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The Latest: Mayor Bowser calls Trump’s plan to take over DC police ‘unsettling’
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement…
FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will take over policing…
Trial begins in Utah for a man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man accused of faking his death and fleeing to…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 8 The New…
Video appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist is killed as an Israeli settler opens fire
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — New video footage appears to show the moment a Palestinian…
Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’s taking over Washington’s police department and…
Country singer Dallas Smith winks at Trump’s annexation threats with 51-date tour
TORONTO — Country singer Dallas Smith isn’t looking to stir the political pot, but he…
‘Long walks around the farm’: Ontario miniature donkey’s dating profile goes viral
Love is apparently in the air for Hank, a miniature donkey from Erin, Ont., whose…
The Latest: Mayor Bowser holds press conference after Trump announces plan to make DC safer
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is holding a press conference following President Donald Trump’s announcement…
Pete Carroll, Aaron Rodgers head a list of familiar faces in new places this NFL season
Aaron Rodgers joined Pittsburgh. Davante Adams went to Hollywood. Cooper Kupp is in Seattle. Russell…
Montreal public health asking ER doctors to report all heat-related deaths
MONTREAL — Montreal’s public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths…
A heat wave scorches parts of Europe and fans wildfire threat in France
PARIS (AP) — A heat wave gripping parts of Europe sent temperatures over 40 degrees…
Venus and Jupiter appear close in the sky as summer’s best meteor shower peaks soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks early Wednesday. At the…
Turkey detains constructor after building collapses in earthquake
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities on Monday detained the owner and the constructor of a…
Former K-9 Maple is busy as a bee sniffing out threats to Michigan State University colonies
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Researchers at a Michigan State University facility dedicated to protecting…
Why more women are switching to reusable menstrual products
It was six months ago that Selin Celikoyar bought her last tampon and switched to…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global…
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a new military offensive…
Dirty soda trend bubbles up to Canada with ‘Mormon Wives’ as inspiration
Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish…
Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered
MUNDRI, South Sudan (AP) — Joy Falatiya said her husband kicked her and five children…
Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — The hands of Yosbelin Pérez have made tens of thousands of…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced…
Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s popularity may be cooling off in the summer but…
Feel sticky this summer? That’s because it’s been record muggy East of the Rockies
More than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggiest first two months of summer on…