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By MARÍA VERZA and LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The ruling party of Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has won the governorship of the country’s most populous state. The victory in the State of Mexico deals a life-threatening blow to the old ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party — or PRI — which

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. sanctioned a group of Russian-intelligence linked individuals Monday for their role in allegedly helping the Kremlin destabilize Moldova’s democratically elected government through protests in the nation’s capitol earlier this year. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven members of a group linked to sanctioned

BERLIN (AP) — Officials say strong winds have fanned flames at a wildfire on a German military training site that is known to contain large amounts of ammunition, causing it to double in size. The fire near Jueterbog south of Berlin had been simmering for days as authorities scrambled to prevent it reaching surrounding villages.

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case in which a man tried to trademark a phrase mocking former President Donald Trump as “too small.” The Justice Department is supporting President Joe Biden’s once and possibly future rival in urging the court to deny a

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump were meeting with Justice Department officials on Monday as a decision nears on whether to bring charges over the handling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate. The Trump lawyers two weeks ago requested a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde says inflation pressures are “strong.” She made clear Monday that the central bank will keep raising interest rates to bring down inflation to its goal of 2%. That means there is a ways to go after inflation clocked in

OMAHA BEACH, France (AP) — The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity. As veterans and world dignitaries commemorate the 79th anniversary of the operation, here’s a look at some details about what happened: WHO TOOK PART Nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Six construction workers injured in a partial building collapse in New Haven have been released from a hospital, while two others continue to be treated and are in fair condition. That’s according to Yale New Haven Hospital spokesperson Mark D’Antonio. The building was under construction when a section collapsed Friday

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Monday to begin what could be a quiet stretch following its best week since March. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 81 points, or 0.2%, at 33,681, as of 10:30 a.m.

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Candidates to be Guatemala’s next president are pushing a neighbor’s controversial success into the race. They promise voters they will build mega-prisons, remove uncompliant judges and hammer gangs into submission. For citizens across Latin America, that formula should sound familiar. El Salvador’s tough talking, Bitcoin-loving

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the sentence of a woman on death row in Alabama who helped her boyfriend kill his two young children. The high court rejected an appeal from lawyers for Heather Leavell-Keaton on Monday. As is typical, the court rejected the case without comment. Leavell-Keaton was convicted

By TARA COPP Associated Press STE MARE EGLISE, France (AP) — There are no Ukrainian troops present at this year’s commemorations of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, which launched the Allied invasion of Europe and led to the end of World War II. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has echoed throughout the events leading

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the expansion of Israeli settlements and ongoing demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank are taking Israel further away from peace with the Palestinians. Yet, he said Monday that the U.S.-Israel relationship remains “iron-clad” and that the Biden

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Monday to begin what could be a quiet stretch following weeks of gains that rallied Wall Street to the edge of what’s called a “bull market.” The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading, and if it finishes the day