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Judge rejects Trump's request for a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case 11/17/2023 08:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The judge in Donald Trump 's civil fraud case denied his bid for a mistrial Friday, rejecting claims from the former president's lawyers that the proceedings are poisoned by political bias. Trump���s lawyers had argued that Judge Arthur Engoron irreparably harmed Trump���s right to Speaker Johnson says he'll make 44,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage available to the general public 11/17/2023 06:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday he plans to publicly release thousands of hours of footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, making good on a promise he made to far-right members of his party when he was campaigning for the job. ���This decision will pr Missouri's voter ID law is back in court. Here's a look at what it does 11/17/2023 05:29pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� A trial for a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Missouri's new photo identification requirement for voters is scheduled to begin Friday. Here is a look at the function of the law and why voting rights groups are suing: WHAT THE LAW DOES Missouri's GOP-led Legislatur Ukrainian marines claim multiple bridgeheads across a key Russian strategic barrier 11/17/2023 11:53am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Ukraine's military said Friday its troops had secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region ��� a small but potentially significant strategic advance in the midst of a war largely at a standstill. The Marine Infantry Command���s cl Defeated Virginia candidate whose explicit videos surfaced says she may not be done with politics 11/17/2023 10:43am • HENRICO, Va. (AP) ��� Susanna Gibson lost her Virginia legislative race this month, but she may not be done with politics. Gibson, a Democrat whose House of Delegates campaign and personal life were rocked by news reports that she had livestreamed sex acts with her husband on a pornographic websi New York judge lifts gag order that barred Donald Trump from maligning court staff in fraud trial 11/16/2023 08:27pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial was temporarily lifted Thursday by an appellate judge who raised free speech concerns. Judge David Friedman of the state���s intermediate app Vote counting starts in Madagascar election marked by low turnout and boycotted by most candidates 11/16/2023 02:29pm • ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) ��� Polling stations closed and the counting of votes began Thursday in Madagascar in a presidential election that was boycotted by the majority of candidates following weeks of unrest and court battles. A low voter turnout marked the election, as many people appeared t In Russia, more Kremlin critics are being imprisoned as intolerance of dissent grows 11/16/2023 02:03pm • Russia under President Vladimir Putin has been closing in on those who challenge the Kremlin. Protesters and activists have been arrested or imprisoned, independent news outlets have been silenced, and various groups have been added to registers of ���foreign agents��� and ���undesirable organizatio How Much Will I Receive When I Retire From the Military? 11/15/2023 07:00pm • If you served for several years or decades in the military, you'll be eligible for retirement benefits when you step back into civilian life. These perks take on different forms and might include a pension, health coverage and disability benefits. The amount you receive will depend on the length of Spain's leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan separatists ahead of vote on new government 11/15/2023 06:13pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Spain���s acting Prime Minister Pedro S��nchez on Wednesday defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia���s separatists in parliament a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Protests backed by right-wing political par Trump's lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased 11/15/2023 05:42pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president���s real estate empire. They accused the judge of tainting the proceedings with ���tangible and overwhelming��� bias. Trump's lawyers urged Judge Arthur Engo Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash 11/15/2023 04:15pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� Nikki Haley on Wednesday partially walked back her proposed requirement that social media companies ban people from posting anonymously online for national security reasons, a stance for which she drew backlash across conservative social media and some of her GOP presidential If you can spill, spread, pump or pour it, then check it. TSA tips for smooth holiday travel 11/15/2023 04:15pm • Ahead of Thanksgiving, representatives from the Transportation Security Administration gathered at Reagan National Airport to share tips on how passengers can travel smoothly this holiday. The 12-day-period for Thanksgiving travel begins Friday, Nov. 17 and concludes Tuesday, Nov. 28. During that Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/15/2023 02:46pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov It was a historic high school shuttered for years. Now it's helping more DC residents get in-demand trade jobs 11/15/2023 01:06pm • A new era of learning is coming to D.C.���s old Spingarn High School. Mayor Muriel Bowser, other city leaders and proud alums of the historic school gathered to ���break ground��� on what will be the new home of the DC Infrastructure Academy. The program is open to any city resident over the age