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FBI acting chief says he’s retiring as Trump’s pick to lead the bureau awaits Senate confirmation

By ERIC TUCKER
Jan 20, 2025 11:20 am - Paul Abbate, who as the FBI's longtime deputy director had been expected to replace Director Christopher Wray on an acting basis, is retiring from the bureau, according to an email he sent to senior executives and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.
MLK Day kicks off at King's Atlanta congregation with daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric

By JEFF MARTIN
Jan 20, 2025 10:49 am - A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern message from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric.
Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, AYANNA ALEXANDER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Jan 20, 2025 10:42 am - President-elect Donald Trump will sign executive orders Monday rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government, incoming White House officials said.
Trump will issue executive orders to remake immigration policies; legal, logistical questions remain

By GISELA SALOMON, SOPHIA TAREEN and REBECCA SANTANA
Jan 20, 2025 9:13 am - President-elect Donald Trump is going to issue a series of orders aimed at remaking America’s immigration policies, ending asylum access, sending troops to the southern border and ending birthright citizenship, an incoming White House official said.
‘America’s decline is over’: Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback

By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Jan 20, 2025 7:52 am - Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a "revolution of common sense" and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions. He pledged to "completely and totally reverse" the actions of his predecessor.
Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential ‘revenge’ by Trump

By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER
Jan 20, 2025 7:45 am - President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, in an extraordinary use of the powers of the presidency in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire sets in motion release of 3 Israeli hostages

By The Associated Press
Jan 19, 2025 4:17 pm - A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war with Israel. The cease...
Immigrants in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Jan 19, 2025 4:11 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Homero Sanchez said he didn't realize the depth of fear in the Chicago immigrant community he serves until someone asked him to handle the sale of...
As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG
Jan 19, 2025 10:35 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian...
TikTok says it's restoring service to US users based on Trump's promised executive order

By HALELUYA HADERO
Jan 19, 2025 10:28 am - TikTok said Sunday it was restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban that President-e...

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