UN lawyer: Ratko Mladic was "key" to Srebrenica atrocities

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations lawyer on Wednesday called former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic “one of the worst war criminals who has ever faced justice” at an international tribunal, an…

Former NC lawmaker going to federal court for plea agreement

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina state lawmaker who acknowledged a scheme to use campaign money to benefit his ailing farm is expected in federal court to discuss a plea agreement.

Hong Kong police arrest 16, including 2 opposition lawmakers

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested 16 people, including two opposition lawmakers, on Wednesday on charges related to anti-government protests last year.

Melania Trump tells virus sufferers they're 'not alone'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump went there.

Weather, reinforcements helping in California wildfire fight

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters hard-pressed by some of the largest wildfires in California history scrambled Wednesday to take advantage of cooler weather and an influx of aid as they carved and burned conta…

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California OKs school return for kids with special needs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More California children with specialized needs, such as students with disabilities or those who are homeless, will be allowed back in classrooms even as most schools remain shut for in-pe…

California faces huge fires before usual peak of season

VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s firefighting agency is in talks with the National Guard and California Conservation Corps about providing reinforcements as an already devastating wildfire season threatens to …

At RNC, teen from video of protest slams media 'war machine'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year said Tuesday that the “full war machine of the mainstream media revved up into a…

WHAT TO WATCH: Pence, Conway and protest pushback at RNC

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at

Newsom endorses former cop in Los Angeles prosecutor's race

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday endorsed the man he once appointed as police chief and district attorney in San Francisco in the race for the top prosecutor’s job in Los Angeles.

The Latest: First lady expresses sympathy for virus victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is expressing sympathy for families affected by COVID-19, an “invisible enemy” she said has challenged America but brought its citizens together.

China protests alleged US spy plane incursion during drills

BEIJING (AP) — China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country’s north.

South Dakota's Noem to appear at RNC as virus cases rise

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — From the earliest days of

The Loyalist: VP Pence preserves own presidential prospects

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President