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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record with $236 million sale
Associated Press
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece. Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s …
Nov 19, 2025, 2:48 PM
NPR to get $36M in settlement to operate US public radio system
Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
National Public Radio will receive approximately $36 million in government funding to operate the nation’s public radio interconnection system under the terms of a court settlement. Monday's settlement resolves a legal dispute in which NPR accused the Corpora …
Nov 18, 2025, 6:19 PM
MSNBC is changing its name and embracing the ethos of a startup
Associated Press
Asked what viewers should expect when television’s MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News final this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points to a poster on the wall of a conference room at its new offices off Times Square. Its message rea…
Nov 12, 2025, 10:00 PM
DON DEMANDS NO SNAP PAYMENTS
Scott Bauer, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, affecting 42 million Americans who rely on the program. The U.S. Department of Agric…
Nov 9, 2025, 6:25 PM
Food banks preparing for surge as federa aid could be paused...
Margery A. Beck, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
Food banks and pantries are preparing for a surge in demand if federal food aid is paused this weekend from the government shutdown. They were already struggling after federal program cuts this year. Now, SNAP benefits are set to pause Nov. 1. It’s the latest…
Oct 28, 2025, 2:40 PM
MORE 'DRUG BOATS' TARGETED...
Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes Monday in the waters of the eastern Pacific against boats suspected of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor. The announcement, made on social media Tuesda…
Oct 28, 2025, 2:40 PM
Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz within 30 minutes...
Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
The Navy's Pacific Fleet says a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other. The fleet said in a statement that the three crew members of the Sea Hawk helicopter …
Oct 27, 2025, 11:16 AM
President says he's owed 'lot of money' over federal probes. Here's how govt could pay him...
Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
President Donald Trump has suggested he’s entitled to compensation from the federal government over investigations he faced that he claims were politically motivated. Now, the Justice Department that Trump has exerted control over could approve a hefty payout…
Oct 22, 2025, 8:46 PM
Demonstrators Across Country Rally Against President...
Mike Pesoli, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people will gather Saturday in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S. They're holding “No Kings” demonstrations, or what the president’s Republican Party is calling “Hate Amer…
Oct 18, 2025, 4:19 PM
HOSTAGES FREE
The Associated Press, Associated Press
HOSTAGES FREE (Main headline, 1st story, link) Related stories:GAZA IN RUINS 2 YEARS OF WAR
Oct 13, 2025, 10:55 AM
Comey pleads not guilty in case accusing him of lying to Congress...
Curtis Yee, Bernard McGhee, Associated Press
Comey pleads not guilty in case accusing him of lying to Congress... (Second column, 1st story, link) Related stories:Central witness undermines evidence against him... Drudge Report Feed needs your support! Become a Patron
Oct 8, 2025, 2:25 PM
Unlawful combatants in Caribbean...
Aamer Madhani, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict.” That's according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on …
Oct 2, 2025, 6:31 PM
Home remodeling costs jump in the second quarter
Associated Press
If it seems like it’s getting more expensive to replace a broken door, kitchen fixtures, or upgrade a major appliance, you’re not wrong. The cost of home repair and remodeling projects is up compared to a year ago and running ahead of inflation overall, ac…
Sep 30, 2025, 7:44 PM
Moves to consolidate power, punish enemies draw comparisons to places where democracy faded...
Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s consolidation of power and targeting of his political opponents bring back unnerving memories for those who have watched elected leaders undermine democracies elsewhere in the world. Since he returned to office in January, Trump has b…
Sep 28, 2025, 11:19 AM
Federal judge lifts administration halt of offshore wind farm in New England
Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly, Associated Press
A federal judge has ruled that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. offshore wind industry. Work on the Revolution Wind proje…
Sep 22, 2025, 10:45 PM
NEWSOM FIGHTS DYSTOPIAN SPIRAL
Trân Nguyễn, Martha Bellisle, Associated Press
California has become the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while conducting official business. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the measure into law Saturday. The measure prohibits neck gaiters, ski masks and other facial cov…
Sep 20, 2025, 9:31 PM
NEXT: MAGA VOWS TO SILENCE FOES
Chris Megerian, Lisa Mascaro, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
President Donald Trump is escalating threats against what he calls the "radical left" after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. His administration is considering classifying some groups as domestic terrorists and revoking tax-exempt status for certain nonprofi…
Sep 17, 2025, 12:22 PM
UPDATES
Michael Warren, Curtis Yee, Associated Press
President Donald Trump said Friday “with a high degree of certainty” that the suspect in the Charlie Kirk killing has been caught.
Sep 12, 2025, 12:43 PM
Chicagoans change routines as immigration crackdown looms -- carry passports, avoid stores...
Christine Fernando, John O'connor, Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines. The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quieter, with less foot traffic. Teachers in Chicago Public Schools…
Sep 9, 2025, 9:49 PM
Trump pushes ahead with deportations in face of LA protests
Jill Colvin, Julie Watson, Associated Press
President Donald Trump is moving swiftly to act on his immigration promises with little internal restraint, determined to test the bounds of his executive authority as protests rage in Los Angeles over federal immigration raids.
Jun 9, 2025, 2:28 PM