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Second Republican seeks nomination for governor in New Mexico 11/12/2025 05:52pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� Republican state Sen. Steve Lanier of Aztec has launched his campaign for governor of New Mexico, bringing competition to the GOP nomination contest. In a campaign announcement Wednesday, Lanier highlighted his career as a high school history teacher and track coach and said Appeals court weighs arguments on law cutting Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood 11/12/2025 04:09pm • Attorneys representing Planned Parenthood argued Wednesday that Congress cannot strip the nation's largest abortion provider of its Medicaid funding with the hope that doing so may result in fewer abortions. ���The only fact in the record is that when you defund Planned Parenthood members from provi Evoking a Pacific Northwest past, 'Train Dreams' stirs a plaintive elegy 11/12/2025 04:09pm • TORONTO (AP) ��� It���s popular in Hollywood to follow the tax credits wherever they go, but that was never going to be much of an option for ���Train Dreams.��� When director Clint Bentley embarked on adapting Denis Johnson ���s 2011 novella, he knew the book���s early 20th century Idaho and Washin More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows 11/12/2025 02:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government has dropped sharply since early in his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the rising discontent coming from fellow Republicans. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publi Mega Millions jackpot grows to $965 million for Friday���s drawing 11/12/2025 12:33pm • The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to $965 million for Friday���s drawing after no ticket matched all six numbers, according to lottery officials. The numbers selected Tuesday night were 10, 13, 40, 42 and 46, with the gold Mega Ball 1. A winner can choose an annuity or the cash option ��� a one-ti Ex-NY governors' aide goes on trial on charges she sold influence to China, got kickbacks for masks 11/12/2025 12:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A former aide to two New York governors went on trial Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state���s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were arrested last ye Mexico suspends 13 casinos for alleged money laundering 11/12/2025 12:17pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexican authorities suspended operations at 13 casinos that allegedly were used to launder millions of dollars overseas, officials said Wednesday. Grupo Salinas, the conglomerate of companies belonging to TV, retail and banking magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego, who has clashed rep UK Cabinet minister denies plotting to oust embattled leader Starmer 11/12/2025 10:09am • LONDON (AP) ��� A senior member of the British government on Wednesday denied he���s plotting to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a sign of deep anxiety in the Labour Party over its dire poll ratings less than 18 months after a landslide election victory. British media was awash in speculation a Thousands protest in Romania's capital against government austerity measures 11/12/2025 07:59am • BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ��� Thousands of protesters marched in Romania ���s capital on Wednesday, demanding higher wages, measures to curb inflation and tax reductions for workers as the government pushes on with austerity to tackle the country's large budget deficit. Protesters gathered outside gov The Latest: Supreme Court keeps a block on SNAP payments, as shutdown potentially nears an end 11/11/2025 09:20pm • The Supreme Court extended an order blocking full SNAP payments Tuesday amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps a chaotic situation in place at least for a few more days. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program What to know about Trump's plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend 11/11/2025 07:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage. Now, he���s claiming they can finance a windfall for American families, too: He's promising a 8 New and Upcoming IPOs in 2025 and 2026 11/11/2025 07:00pm • Through mid-November, the returns of initial public offerings have slowed, and the Renaissance IPO Index stands at a gain of 5.1% year to date, lagging the S&P 500 (up 16.4% by market price over the same period). That flips the script from three months ago, when the IPO index was up 11.7%, moder What Is the Maximum Possible Social Security Benefit in 2026? 11/11/2025 07:00pm • All Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8% increase in their benefit amount next year, but the most any retiree can receive monthly in 2026 is $5,251. That amount will go to those who retired in 2025 with the maximum possible benefit and who are now getting a cost-of-living adjustment. For th Schumer faces criticism as shutdown nears end, but his job appears safe 11/11/2025 06:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus, and the country, into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when a small group of his members defected. But there are still calls for him to step aside from Democrats who think he should have fough Missouri governor floats potential for a retractable roof if Chiefs renovate Arrowhead Stadium 11/11/2025 03:54pm • JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� As the Kansas City Chiefs weigh whether to play future games in a renovated Arrowhead Stadium or a proposed dome in Kansas, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Tuesday floated a potential mixture of the two concepts aimed at keeping the team in his state. Kehoe, who has been in