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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With immigration shaping the elections that will decide control of Congress, Democrats are trying to outflank Republicans and convince voters they can address problems at the U.S. border with Mexico, embracing an issue that has traditionally been used against them. The shift in strategy, especially from Democrats

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Caitlin Clark eventually found a way. Completely shut down in the first half, the most exciting player in women’s college basketball now has one game left in her storied career at Iowa. She’ll try to cap it off by bringing the Hawkeyes their first national championship.

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Mexico’s government has severed diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican Embassy to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president. It was an extraordinary use of force that shocked and mystified regional leaders and diplomats. Ecuadorian police late Friday broke

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The demolition of a building that is leaning precariously after an earthquake in Taiwan was halted on Saturday because of aftershocks that made it lean even more, media reports said. The red building, about 10 stories tall and inclined over a street in the city of Hualien, has become an iconic

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities trying to determine whether drugs were involved in a fatal hot air ballon crash in Arizona released an amended autopsy report stating an anesthetic was administered to the pilot by an air ambulance company. The Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office said earlier this week that toxicology tests showed Cornelius van der

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday that upcoming U.S.-China talks will tackle a top Biden administration complaint that Beijing’s economic model and trade practices put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage. “I think the Chinese realize how concerned we

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two weeks after Hong Kong introduced a new national security law, life in the city appears unchanged. A 2020 security law drew thousands of protesters to the streets when it was enacted. Now, that’s seen as too risky. This time, there’s a deeper, quieter wave of

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Perfectly dominant. Nothing new for South Carolina. With All-America center Kamilla Cardoso scoring 22 points, the Gamecocks emphatically kept their unbeaten season going, advancing to the championship game of the women’s NCAA Tournament with a 78-59 victory over North Carolina State on Friday night. The talented

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting that the prosecution of rioters who violently attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may be politically motivated. Kennedy’s statement, issued by his campaign on Friday, further aligns him with former President Donald Trump’s narrative

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is set to consider a bill next week that would reauthorize a surveillance program that U.S. officials consider vital to national security but that critics say raises privacy concerns. The action comes shortly before the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A special master has been appointed for a federal women’s prison in California known for rampant sexual abuse against inmates. A judge on Friday named Wendy Still to oversee the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin. The prison is about 21 miles east of Oakland. It marks the first time a facility

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawsuit that names Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges that his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman working on a yacht chartered by his father. The suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court says Sean Combs created the circumstances that

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A jury has found three people guilty in the killings of a Washington state family in 2017. KING-TV reports Danie Kelly, Jr., Robert Watson III, and Watson’s younger brother, Johnny Watson, were each found guilty Friday of four counts of premeditated first-degree murder and other charges. Christale Careaga and teenagers

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It was a historic week for Brazil’s Krenak people, getting both literary esteem and an apology for dictatorship-era crimes — both firsts for the Indigenous people of the country. On Tuesday, the indigenous group received a formal apology for human rights abuses

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Authorities in Kansas say an actor who appeared in a spinoff of the popular television western “Yellowstone” has been found dead after he went missing amid a domestic violence investigation. The Sheriff’s Office in Johnson County said Friday in a statement that deputies found the body

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Campaign fundraising is off to a quick start in the New Mexico contest between incumbent U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and lone Republican contender Nella Domenici. Domenici’s campaign said Friday it raised more than $1.25 million from January through March. That includes a $500,000 contribution by the Republican businesswoman-turned-candidate herself and

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released documents show that at least 11 Minneapolis police officers were disciplined for alleged policy violations amid the unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd, with penalties ranging from firings to reprimands. Police officials have been slow to release disciplinary reports resulting from the department’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés; White House national security spokesman John Kirby. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by Premier League soccer. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Kirby; Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md.; Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.; Rep. French Hill, R-Ark.; Rachel Goldberg, whose son

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California-based 99 Cents Only Stores says it will close all 371 of its outlets effective Friday. The shuttering ends the chain’s 42-year run of selling an assortment of bargain-basement merchandise. The company has stores across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. Interim CEO Mike Simoncic said

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press A young girl and her guardian are suing an Oregon nonprofit organization, Portland Public Schools and Multnomah County for $9 million. The lawsuit alleges they were negligent when male classmates sexually abused the girl at school and raped her during an after-school program when she was a 9-year-old third grader.