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January 24, 2020 11:35 a.m.

Sudan government signs initial peace deal with rebel group

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional government Friday signed a preliminary peace deal with one of several rebel groups that had fought the government of ousted authoritarian president Omar al-Bashir for years.

January 25, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Discredited conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.

February 21, 2020 6:30 a.m.

Pompeo meets with Oman's new ruler amid US pressure on Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Friday with the new ruler of Oman, a Gulf Arab country that has close ties with both Washington and Tehran and that has previously provided a back channel for talks between the adversaries.

February 18, 2020 11:30 a.m.

Trudeau urges patience, warns against force in rail protests

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged patience and warned against using force Tuesday as his government works to end nationwide rail blockades and protests over a British Columbia pipeline project.

February 18, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Dunleavy recall opponents seek to drop out of court fight

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The group opposing an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday it will drop its court fight and instead gear up for a possible recall election.

February 19, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Dunleavy recall opponents seek to drop out of court fight

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The group opposing an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Tuesday it will drop its court fight and instead gear up for a possible recall election.

February 19, 2020 2:05 p.m.

Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who

February 20, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Trump ousts top defense official who certified Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted the Pentagon's top policy official who

February 20, 2020 4:30 a.m.

South Sudan rival leaders agree to form coalition government

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s rival leaders on Thursday announced they have agreed to form a coalition government just two days before the deadline, a breakthrough after months of delays and a major step in the emergence from a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people in the world’s youngest nation.

February 13, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Flooding seems certain for some along the Missouri River

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several states along the Missouri River face an elevated flood risk this spring because the soil remains wet and a significant amount of snow is on the ground in the Dakotas, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

February 16, 2020 6:05 a.m.

Courtroom psychology tests may be unreliable, study finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Courts are not properly screening out unreliable psychological and IQ tests, allowing junk science to be used as evidence, researchers have concluded. Such tests can sway judges or juries and influence whether someone gets custody of a child or is eligible for bail or capital punishment.

January 24, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Discredited conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it.

January 10, 2020 10:35 a.m.

MIT warns foreign students of possible visits from ICE

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is warning international students that federal immigration officials may visit their work sites to verify that their employment is directly related to their studies.

June 14, 2020 11:08 p.m.

Warnick: GOP calls for special session to deal with budget

MOSES LAKE — House and Senate Republicans are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to convene a special session of the state legislature to deal with the state’s looming revenue crisis, according to Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake.

June 15, 2020 2:27 p.m.

New lawsuit opposes plans to remove Lee statue in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Six property owners along Monument Avenue in Virginia's capital city filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to stop Gov. Ralph Northam's administration from removing a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

June 6, 2020 7:27 a.m.

India, China military commanders meet on frontier dispute

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian and Chinese military commanders met Saturday to try to resolve a bitter standoff along their disputed frontier high in the Himalayas where thousands of troops on both sides are facing off.

June 14, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Venezuela's opposition sharply rejects new elections board

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s high court loyal to President Nicolás Maduro seated a new elections commission Friday night in a move that was quickly called unconstitutional by political leaders opposed to the socialist government.

June 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Philippine activists protest anti-terror law despite threats

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of activists in the Philippine capital staged protests Friday against a proposed anti-terror law they say could be used to quash dissent, ignoring police threats that they could be arrested for violating coronavirus restrictions against large public gatherings.

June 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Police want to return to shuttered precinct amid protests

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Police say they are looking to reopen a precinct in the city’ Capitol Hill neighborhood that was shuttered during ongoing George Floyd protests.

June 12, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Asia Today: India's virus caseload now 4th highest in world

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload has become the fourth-highest in the world, overtaking Britain, by adding 10,956 new cases in yet another biggest single-day spike.