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Biden says he's 'staying in the race' as he scrambles to save candidacy and braces for ABC interview
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where his every answer...
Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is highlighting the importance of its political independence at a time when Donald Trump, who frequently attacked the Fed's policymaking in the past, edges closer to formally becoming the Republican nominee for president. On Friday, the Fed...
What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory early Friday in a general election that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. The new government faces huge challenges, including fixing the...
US says troops are leaving Niger bases this weekend and in August after coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the...
Beryl batters Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare
TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Beryl battered Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday after hitting near the resort town of Tulum, whipping trees and knocking out power, while officials in Texas urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. Beryl hit Mexico...
Vatican excommunicates a former ambassador to the US and declares him guilty of schism
ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday excommunicated its former ambassador to Washington after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable outcome for Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. The conservative had became one of Pope Francis ' most ardent critics and a symbol of the polarized Catholic Church in...
7 Palestinians killed in West Bank by an Israeli raid and airstrike in the Jenin area
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian authorities say seven people were killed Friday during an Israeli military operation in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin, where the Israeli military said it had been carrying out “counterterrorism activity” that included an airstrike. The...
Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state. The court limited the use of...
Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. The pair of...
A bench and a grandmother's ear: Zimbabwe’s novel mental health therapy spreads overseas
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last year, Tambudzai Tembo went into meltdown. In Zimbabwe, where clinical mental health services are scarce, her chances of getting professional help were next to zero. She contemplated...
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The Latest | Iran holds runoff election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
Iranians were voting Friday in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a May helicopter crash in the country's northwest along with the foreign minister and several other officials. Voters will choose between hard-line former nuclear...
Crews battle southern New Jersey forest fire that has burned hundreds of acres
TABERNACLE, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving forest fire has burned several hundred acres in southern New Jersey. The blaze in the Wharton State Forest was reported early Friday. Officials believe it began in the area of the Batona Campground in Tabernacle, which was evacuated as a...
Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-liner against reformist after record low turnout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran held a runoff presidential election Friday pitting a hard-line former nuclear negotiator against a reformist lawmaker, though both men earlier struggled to convince a skeptical public to cast ballots in the first round that saw the lowest turnout in the...
Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024? Arkansas organizers aim to join the list
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers of an effort to scale back Arkansas' abortion ban said they have more than enough signatures to try to put their proposal before voters in November's election. Arkansans for Limited Government submitted petitions said they turned in more than the...
Man charged with stealing and selling car of elderly couple who were fatally shot in South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man has been arrested and charged with stealing and later selling the car of an elderly South Florida couple who were fatally shot in March, authorities said. Maurice Newson, 30, of Davie, was arrested in May on a warrant for charges of grand theft...
Polls close in Iran's runoff presidential election between hard-liner Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Polls close in Iran's runoff presidential election between hard-liner Saeed Jalili and reformist Masoud Pezeshkian.New panel charged with helping Massachusetts meet its renewable energy goals
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced the formation this week of a new panel charged with guiding the state’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The Energy Transformation Advisory Board includes representatives of labor, business, finance and...
Organizers say they have enough signatures to get abortion-rights proposal on the Arkansas ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Organizers say they have enough signatures to get abortion-rights proposal on the Arkansas ballot.Multiple injuries reported after fireworks veer into the crowd at a Utah stadium
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Malfunctioning fireworks veered into the stands at a crowded Utah football stadium and struck members of the audience during a Fourth of July celebration, sending up to six people to the hospital, according to authorities and the event organizer. The accident...
Wimbledon 2024: Here’s how to watch on TV, betting odds and more you should know
LONDON (AP) — Get caught up at Wimbledon with a guide that tells you everything you need to know about how to watch the grass-court Grand Slam tennis tournament, what the betting odds are, what the schedule is and more: How to watch Wimbledon on TV — In the U.S.:...