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North Korean and Belarussian leaders sign friendship treaty
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North…
A Minneapolis woman recounts death of Alex Pretti as lawyers eye a class action lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis woman who confronted federal immigration officers alongside Alex Pretti in…
North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as…
LaGuardia Airport runway reopens, days after crash on tarmac killed 2 Canadian pilots
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NEW YORK (AP) — The runway where two pilots were killed in a collision between…
US Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on…
Brother and sister are charged after an explosive device was found outside a Florida Air Force base
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man who fled to China after leaving an explosive…
Iran forbids its sports teams from traveling to ‘hostile’ countries
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has banned its sports teams from traveling to countries it…
Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm sues his parents, accuses them of misusing his money
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has sued his parents for millions…
Florida Supreme Court halts the execution of police officer convicted of raping and murdering a girl
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — The execution of a former Florida police officer convicted of raping…
Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump’s dismantling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will relocate from its headquarters to a smaller Washington…
After markets rattle, Trump once again punts on following through with threat on Iran power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to…
Federal judge extends order requiring access to lawyers for Minnesota immigration detainees
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday extended her order requiring that federal authorities…
New York town official who shot lost DoorDash driver convicted of assault
An upstate New York town official who shot and wounded a lost DoorDash delivery driver…
Justice Department probes California and Maine over housing transgender women with female inmates
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it’s investigating whether California and Maine violate the rights…
César Chavez Day events renamed, postponed or canceled after sexual abuse allegations
Many of the celebrations and holidays honoring the late farmworker labor leader César Chavez are…
California renames César Chavez Day following sexual abuse allegations
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday to rename…
Conflict in eastern Congo is escalating with use of heavy weapons and drones, UN warns
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations’ acting top envoy for Congo warned the U.N.…
Transgender women athletes banned from female Olympic events by new IOC policy
GENEVA (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women’s events at the Olympics…
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned from Olympics, speaks at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Vladyslav Heraskevych was shunned by the Olympics, then invited to the…
Trump-endorsed effort to repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law fails to make the ballot
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s new congressional map, which gives Democrats a high likelihood…
Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro’s legal costs in US drug trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis…
Hinterhäuser is out as Salzburg Festival artistic director after a decade in the influential role
Markus Hinterhäuser is out as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival after a decade in…
Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in…
Photos from Caracas and US court where former Venezuelan President Maduro fights indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returned to federal court in New…