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Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

Jun. 04, 2024 13:44 PM EDT

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?

Jun. 04, 2024 12:54 PM EDT

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...

Prosecutors play audio of Hunter Biden reading his memoir to set scene at his federal gun trial

Jun. 04, 2024 14:09 PM EDT

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. Meanwhile,...

Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020

Jun. 04, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges 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...

Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'

Jun. 04, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans for what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling lawmakers who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” Appearing before a House panel...

The Latest | Palestinians recover 360 bodies in north Gaza killed in Israeli offensive

Jun. 04, 2024 13:40 PM EDT

A spokesman for Gaza’s civil defense said Tuesday that first responders have recovered the bodies of 360 people, mostly women and children, killed in the northern refugee camp of Jabaliya during a recent three-week Israeli offensive there. Palestinian health officials in the Gaza...

Mexico’s next president faces 3 pressing challenges: money, dialogue and the US election

Jun. 04, 2024 09:30 AM EDT

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...

Tractors rumble in streets again ahead of EU polls. Farming is a big issue and the far right pounces

Jun. 04, 2024 05:25 AM EDT

BEERSEL, Belgium (AP) — The far-right Flemish Interest party had set up the demonstration in the picture-pretty rolling fields south of Brussels, ahead of the four-day European Union election starting Thursday. The goal was clear: Decrying how farmers would lose fertile land to what they see as...

Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden's push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

Jun. 04, 2024 12:29 PM EDT

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...

Centenarian veterans are sharing their memories of D-Day, 80 years later

Jun. 04, 2024 07:04 AM EDT

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — World War II veterans from the United States, Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler’s defeat. Few witnesses remain who remember the Allied assault. The Associated Press...

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Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher as bets rise for rate cuts following job-openings data

Jun. 04, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday after a report suggested the job market is cooling, which could make the cuts to interest rates that Wall Street desires so much more likely. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...

The Latest | India counts votes from a mega-election as Modi claims victory for his alliance

Jun. 04, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday as early results from the staggered, six-week election showed fewer seats for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party than expected. It was unlikely to secure a majority on its own. ...

Treasury official says budget assistance designed to help Ukraine anti-corruption efforts

Jun. 04, 2024 14:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just back from a visit to Ukraine, a U.S. Treasury official on Tuesday described a country whose wartime economy has proven resilient in the face of Russia's invasion and said U.S. and allies' budget assistance is designed to help the nation combat corruption and increase...

Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

Jun. 04, 2024 13:44 PM EDT

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...

Garland slams attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers: 'I will not be intimidated'

Jun. 04, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans for what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department Tuesday, telling lawmakers who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” Appearing before a House panel...

Father of Alaska woman killed in murder-for-hire plot dies during memorial ride marking her death

Jun. 04, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The father of an Alaska woman killed in a murder-for-hire scheme in 2019 died during a weekend memorial motorcycle ride commemorating the fifth anniversary of her death. Timothy Hoffman, 58, lost control of his motorcycle Sunday in an area west of Wasilla...

Southwest US to bake in first heat wave of season, and records may fall with highs topping 110

Jun. 04, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

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...

Wisconsin attorney general files felony charges against attorneys, aide who worked for Trump in 2020

Jun. 04, 2024 14:21 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges 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...

Summer hours can be a way for small business owners to boost employee morale and help combat burnout

Jun. 04, 2024 14:19 PM EDT

As the temperature heats up and summer approaches, small business owners may be considering offering summer hours, such as an early release on Fridays, for employees to help combat burnout. According to a May report by the Society for Human Resource Management, 44% of 1,405 surveyed...

Justice Department's 'deepfake' concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

Jun. 04, 2024 14:18 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S. government could not stop the misuse of artificial intelligence ahead of this...