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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in private as

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country. A prosecutor says the Dhaka-based International

Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the government’s crackdown on corruption. Truong My Lan was already convicted in April by the same Ho Chi

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.” Zelenskyy did not go into further

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The European Central Bank, which sets interest rates for the 20 countries that use the euro currency, is not expecting the bloc to fall into recession as it cut borrowing costs once again after figures showed inflation across the bloc falling to its lowest level in more than three years

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers. The sentiment at a summit Thursday follows a recent surge in support for the extreme right, which has fomented opposition to foreigners. They also

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia will give 49 of its aging M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said Thursday that his government is giving Ukraine most of its American-made M1A1 tanks, which are valued at $163 million. They are being replaced in Australia by a fleet of 75 next-generation

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court found the former police chief of the country’s capital, Seoul, not guilty over a botched response to a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in 2022. The verdict by the Seoul Western District Court drew the anger of grieving relatives and their

AP Sports Writer The question was inevitable. At his first news conference as England’s newly appointed head coach, Thomas Tuchel – a German – was asked on Wednesday what message he had for fans who would have preferred an Englishman in charge of their beloved national team. “I’m sorry, I just have a German passport,”

Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing five people in 2016 has been executed by lethal injection in Alabama. Derrick Dearman was pronounced dead Thursday at Holman prison in southern Alabama. Prosecutors say Dearman killed five people at a home where his estranged girlfriend had taken refuge. Dearman pleaded guilty

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters unhappy about rising property tax bills could limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be taxed. With early balloting underway, voters are deciding on a state constitutional amendment that would limit valuation increases for property tax purposes to the yearly rate of inflation. Supporters say it

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted around their record heights Thursday following the latest signals that the U.S. economy continues to hum. The S&P 500 finished virtually unchanged after flirting with its all-time high for much of the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 161 points, or 0.4%, to its

Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. The late-night ruling to spare for now the life of Robert Roberson,

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Shaban al-Dalu, a 19-year-old Palestinian university student, had survived an Israeli strike on a mosque when, only a week later, he was killed in a new strike on the courtyard of the central Gaza hospital where his family was sheltering. The strike triggered a fire that swept

Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — In an election where the future of reproductive rights is on the ballot in Maryland and elsewhere across the country, the state’s all-male congressional delegation stands to gain an influx of women. The delegation has been all-male since former Sen. Barbara Mikulski retired in 2016, but the state has

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kamala Harris is spending her week trying to shore up support in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. Her schedule reflects the Democratic nominee’s focus on her most likely path to victory over Republican candidate Donald Trump. Harris’ campaign says she’s not ceding ground in Sun Belt

AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has announced it will expand the amount of financing available for housing projects on a “white list” to 4 trillion yuan ($562 billion), seeking to reverse a slump in the property industry. Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong said during a news conference Thursday in

Associated Press Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions. But passage probably wouldn’t change access immediately or dramatically. Advocates in some states including Missouri would have to ask judges to toss bans and restrictions, and they might face opposition when they do. The amendments

Associated Press LA RIOJA, Argentina (AP) — They look like cash, fit into wallets like cash and the governor promises they’ll be treated like cash. But these brightly colored banknotes aren’t pesos, the depreciating national currency of Argentina, or U.S. dollars, everyone’s money of choice here. They are chachos, a new emergency tender invented by

Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution printed 237 years ago and sent to the states to be ratified was sold for $9 million at an auction Thursday evening in North Carolina. Brunk Auctions sold the document, the only copy of its type thought to be privately owned, at