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Bolivia’s Supreme Court issues rare order that could see detained right-wing politicians freed
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered judges to urgently review…
Pope affirms right of people to return home after unjust exile in meeting with Chagos refugees
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to…
Key things to know about how Trump’s war on higher education has ensnared an unexpected campus
COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) — Administrators at the state university’s campus in Colorado Springs thought they…
A commuter college thought it could avoid Trump’s education crackdown. Here’s what happened
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Administrators at the state university’s campus in Colorado Springs thought…
Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead
ATLANTA (AP) — Amy Kremer was an early tea party leader who supported Donald Trump…
Doctors in Gaza say patients’ protruding ribs and bony limbs offer evidence of malnutrition
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Not long after Texas surgeon Mohammed Adeel Khaleel arrived…
Taiwanese opposition survives another recall vote, and referendum on nuclear power fails
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Opposition lawmakers easily survived recall votes in Taiwan on Saturday, but…
A quick look back at this week’s biggest stories
Here is a quick look at the top global stories of the week. Famine in…
Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race
HOUSTON (AP) — Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town…
Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A large earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off…
Chinese bridge collapse kills at least 12 construction workers
BEIJING (AP) — The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in…
Congo’s prosecutor asks for the death penalty for former President Kabila for war crimes
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s public prosecutor on Friday asked for the death penalty for…
Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava…
Photos from the Texas Legislature as Republicans push for new political maps
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House of Representatives, led by Republicans, approved a redrawn…
Texas lawmakers give final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, send to governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate gave final approval to a new, Republican-leaning congressional…
Female political prisoners in Belarus face abuse, humiliation and threats of losing parental rights
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony…
Hurricane Erin never hit land or caused major damage, but threatened turtle nests weren’t so lucky
As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week,…
First Erik Menendez, then Lyle denied parole by California board that says they pose safety risk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday by the same board that…
A timeline of the Menendez brothers’ double-murder case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle and Erik Menendez have both been denied parole after serving…
Lyle and Erik Menendez have been denied parole. What to know about their case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday, a day after his younger…
Iran confers with European nations on its nuclear program as sanctions deadline nears
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Friday its foreign minister spoke by phone…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is freed from Tennessee jail so he can rejoin family in Maryland…
Law enforcement officers remember police officer killed in CDC shooting in Atlanta
DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — DeKalb County Police Sgt. Tre Jones knew he would pick David…
Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies
A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver,…