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May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

The Latest: UN Security Council urges aid for Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is welcoming the cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers and calls for full adherence to the cessation of hostilities.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Return of Iraqis seen as easing threat from Syria camp

SHADDADI, Syria (AP) — The Iraqi government is expected to bring home about 100 Iraqi families from a sprawling camp in Syria next week, a first-time move that U.S. officials see as a hopeful sign in a long-frustrated effort to repatriate thousands from a site known as a breeding ground for young insurgents.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Retired cop put in chokehold takes police case to high court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Something went wrong at the security checkpoint at the VA hospital in El Paso, Texas, on a winter's day in 2016.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

As pandemic spread pain and panic, congressman chased profit

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the pandemic, New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski scolded those looking to capitalize on the once-in-a-century health crisis.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Biden betting on wage growth, while GOP warns of inflation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration recently gave a bit of simple advice to businesses that are unable to find workers: Offer them more money.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Biden's pattern with Israel: public support, private scolds

It's a story Joe Biden has loved recounting over the decades: A chain-smoking

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Report: Chris Cuomo advised brother on sex harassment claims

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN said Thursday it was “inappropriate” for anchor Chris Cuomo to have been involved in phone calls with the staff of his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, where strategies on how the governor should respond to sexual harassment allegations were allegedly discussed.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Biden, South Korea's Moon 'deeply concerned' about NKorea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea, and announced he will deploy a new special envoy to the region to help refocus efforts on pressing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Violence tests Biden's pullback from Middle East hotspots

Surges in violence and scenes of civilian suffering are testing President Joe Biden’s resolve to wrench America’s foreign policy focus and troops away from the hotspots of the Middle East and Afghanistan, and giving ammunition to Biden’s political rivals at home.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Panel says faith community must lead slavery reparations

The faith community should guide the way on reparations for America’s history of slavery and racial discrimination and help the nation’s process of reconciliation and healing, religious leaders said during a panel held to discuss the issue.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

EXPLAINER: How Congress' Jan. 6 commission would work

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent commission to study the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection would be modeled after a similar panel that studied the 9/11 terrorist attacks and has long been hailed as a bipartisan success.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

New voter ID rules raise concerns of fraud, ballot rejection

ATLANTA (AP) — When voters in Florida and Georgia want to vote by mail in next year’s races for governor, they will have to make sure they take one more step to ensure they receive a ballot: providing their identification.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Top US, Russia diplomats spar firmly but politely in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Top diplomats from the United States and Russia sparred politely in Iceland during their first face-to-face encounter, which came as ties between the nations have

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

In Virginia, Trump's election lies look like a GOP liability

LANEXA, Va. (AP) — Washington Republicans may be rushing to embrace former President Donald Trump's falsehoods about fraud costing him a second term, but next door in Virginia the GOP candidate in the year's only major election is doing the opposite.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

The Latest: UN chief welcomes cease-fire, urges negotiations

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief is urging Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers to observe their cease-fire, and he says the international community must develop a reconstruction package “that supports the Palestinian people and strengthens their institutions.”

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear

WASHINGTON (AP) — When he pulled the plug on the

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationship

President Joe Biden's efforts to persuade

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

House narrowly approves $1.9B to fortify Capitol after riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to try to harden the complex with retractable fencing and a quick-response force following the most violent domestic attack on Congress in history.

May 23, 2021 12:09 a.m.

The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden said Friday there has been no shift in his commitment to Israel’s security, but insisted a two-state solution that includes a state for Palestinians remains “the only answer” to that conflict.