During the trip, the group will attend Tuesday’s University of Illinois men’s home basketball game against UCLA.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Securing an end to the fighting in Ukraine must take place with Kyiv’s full involvement and come with more defense spending by regional countries to avoid any future ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In an interview with The Associated Press, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has said that any peace ...

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the President's palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis) ...

Ukraine, maybe. Baltic countries, maybe.” Lithuania, which was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1990, is increasingly worried about the ongoing brutal war in Ukraine and the aggression of its ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the ...

A Missouri Task Force 1 member who responded to the 9/11 attacks in New York has died from cancer, the Boone County Fire Protection District announced Thursday. Heavy rigging specialist Larry ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are a lot of people that would love to be living Travis Kelce’s life these days. He’s a bona fide NFL star for the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas ...

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Actor Sarathkumar's 150th film, 'The Smile Man', directed by Syam Praveen, is set for an OTT release on Aha on January 24. Alongside Sarathkumar, the film features Iniya, George Maryan ...

WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...