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Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system as advocates brace for impact 09/25/2025 04:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration pitched several other countries Thursday on its view that the global system for seeking asylum, in effect since World War II, has been rampantly abused and urged them to join the United States in cracking down on such migration. Deputy Secretary of State Ch Greenspan, Bernanke and Yellen urge Supreme Court to let Lisa Cook keep her job as a Fed governor 09/25/2025 03:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and other former top economic officials appointed by presidents of both parties urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to preserve the Federal Reserve's political independence and allow Lisa Cook to remain as a central bank governor for now Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime 09/25/2025 03:53pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so. The Seattle company will pay $1 billion in Trump-targeted GOP congressman Massie tours his Kentucky district with support from Sen. Paul 09/25/2025 03:45pm • SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has enlisted help from a key ally, Sen. Rand Paul, as the maverick congressman tries to fend off President Donald Trump's threats to oust him from Congress. Massie is running headlong into his toughest political fight as a super PAC Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut 09/25/2025 03:32pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to find a way to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, the nonprofit said Thursday. Abortion fundin Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo on new Presidential Walk of Fame 09/25/2025 03:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one. Instead of a headshot of Joe Biden, the Republican incumbent instead hung a photo of an autopen sig Vikings and Steelers clash in Dublin for first NFL regular-season game in Ireland 09/25/2025 03:23pm • Minnesota (2-1) vs. Pittsburgh (2-1) in Dublin, Ireland Sunday 9:30 a.m. EDT, NFL Network BetMGM NFL Odds: Vikings by 2 1/2 Against the spread: Vikings 2-1; Steelers 1-2 Series record: Steelers lead 10-9 Last meeting: Vikings beat Steelers 36-28 on Dec. 9, 2021, in Minneapolis. Last week: Vikings b Brianne Nadeau won't seek 4th term on DC Council 09/25/2025 02:30pm • Brianne Nadeau announced Thursday that she will not be seeking a fourth term as a member of the D.C. Council. She had served as the Ward 1 council member since 2015. Before that, Nadeau served as an advisory neighborhood commissioner from 2007 to 2011. "I have always believed that these po Average rate on a 30-year mortgage edges higher after declining four weeks in a row 09/25/2025 02:11pm • The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up this week, ending a four-week slide that brought down borrowing costs for homebuyers to the lowest level in nearly a year. The rate rose to 6.3% from 6.26% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.08%. European soccer body UEFA moves toward vote to suspend Israel 09/25/2025 02:03pm • GENEVA (AP) — European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Thursday. A majority of UEFA’s 20-member executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of su Moldova’s ruling pro-EU party leader says high-stakes election will define the country's future 09/25/2025 01:58pm • CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — The leader of Moldova’s pro-European ruling party is blunt about the stakes in Sunday’s tense parliamentary election: a continued path toward the European Union or a country brought back under Russia’s orbit. “The results of these elections will define the countryâ Off-duty officer shoots and wounds man inside New York City's busy Penn Station, police say 09/25/2025 01:03pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York City police officer shot and wounded a man in Manhattan's Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub, during a chaotic confrontation that began aboard a stopped rush hour train, according to police and surveillance footage. The officer and her husband, who Israel is increasingly being treated as a global pariah. It's shielded by Trump, for now 09/25/2025 12:53pm • When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders at the United Nations on Friday, it will be at the helm of a country that is increasingly being treated as a pariah, even by some of its longtime allies. Western countries are outraged by Israel's intensifying offensive in the Ga James Franklin hopes new weapons, re-tooled defense will help No. 3 Penn State beat No. 6 Oregon 09/25/2025 12:23pm • STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — James Franklin didn’t think his team was equipped to beat Oregon in the Big Ten championship game last season. Things are different now. The No. 3 Nittany Lions have spent the nine months since their 45-37 loss to the Ducks in the conference title game retooling their w Phil Mickelson is an unwanted outsider in what could have been his Ryder Cup at Bethpage 09/25/2025 12:21pm • FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — This could have been Phil Mickelson’s week. This could have been his Ryder Cup. The 55-year-old six-time major champion who led an exodus to the breakaway LIV Golf league has more appearances (12) than any player in the U.S. vs. Europe event. He would have been a natural