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May 31, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Dem super PAC pushes 'weak' GOP US House primary candidate

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A liberal super PAC is jumping into a New Mexico contested GOP U.S. House primary and running commercials in apparent support of a President Donald Trump ally that Democrats believe they can defeat in November.

May 31, 2020 12:06 a.m.

AP Explains: Trump actions on Hong Kong just threats for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced what he said are “significant actions” regarding

June 1, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Judge: Justice Department reversal in Flynn case 'unusual'

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday defended his decision not to quickly approve the Justice Department's request to dismiss its own criminal case against former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying that the department's reversal was unusual and he wanted to consider the request carefully before ruling on it.

June 1, 2020 8:03 p.m.

Presidents have leeway to use military for domestic purposes

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's warning that he would deploy the United States military to any state that refuses to take aggressive action against rioting rests on a longstanding presidential power that gives wide latitude to the White House, legal experts said Monday.

May 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

New Zealand near eradication, but virus has grim global hold

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand on Friday had all but eradicated the coronavirus from its shores with just one person in the nation of 5 million known to be still infected, but developments elsewhere were generally grim, with India reporting another record increase in cases and Pakistan a record number of deaths.

May 29, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Governor forcefully defends his virus-related actions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear forcefully defended his coronavirus-related restrictions Thursday, saying they spared Kentucky from a more devastating outbreak and now have the state primed to move ahead with business reopenings.

May 25, 2020 3:06 a.m.

Global shares rise on hopes for economies' gradual reopening

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares rose Monday, with Europe tracking gains in Asia despite news that the German economy fell into recession in the first quarter of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

May 29, 2020 2:27 p.m.

US and China clash over Hong Kong laws at closed UN meeting

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and United Kingdom clashed with China and Russia over Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong during closed Security Council discussions on Friday that reflected increasing U.S.-China tensions.

May 29, 2020 3:27 p.m.

Dem super PAC pushes 'weak' GOP US House primary candidate

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A liberal super PAC is jumping into a New Mexico contested GOP U.S. House primary and running commercials in apparent support of a President Donald Trump ally that Democrats believe they can defeat in November.

May 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Dem super PAC pushes 'weak' GOP US House primary candidate

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — A liberal super PAC is jumping into a New Mexico contested GOP U.S. House primary and running commercials in apparent support of a President Donald Trump ally that Democrats believe they can defeat in November.

May 30, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US and China clash over Hong Kong laws at closed UN meeting

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and United Kingdom clashed with China and Russia over Beijing’s new national security law for Hong Kong during closed Security Council discussions on Friday that reflected increasing U.S.-China tensions.

May 28, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Boston Marathon canceled for 1st time in 124-year history

BOSTON (AP) — Organizers canceled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a volcanic eruption and even another pandemic.

May 28, 2020 4:27 p.m.

Governor forcefully defends his virus-related actions

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear forcefully defended his coronavirus-related restrictions Thursday, saying they spared Kentucky from a more devastating outbreak and now have the state primed to move ahead with business reopenings.

May 27, 2020 3:03 p.m.

US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the U.S. response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries.

May 28, 2020 12:03 a.m.

US Congress approves China sanctions over ethnic crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted Wednesday to toughen the U.S. response to a brutal Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries.

May 26, 2020 2:03 p.m.

Kansas governor vetoes bill limiting her emergency powers

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping coronavirus measure passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, ratcheting up a partisan dispute over her response to the pandemic and possibly setting up a court fight over her power to direct it.

June 5, 2020 4:27 p.m.

Texas GOP condemns posts days before Floyd's Houston burial

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three promoted a Facebook post suggesting George Floyd's death was staged. Another shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote over a picture of a banana. A fifth nudged followers to consider that liberal billionaire George Soros pays black people to riot to keep “race wars" flaring.

June 5, 2020 6:03 p.m.

Texas GOP condemns George Floyd posts by some local leaders

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three promoted a Facebook post suggesting George Floyd's death was staged. Another shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote over a picture of a banana. A fifth nudged followers to consider that liberal billionaire George Soros pays black people to riot to keep “race wars" flaring.

June 5, 2020 7:27 p.m.

Texas GOP condemns George Floyd posts by its local leaders

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three promoted a Facebook post suggesting George Floyd's death was staged. Another shared a Martin Luther King Jr. quote over a picture of a banana. A fifth nudged followers to consider that liberal billionaire George Soros pays black people to riot to keep “race wars" flaring.

June 4, 2020 11:03 a.m.

Senate panel advances McConnell ally for DC appeals court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of a 38-year-old judge and ally of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to serve on a federal appeals court, despite Democrats’ objections that he’s inexperienced and biased against the Obama health care law.