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By JONATHAN LEMIRE, LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The time has come for President Joe Biden to close the deal if he has any hope of delivering on his domestic policy ambitions. The president’s mission is to unite progressive and centrist Democrats as the House and Senate chase endless deliberations

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Only five women addressed the United Nations General Assembly in the first half of its session this year. That total was set to more than double Friday, when three female vice presidents and five prime ministers are expected to speak. Despite women making up a small

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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas election officials say they’re auditing the 2020 results in four of the state’s largest counties. The announcement was made late Thursday hours after former President Donald Trump pressed Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for a ballot review. Trump has falsely claimed the 2020 election was

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 304 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and the Carolina Panthers eased past the Houston Texans 24-9 despite losing Christian McCaffrey to a hamstring injury early in the second quarter. The Panthers are 3-0 for the first time since 2015 when they

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Bad Bunny is the champion of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, taking home artist of the year honors and a whopping 10 trophies. Among the awards received Thursday by the urban music superstar were Hot Latin Song of the Year for “Dákiti” and album of the year for “YHLQMDLG.” The

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd’s death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abused his discretion or erred during several key points in the case. Derek Chauvin said he intends to appeal on 14 grounds. Among them, he

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says her country is willing to resume talks with South Korea if conditions are met, indicating it wants Seoul to persuade Washington to relax crippling economic sanctions. Kim Yo Jong’s statement came days after North

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed four advisers and associates to former President Donald Trump who were in contact with him as hundreds of his followers violently broke into the building and tried to overturn

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has imposed a 30-year prison sentence on a man who tied up his ex-girlfriend in her New York apartment and stuffed her in a suitcase where she suffocated and was found dead in Connecticut a week later. Javier Da Silva was sentenced Thursday in federal court in

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — British actor Tom Felton is getting treatment in a Wisconsin hospital after collapsing at the Ryder Cup. Felton is best known for his portrayal of Draco Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies. He was playing a celebrity match at Whistling Straits when he went down on the 18th hole. Ryder Cup

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — The top U.S. military officer says America should explore ways to expand its military contacts with the Russians, potentially to include allowing observers from each country to watch the other’s combat exercises. Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Protesters appeared outside a meeting of the University of Michigan’s governing board, calling for more accountability from the school for sexual assaults by a now-deceased doctor. Some protesters were victims of Dr. Robert Anderson, who worked on campus for decades. Former football player Chuck Christian

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago. The footprints were found in a dry lake bed in White Sands National Park. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed seeds stuck in the footprints to

ELK RIVER, Minn. (AP) — The father and stepmother of an 8-year-old Minnesota girl whose emaciated body was found in the family’s apartment last year after she was beaten and starved to death have both been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Thirty-year-old Brett Hallow and 28-year-old Sarah Hallow pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A major U.S. port was the target last month of suspected nation-state hackers. The Port of Houston, a critical piece of infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, issued a statement Thursday saying it had successfully defended against an attempted hack in August and no operational data or

By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will have a big say in whether the government releases information to Congress on the actions of former president Donald Trump and his aides on Jan. 6. But there could be a lengthy court battle before any details come out. The

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The lawyer for Carles Puigdemont says the former Catalan leader has been detained in Sardinia, Italy. Gonzalo Boye confirmed to the Associated Press that Puigdemont was detained on Thursday. Boye wrote on Twitter than the former Catalan president, wanted by Spain for his role in an

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are renewing concerns about the vetting process of Afghanistan refugees who are being housed at a military base in the state after two Afghan men were charged with assault and engaging in a sexual act with a child. The criticism from U.S. Sen. Ron

By MATTHEW BROWN and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials say the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, has been indicted for unauthorized use of a debit card. Thursday’s announcement of an arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie