Friday May 2nd, 2025 9:03AM

AP National News

For Dominican baseball hopefuls, age fraud cases and a curveball from Japan reflect a broken system
Despite years of corruption and criticism, the entry point for talented players from the Dominican Republic into Major League Baseball's development pipeline remains a Wild West form of free agency
7:37PM ( 2 months ago )
Huge cuts in National Institutes of Health research funding go before a federal judge
A court battle is resuming over the Trump administration’s drastic cuts in medical research funding
6:48PM ( 2 months ago )
Senate staying up all night to push GOP budget over objections from Democrats
Senators are chugging through an late-night budget “vote-a-rama,” a crucial, if dreaded, step toward President Donald Trump's agenda
6:27PM ( 2 months ago )
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote
6:27PM ( 2 months ago )
Georgia justices order new look at whether lawsuit challenging near-ban on abortion can proceed
A lawsuit challenging Georgia’s near-ban on abortion is headed back to a trial court to decide if the people who want to overturn the law have legal standing to sue
6:02PM ( 2 months ago )
Kids' disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
As President Donald Trump reshaped the Education Department, parents say investigations and mediations into kids' disability rights cases ground to a halt
5:20PM ( 2 months ago )
Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he'd wield power over if confirmed, report shows
Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions of dollars worth of shares in health insurance, fertility, pharmaceutical and vitamin companies
5:18PM ( 2 months ago )
Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community
4:50PM ( 2 months ago )
Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?
An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Musk’s drive to cut government spending and return it to taxpayers
4:49PM ( 2 months ago )
Victor Wembanyama's season is over. What's next for the Spurs star?
Victor Wembanyama is one of the faces of the NBA, the star of the San Antonio Spurs and already one of the biggest names in basketball around the world
4:33PM ( 2 months ago )