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Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial begins on charges of corruption and bribery

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faced the most serious threat to his troubled career Tuesday as an impeachment trial began that could permanently oust the embattled Republican f...

Sep 05, 2023

First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19; President Biden tests negative for virus

WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms currently, her spokeswoman said. President Joe Biden was tested for the virus followi...

Sep 04, 2023

Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo

DENVER (AP) - A fancy-looking French angelfish that was found one day with a funny float has its buoyancy back after taking some time out of its tropical trappings to get a CT scan at the Denver Zoo. ...

Sep 04, 2023

UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium

VIENNA (AP) - Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at nearly weapons-grade levels, a report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press said Monday. The confidential repo...

Sep 04, 2023

China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India over soured relations and Premier Li Qiang will go instead

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip this week's Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy and Premier Li Qiang will attend in his place, China's Foreign Ministry ...

Sep 04, 2023

Iga Swiatek's US Open title defense ends with a loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round

NEW YORK (AP) - Iga Swiatek's U.S. Open title defense ended with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 loss to Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round on Sunday night. The loss also means Swiatek's stay at No. 1 in the WTA ra...

Sep 03, 2023

Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's party

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arvalo's Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal...

Sep 03, 2023

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations who dedicated his post-political career to working to free Americans detaine...

Sep 02, 2023

India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole

NEW DELHI (AP) - India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon. The Aditya-L1 spa...

Sep 01, 2023

Novak Djokovic is headed to a fifth set against Laslo Djere at the US Open

NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic and Laslo Djere were heading to a fifth set in their third-round match at the U.S. Open. Djere took the first two sets 6-4, 6-4, before Djokovic began mounting a comebac...

Sep 01, 2023