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By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party quickly and forcefully rallied behind Donald Trump in the hours after federal agents seized classified documents from his Florida estate this summer. Four months later, that sense of intensity and urgency was missing — at least for now — after the Jan. 6

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies have clashed with Iran and its ally Russia over Western claims that Tehran is supplying Moscow with drones that have been attacking Ukraine. And the U.S. accused the U.N. secretary-general of “yielding to Russian threats” and failing to launch

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea threatened Tuesday to take “bold and decisive military steps” against Japan as it slammed Tokyo’s adoption of a national security strategy as an attempt to turn the country into an aggressive military power. The North’s statement came four days after Japan announced a

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first visit by an Australian foreign minister to China in four years is raising hopes that Australia will make progress on ending trade sanctions and freeing two Australian citizens detained in China. But Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong cautioned on Tuesday before leaving that some of the thorny issues between

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed as “malicious disparaging” and “dog barking” outside assessments that cast doubt on its developmental spy satellite and other military capabilities. North Korea says it tested its first military reconnaissance satellite in Sunday’s launch

FALLS RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson has been arrested in connection with a “nonviolent family issue.” Jackson was booked at the Bristol County Jail and House of Corrections in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Monday after a probate court appearance according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. The Chargers

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee said he will meet China’s President Xi Jinping to report on the city’s political, economic and COVID-19 situations during his visit in Beijing this week. Lee promised to reflect Hong Kongers’ hopes to reopen the border with mainland China, but he

BEIJING (AP) — China says Chinese-Russian naval drills beginning Wednesday aim to “further deepen” cooperation between the sides whose unofficial anti-Western alliance has gained strength since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. China’s eastern military command says the drills will be held off the coast south of Shanghai through next Tuesday. The Russian Defense Ministry said the

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A second man was arrested Monday in the death of a 4-year-old Iowa boy who was killed when a car racing on a city street crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into two vehicles. Des Moines police said in a news release that 47-year-old Keith Eric Jones, of Des Moines,

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets extended their losses Tuesday amid gloom about weaker global economic growth as central banks raise interest rates to cool inflation. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices edged higher. Markets are sliding after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised its key lending

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed as “malicious disparaging” and “dog barking” outside assessments that cast doubt on its developmental spy satellite and other military capabilities. North Korea says it tested its first military reconnaissance satellite in Sunday’s launch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday expressed alarm about growing antisemitism in the United States and around the globe and vowed to fight back against the scourge. Speaking to guests gathered for a Hanukkah reception at the White House, Biden said “silence is complicity,” and added that it’s imperative that hate, violence and

By TED SHAFFREY and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a small patch of Central Park flanking New York’s Harlem neighborhood, scores came Monday to remember the injustice that imprisoned five Black and Latino teenagers after they were wrongly accused and convicted of the 1989 rape of a white jogger. They

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and others are suing the city of Albuquerque to stop officials in the state’s largest city from destroying homeless encampments and jailing and fining people who are living on the street. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses the

By JANIE HAR and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is making a new push to reduce homelessness. The initiative comes as a federal survey confirms something that’s obvious to people in many cities: The problem is not waning. The nationwide Point in Time count found that about 582,000

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has blocked the state pardons board from considering a request from Gov. Steve Sisolak to reduce the state’s 57 death sentences to life in prison without parole. The Board of Pardons, which includes the governor, will still meet Tuesday morning as scheduled but

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new operator, Hard Rock International, is now running the iconic Mirage resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Nevada state gambling regulators approved a nearly $1.1 billion deal with former site owner MGM Resorts International on Friday and the change-of-hands happened Monday. Florida-based Hard Rock International

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ministers have finalized a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price cap that they hope helps households and businesses better weather price surges. EU member countries had failed to overcome their differences at previous emergency meetings, but several EU leaders said last week that