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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A year later, Samah still wakes up terrified during the night. She sees her rapists’ faces in her sleep. She can’t bear to look at her own body. She never goes to the streets of downtown Khar…
A year later, Sudanese raped in crackdown wait for justice
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Two or three times a week, Mayada goes to visit her baby daughter at the foster home. Sometimes, she breastfeeds her if she has milk, or she just sits and lulls the 3-month-old to sleep.
Police officer fatally shot at Alabama motel; 2 in custody
MOODY, Ala. (AP) — A police officer was fatally shot Tuesday night when responding to a call at a motel in Alabama, local news outlets reported.
Associated Press tally shows at least 9,300 people arrested in protests since killing of George Floyd
NEW YORK (AP) — Associated Press tally shows at least 9,300 people arrested in protests since killing of George Floyd.
3 UN elections on June 17 including new council members
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. General Assembly announced Tuesday that elections for new members of the U.N. Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, and his successor as head of the 193-…
2 Missouri students who appear to mock Floyd death withdraw
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Two incoming Missouri college students who participated in a video that appeared to mock the killing of George Floyd have withdrawn.
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the latest aggression against members of the media during a we…
Australia police reject comparison to US over teen's arrest
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police on Wednesday rejected comparisons to the U.S. after an indigenous teenager was injured while being arrested in Sydney, though a government leader said it raised question…
Severe cyclone approaches India's financial capital Mumbai
NEW DELHI (AP) — A storm in the Arabian Sea off India's west coast intensified into a severe cyclone on Wednesday, gathering speed as it barreled toward India's financial capital of Mumbai.
UN urges help for countries near `debt distress' from virus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The president of the U.N. Economic and Social Council called for urgent action Tuesday to help the growing number of countries already facing or at risk of “debt distress” because of the econo…
Fernandez defeats Valerie Plame in New Mexico House primary
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Attorney Teresa Leger Fernandez defeated former CIA operative Valerie Plame to win the Democratic nomination in New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District in Tuesday’s primary.
Trump, chafing at oversight, takes aim at inspectors general
WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Linick irritated powerful Democrats and Republicans alike in his seven years as the independent watchdog investigating waste and mismanagement at the State Department. Still, he was stunned …
Rosenstein to face Senate GOP grilling on Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are planning to press former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on his oversight of the Russia investigation in the first in a series of oversight hearings that coincide wit…
Teresa Leger Fernandez defeats Valerie Plame for Democratic nomination for open congressional seat in New Mexico.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Teresa Leger Fernandez defeats Valerie Plame for Democratic nomination for open congressional seat in New Mexico.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Protesters return to the streets as Trump decries 'lowlifes'