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Portland Trail Blazers coach pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

Portland Trail Blazers' head coach Chauncey Billups arrives at Brooklyn federal court on Monday in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP NEW YORK — Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving

Poll: Latino Support for Trump Slipping After 2024 Gains

Pew poll shows Latino support for Trump is slipping The Pew Research Center's survey of Latinos show majorities disapprove of the president, especially his policies on the economy and immigration. Politics November 24, 2025 3:01 PM ET New poll shows Latino support for Trump is slipping after gains in 2024 Laura Kelley, Miami-Dade County Democratic

Trump and Xi Hold Call on Trade, Taiwan and Ukraine

President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping shake hands in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30 Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump and China's top leader Xi Jinping held a phone call Monday, the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the two

Pentagon investigates Democratic senator for telling troops to refuse ‘illegal orders’

Sen. Mark Kelly waits to speak during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Pentagon said Monday it is investigating Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired U.S. Navy fighter pilot and NASA astronaut, for possible violations of military law after he appeared

Slender Man Stabber Recaptured After Fleeing Group Home

Morgan Geyser appears in court in January in Waukesha, Wis. Geyser was released from a psychiatric facility to a group home earlier this year. Morry Gash/AP hide caption toggle caption Morry Gash/AP Morgan Geyser, one of the perpetrators of the 2014 "Slender Man stabbing," was taken into custody near Chicago on Sunday, a day after

Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed

Lindsey Halligan, at the time special assistant to the president, fixes an earring at the end of an interview outside of the White House in August 2025, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP A federal judge on Monday dismissed the Justice Department's criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and

Updated Ukraine Peace Plan, Greene Resigns, Gaza Ceasefire Fragile

Updated Ukraine Peace Plan, MAGA Fractures, Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he is optimistic

Bowhead Whale DNA Offers Clues to Fight Cancer

A new study finds that the bowhead whales produce loads of a protein that repairs the DNA in cells before they can become pre-cancerous. Danny Lawson/PA Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Danny Lawson/PA Images/Getty Images Scientists searching for novel ways to fight cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead tucked away

He fled Gaza by jet ski and now seeks to reunite his family

Mohammed Abu Daqqa, 31, was the driver of the jet ski. Reuters hide caption toggle caption Reuters OSNABRÜCK, Germany — They are a tiny speck speeding across the Mediterranean Sea. Three men in ordinary street clothes — track pants, coats over life jackets, a "Free Palestine" cap — sit astride a jet ski, gripping each

Sudan’s RSF committing war crimes in Darfur, says Amnesty

The latest report came hours after the RSF agreed to a three-month humanitarian truce. Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters are committing war crimes in the Darfur town of el-Fasher, the rights group Amnesty International has alleged in a new report. The report was published on Tuesday, just hours after the RSF declared that
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