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What is fascism? And why does Harris say Trump is a fascist?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris was asked this week if she thought Donald Trump was a fascist, and she replied, “Yes, I do.” She subsequently called him the same thing herself, saying voters don't want “a president of the United States who admires dictators and is a...
Eva Vergara, longtime AP Chile correspondent, dies at 68
Chilean journalist Eva Vergara, who in her four decades at The Associated Press covered stories including the first protests against the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet and revealed key information about abuses by members of the Catholic Church, died Tuesday. She was 68. ...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Sept. 6-12, 2024 Protesters in Mexico City storm the Senate building over a contentious judicial overhaul championed by Mexico's outgoing president. Sao Paulo's Pinheiros River took on a new green hue which, according to the state's environmental authority, was due to algae bloom...
Chile's leftist president vows to seek repeal of dictatorship-era amnesty law
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's left-wing president President Gabriel Boric on Wednesday promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for years ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship. ...
Today in History: September 11, al-Qaeda attacks the United States
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2024. There are 111 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of...
