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Farmers will get more money from Trump. They still have more problems

By JOSH FUNK and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press RANDOLPH, Minn. (AP) — When Donald Trump promised new tariffs while running for president, Gene Stehly worried that trade disputes would jeopardize his international sales of corn, soybeans and wheat. A little more than a year later, ...

Time magazine names ‘Architects of AI’ as its person of the year for 2025

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press The "Architects of AI" were named Time's person of the year Thursday, with the magazine citing 2025 as when the potential of artificial intelligence "roared into view" with no turning back. "For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and ...

James Patterson gives $500 checks to 600 booksellers

NEW YORK (AP) — Melanie Moore, who runs the Ohio-based Cincy Book Bus, is one of hundreds of booksellers who received a pleasant surprise for the holidays: a check for $500 from author James Patterson. "I've never taken a salary. All profits from the bookstore go to buy books for kids in ...

West Virginia National Guard member killed in DC is shooting laid to rest

GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia National Guard member who was fatally shot last month in the nation's capital was laid to rest with full military honors in a private ceremony. Spc. Sarah Beckstrom's funeral took place Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton, Gov. ...

Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral ...