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    Belgium demands ironclad guarantees of protection as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 0:44


    AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on a meeting of European Union leaders as they decide on a loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian assets.

    Modest but steady economic growth lets Europe get by without an interest rate cut

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 0:33


    AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on the latest on Europe's economy.

    US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 0:42


    AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the U.S. government has admitted having a role in a deadly helicopter-plane collision in Washington.

    Trump gives a partisan prime-time address insisting the economy is stronger than many voters feel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 1:07


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on President Trump partisan primetime address touting economic progress many voters are not feeling.

    FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 0:54


    The FBI's Number 2 official says he plans to step down. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

    Minneapolis police chief criticizes ICE tactics after clash with protesters

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:50


    AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a clash between protesters and ICE agents that was captured on video in Minneapolis.

    Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:55


    Lawmakers have interviewed embattled former special Jack Smith on Capitol Hill. AP's Lisa Dwyer reports.

    FCC leader says agency is no longer independent as he's grilled by Democrats over Kimmel controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:57


    AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on a Senate hearing involving the head of the Federal Communications Commission.

    More drops for AI stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in nearly a month

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:43


    AI stocks are again a drag on Wall Street.

    World Cup winner to get $50M from richer prize pool, half of Chelsea's payday at Club World Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:35


    The World Cup winner will get $50 million from a richer prize pool, half of Chelsea's payday for winning the Club World Cup. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

    Ohio University fires coach Brian Smith over 'serious professional misconduct'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:35


    Ohio University has fired coach Brian Smith over professional misconduct. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

    Jeffery Carroll named interim DC police chief as federal law enforcement surge continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:00


    The District of Columbia is getting a new police chief. AP correspondent Jennifer King reports.

    Rob Reiner's son Nick appears in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:58


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on Nick Reiner's court appearance Wednesday, charged in the murder of his parents.

    California threatens Tesla with 30-day suspension of sales license for deceptive self-driving claims

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:43


    AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a possible sales suspension for Tesla in California.

    Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:57


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the Senate has approved a massive military spending bill that sends a message to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth.

    Trump is previewing his 2026 agenda in an address to the nation as his popularity wanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:50


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports President Trump will address the nation tonight.

    Trump's White House adds partisan plaques to newly installed 'Presidential Hall of Fame'

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:53


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on President Trump adding descriptive plaques to his 'Presidential Walk of Fame.'

    The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:46


    AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a big move by the Oscars.

    4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 1:04


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports four House Republicans have broken ranks in the ongoing health care saga.

    Dolphins benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers, AP source says

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:30


    AP NFL writer Rob Maaddi reports on a Miami Dolphins player being benched.

    Teen drug use remains low, but survey finds small rise in heroin and cocaine use

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:48


    AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a new poll on teen behaviors.

    New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:49


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports New York's governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide.

    Search goes on for suspect in fatal shooting of MIT professor who was fatally shot at his home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:47


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on the search for a suspect in the shooting death of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor at his home.

    Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid by Paramount Skydance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:43


    AP correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports on the message a Hollywood giant is sending to its shareholders.

    Judge says he's hopeful hearing on Luigi Mangione trial evidence will end this week

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:53


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on the ongoing evidence trial in the Luigi Mangione case.

    What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:55


    AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on a new holiday poll.

    Wall Street holds steady as oil prices rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:42


    Wall Street is holding steady as oil prices rise.

    Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:51


    AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on what Russia is planning to do if the peace talks to end the war with Ukraine fail.

    A nightly tradition brings light and hope to children at Michigan hospital

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:56


    Volunteers in Michigan are sending a message of hope and joy to hospitalized children during the holidays. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

    The latest international news headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:59


    AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on charges against one of the gunmen at Bondi Beach; the Syrian-Australian who has become a national hero; a South Africa raid over refugee claims for the U.S; and Europe officials vote on Ukraine funding on Thursday.

    Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:43


    AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports the Bondi Beach gunman faces 15 charges of murder.

    South African immigration authorities raid a US refugee processing center

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:42


    AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on a raid on a South African processing center which could inflame tensions with the Trump administration.

    US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:50


    A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been replaced with that of a young black Civil Rights pioneer. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

    The latest in sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:56


    New York wins its first NBA Cup, the league offers an expansion update, a historic win for Duke's coach in college basketball, a familiar winner of the AP's top college football coaching honor, a Heisman finalist is turning pro, a veteran NFL QB faces a potential benching and a boxing star retires unbeaten. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

    Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:44


    AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports President Trump continues to ramp up the pressure on Venezuela.

    Members of a secretive California religious group have been charged with murder in 2 deaths

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 0:53


    Members of a California religious group have been charged with two murders. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

    Driver who rammed through crowd at Liverpool soccer parade sentenced to over 21 years

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:58


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the driver who rammed through a crowd at a Liverpool soccer parade is sentenced to over 21 years.

    Investigators release video timeline of the Brown campus shooting suspect's movements

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:59


    AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on the search for a gunman in Providence, Rhode Island.

    FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:34


    FIFA has slashed the price of some World Cup tickets after receiving global fan backlash. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

    Indiana's Curt Cignetti becomes the first back-to-back winner of AP coach of the year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:34


    Indiana's Curt Cignetti has become the first back-to-back winner of the AP coach of the year award. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

    USC and Brown cancel men's basketball game after mass shooting on RI campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:33


    USC and Brown have canceled a men's basketball game after last weekend's mass shooting in Providence. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

    Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner's son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:59


    AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the investigation into Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner's death.

    A doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:44


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a doctor who helped sell ketamine to actor Matthew Perry gets less than a year of home confinement.

    A driver is found dead in a submerged car near Seattle after a week of heavy rain and flooding

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:54


    Flood rescues and evacuations continue in the Pacific Northwest, with more stormy weather expected. AP correspondent Jennifer King reports.

    Wall Street slips as oil prices keep dropping

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:42


    Uncertainty over interest rate held back the markets.

    Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 1:03


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on President Trump's White House chief of staff pulling back the curtain on administration happenings in a series of interviews.

    Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:42


    AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on more travel restrictions from the White House.

    Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat that killed survivors in the Caribbean

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:57


    AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on the Pentagon's chief saying he will not release video of a controversial boat strike to the American public.

    Killings of Rob Reiner and his wife stun Hollywood as decision on charges for their son looms

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:51


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on Nick Reiner facing charges in the alleged murder of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner.

    Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:50


    AP correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports on a revealing series of conversations with the first woman White House chief of staff, who typically shuns the spotlight.

    Customs officer at JFK airport fires his gun during a freeway fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 0:41


    AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a Customs and Border Protection officer fires a gun in dispute with a driver.

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