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James Murdoch, media scion, strikes deal for New York Magazine and Vox

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:37


A member of the Murdoch family is buying part of Vox Media. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:40


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on an upcoming IPO that could rank as the biggest ever.

Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security money request for the White House and Trump's ballroom

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:54


AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on stalled efforts to get public money for the White House ballroom.

3 dead in New Mexico and first responders treated for exposure to unknown substance, officials say

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:35


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on deaths and illnesses in New Mexico, linked to an unknown substance.

Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:51


AP's Eduardo Castillo reports from Beijing on Russian President Vladimir Putin's meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China.

Harvard faculty votes to make it more difficult for undergrads to earn A's

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:41


AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on an Ivy League changing its grading standards.

Netanyahu's coalition alliances with religious parties put his reelection at risk

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 1:10


AP's Joe Federman reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's base is splintering ahead of elections later this year.

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization' fund

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:58


AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports President Trump's new defense fund is facing pushback.

Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:53


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S.

Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:40


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on the first of three executions planned this week around the U.S.

US stocks rally after pressure eases from the bond market and oil prices fall

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:40


The markets have a big bounce-back day.

Former political rivals head to rematch in Alabama governor's race and runoffs for US Senate seat

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:47


The AP's Jennifer King reports on primary elections in Alabama.

US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:56


AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the U.S. has indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro.

Stephen Colbert's long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:58


AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the end of Stephen Colbert's late night TV show.

Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:30


Wheat farmers in Kansas and other states are being hit hard by extreme weather and challenging economics. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization' fund

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:55


AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports two police officers who were injured during the Capitol riot are suing to block any payouts from a new Justice Department fund.

The GOP's YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump's congressional agenda

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 1:34


AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports a small but growing number of congressional Republicans are now more willing to oppose President Trump, potentially putting his legislative agenda at risk.

Fears surge on the ground in Congo over the spread of rare type of Ebola

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:55


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a humanitarian aid official outlines the challenges of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86.

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:54


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, has died at the age of 86.

US stocks are steadying as pressure eases from the bond market

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:38


U.S. stocks are moving higher in early trading.

South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:38


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the South Carolina House backs a congressional map favoring the GOP.

Where Trump falters with Republicans — and where he holds steady, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:38


A new poll asks Republicans whether they're still standing by President Donald Trump. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Georgia Republicans dig in for runoffs for Senate and governor as campaigns go into overtime

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:47


AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on the outcome of the primaries in Georgia.

The latest international news headlines

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:58


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on a drone alert in Lithuania's capital; the WHO underlines the scale of the Ebola outbreak hitting Uganda and Congo; divers in the Maldives complete the hard task of retrieving bodies from a deep underwater cave; and an earthquake in southern Peru causes casualties and damages buildings.

Taiwan's Lai says he would tell Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases from the US

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:45


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Taiwan's president says he would tell President Donald Trump he hopes to continue arms purchases

An American citizen who contracted Ebola in Africa arrives in Berlin for treatment

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:38


AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports a U.S citizen with Ebola is receiving treatment in a specialized clinic in Berlin.

Roger Goodell says the NFL is cooperating with the Florida AG after receiving subpoena

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:38


Roger Goodell says the NFL is cooperating with the Florida AG after receiving a subpoena. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

Women's flag football on track to gain NCAA championship status before sport makes its Olympic debut

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:38


Women's flag football is on track to gain NCAA championship status before the sport makes its Olympic debut. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:41


The NAACP calls for boycott of Southern college sports programs over voting rights. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

The latest in sports

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:56


New York rallies to open NBA's East finals, a Basketball Hall of Famer loses his NBA coaching job, a star NFL wideout is sentenced to jail after violating probation, flag football could be coming to college, a former Cy Young winner is set to make his return and a team wins its first Premier League title in over two decades. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:49


With primary elections taking place in six states Tuesday, AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports many eyes were on a Kentucky House race.

Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support it

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 0:50


The Senate moves forward on a war powers resolution, after a Republican targeted by President Trump switches his vote. The AP's Jennifer King reports.

UK police investigate allegations of child sex abuse dating back to 1980s after Epstein file release

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:41


AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on a new Jeffrey Epstein-related investigation.

Trump's tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:50


AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on the mixed White House messages on Iran.

Trump administration prepares to seek Raúl Castro indictment as it pressures Cuba, AP sources say

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:40


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on a possible indictment against a high ranking Cuban official.

Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:57


AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports President Trump is showing off his White House ballroom construction site even as lawmakers balk at the price tag.

WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:54


AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports on the spreading Ebola outbreak in Congo.

Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:43


AP's Marissa Duhaney reports that a federal judge is banning most ICE arrests in New York immigration courts.

US stocks fall further from their records after bond markets crank up the pressure

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:43


The markets' recent upward momentum fades.

San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:46


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports that the suspects in a mosque attack may have had a shared hatred.

Woman dies after falling into an uncovered maintenance hole in New York City

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:50


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports from the streets of New York on a woman falling to her death into an open manhole.

US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:47


AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports the federal government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Trump.

Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to seal evidence and parts of a key hearing

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:53


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports that defense lawyers continue to demand access restrictions in the Charlie Kirk assassination case.

After UPS plane crash, 10 similar flaws were recorded. NTSB says no one raised an alarm

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:53


AP correspondent Jennifer King reports the National Transportation Safety Board is holding hearings on the UPS cargo plane crash.

Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:38


AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the busiest US commuter rail system resumes operations as a deal is reached to end the strike.

More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:36


AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on wildfires in Southern California.

Cherokee Nation integrates culture into new treatment center built with opioid settlement funds

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 4:06


The Cherokee Nation is integrating culture into new treatment center built with opioid settlement funds.

Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:53


AP correspondent Ed Donahue reports something different, that is also green, was found in a salad bag.

Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:49


AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department's new nearly $1.8 billion dollar fund to pay people who claim to be political victims.

Aaron Rai leans on humble roots and hard work to become a major champion

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:42


Golf's second major of the year has been won by an Englishman for the first time in more than a century. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

Billie Jean King, 82, earns a college degree 65 years after starting at Cal State LA

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 0:54


More than six decades after first taking classes, Billie Jean King is officially a college graduate.

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