US hits Iran with new sanctions as Pompeo defends strategy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States hit Iran with new sanctions on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the case that undoing the actions of the Trump administration would be foolish and dangerous.

US charges against former Mexican general are dropped

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally dropped a drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, a decision that came after Mexico threatened to cut off cooper…

UK police arrest man over 1974 Birmingham pub bombings

LONDON (AP) — Police arrested a man Wednesday in Northern Ireland in connection with the 1974 bombings of two pubs that killed 21 people and injured more than 200 in Birmingham, England.

Hurricane Iota's destruction coming into focus in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Piles of wind-tossed lumber used to be homes. Concrete walls have been pounded into painted chunks. Colorful pieces of clothing hang from tree branches.

Judge orders US to stop expelling children who cross border

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop expelling immigrant children who cross the southern border alone, halting a policy that has resulted in thousands of rapid deport…

US judge approves request to drop drug trafficking charges against Mexico's former defense secretary

NEW YORK (AP) — US judge approves request to drop drug trafficking charges against Mexico's former defense secretary.

Armenia PM responds to truce unrest with stability road map

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister presented a 15-point “road map” Wednesday aimed at “ensuring democratic stability” in what appeared to be a bid to resolve a political crisis that unfolded after he …

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EU Commission recommends wide use of rapid COVID-19 tests

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive arm asked member nations Wednesday to generalize the use of rapid antigen tests as winter approaches and Europe struggles to contain a second wave of coronavirus infec…

US stocks open higher after more encouraging vaccine news

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging higher early Wednesday on Wall Street as traders welcome more upbeat news about a coronavirus vaccine candidate. The S&P 500 rose 0.1%. Pfizer climbed 3.3% after reporting that the…

Tokyo Olympics: Many rules, no partying, no hanging around

TOKYO (AP) — Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics won't have the luxury of hanging around once they've wrapped up their event.

Former Army Green Beret pleads guilty to espionage charge

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret pleaded guilty Wednesday to divulging military secrets to Russia about his Special Forces unit's activities in former Soviet republics.

House Dems nominate Pelosi as speaker to lead into Biden era

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats nominated Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday as the speaker to lead them into

Prosecutors want 2017 arrest of teen in Floyd death trial

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors in the upcoming trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd want to introduce evidence of a 2017 arrest in which they say the officer held his knee …

Iraqi FM condemns Baghdad rocket attack as 'terrorist act'

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's foreign minister Wednesday condemned a rocket attack in the capital a day earlier, calling it a “terrorist act," and said combat operations by the U.S.-led coalition will cease once troop with…