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Biden in late push to boost Indo-Pacific ties sends three pacts to Congress

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 23:40

The Biden administration is seeking to shore up ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific in its waning days in office by sending to Congress three key agreements that would cement relations with critical allies and partners in the region, which is increasingly dominated by China

Michelle Obama won’t attend Trump inauguration, but ex-presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 23:18

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton will be there. Read More

Hollywood's awards season dates, and how they've been affected by the wildfires

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 20:19

Hollywood’s awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area

Looming TikTok ban leads some users to look for alternative apps. Here are some that are out there

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 20:02

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app

Boeing's aircraft deliveries and orders in 2024 reflect the company's rough year

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 19:42

Boeing delivered less than half the number of commercial aircraft to customers than its European rival in 2024, The American aerospace giant reported on Tuesday that it supplied 348 jetliners during the year

Special counsel who investigated Trump says in report his team ’stood up for the rule of law’

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 17:45

WASHINGTON -- Special counsel Jack Smith said his team "stood up for the rule of law" as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Writing in his report, released Tuesday, he said he stands behind his decision to bring criminal charges, which he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House. Read More

Why was Pete Hegseth questioned about his tattoos during confirmation hearing?

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 17:24

Donald Trump's cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. The hearing opened Tuesday as senators question whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Read More

The Latest: Pete Hegseth delivers opening remarks in his defense secretary confirmation hearing

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 16:53

Donald Trump’s cabinet picks are beginning their nomination process this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth

The eye behind the lens: AP photographers on pictures capturing horror and emotions of LA fires

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 15:31

As uncontrolled blazes have turned large swaths of Los Angeles into hellscapes the last week, Associated Press photographers have been on the frontlines. They have captured burning so intense that it lights the night sky, people so shocked they have a hard time putting sentences together and destruction so complete that what stands out is the little that survived.

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, including 6 women and 4 children

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 08:45

Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 18 people overnight, including six women and four children, health officials said Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas appeared to be narrowing in on a ceasefire deal to end the 15-month war and release dozens of hostages

Manhattan’s congestion toll on drivers sees traffic reduction of about 43,000 cars per day

Par :The Associated Press

14 janvier 2025 à 03:55

NEW YORK -- A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City's heavily-gridlocked streets in its first week of operation, according to preliminary data released Monday by the state's transit authority. Read More

Country star Carrie Underwood will perform at Trump’s inauguration

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 20:39

NEW YORK (AP) -- Country music star Carrie Underwood will perform "America the Beautiful" at Donald Trump's inauguration next week and other performers will include two of the president-elect's musical favorites, country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio. Read More

PGA Tour 2K25 cover features Homa, Fitzpatrick, Woods

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 18:31

The cover of PGA Tour 2K25 will feature Max Homa, Matt Fitzpatrick and Tiger Woods

AP PHOTOS: Amid charred neighborhoods, a handful of L.A. homes remain untouched

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 17:43

Rows of the remains of charred homes filled the Los Angeles landscape as flames engulfed entire neighborhoods.

This is when Donald Trump’s most controversial administration picks will go before the Senate

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press and Alex Lang

13 janvier 2025 à 17:14

Hearings in the Senate are set to begin on Sunday

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 19-25

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 16:40

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Jan. 19-25 include drummer Questlove of The Roots, country singer Dolly Parton and TV chef Paula Deen

Jeff Bezos’ space company calls off rocket launch in final minutes of countdown

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 16:40

Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. Read More

L.A. fires: Oscar nominations pushed back a week amid California wildfires

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 15:43

After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters are preparing for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames Monday. Read More

Cold and flu season is here to start 2025. But simple steps can help protect you and your family

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press and Alex Lang

13 janvier 2025 à 14:56

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds

The Latest: Wind conditions are expected to worsen

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 14:25

After making some progress battling wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los Angeles area, firefighters are preparing for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the flames Monday

Mississippi cop suspended for killing three in crash while chasing suspect

The Independent

Par :Alex Lang and The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 14:05

No one has said what led the police officer to start chasing the SUV

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire talks press on in Qatar

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 12:16

Officials say Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasfire agreement

What to stream: 'Severance' returns, a Mac Miller album and Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx pair up

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

13 janvier 2025 à 06:01

Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg playing mismatched cousins in the acclaimed movie “A Real Pain” and Mac Miller’s second posthumous full-length album “Balloonerism” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases

16 dead in Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

Par :The Associated Press

12 janvier 2025 à 21:58

Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 16 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather with the return of strong winds this week. At least 16 people were missing, and authorities said that number was expected to rise. Read More

Vance says Jan. 6 participants who committed violence ’obviously’ shouldn’t be pardoned

Par :The Associated Press

12 janvier 2025 à 21:06

Vice President-elect JD Vance says people responsible for the violence during the Capitol riot "obviously" should not be pardoned, as President-elect Donald Trump is promising to use his clemency power on behalf of many of those who tried on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the results of the election that Trump lost. Read More

Russia forms an emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill continues to spread

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

12 janvier 2025 à 12:11

An emergency task force has arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region to deal with the continuing consequences of an oil spill in the Kerch Strait last month

L.A. wildfires the costliest in American history? Here’s what experts are saying

Par :The Associated Press

11 janvier 2025 à 19:54

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Read More

'A miracle.' James Woods posts on X that his house survived Los Angeles wildfires

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

11 janvier 2025 à 16:14

Actor James Woods says his house in Pacific Palisades has survived the Los Angeles wildfires that had devastated much of his neighborhood

Lifetime ban for Yankees fans who interfered with Mookie Betts during World Series

Par :The Associated Press

11 janvier 2025 à 01:51

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has banned two fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending any games at big league ballparks. Read More

Anita Bryant, popular singer known for opposition to gay rights, dead at 84

Par :The Associated Press

11 janvier 2025 à 00:16

NEW YORK — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Read More

Milo Ventimiglia, Mel Gibson among stars who've lost homes in Los Angeles fires

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 21:18

The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of “This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be’s newly installed crib

IRS announces January 27 as the start of the 2025 tax season

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 21:00

The IRS on Friday announced January 27 as the official start date of the 2025 tax season, and expects more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 tax deadline

Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 18:17

President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump's conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine. Read More

Venezuela latest: Nicolás Maduro inaugurated for a third term, defying evidence of fraud

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 16:17

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on its opponents

The Latest: The Supreme Court to consider a possible TikTok ban

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 16:02

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court

In their own words: AP photographers explain how selected images capture warming world

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 15:50

Around the globe, Associated Press photographers in 2024 documented what scientists on Friday said was the hottest year on record, the latest in a long string of heat milestones that have been shattered in recent years as the burning of gas, coal and oil accelerate global warming.

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 02:25

Jan. 3 - 9, 2025

AP Week in Pictures

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

10 janvier 2025 à 01:08

Jan. 3 - 9, 2025

Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and a new president is chosen in Lebanon

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

9 janvier 2025 à 16:05

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict

Wildfires latest: Winds subside as firefighters battle devastating blazes in Los Angeles area

The Independent

Par :The Associated Press

9 janvier 2025 à 15:27

Firefighters are battling to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes