Trump on the road as Biden prepares for convention show

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unwilling to cede the political stage, President Donald Trump is ramping up his campaign schedule to aggressively counterprogram former Vice President Joe Biden's show at the Democrats' convention…

Sudanese demand reforms a year after deal with generals

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese protesters returned to the streets Monday to call for more reforms a year after a power-sharing deal between the pro-democracy movement and the generals.

Meteorologists seek to confirm 130-degree Death Valley temp

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — An automated measuring system in California's Death Valley reported a temperature of 130 degrees (54.4 degrees Celsius) amid a blistering heat wave on Sunday, a reading tha…

AP Interview: Iraqi leader says country still needs US help

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister said Monday ahead of a much anticipated trip to Washington that his country still needs U.S. assistance to counter the threat posed by the Islamic State group and that his admin…

Hostage situation involving family members after 3 Texas officers shot ends peacefully as man leaves home with his mom

CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — Hostage situation involving family members after 3 Texas officers shot ends peacefully as man leaves home with his mom.

South Africa opens as virus cases fall, allows liquor sales

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa, which imposed one of the world's strictest anti-coronavirus lockdowns five months ago, will significantly relax its restrictions Tuesday, including allowing the sales of liquor and…

Hostage situation after Texas officers shot ends peacefully

CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) — A hostage situation ended peacefully Monday morning when a man and his mother exited a home near Austin, Texas, where a day earlier three police officers had been shot and wounded.

Rebel leader killed in clash in Indonesia's Papua region

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian troops fatally shot a separatist leader in ongoing clashes between security forces and a rebel group near the world’s largest gold mine in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region,…

Embattled Belarus leader jeered by workers as strikes grow

MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Workers heckled and jeered President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday as he visited a factory and strikes grew across Belarus, raising the pressure on the authoritarian leader to step down after…

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Wall Street ticks up, nudges S&P 500 again to edge of record

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing with modest gains on Wall Street, leaving the S&P 500 just shy of its record high. The benchmark index climbed 0.3% Monday, leaving it just four points below its record high close…

Correction: Election 2020-Harris Profile story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published Aug. 16, 2020, about Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential pick, The Associated Press erroneously reported that she lived in Toronto during her childhoo…

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Trump administration imposes new Huawei restrictions

The Trump administration is further tightening restrictions on China’s Huawei, seeking to starve it of crucial components by cutting off all access to U.S. technology.

Israelis eager to tighten ties to UAE after historic accord

JERUSALEM (AP) — For eager Israelis, anticipation is mounting that Dubai’s glitzy Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, will soon join the ranks of the Pyramids in Egypt and the ancient ruins in Jordan's Petr…