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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strengthening Tropical Storm Nora is rolling toward a possible hurricane brush with Mexico’s Pacific Coast and the Baja California Peninsula over the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm could bring dangerous flash floods and mudslides through the weekend. It may head up the Gulf of California, also

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military struck back at the Islamic State in Afghanistan on Saturday, acting on President Joe Biden’s vow to hit the extremists in retaliation for a suicide bombing claimed by IS that killed as many as 169 Afghans and 13 American

By WILL WEISSERT and DARRON CUMMINGS Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Bernie Sanders has long argued that steep federal spending and bigger government can improve the lives of working class Americans and win back the kinds of disaffected, largely white voters who flocked to Donald Trump. The Vermont senator has ventured into Trump

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have advanced new voting restrictions after months of protests by Democrats. The sweeping bill that passed the Texas House late Thursday comes one week after Democrats ended a 38-day walkout to stop it from passing. Texas is now back in

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that diplomacy was his first option, but that he would consider other options if his effort to revive the Iran nuclear deal fails. Biden made the comments Friday as the two sat down for the first face-to-face

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — By early next week, New Zealanders should know if their government’s strict new lockdown is working to stamp out its first coronavirus outbreak in six months. A successful effort could again make the nation’s virus response the envy of the world. A failure could expose

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to Census Bureau data, roughly 3.5 million people in the United States said they faced

By JULIE WATSON and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Long before the U.S. government’s chaotic evacuation of Afghan allies from Afghanistan, scores of U.S. combat veterans were working on their own to rescue the Afghans who served alongside them. Among them is Army veteran Spencer Sullivan. Sullivan lost his first interpreter in

By ASTRID GALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press SOMERTON, Ariz. (AP) — The results of the 2020 headcount have many Latino and Black communities concerned about whether the latest numbers are accurate. In Somerton, Arizona, a small city near the U.S.-Mexico border that is overwhelmingly Hispanic, leaders say the results make no sense. They’ve seen

By JULIE WATSON and ANDREA ROSA Associated Press BREMEN, Germany (AP) — Long before the U.S. government’s chaotic evacuation of Afghan allies from Afghanistan, scores of U.S. combat veterans were working on their own to rescue the Afghans who served alongside them. Among them is Army veteran Spencer Sullivan. Sullivan lost his first interpreter in

By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin has been granted parole. The decision by a California Parole Board panel Friday came after two of RFK’s sons went against several of their siblings’ wishes and supported releasing Sirhan Sirhan and prosecutors declined to argue he

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling a stubborn California wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region are facing gusty winds and dry conditions that make vegetation ready to burn. The Caldor Fire has proved so difficult to fight that fire managers this week pushed back the projected date for full containment from Aug.

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in the 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart is being remembered as kind and thoughtful but haunted by the loss of the woman he loved. Funeral services were Friday for

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man from the Las Vegas area won the $1 million grand prize Thursday to cap an eight-week coronavirus vaccination jackpot program that Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak created for boosting enthusiasm among residents to get coronavirus inoculations. The prize winners were introduced by their first name and last initial at a

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars annually for the iPhone maker. The concession announced late Thursday is part of

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Her cannons firing a powerful salute, a full-size replica of an 18th century merchant ship has sailed into port at the Swedish capital. The nearly 200-foot Götheborg of Sweden is billed the world’s largest operational wooden sailing vessel. Thursday’s sail into Stockholm was a chance for the crew to gain experience before

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary ban that was put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly 3.5 million people in the United States said they faced eviction in the next two

BOSTON (AP) — Federal investigators have arrested three individuals on charges of conspiring to deceive banks into allegedly processing more than $150 million in credit and debit card payments on behalf of merchants involved in prohibited and high-risk businesses. A fourth individual remains at large. Three were executives at Allied Wallet, Inc., a payment processing

The Associated Press The suicide bomber attack Thursday on crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops. It was one of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in the country in the history of the 20-year conflict.

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government says it will recognize — and regulate — cryptocurrencies for payments on the island. A resolution published in the Official Gazette said the Central Bank will set rules for such currencies and determine how to license providers of related services within Cuba. The popularity of such currencies has grown among