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Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the U.S. government over trespassi...

Dec 22, 2022

Virginia state Sen. McClellan wins Democratic nomination

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress, party officials said. McClellan won...

Dec 22, 2022

UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council approved its first-ever resolution on Myanmar on Wednesday, demanding an immediate end to violence in the Southeast Asian nation and urging its military...

Dec 21, 2022

Israel's Netanyahu says he has formed new government

JERUSALEM (AP) - Designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully formed a new coalition, setting the stage for him to return to power as head of the most...

Dec 21, 2022

Zelenskyy gets White House welcome from Biden before talks

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House on Wednesday as the leaders try to show a unified front against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ...

Dec 21, 2022

Mall shooter told ex he would `take others' if he died

GREENWOOD, Indiana (AP) - The ex-girlfriend of a 20-year-old man who fatally shot three people at an Indianapolis-area mall said he told her he didn't expect to make it to 21 and that if he killed him...

Dec 21, 2022

US sending $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery as Ukrainian President V...

Dec 21, 2022

Peru Congress tentatively OKs early election amid unrest

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress tentatively endorsed a plan on Tuesday to hold early elections in 2024 in an attempt to defuse a national political crisis after lawmakers ousted President Pedro Cast...

Dec 20, 2022

US asks court to end asylum limits, with a short delay

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to end asylum restrictions, but asked the court for a delay until at least after Christmas. The administration made the plea ...

Dec 20, 2022

Ukraine's Zelenskyy preparing to visit DC on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia's invas...

Dec 20, 2022