites at the apple.” Directed by an appeals court to take a fresh look at the ma As Washington Post downsizes, media experts react with concern about future of news coverage 02/04/2026 06:42pm • In the wake of The Washington Post's announcement Wednesday that it would lay off more than 300 reporters and editors, some media watchers and academics are sounding off about the move. "It's obviously a loss on a human level for the fantastic and talented journalists," said Rebecca Sinderbrand, The Washington Post's sports section was a gold standard, all the way to the end 02/04/2026 06:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post sports section died Wednesday. Whether you blame natural causes or more avoidable factors, the loss for the D.C. area is immense. The ramifications were felt almost immediately. Shortly after the newspaper eliminated its sports section while laying off a th