This is AP news minute. 1. A ceasefire to evacuate rebels and civilians from Aleppo unrivaled on Wednesday. Syrian activists said that fighter jets have resumed bombing in the eastern part of the city. Syrian president Bashar al-Assad scoffed the ide...
This is AP news minute. 1. Snow and freezing rain made for a messy commute and closed hundreds of schools Monday as a winter storm pushed eastward. From New England to Detroit, snow packed roads canceled schools as residents dug out from their homes....
This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump says he may or may not choose ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state. In a tweet, Trump says no matter what he decides, Tillerson is a world-Class player and deal-maker. 2. Egypt...
This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump is campaigning again, this time rallying support for republican John Kennedy in Louisiana, ahead of the state senate runoff election. Trump made the stop in Baton Rouge Friday just before headin...
This is AP news minute. 1. South Korea's parliament voted to impeach the country's first female president Park Geun-hye. She has been dealing with the corruption scandal that has left her isolated. 2. Wisconsin's presidential vote recount could be st...
This is AP news minute. 1. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth has died. The 95-year old was the last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts who were onto long career in U.S senate. 2. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to...
This is AP news minute. 1. The judge who ordered the Michigan presidential vote recount could stop it on Wednesday. The federal judge is set to hold a hearing on whether to toss out the recount petition from Green party presidential nominee Jill Stei...
This is AP news minute. 1. In a show of confidence, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti took a subway walk from the Universal City railway station Thursday, which was threatened with an attack. Heavily armed sheriff's deputies guarded that station and ot...
This is AP news minute. 1. The search for more people killed in an Oakland warehouse fire has resumed. Work had stopped after the midnight because a wall was leaning inward, posing a safety hazard. The fire erupted during a dance party later Friday n...
This is AP news minute. 1. Officials in Oakland say the death toll has risen to 30 from a fire that tore through a warehouse that housed an artist collective. Authorities say crews are starting to get deeper into the building and that as they advance...
This is AP news minute. 1. Officials in Tennessee say 13 people have died from a wildfire that ravaged the great smoky mountains, including a person appeared to have a heart attack, while fleeing the flames. They also raised the number of homes and b...
This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate retired marine General James Mattis to be Secretary of Defense. Trump made this announcement during an election victory rally in Cincinnati. 2. At least 11 people are now k...
This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump headed-out on a victory lap Thursday, appearing first in Indiana to salute workers at a factory where he says he saved hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico. Trump then going to Ohio for the fi...
This is AP news minute. 1. President-elect Donald Trump has filled two more sponsors for his economic team. Trump has selected Goldman Sachs executive Steve Mnuchin as treasury secretary and financier Wilbur Ross will help lead commerce department. 2...
This is AP news minute. 1. Columbia authorities say they found two flight reports from Monday's plane crash that killed 71 people, including most members of a Brazilian soccer team. Brazil's president has declared three days of mourning for the victi...
