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Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Asia Today: S Korea reopening schools despite spike in cases

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday reported 49 new cases of COVID-19, continuing a weekslong resurgence of the virus as the government defended its decision to reopen schools despite health risks.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Iowa voters oust Rep. King, shunned for insensitive remarks

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in northwest Iowa ousted Rep. Steve King in Tuesday’s primary, deciding they’ve had enough of the conservative lightning rod known for making incendiary comments about immigrants…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
AP sources: White House softens on sending troops to states

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after threatening states that he would dispatch the military to quell protests, President Donald Trump appeared to be privately backing off his threat to deploy troops, with White House offi…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
'Not stopping': Defiant NYC protesters march through curfew

NEW YORK (AP) — An 8 p.m. curfew didn't stop thousands of defiant demonstrators from marching through the streets of New York City throughout the night Tuesday, though some of the rampant destruction seen over the …

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Iowa Rep. Steve King loses GOP primary to Randy Feenstra after party shuns King following white nationalist remarks

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Rep. Steve King loses GOP primary to Randy Feenstra after party shuns King following white nationalist remarks.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Mike Cooney wins Democratic nomination for governor in Montana primary election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Cooney wins Democratic nomination for governor in Montana primary election.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
UK's Johnson pledges to let in Hong Kong citizens if needed

HONG KONG (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that the United Kingdom stands ready to open the door to almost 3 million Hong Kong citizens as the city's leader arrived in Beijing for meetings…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
'Eyes are on you:' Minneapolis neighbors band to stand guard

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The two men stepped from the shadows as the car turned off an upscale shopping street into a residential area located on the far edge of the rioting that swept through Minneapolis. It was after m…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Mexico's president goes full-steam ahead with Mayan train

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula remember riding trains to visit relatives or sell their produce decades ago, so when President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made a nostalgic pitch to build …

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

Protesters return to the streets as Trump decries 'lowlifes'

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Theresa Greenfield wins Democratic Senate primary in Iowa

WASHINGTON (AP) — Theresa Greenfield wins Democratic Senate primary in Iowa.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Dozens remain in line at voting centers across Maryland

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore voters are looking for a leader who can get violent crime under control, address deep-rooted poverty and restore trust in local government in their mayoral election, the highest-profile c…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Greg Gianforte wins Republican nomination for governor in Montana primary election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Greg Gianforte wins Republican nomination for governor in Montana primary election.

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Iowa voters decide Rep. King's fate, pick Ernst's challenger

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in northwest Iowa decided Tuesday whether they've had enough of conservative lightning rod Steve King, after tolerating the congressman's incendiary comments about immigrants and…

Updated 6 years, 3 months ago
Steve Daines wins Republican Senate primary in Montana

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Daines wins Republican Senate primary in Montana.