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Despite the U.S. experiencing frigid temperatures, the world warmed to another monthly heat record in January

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The European climate service Copernicus says the world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot year.

A different version of bird flu detected in dairy cows in Nevada

By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year.

Federal workers worry buyout offer is a trick as deadline looms to accept Elon Musk deal

By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press

The deadline for federal workers to receive financial incentives to quit is approaching. More than 2 million employees have until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. EST to decide what to do.

Trump’s mass resignation offer creates widespread confusion for federal workers

By Lisa Desjardins, Karina Cuevas

More than two million civilian federal workers across the country are facing a deadline. They can either accept an offer from the Trump administration to resign and keep pay and benefits through September, or they can pass on the offer…

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WATCH: Trump signs order aimed at banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports

By Will Graves, Associated Press

The timing of the order coincided with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and is the latest in a string of executive actions from the Republican president aimed at transgender people.

A Black DC church was vandalized by the Proud Boys. Now the church controls the group’s trademark

By Associated Press

A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment.

Researchers link DeepSeek’s chatbot to Chinese Mobile, telecom banned from operating in U.S.

By Byron Tau, Associated Press

The chatbot's web login page contains heavily obfuscated computer script that when deciphered shows connections to computer infrastructure owned by China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company.

NFL players say they are disappointed about the lack of Black head coaches around the league

By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press

More than a third of Black NFL players who responded to questions from the AP about the state of Black head coaches around the league were discouraged or disappointed by the current numbers.

After the president’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ comments, pro-Trump Arab American group changes its name

By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The group's chairman, Bishara Bahbah, told The Associated Press on Wednesday it's “completely opposed to the idea of the transfer of Palestinians from anywhere in Historic Palestine.”…

Last charge against ex-prosecutor accused of misconduct in Ahmaud Arbery case tossed out

By Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Senior Judge John R. Turner on Wednesday dismissed the 2021 indictment charging Johnson with violating her oath of office, citing technical errors with its wording.