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Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight as arguments near
MIAMI (AP) - A month after former President Donald Trump was charged with mishandling classified documents, the judge presiding over the case is set to take on a more visible role as she weighs compet...
Jul 16, 2023
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds embraces role as a key player in Republican presidential race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds seized the spotlight from a half dozen Republican presidential contenders on Friday by signing a restrictive abortion measure into law at an event m...
Jul 16, 2023
Traffic on key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland halted amid reports of explosions
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - Traffic on the key bridge connecting Crimea to Russia's mainland has been halted amid reports of explosions. The governor of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, announ...
Jul 16, 2023
GOP vs. FBI: A Republican campaign to stop a new FBI headquarters is revving up after Trump probes
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested recently he might stop the FBI from relocating its downtown headquarters to a new facility planned for the Washington suburbs, it was more than ...
Jul 16, 2023
The Vatican's next doctrinal guardian defends the book on kissing he wrote as a young priest
LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) - Three decades ago, when he was a parish priest in Argentina, the man named by Pope Francis to be the Catholic Church's new guardian of doctrinal orthodoxy wrote a short book...
Jul 16, 2023
Climate envoy John Kerry in Beijing talks as US seeks to raise China relations from historic low
BEIJING (AP) - U.S. climate envoy John Kerry was holding talks Monday with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing as the U.S. seeks to restore contacts amid disputes over trade, Taiwan, human rights and t...
Jul 16, 2023
Farm fields don't just feed us. They store carbon. But a big question is how much
DYSART, Iowa (AP) - When Al Schafbuch cut back on plowing his Iowa fields decades ago and later began growing cover crops, he was out to save money on fertilizer and reduce erosion. He got those benef...
Jul 16, 2023
Mexico beats Panama 1-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup final as Giménez scores 88th-minute goal
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Santiago Gimnez scored after an electrifying sprint in the 88th minute, and Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the record ninth time with a 1-0 victory over Panama on Sunday...
Jul 16, 2023
Australia's Matildas call for equal prize money for men's, women's World Cups
SYDNEY (AP) - Australia's Matildas have called for equal prize money for soccer's global showpiece tournaments just days out from kicking off the Women's World Cup in Sydney. Australia and New Zealand...
Jul 16, 2023
Vincent Norrman scrambles in playoff for first PGA Tour victory at Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Vincent Norrman lipped in an 8-footer for bogey on the 72nd hole to get into a playoff, then scrambled for par on the same hole in sudden death on Sunday to beat Nathan Kimse...
Jul 16, 2023