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Biden says he's restricting asylum to help 'gain control' of the border
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections. The White...
India's popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for his alliance in an election seen as a referendum on his decade in power, is a popular but polarizing leader who has presided over a fast-growing economy while advancing Hindu nationalism. Modi, 73, is...
Jurors in Hunter Biden's federal gun trial see the document at center of the case for the first time
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday painted President Joe Biden’s son Hunter as deceptive and driven by addiction, a man whose dark habits ensnared loved ones and who knew what he was doing when he lied on federal forms to purchase a gun in 2018. Jurors also...
Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Felony forgery charges were filed in Wisconsin on Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The state charges are the first to come in...
Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans Tuesday for what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” Appearing before a House panel...
The Latest | Israeli ground forces launch new incursion into a central Gaza refugee camp
The Israeli military says ground troops backed by airstrikes have launched an operation in central Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp. Local hospital officials say a strike in the camp killed 11 Palestinians, including three children and a woman. The extent of the Israeli incursion into...
Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faces a long list of challenges, including persistent cartel violence, a deeply divided country, cash-straitened social programs and the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López...
Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase. High prices and a lack of easy-to-find charging stations are major sticking points, a new poll shows. About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they would be at least somewhat likely to buy an...
Southwest US to bake in first heat wave of season, and records may fall with highs topping 110
PHOENIX (AP) — The first heat wave of the season is bringing triple-digit temperatures earlier than usual to much of the Southwest U.S., where forecasters warned residents Tuesday to brace for “dangerously hot conditions” with highs expected to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in the...
The last WWII vets converge on Normandy for D-Day and fallen friends and to cement their legacy
OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — Under their feet, the sands of Omaha Beach, and in their rheumy eyes, tears that inevitably flowed from being on the revered shoreline in Normandy, France, where so many American young men were cut down 80 years ago on D-Day. Veterans of World War II,...
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The Latest | Prime Minister Modi's coalition clinches parliamentary majority in India's election
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition won a majority in parliament in the country's staggered election, according to official results released early Wednesday by India’s Election Commission. The count showed that Modi's National Democratic Alliance won...
Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as bets rise for rate cuts following job-openings data
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks held relatively steady after a report suggested the job market is cooling. The S&P 500 edged up 0.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.2%. Treasury yields slid after the report showed U.S. employers advertised...
Any French military in Ukraine would be a 'legitimate target' for Russian forces, Lavrov says
OYO, Republic of Congo (AP) — Any French military instructors in Ukraine would be a “legitimate target” for Russian armed forces, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday during a tour of Africa, where frustration with the West has swayed several countries toward Moscow. ...
House votes on sanctions for top war crimes court after it sought Netanyahu arrest warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting Tuesday on legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The vote amounts to Congress’ first legislative rebuke to...
Slovenia recognizes a Palestinian state in a parliamentary vote
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia recognizes a Palestinian state in a parliamentary vote.
As Gaza hostage crisis drags on for Israel, here's what we know
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's announcement that four more hostages died in Hamas captivity, including three men in their 80s, stoked fears that time is running out for captives in Gaza who are still alive. It set off protests across Israel calling for an immediate cease-fire deal that...
Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor said Tuesday he is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the governor's pardon of a former Army sergeant who was convicted of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter demonstrator. Travis County District Attorney José Garza and the...
Stolen classic car restored by Make-A-Wish Foundation is recovered in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A classic car restored with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation was recovered Tuesday, two weeks after it was stolen with a flat tire from the side of a Michigan highway, authorities said. Police got a tip and discovered the 1968 Ford Galaxie in a yard in...
Baltimore Sun managing editor to retire months after the paper was sold
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Sun’s longtime managing editor is retiring and will soon be replaced by another newsroom veteran — the first major staffing shakeup since the newspaper was sold to media mogul David D. Smith and his partner, conservative commentator Armstrong Williams, earlier...
Modi claims victory in Indian election, vows to continue with his agenda despite drop in support
NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory Tuesday for his alliance in India’s general election, claiming a mandate to push forward with his agenda, even though his party lost seats to a stronger than expected opposition, which pushed back against his mixed economic record...
