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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe Biden's tenure, about a month earlier than when Donald Trump hit that mark in his term, though Trump still ...
May 22, 2024
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday set July 4 as the date for a national election that will determine who governs the U.K., choosing a day of good economic news to urge vote...
May 22, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, "an historic and imp...
May 22, 2024
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, completing his second climb this month to the top of the world. Rita reached the...
May 21, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader will preside over a funeral Wednesday for the country's late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah Ali...
May 21, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) - State Assembly member Vince Fong, a California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump, has captured a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed f...
May 21, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) - Vietnam's top security official To Lam was confirmed Wednesday as the nation's new president. He oversaw police and intelligence operations over a period when rights groups say basic li...
May 21, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) - Two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump have defeated challengers in Tuesday's election. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Wil...
May 21, 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Rep. Thomas Massie's role in the failed bid to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson didn't harm his standing with Republican voters in his Kentucky district, where he easily won his ...
May 21, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race that's grown unusually heated by the sleepy standards of the state's nonpartisan judicial elections, as well as a five-...
May 21, 2024