Bitcoin climbs back above $68,000 after falling below pre-Trump second term levels

From Associated Press. Bitcoin, meanwhile, steadied following a weekslong plunge that had sent it more than halfway below its record price set in October. It climbed back above $68,000 after briefly dropping close to $60,000 late Thursday. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Timeline: Events leading up to and after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

From Associated Press. Five days into the desperate search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, investigators on Thursday released a detailed timeline from the hours before and after the disappearance of Guthrie, who is the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

‘We’re inseparable’: Pam Bondi on Tulsi Gabbard being at Georgia election center

From Associated Press. Attorney General Pam Bondi sought to clarify why the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was present at an FBI search of a Georgia election center last week, telling reporters she and Gabbard are "inseparable," but not saying whether she directed Gabbard to be there. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video…

Pam Bondi says FBI arrested ‘key participant’ in 2012 Benghazi attack

From Associated Press. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Zubayr Al-Bakoush, a “key participant” in the deadly 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi, Libya, is in U.S. custody. “We have never stopped seeking justice for that crime against our nation,” Bondi said. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

IOC President Kirsty Coventry carries the Olympic flame through Milan

From Associated Press. International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry received the Olympic flame from American Olympic rower Anita DeFrantz in Milan on Friday ahead of the opening ceremony. #winterolympics #news #milan Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Bad Bunny lookalike contest

From Associated Press. A Bad Bunny lookalike contest in San Francisco attracted hundreds of fans, who gathered to celebrate the global superstar. The grand prize went to Abdul Ramirez Arroyave, who then broke into song.  #badbunny #superbowl #sanfrancisco #lookalikes

Bombing at Shiite mosque in Pakistan kills dozens

From Associated Press. A massive bombing ripped through a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital during Friday prayers, killing at least 31 people and wounding at least 169 others, police said. Islamabad police said the blast at the sprawling mosque was an attack and that an investigation was underway. (AP Video by Naveed…

Savannah Guthrie’s family renews plea to mother’s kidnapper

From Associated Press. The family of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie is renewing their plea for their mother’s kidnapper to contact them. Guthrie’s brother, Camron, posted a second plea on social media Thursday on behalf of the family. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Thailand readies election amid border tensions, weak economy

From Associated Press. Thailand is holding a general election on Sunday against a backdrop of slow economic growth, rising nationalism and corruption allegations. (AP video: Tian Macleod Ji and Jerry Harmer) Read more: https://bit.ly/4qjgIcQ Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Fact checking Trump’s claims on tariffs and the US economy

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump laid out numerous accomplishments made through his use of tariffs in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece. AP economics reporter Chris Rugaber fact checks some of the claims. (AP Video: River Zhang) Read more: https://bit.ly/3OpOeAJ #trump Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing…

Venezuela opponent tests free speech after regime change

From Associated Press. Andrés Velásquez didn’t stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election. A former governor who had crisscrossed Venezuela stumping for then-President Nicolás Maduro’s opponent in the disputed race, he grew a thick beard, sent his children into exile and avoided public events that could expose him…

Trump administration launches TrumpRx website for discounted drugs

From Associated Press. The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans. Read more: https://bit.ly/3NRIakz #trump Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

Leavitt: Trump told Savannah Guthrie the federal government is ‘here to help’

From Associated Press. The White House says the federal government is "here to help" with the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. She was apparently kidnapped from her Arizona home over the weekend. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing…

Leavitt: Trump would ‘prefer’ a Kid Rock halftime show over Bad Bunny

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump will watch Kid Rock, not Bad Bunny, for Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show. Rock will headline an alternative show for the conservative group Turning Point USA, a program White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt says Trump would “much prefer” to watch. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be…

Keir Starmer’s job is under threat for appointing Peter Mandelson despite Epstein ties

From Associated Press. Friendship with Epstein has already brought down a British royal – Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew – and U.K ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, fired by Starmer over his links to the financier. Now new revelations have plunged Starmer’s center-left government into turmoil. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video…

Trump calls Thomas Massie a ‘moron’ and church protesters ‘bad people’

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump uses the National Prayer Breakfast to tout his own support for religious leaders while slamming Democrats, calling a GOP congressmen a ‘moron’ and attacking Minneapolis protesters. #trump Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home