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President Donald Trump speaks to guests in the Grand Foyer of the White House during the Congressional Ball, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)2025-12-12T17:49:01Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday that Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes had threatened to undo a ceasefire the U.S. administration had helped broker earlier this year.Trump announced the agreement to restart the ceasefire in a social media posting following calls with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening, and go back to the original Peace Accord made with me, and them, with the help of the Great Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, Trump said in his Truth Social posting.The original ceasefire in July was brokered by Malaysia and pushed through by pressure from Trump, who threatened to withhold trade privileges unless Thailand and Cambodia agreed. It was formalized in more detail in October at a regional meeting in Malaysia that Trump attended.Despite the deal, the two countries carried on a bitter propaganda war and minor cross-border violence continued.

Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey salutes as Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watches from stage during a relinquishment of command and retirement ceremony at U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)2025-12-12T16:50:49Z DORAL, Fla. (AP) A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America handed off command responsibilities Friday as scrutiny increases over the Trump administrations deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region.Adm. Alvin Holsey has retired one year into a posting that typically lasts three to four years and transferred leadership duties to his top military deputy, Air Force Lt. Gen. Evan Pettus, during a ceremony at U.S. Southern Command headquarters near Miami. In farewell remarks, Holsey did not mention the military operations or the reasons for his early retirement. But he urged his successor to uphold longstanding partnerships in the region by standing firmly behind the shared values of democracy and support for the rule of law.To be a trusted partner, we must be credible, present and engaged, Holsey said. Holseys shock retirement was announced by the Pentagon in October, over a month into the Trump administrations strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean that have killed at least 87 people. With the campaign facing growing scrutiny by Congress, Holsey briefed key lawmakers earlier this week. Long-term replacement for Holsey hasnt yet been namedThe ceremony Friday was more subdued than past retirements, held outdoors amid a small crowd of mostly Southern Command staff and without Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, because President Donald Trump has yet to nominate Holseys replacement. Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made no mention of the military operations in Latin America as he thanked Holsey on for his 37 years of service. Caine referred to Holsey as a stoic leader and quiet professional who always leads with his heart and head.Its never been about you, its been about people, its been about others, Caine said. Youve never said I in all the conversations weve had. Youve always said we. The impact youve had will last for a long time. Holsey is departing as Congress is scrutinizing the boat attacks, including one that killed two survivors clinging to the wreckage of an initial strike. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Hegseth and other top officials have given classified briefings on Capitol Hill this week. Holsey also spoke this week to key lawmakers overseeing the U.S. military by classified video call. Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said afterward that Holsey answered senators questions but that there are still many questions to be answered. Reed later added that Holsey did not give a reason for his retirement other than saying it was a personal decision. Boat strike scrutiny increasesExperts in the rules of warfare, human rights groups and even some of Trumps allies in Congress have questioned the legality of the attacks on those accused of ferrying drugs. For decades, they were arrested at sea by the Coast Guard and brought to the U.S. for criminal prosecution.The 22 known strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels are being supported by a giant flotilla of U.S. warships, attack helicopters, thousands of troops and even the nations most advanced aircraft carrier.Trumps Republican administration has defended its aggressive tactics, designating several drug cartels in Latin America as foreign terrorist organizations and declaring that the U.S. is in armed conflict with those criminal organizations, relying on a legal argument that gained traction after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.The campaign has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro, who has been charged with narcoterrorism in the U.S. In a sharp escalation Wednesday, U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration has accused of smuggling illicit crude. Sale of that oil on global energy markets is critical to Maduros grip on power.Maduro has insisted the real purpose of the U.S. military operations is to force him from office.Holseys departure is the latest in a long line of sudden retirements and firings that have befallen the militarys top ranks since Hegseth took charge of the Pentagon. A native of rural Fort Valley, Georgia, whose father and several uncles served in Vietnam, Holsey relinquished his command to Pettus to a soulful rendition of Midnight Train to Georgia.Pettus, a fighter jet pilot with combat experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, had been serving as Holseys top deputy since late 2024. However, its unclear how long the Arkansas native will remain in the job. Whomever Trump nominates must be confirmed by the Senate. JOSHUA GOODMAN Goodman is a Miami-based investigative reporter who writes about the intersection of crime, corruption, drug trafficking and politics in Latin America. 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This combination of six undated photos shows hostages, from top left, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, from bottom left, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat, who were held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, the Hostages Families Forum announced their deaths while in Hamas captivity. (The Hostages Families Forum via AP)2025-12-12T13:34:12Z TEL AVIV (AP) New footage of six Israeli hostages shows them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed.Israel said all six were killed last August by Hamas, shortly before Israeli troops arrived.The videos and photos were published Thursday for the first time by the forum representing hostage families. They show Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23; Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33; and Carmel Gat, 40, filmed under duress, walking through a tunnel in Gaza, playing cards on the floor and lighting the holiday candles. The forum said the footage was found in Gaza and documented the hostages months in captivity. At least some was likely filmed during Hanukkah in December 2023, weeks after theyd been abducted during Hamas Oct. 7, attack that sparked the war. The Israeli army said their bodies were recovered from a tunnel in the southern Gaza city of Rafah and there was no doubt Hamas killed them. The Israeli Health Ministry said that autopsies had determined the hostages were shot at close range. At the time of their deaths, a senior Hamas official said the hostages would still be alive if Israel had accepted a U.S.-backed proposal that Hamas said it had recently agreed to. Families praise hostages unity and strengthThe hostages killings last year sparked protests across the country, at a time when ceasefire negotiations were dragging, with many blaming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for failing to reach a deal. Some of the hostages Goldberg-Polin, Yerushalmi and Gat had been slated to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire proposal discussed a month prior.Its truly heartbreaking They managed to protect their humanity and each other, and we failed to protect them, Gili Roman, who has family ties to Gat, told The Associated Press. Netanyahu praised himself for bringing home all of the hostages but he brought them home in body bags, he said. Roman said that the families saw the videos a few months ago but only received them from the army recently. The videos are a reminder of the failure by Israel and Hamas to reach a deal when both knew the hostages were still alive, said Gil Dickmann, a cousin of Gat. Now the body of the last remaining hostage, police officer Ran Gvili, must be returned, Dickmann said.We will demand from our government, we will demand from Hamas to not to do anything else, not to proceed to the second stage (of the current ceasefire deal) until Rani is back and all the hostages are back, he said.In a statement Thursday the families of the hostages said Hamas filmed the videos as propaganda, and thanked Israelis and people around the world for watching the harrowing footage. The entire world must see our loved ones in these moments, their unity, strength, and humanity even in the darkest times. They were taken alive, they survived in captivity, and they should have come home alive, said the statement. The footage comes days ahead of Hanukkah this year and as the two-month-old ceasefire reaches a critical point. With the remains of one hostage still in Gaza, the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is nearly complete. Now, the key players including Israel, Hamas, the United States and a diverse list of international parties are to move to a more complicated second phase. Candles and prayers for HanukkahThe series of short videos and photos shows the hostages seated on blankets on the floor, at times embracing one another and saying prayers over the Hanukkah candles. In one video theyre heard counting down and wishing each other a happy new year. In one photo the two women, Yerushalmi and Gat, are seated across from each other with a chessboard between them. Some videos panned across the hostages as they smiled or spoke to the camera. We are here in good health, alive, and they are taking care of us, said Goldberg-Polin, in Hebrew. We want to return back home. A native of Berkeley, California, Goldberg-Polin lost part of his left arm to a grenade in the attack and the stump of his arm is seen in the video. His parents, U.S.-born immigrants to Israel, were some of the most high-profile relatives of hostages on the international stage. In another message of hope, Sarusi sits on the floor in a white tank top beside the burning Hanukkah candles.Happy holiday to all of us and to all the people of Israel, he said into the camera. With the help of the holidays miracles, we will come home. SAM MEDNICK Mednick is an AP correspondent for Israel and the Palestinian Territories. She focuses on conflict, humanitarian crises and human rights abuses. Mednick formerly covered West & Central Africa and South Sudan. twitter

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A man records a humanoid robot inside the exhibition room at the Humanoids Summit, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)2025-12-12T18:15:26Z MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors too complicated, capital-intensive and boring, honestly, says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui. But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things that people do. Alaoui, founder of the Humanoids Summit, gathered more than 2,000 people this week, including top robotics engineers from Disney, Google and dozens of startups, to showcase their technology and debate what it will take to accelerate a nascent industry. Alaoui says many researchers now believe humanoids or some other kind of physical embodiment of AI are going to become the norm. The question is really just how long it will take, he said.Disneys contribution to the field, a walking robotic version of Frozen character Olaf, will be roaming on its own through Disneyland theme parks in Hong Kong and Paris early next year. Entertaining and highly complex robots that resemble a human or a snowman are already here, but the timeline for general purpose robots that are a productive member of a workplace or household is farther away. Even at a conference designed to build enthusiasm for the technology, held at a Computer History Museum thats a temple to Silicon Valleys previous breakthroughs, skepticism remained high that truly humanlike robots will take root anytime soon. The humanoid space has a very, very big hill to climb, said Cosima du Pasquier, founder and CEO of Haptica Robotics, which works to give robots a sense of touch. Theres a lot of research that still needs to be solved. The Stanford University postdoctoral researcher came to the conference in Mountain View, California, just a week after incorporating her startup. The first customers are really the people here, she said.Researchers at the consultancy McKinsey & Company have counted about 50 companies around the world that have raised at least $100 million to develop humanoids, led by about 20 in China and 15 in North America.China is leading in part due to government incentives for component production and robot adoption and a mandate last year to have a humanoid ecosystem established by 2025, said McKinsey partner Ani Kelkar. Displays by Chinese firms dominated the expo section of this weeks summit, held Thursday and Friday.In the U.S., the advent of generative AI chatbots like OpenAIs ChatGPT and Googles Gemini has jolted the decades-old robotics industry in different ways. Investor excitement has poured money into ambitious startups aiming to build hardware that will bring a physical presence to the latest AI. But its not just crossover hype the same technical advances that made AI chatbots so good at language have played a role in teaching robots how to get better at performing tasks. Paired with computer vision, robots powered by visual-language models are trained to learn about their surroundings. One of the most prominent skeptics is robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks, a co-founder of Roomba vacuum maker iRobot who wrote in September that todays humanoid robots will not learn how to be dexterous despite the hundreds of millions, or perhaps many billions of dollars, being donated by VCs and major tech companies to pay for their training. Brooks didnt attend but his essay was frequently mentioned.Also missing was anyone speaking for Tesla CEO Elon Musks development of a humanoid called Optimus, a project that the billionaire is designing to be extremely capable and sold in high volumes. Musk said three years ago that people can probably buy an Optimus within three to five years.The conferences organizer, Alaoui, founder and general partner of ALM Ventures, previously worked on driver attention systems for the automotive industry and sees parallels between humanoids and the early years of self-driving cars.Near the entrance to the summit venue, just blocks from Googles headquarters, is a museum exhibit showing Googles bubble-shaped 2014 prototype of a self-driving car. Eleven years later, self-driving cars full of passengers operated by Google affiliate Waymo are constantly plying the streets nearby. Some robots with human elements are already being tested in workplaces. Oregon-based Agility Robotics announced shortly before the conference that it is bringing its tote-carrying warehouse robot Digit to a Texas distribution facility run by Mercado Libre, the Latin American e-commerce giant. Much like the Olaf robot, it has inverted legs that are more birdlike than human.Industrial robots performing single tasks are already commonplace in car assembly and other manufacturing. They work with a level of speed and precision thats difficult for todays humanoids or humans themselves to match. The head of a robotics trade group founded in 1974 is now lobbying the U.S. government to develop a stronger national strategy to advance the development of homegrown robots, be they humanoids or otherwise.We have a lot of strong technology, we have the AI expertise here in the U.S., said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation, after touring the expo Thursday. So I think it remains to be seen who is the ultimate leader in this. But right now, China has certainly a lot more momentum on humanoids. MATT OBRIEN OBrien covers the business of technology and artificial intelligence for The Associated Press. mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore walks off the field following an NCAA football game on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)2025-12-12T09:10:06Z Get the AP Top 25 college football poll delivered straight to your inbox every week with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Sherrone Moore, who was abruptly fired this week as the University of Michigan football coach, was charged Friday with three crimes including home invasion and stalking a person he had dated, prosecutors said.Moore has spent two nights in jail following his firing and subsequent arrest Wednesday.The 39-year-old coach who had led the Wolverines for two seasons was fired for what the school called an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Hours later, police arrested Moore after he was accused of assault in Pittsfield Township, a community near Ann Arbor.Moore is accused of unlawfully entering the dwelling of a victim with whom Mr. Moore had a dating relationship, the Washtenaw County prosecutors office said Friday.Michigan prosecutors said Moore terrorized his former girlfriend after losing his head coach job. Defense attorney Joe Simon said Friday, Theres no evidence to suggest hes a threat.Michigan has not disclosed details of the alleged relationship but said an investigation found credible evidence against Moore, who is married with three young daughters. Athletic director Warde Manuel said the behavior was a clear violation of university policy. Moore signed a five-year contract with a base annual salary of $5.5 million last year. According to the terms of his deal, the university will not have to buy out the remaining years of his contract because he was fired for cause. Think you know who belongs in the Top 25? Now its your turn to vote with the AP Top 25 fan poll. Moore, the teams former offensive coordinator, was promoted to lead the Wolverines after they won the national title. He succeeded Jim Harbaugh, who returned to the NFL to lead the Los Angeles Chargers. Michigan is set to play No. 14 Texas on Dec. 31 in the Citrus Bowl. Biff Poggi, who filled in for Moore when he was suspended earlier this season in relation to a Harbaugh-era sign-stealing scandal, will serve as interim coach. While the school seeks a new head coach, the Wolverines may lose players in the transfer portal this winter and donors who help fund revenue-sharing and NIL deals may hesitate to invest in the winningest program in college football history.___Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football LARRY LAGE Lage has been the Michigan Associated Press Sports Editor since 2000, serving as a beat writer for eight pro and college teams. He has covered the Winter Olympics four times. twitter instagram mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

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WASHINGTONSearching in vain for a meaningful way to retaliate after Indiana lawmakers rejected his Republican gerrymandering push, a visibly frustrated President Donald Trump was reportedly strugglingFridayto find any infrastructure left in the state that could still be destroyed. Im looking all over, and theres just no way we can make this any worse, Trump said as his transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, showed him live satellite footage of the Rust Belt state, revealing mile after mile of pulverized highway, gnarled railroad tracks, algae-infested reservoirs, and abandoned main streets. What is withholding funds even going to do here, Sean? How can you make dirt worse? I want to do something where people can really see a difference, but theres no before-and-after here. These bridges already seem like theyve been bombed, so anything Id do would just be a lateral move. And look at Garyis there even an intact window we could smash with a brick?At press time, sources reported that Trump was exploring whether he could retroactively take credit for the states damage.The post Frustrated Trump Struggling To Find Any Infrastructure Left In Indiana To Destroy appeared first on The Onion.

The Department of Justice seal is seen at the Justice Department, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)2025-12-12T18:28:54Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department asked an appeals court on Friday to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March.The department also is seeking to Chief Judge James Boasbergs removal from the case, accusing him of a radical, retaliatory, unconstitutional campaign against the Trump administration.It marks a dramatic escalation in the Justice Departments lengthy feud with the judge appointed to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, setting the stage for a showdown over the judiciarys power to serve as a check on an administration that has pushed the boundaries of court orders.The department wants the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to rule on its requests before Monday, when Boasberg is scheduled hear testimony from a former government attorney who filed a whistleblower complaint. Department officials claim Boasberg is biased and creating a circus that threatens the separation of powers and the attorney-client privilege alike. The forthcoming hearing has every appearance of an endless fishing expedition aimed at an ever-widening list of witnesses and prolonged testimony. That spectacle is not a genuine effort to uncover any relevant facts, they wrote. Boasberg has said that a recent ruling by the appeals court gave him the authority to proceed with the contempt inquiry. The judge is trying determine if there is sufficient evidence to refer the matter for prosecution. Boasberg, who has been chief judge of the district court in Washington, D.C., since March 2023, has said the Trump administration may have acted in bad faith by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country in defiance of his order blocking their deportations to El Salvador.In an April 16 order, the judge said he gave the administration ample opportunity to rectify or explain their actions but concluded that none of their responses has been satisfactory. The Constitution does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it, Boasberg wrote.The Trump administration has denied any violation, saying the judges March 15 directive to return the planes was made verbally in court but not included in his written order.Trump called for impeaching Boasberg in March. In July, the Justice Department filed a misconduct complaint accusing Boasberg of making improper public comments about Trump and his administration.In a social media post on Friday, Attorney General Pam Bondi accused Boasberg of engaging in lawless judicial activism.This radical, retaliatory, unconstitutional campaign against the Trump Administration will not stand, Bondi wrote.Boasberg has scheduled a hearing on Monday for testimony by former Justice Department attorney Erez Reuveni, whose whistleblower complaint claims a top department official suggested the Trump administration might have to ignore court orders as it prepared to deport Venezuelan migrants. The judge also scheduled a hearing on Tuesday for testimony by Deputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign. The Justice Department has said Ensign conveyed Boasbergs March 15 oral order and a subsequent written order to the Department of Homeland Security. This long-running saga never should have begun; should not have continued at all after this Courts last intervention; and certainly should not be allowed to escalate into the unseemly and unnecessary interbranch conflict that it now imminently portends, department officials said in Fridays court filing.In a written declaration to the court, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she made the decision not to return the planes to the U.S. after receiving privileged legal advice from the Homeland Security Departments acting general counsel and through him from the senior leadership of the Department of Justice.Boasberg called Noems declaration cursory and said it doesnt provide him with enough information to determine whether she willfully violated his March 15 order.

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BURBANK, CADrawing back the curtain on the reclusive and mysterious life of the multiplatinum recording artist, Disney+ premiered a new six-part Eras Tour documentary Friday that offers a rare look at Taylor Swift. Fans might know Taylor Swifts music, but The End Of An Era goes where no form of media has ever gone before to show who she is off the stage, Disney+ spokesperson Ethan Greene said in a statement, lauding the team behind the docuseries for doing the impossible by finally getting the artist to appear in front of a camera. After years and years of fiercely protecting her privacy, Taylor will at long last give fans a peek at her personality. I dont want to give too much away, but The End Of An Era also sheds some light on the mystery man at the center of her secretive love life! At press time, longtime Swift fans who had viewed the docuseries were reportedly delighted to learn the artist owns cats.The post New Eras Tour Docuseries Offers Rare Look At Taylor Swift appeared first on The Onion.

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Britain's King Charles III attends an Advent Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)2025-12-12T11:35:45Z LONDON (AP) King Charles III said Friday that early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year as he encouraged others to take advantage of screening programs that can detect the disease early when it is easiest to treat.Charles, 77, revealed the positive outlook in a recorded message broadcast on British television as part of a campaign to promote such screening, which increases the likelihood of successful treatment.Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives, the king said.I know, too, what a difference it has made in my own case, enabling me to continue leading a full and active life even while undergoing treatment, he added.Buckingham Palace said his treatment is moving to a precautionary phase and his condition will be monitored to ensure his continued recovery.Fridays message is the latest example of how Charles has used his own story to promote cancer awareness and treatment since he announced his diagnosis in February 2024. That seems to have paid off, with British cancer charities saying the number of people seeking information about cancer jumped after the king revealed he was undergoing treatment. But the king has never revealed what type of cancer he has or the kind of treatment he is receiving. The palace said this was an intentional decision designed to ensure his message reaches the widest possible audience. The advice from cancer experts is that, in his determination to support the whole cancer community, it is preferable that His Majesty does not address his own specific condition but rather speaks to those affected by all forms of the disease, the palace said in a statement. The kings cancer was discovered after treatment for an enlarged prostate. While doctors ruled out prostate cancer, tests revealed a separate issue of concern, palace officials said last year. Charles suspended his public appearances for about two months after his diagnosis so he could focus on his treatment and recovery. But he continued with state business and retained his constitutional role as head of state.The king returned to the public eye in April of last year with a visit to a cancer-treatment center at University College Hospital in central London, where he met with staff and shared stories with fellow cancer patients.Its always a bit of a shock, isnt it, when they tell you, he said, sympathizing with one patient as chemotherapy drugs dripped into her arm.Charles decision to disclose his diagnosis was a departure for Britains royals, who have traditionally considered their health to be a personal matter and shared few details with the public.As I have observed before, the darkest moments of illness can be illuminated by the greatest compassion,' he said. But compassion must be paired with action. This December, as we gather to reflect on the year past, I pray that we can each pledge, as part of our resolutions for the year ahead, to play our part in helping to catch cancer early.Your life or the life of someone you love may depend upon it, he said.____Find more of APs coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/royalty

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