Mali junta insists president did not resign under duress

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The military junta now in charge of Mali insisted Monday that former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita had resigned of his own free will and was not overthrown, as the officers now running the co…

NY AG probes if President Trump inflated assets for loans

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements.

Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes to France

PARIS (AP) — Facebook’s French subsidiary has agreed to pay 106 million euros ($125 million) in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where they mak…

Teen identified as victim in fatal mall shooting, 2 arrested

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The victim of a fatal Kentucky mall shooting was identified Monday as a 17-year-old boy and two people associated with him were arrested and charged with tampering with evidence, authorities …

California high court rejects Scott Peterson's death penalty

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, but said prosecutors may try again for the same sentence i…

Canadian man pleads guilty in human smuggling case on border

A Montreal man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he led an organization that smuggled people into the U.S. from Canada along the Vermont and New York borders, court records show.

The Latest: Trump champions stock market in RNC speech

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Marco collapses, sets stage for Laura to hit US as hurricane

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Tropical Storm Marco fell apart, the Gulf Coast turned its attention Monday to Laura, another system following just behind that could grow into a supercharged Category 3 hurricane with winds t…

Former veterans affairs chief to lead Canada's Conservatives

VANCOUVER, Canada (AP) — Former Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole has been elected leader of Canada's opposition Conservative Party in a vote whose results were delayed by technical problems.

Ex-California congressman's wife sentenced for corruption

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The wife of former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Monday in federal court to eight months of home confinement in the corruption case that ended her husband’s career.

Death toll in Turkish Black Sea floods increases to 8

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish rescue workers recovered two more bodies Monday after severe weekend floods swept along Turkey’s Black Sea coast, raising the death toll to eight, officials said. At least eight other …

The Latest: Pence says law and order on the ballot in 2020

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The Latest: Mexico struggles to teach children remotely

MEXICO CITY — Millions of Mexican school children returned to classes, but not schools, on Monday as the government attempted to start a new school year despite the challenges of the pandemic.

UN Syria talks paused after 3 envoys test positive for virus

GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-mediated talks involving Syrian government, opposition and civil society envoys were put “on hold” after three participants turned up positive for COVID-19, just hours after the meetings started …