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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is going to the Supreme Court, again, this time to try to stop his tax returns from being handed to a congressional committee. In an emergency appeal filed Monday, Trump wants the court to order at least a temporary hold on the Treasury Department turning over his returns

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are broadly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Monday, a modest step back for the major indexes in an otherwise banner October for the market. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% as of 3 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is on pace for an

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump’s former interior secretary, Ryan Zinke, is facing challenges on three fronts in his bid for a Montana U.S. House seat — from a Democrat, a Libertarian and Zinke’s own mixed reputation among voters. Once viewed as a moderate, Zinke’s shift to the right under

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, were hosting the children of local firefighters, nurses, police officers and National Guard members for trick-or-treating at the White House on Halloween Monday. But it was shaping up to be a soggy affair. Rain fell Monday morning in Washington and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people have been sickened by an apparent release of carbon dioxide at a Los Angeles International Airport baggage area. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey says in a statement that one person is in grave condition and three are in mild distress. There is no information on their identities.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek rescue crews are searching for eight people reported missing after a boat believed to have been carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Aegean island of Samos. The coast guard says four people have been rescued – two by a fishing boat and another two by a vessel of the European

By HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters’ concerns about inflation by vilifying a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles. On social media, in political ads and at campaign rallies, Republicans say Democrats’

By ARLEIGH RODGERS and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press/Report for America DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man in the slayings of two teenage girls who were killed in the woods outside their small town in Northern Indiana five years ago. State Police said Monday that 50-year-old Richard Matthew Allen is charged with murder

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected Turkey’s bid to shut down lawsuits in U.S. courts stemming from a brawl outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington that left anti-government protesters badly beaten. The justices did not comment Monday in turning away Turkey’s arguments that American law shields foreign countries from most lawsuits. Lower

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve may reach a turning point this week as it announces what’s expected to be another substantial three-quarter-point hike in its key interest rate — its fourth straight. Fed officials will likely engage in a fraught debate over whether it may soon be time

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to try to broker a settlement to a longstanding conflict between the two ex-Soviet neighbors. In an initial meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Russian leader’s Black Sea residence in Sochi on Monday, Putin listed the priorities.

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer There’s an old saying that adversity makes you stronger. Real life shows that’s not always true, but the adage highlights an evolving debate among scientists about resilience. After traumatic events and crises such as child abuse, gun violence or a pandemic, what explains why some people bounce back, while

By DENISE LAVOIE, TATYANA MONNAY and JULIETTE RIHL Associated Press/Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd — with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his windpipe — spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police. More

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police says it’s been ordered to launch an investigation into the death of a journalist who witnesses said was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister. Police Chief Frantz Elbé said in a statement late Sunday that officers were forced to fire tear gas to control

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods. An employee said workers started

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Seoul police assigned 137 officers to manage a crowd of Halloween revelers anticipated to number more than 100,000 over the weekend — a decision that has come under intense criticism following the deaths of more than 150 people when the group surged. By comparison, nearly

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build its second planned nuclear power plant. The decision announced Monday comes days after Poland selected the U.S. and Westinghouse to build the first one. The central European nation’s plans for two nuclear power plants are part of an effort to

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Police say they have arrested three individuals after a group of about 30 people invaded the pitch during a top-flight soccer match in Cyprus. Rocks and flares were hurled during a clash between fans. Police said in a statement the individuals in custody are aged 17, 23, and 25. They are