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Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service and The Associated Press to Host National Security and Foreign Po

WASHINGTON –  The Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy and The Associated Press today announced a forum with Republican presidential candidates on national security and foreign policy.

AUG. 28, 2023

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

SEMINOLE, Texas (AP) — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, more than 350 worshippers gathered for a Sunday service. Sitting elbow-to-elbow, they filled the pews, siblings in matching button-down shirts and dresses, little girls’ hair tied neatly into pink bows. Fathers shushed babbling […]

MARCH 4, 2025

AP preseason basketball polls to be released Nov. 1 and 2

The preseason AP Top 25 polls for men’s and women’s college basketball, the longest-running polls of their kind, will be released the first week of November.

OCT. 18, 2017

UConn’s narrow victory keeps Huskies No. 1 in women’s AP Top 25, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas next

UConn passed its first test of the season to remain No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Huskies received 30 of the 32 first-place votes from a national media panel after beating No. 6 Michigan 72-69 last Friday in the Naismith Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase. South Carolina, UCLA and Texas followed […]

NOV. 24, 2025

Numbers to know for each of the 16 teams remaining in March Madness

The smaller the number, the larger the impact at this year’s NCAA Tournament. Arkansas, the No. 10 seed in the West Region, is the only double-digit seed still alive heading into the regional semifinals. All four No. 1 seeds and three of the four No. 2 seeds are still standing. But the seeds aren’t the […]

MARCH 28, 2025

College football picks: Hoosiers, fourth among Big Ten teams in playoff rankings, biding their time

One of the nitpicks about the first College Football Playoff rankings was that the committee undervalued Indiana. The Hoosiers’ No. 8 ranking — they’re in the same spot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll — puts them fourth among Big Ten teams behind No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 6 Penn […]

NOV. 6, 2024

PM Carney says ‘Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland’

JAN. 21, 2026

Bracket Reset: NCAA Tournament down to a Sweet 16 of high-majors

Cinderella has been kicked out of the dance early for the second straight season. Following a madness-promising first day of upsets, the NCAA Tournament has turned into a high-major affair. The Sweet 16 invite is for power-conference programs only. Advocates for fewer automatic qualifiers and bracket expansion will have a field day with this one. “I think parity is […]

MARCH 23, 2026

The Rays get 120 hours to make the Yankees’ spring stadium their own. Here’s how they’ll do it

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — “Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition” is about to premiere. When Tampa Bay players leave Steinbrenner Field following the New York Yankees’ spring training home finale on March 23, their staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of the ballpark for the Rays’ season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the […]

MARCH 10, 2025

The World Cup draw is usually a spectacle. This time, FIFA hopes bigger is better

A record 64 nations will be in Friday’s World Cup draw, more than 30% of FIFA’s members, as soccer’s leaders insist a bigger tournament is better. FIFA expanded the field from 32 teams to 48, and just 42 spots have been determined going into the convoluted ceremony in which balls representing nations are plucked from bowls and […]

DEC. 3, 2025