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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has requested to join NATO as a global partner, a status that would clear the way for greater political and security cooperation at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment. NATO’s Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana

By DAVID BAUDER and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial ordered the media on Thursday not to report on where potential jurors have worked and to be careful about revealing information about those who will sit in judgment of the former president. Judge Juan

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued updated its guidance to doctors on Thursday. They said the screening should be done at

SOUTH MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say more human remains, including a torso, that are believed to belong to a missing woman have washed up on a beach along Lake Michigan. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office says the torso and an arm thought to belong to 19-year-old Sade Robinson were found Thursday morning along a remote

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — An 18-year-old Maryland high school student was charged with planning to commit a school shooting after investigators reviewed the teen’s writings and other material, including internet searches and messages. The student was arrested Wednesday by the Montgomery County Police Department. Court records show the investigation began after a person alerted police

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought and Israel has worked to prevent. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania House Democrats are proposing a process to determine if state representatives are “incapacitated” and to sanction or expel them. The rule change was proposed by Democratic floor leader Rep. Matt Bradford on Thursday. It’s being made in response to Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle of Philadelphia

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and TAREK HAMADA Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has visited Michigan to meet with the state’s large Iraqi community and update them on escalating tensions in the Middle East. The visit follows a meeting with President Joe Biden earlier this week to discuss economic relations

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner is not running for reelection this year in his GOP-leaning eastern Kansas district. LaTurner announced Thursday that he wants to spend more time with his four young children. LaTurner is among nearly two dozen Republicans in the U.S. House

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has advanced legislation that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americans’ civil liberties. The bipartisan legislation being considered Thursday would reform and extend a section of the Foreign

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney has been added to the special prosecution team that is pursuing an involuntary manslaughter charge against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie “Rust.” Court officials confirmed Thursday the appointment of Erlinda Johnson

By JESSE BEDAYN, SUSAN HAIGH, TRÂN NGUYỄN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A group of lawmakers from six states have worked on the first major proposals to reign in AI discrimination. But those bills face blistering headwinds from every direction. Lawmakers in Colorado, Texas and Connecticut, among others, have come

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has lost a bid to pause a string of lawsuits accusing him of inciting the U.S. Capitol attack, while the former president fights his 2020 election interference criminal case in Washington. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday denied a request from the Republican’s

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A civilian interrogator who worked 20 years ago at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors in Virginia that he never abused detainees and was actually promoted for doing a good job. Steven Stefanowicz worked for military contractor CACI when he was assigned to

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday. In the seven years since David Meehan went to police, the state has set up a $100 million fund for former residents

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal officials are pushing back against a judge’s order that would delay the planned closure of a troubled women’s prison in California where inmates suffered sexual abuse by guards. The Bureau of Prisons announced Monday that FCI Dublin would be shut down. The judge then ordered

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a full agenda for Ajay Banga as he nears the end of his first year as World Bank president. The bank and the International Monetary Fund are holding their spring meetings in Washington this week, and Banga is highlighting new initiatives to expand access to health

NEW YORK (AP) — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than 100 demonstrators, including the daughter of a prominent Minnesota congresswoman. Several students involved in the protest said they also were suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughter of

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owners Ryan and Ashley Smith, clearing the way for the franchise’s move to Utah next