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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The head of the Catholic church in China began a trip to Hong Kong on Tuesday at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history. Joseph Li, who was installed by China’s state-controlled Catholic

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — During the first minutes of Oct. 25 when Hurricane Otis roared into Acapulco Bay with 165 mph winds, sailor Ruben Torres recorded a 10-second audio message from a yacht called the Sereno. “All things considered I’m alright, but it’s really horrible, it’s really horrible, it’s really

By AMANDA SEITZ and KENYA HUNTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 30 million of the poorest Americans could be purged from the Medicaid program, many the result of error-ridden state reviews that poverty experts say the Biden administration is not doing enough to stop. The projections from the health consulting firm Avalere come

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. The lawsuit from Yanping Chen seeks

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Legislature adjourned nearly a month earlier than usual on Tuesday after Democrats lost a majority in the state House due to two state representatives winning mayoral races last week. The decision to adjourn early leaves key legislation on the table for next year, including

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin legislators have approved a plan to spend nearly half a billion dollars on repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium over the next three decades. In October, the state Assembly approved a plan for the state to contribute $411.5 million and the city and county of

By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping swept into San Francisco on Tuesday as the two leaders made their final preparations for their first engagement in a year at a historic estate outside of the city. Biden expressed hope that the

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort. “Fountains have been shut off, canals drained, streets closed or harder to

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands marched in Mexico’s capital Monday night demanding justice for Jesús Ociel Baena, an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the central city of Aguascalientes after receiving death threats. Baena was the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in

By STEPHEN GROVES and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to prevent a government shutdown after new Republican Speaker Mike Johnson was forced to reach across the aisle to Democrats when hard-right conservatives revolted against his plan. Johnson’s proposal to temporarily fund the government into the new year passed

By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Despite ongoing advocacy and legislation to combat anti-Asian racism that arose after the pandemic, about a third of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders say they have experienced an act of abuse based on their race or ethnicity in the last year, including being on the receiving end

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels, without the need for further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Such a scenario became more likely, if hardly guaranteed, after Tuesday’s surprisingly tame report on

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man has been charged with murder for allegedly killing his wife and her parents, then stuffing dismembered body parts into trash bags. Prosecutors say Samuel Haskell of Tarzana was charged Monday with killing Mei Li Haskell and her parents, who vanished last week. After

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed legislation that puts sanctions on Iran and protects Jewish institutions. Lawmakers were in Tallahassee earlier this month for a special session, just two months before the Legislature’s regular annual session was set to begin. They approved bills to provide $45 million in grants to secure

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Fox News reporter says in a lawsuit he was targeted and fired for pushing back against false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In the suit moved to federal court Monday, producer Jason Donner said he was part of

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University and a university-affiliated hospital will notify 6,500 former patients of disgraced gynecologist Robert Hadden of the federal sex crimes he was convicted of earlier this year. The plan by the school and Columbia University Irving Medical Center was announced Monday. Patients who were abused by Hadden over his decadeslong

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says he will discuss international response to the purported North Korean-Russian weapons deal during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco this week. In a written reply to questions from The Associated Press, Yoon says the North Korean-Russian

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Gabe Amo has been sworn into office. He is the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress. Amo, a Democrat, won a special election in November. He replaces Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to lead a nonprofit foundation. The House chamber burst into applause as House Speaker

By ED KOMENDA Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer for one of three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis urged jurors Monday to focus on Ellis’ past drug use and arrests. Witnesses have testified that the officers attacked the 33-year-old Black man, punching him, shocking him with