Syrian forces take control of prison housing IS members after Kurdish fighters evacuate

From Associated Press. Syrian government forces took control Friday of a prison housing members of the Islamic State group in the north of the country, after hundreds of Kurdish fighters evacuated from the area as part of a recent deal. Read more: https://bit.ly/4jTn55b #syria #prison Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

From Associated Press. TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in discussion for years. (Produced by Elaine Carroll) Read more: https://bit.ly/4jXGLVw #tiktok #usa Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Trump says he thinks Putin and Zelenskyy both ‘want to make a deal’

From Associated Press. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had a "good meeting" with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and believed both the Ukrainian leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin "want to make a deal" to end the war in Ukraine. #trump #ukraine #russia #zelenskyy #putin Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be…

Greenland and Denmark leaders say sovereignty is a ‘red line’

From Associated Press. The leader of Denmark and its semiautonomous territory Greenland are insisting that the island’s sovereignty is non-negotiable after U.S. President Donald Trump said he agreed to a framework on Arctic security with the head of NATO. #greenland #denmark Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via…

Trump sues JPMorgan for $5B, says the bank closed his accounts for political reasons

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and his businesses for political reasons, AP’s banking reporter Ken Sweet explains. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via…

JD Vance responds after federal agents detain 5-year-old boy in Minnesota

From Associated Press. Vice President JD Vance says his intended goal during a Minneapolis visit was to “tone down the temperature a little bit, reduce the chaos." He says enforcing immigration laws without disorder "requires cooperation of state and local officials." Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via…

A look inside Oscars nomination morning

From Associated Press. Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” led all films with a record 16 nominations as Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks announced contenders for the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday. Here’s a look inside the nominations announcement. #Oscars #OscarNominations #Sinners #OneBattleAfterAnother #Movies

Mike Johnson and Republicans celebrate as House passes final spending bills

From Associated Press. The House has passed this year’s final batch of spending bills as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall’s record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Elon Musk jokes about Trump’s Board of Peace: ‘A little piece of Greenland’

From Associated Press. At the start of Elon Musk’s session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the tycoon joked about U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” for Gaza, which Trump unveiled at Davos. #elonmusk Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Jack Smith ignores questions after testifying before Congress

From Associated Press. Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith ignored reporters’ questions after he defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics. (AP Video: Mike Pesoli/Nathan Ellgren). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Mark Carney fires back at Trump: ‘Canada doesn’t live’ because of the US

From Associated Press. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Nekima Levy Armstrong arrested after disrupting Minnesota church service

From Associated Press. Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X on Thursday. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing…

‘I stand by my decisions’: Jack Smith testifies about Trump investigations

From Associated Press. Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing in which he insisted that he had acted without regard to politics and had no second thoughts about the criminal charges he brought. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be…

Nathan’s Famous is sold to Smithfield Foods for $450 million

From Associated Press. Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companies announced Wednesday. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney) Read more: https://bit.ly/4qz2Z2o Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may…

Zelenskyy criticizes European allies for response to Russia’s invasion

From Associated Press. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression. #zelenskyy #ukraine Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

LIVE: Canada’s Mark Carney delivers remarks

From Associated Press. Watch live as Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks in Quebec City. Unable to reach a deal with President Donald Trump to cut tariffs, Carney was in Beijing last week meeting with President Xi Jinping and brokering a deal that cut levies on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs…

Trump says he had a ‘good’ meeting with Zelenskyy

From Associated Press. U.S. President Donald Trump said his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos on Thursday was "good", and repeated his call for the war in Ukraine to end. (AP video shot by Kostya Manenkov) #trump #zelenskyy #davos Follow live updates: https://bit.ly/3YNNQ18 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

UK PM Starmer greets Danish counterpart Frederiksen

From Associated Press. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen Thursday. The previous day, Donald Trump drew back from his threat to impose tariffs on the UK and other NATO allies who opposed his ambitions to annex Greenland. #denmark #uk #mettefrederiksen #starmer #greenland Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may…

Trump mulling a ‘tariff-free zone’ for Ukraine, says US envoy Witkoff

From Associated Press. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Trump is considering ideas like a “tariff-free zone” for Ukraine that could help industry develop in the war-torn country. #witcoff #trump #tariffs Follow live updates: https://bit.ly/3YNNQ18 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Trump affirms global ambition for his Board of Peace

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “Board of Peace” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate. #shorts #trump #boardofpeace…

UK and Danish defence ministers discuss stepping up security

From Associated Press. British Defence Secretary John Healey and his Danish counterpart Troels Lund Poulsen met Wednesday in Copenhagen to discuss security and defense in the High North and Arctic, as tensions simmered between the United States and Europe this week over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. (AP Video by James Brooks) #defense…