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Associated Press PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to visit the poor, strategically important South Pacific nation. A cannon salute and marching band greeted the 87-year-old pope on

AP Science Writer The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. That makes it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured. And if this sound familiar, that’s because the records the globe shattered were set just last year. Scientists say

AP College Football Writer A federal judge in California probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences, revealing a potential snag in the deal. Judge Claudia Wilken questioned whether payments to college athletes from booster-funded organizations should be restricted. She said she was ‘quite concerned’

Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former Taiwanese presidential candidate who was once mayor of the capital Taipei has been returned to custody amid a sprawling corruption scandal. Ko Wen-je was returned to detention Thursday after a legal panel overruled an earlier order allowing him to return home. Ko’s case involves favors and payments

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula could do no right at the outset of her first Grand Slam semifinal. Her opponent at the U.S. Open on Thursday night, Karolina Muchova, could do no wrong. “I came out flat, but she was playing unbelievable. She made me look like a beginner,” Pegula said.

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has visited Seoul and reaffirmed sympathy for the suffering of Koreans during Japan’s colonial rule, as he and his South Korean counterpart Friday underscored the need to maintain warming ties between the Asian neighbors. Kishida and conservative South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ended a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press in 2018. The state’s highest court on Thursday unanimously dismissed Wynn’s claim that he was defamed by an AP story about accounts to Las Vegas police from two women who

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game performers have reached a turning point in their strike against developers with 80 individual video games signing agreements with the performers’ union and accepting artificial intelligence provisions they have been seeking. Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists began striking in July

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Court documents show that Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has agreed to be transferred from El Paso, Texas, to New York, to face charges there. His attorneys filed their defendant’s approval on Thursday. Zambada faces charges in multiple locales. He was initially opposed to the transfer, and

Associated Press Hunter Biden’s sudden guilty plea to tax charges was preceded by vigorous objections by prosecutors when his lawyer said he was willing to give up a trial and enter what’s known as an Alford plea. So what is it? It’s named for a 1970 U.S. Supreme Court case involving a man named Henry

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance says he laments that school shootings are a “fact of life” and the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia. The Ohio senator said at a rally Thursday in Phoenix that