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June 30, 2020 10:30 p.m.

Hong Kong leader calls Beijing's security law 'necessary'

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader strongly endorsed the new security law China's central government is imposing on the semi-autonomous territory in her speech marking Wednesday's anniversary of its handover from colonial Britain.

June 30, 2020 10:03 p.m.

NYC passes austere budget that cuts $1B from NYPD

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, acknowledging protesters' demands to cut police spending — but falling short of what activists sought.

June 30, 2020 9:03 p.m.

Russian vote extending Putin's rule until 2036 nears end

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin's main political project of the year — a constitutional vote that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036 — is set to wrap up Wednesday.

June 30, 2020 7:03 p.m.

The Latest: SKorea weighs listing churches as 'high risk'

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is considering including religious facilities on the same list with nightclubs, hostess bars and karaoke rooms as “high risk” venues for the spread of COVID-19 following a slew of transmissions tied to church gatherings.

June 30, 2020 6:03 p.m.

The Latest: China reports just 3 new virus cases; no deaths

BEIJING — China has reported just three new confirmed cases of coronavirus, all in the capital Beijing where an outbreak last month appears to have run its course amid intense testing and case tracing.

June 30, 2020 6:03 p.m.

5 officers investigated over use of force at Austin protests

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five Austin police officers are on paid administrative duty amid an investigation into the use of what authorities call “less lethal” force during May protests against police brutality and racial injustice, according to the police department.

June 30, 2020 5:03 p.m.

The Latest: Oregon extends COVID-19 state of emergency

SALEM, Oregon - Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has extended the COVID-19 state of emergency for 60 days.

June 30, 2020 5:03 p.m.

Security Council trying again for first COVID-19 resolution

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is trying again to reach agreement on its first resolution on COVID-19 since the coronavirus started circling the global in February, after a lengthy dispute between the U.S. and China over mentioning the World Health Organization.

June 30, 2020 3:27 p.m.

AP News Digest 6:15 p.m.

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June 30, 2020 3:03 p.m.

Council leader: Plan to cut $1B from NYPD expected to pass

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers were expected Tuesday to approve shifting $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year, acknowledging protesters' demands to cut police spending — but falling short of what activists sought.

June 30, 2020 2:03 p.m.

St. Louis mayor blasted for revealing identity of protesters

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson knows the trauma of violence — she and her children were present when her first husband was shot to death 25 ago during an attempted carjacking. She was elected on a pledge to curb violence in her city.

June 30, 2020 1:27 p.m.

City council to probe handling of Breonna Taylor shooting

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's city government has announced plans to review the handling by the mayor's administration of the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor.

June 30, 2020 11:27 a.m.

City crews remove some barriers from Seattle protest zone

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle city crews used heavy equipment Tuesday to remove makeshift barriers around the city’s “occupied” protest zone following two fatal shootings in the area.

June 30, 2020 11:03 a.m.

AP News Digest 2 p.m.

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June 30, 2020 10:27 a.m.

Pandemic probe: Brazilian governor targeted in police raid

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The governor of Brazil’s Amazonas state was targeted by a police raid on Tuesday over allegations of corruption related to COVID-19 spending.

June 30, 2020 10:27 a.m.

Pompeo urges UN arms embargo on Iran's `terrorist regime'

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Calling Iran “the world’s most heinous terrorist regime,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to extend the U.N. arms embargo against Tehran, which expires in October, and reject “extortion diplomacy.”

June 30, 2020 10:03 a.m.

NYC budget vote looms as protests push for $1B cut to police

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers were set to vote Tuesday on a high-stakes budget as activists demand a $1 billion shift from policing to social services and the city grapples with multibillion-dollar losses because of the coronavirus pandemic.

June 30, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Democrats call WH briefing on Russian bounties inadequate

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats returning from a briefing at the White House Tuesday said they still have many questions about explosive allegations that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan and questioned why President Donald Trump won't condemn Vladimir Putin over the issue.

June 30, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Hong Kong security law takes aim at protester actions

HONG KONG (AP) — China on Tuesday approved a contentious national security law for Hong Kong that takes direct aim at some of the actions of anti-government protesters last year, in a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between the semi-autonomous territory and the mainland’s authoritarian Communist Party system.

June 30, 2020 9:27 a.m.

Latvia bans Russian television channel RT

HELSINKI (AP) — The Baltic nation of Latvia has banned the state-controlled Russian television channel RT, saying that it is effectively controlled by a media figure who is under European Union sanctions.