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When Indiana adopted new U.S. House districts four years ago, Republican legislative leaders lauded them as “fair maps” that reflected the state’s communities. But when Gov. Mike Braun recently tried to redraw the lines to help Republicans gain more power, he implored lawmakers to “vote for fair maps.”What changed? The definition of “fair.”As states undertake mid-decade redistricting instigated by President Donald Trump, Republicans and Democrats are using a tit-for-tat definition of fairness to justify districts that split communities in an attempt to send politically lopsided delegations to Congress. It is fair, they argue, because other states have done the same.…

ATLANTA (AP) — Even though Republican Brian Jack is only a first-term congressman, he has become a regular in the Oval Office these days. As the top recruiter for his party’s House campaign team, the Georgia native is often reviewing polling and biographies of potential candidates with President Donald Trump. Lauren Underwood, an Illinois congresswoman who does similar work for Democrats, has no such West Wing invitation. She is at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue working the phones to identify and counsel candidates she hopes can erase Republicans’ slim House majority in November’s midterm elections.Although they have little in…

KUWAIT, Dec 14 : 1914 — Kuwait’s seventh Ruler Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah, known as Mubarak Al-Kabeer, ordered the hoisting of a red flag bearing the word “Kuwait” in white. The flag was used until November 1961.1933 — Kuwait’s first electricity company, Kuwait Electricity Company, was founded, and continued to operate until 1951.1959 — A decree was issued identifying nationals as those who had lived in the country since/before 1920. The year 1920 was chosen because it was the year when Kuwait Fence was built.1965 — Abdullah Abdullatif Al-Othman—a pearl merchant, teacher, philanthropist, and head of municipality from 1943-45 — passed…

President Donald Trump’s verdict on Europe: a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people. His criticism in a recent Politico interview adds to a tough period for the bloc, with challenges on multiple fronts testing European leaders in the final weeks of the year. Next week looks set to be critical, with a high-stakes summit in Brussels and the European Central Bank’s final policy meeting of the year. Let’s take a look at some of the key topics for next week: Defrosting frozen assetsAt the summit in Brussels on Thursday (and possibly extending into Friday), European leaders are expected…

KANTHARALAK, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s government said a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager, its first civilian death reported as a direct result of combat over the past week along the border of the two Southeast Asian nations.Both countries confirmed that large-scale fighting, which was set off by a skirmish on Dec. 7 that wounded two Thai soldiers, continued Sunday. The two sides are battling over longstanding competing claims to patches of frontier land, some of which contain centuries-old temple ruins.More than two dozen people on both sides of the border have officially been reported killed…

BAB BERRED, Morocco (AP) — Since he started growing cannabis at 14, Mohamed Makhlouf has lived in the shadows, losing sleep while bracing for a knock on his door from authorities that could mean prison or his entire harvest confiscated.But after decades of operating in secret, Makhlouf finally has gained peace of mind as Morocco expands legal cultivation and works to integrate veteran growers like him into the formal economy.On his farmland deep in the Rif Mountains, stalks of a government-approved cannabis strain rise from the earth in dense clusters. He notices when police pass on a nearby road. But…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Hundreds of police officers were scouring the Brown University campus along with nearby neighborhoods and poring over video in the hunt for a shooter who opened fire in a classroom, killing two people and wounding nine others. The search stretched late into the night, well after the shooting erupted Saturday afternoon in the engineering building of the Ivy League school in Providence, Rhode Island, during final exams.Surveillance video released by police shows the suspect, dressed in black, calmly walking away from the scene. His face is not visible and investigators said it wasn’t clear whether the…

Donkeys walk past a tent occupied by two women who were attacked and assaulted by Africa Corps in Mali in Douankara, Hodh El Chargui Region, Mauritania, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) Donkeys walk past a tent occupied by two women who were attacked and assaulted by Africa Corps in Mali in Douankara, Hodh El Chargui Region, Mauritania, Nov. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Read More DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — A makeshift village in the Mauritanian desert shelters thousands…

DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — Multiple women have told The Associated Press they survived or witnessed alleged rapes and other sexual assaults committed by a new Russian military unit in Mali, where it is assisting the military in hunting down extremists.Men, women and children have been sexually assaulted by all sides during the conflict, the U.N. and aid workers say, with reports of gang rape and sexual slavery. But few cases are reported. Aid workers and others cite a veil of shame that makes it difficult for women from conservative, patriarchal societies to seek help.That silence also hurts efforts to hold…

LONDON — If the pressure of the title race does this to Arsenal in December, what on earth is it going to be like in May?The Gunners needed two own goals from Wolves, the worst side in the division — currently on course to tie the worst in Premier League history — to secure the victory everyone anticipated filing into Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening and restore a five-point lead at the top of the table.The 2-1 result is the only thing Arsenal can take from this. It is, of course, all that matters in the moment. They found a…