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Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Two suspected people smugglers fired shots at Hungarian police from a van carrying migrants on Monday during and after a car chase that ended without injuries in the country’s capital. The suspects fired at police from a van with Hungarian license plates after refusing an order to pull over

By SEUNG MIN-KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — President Joe Biden says he doubts there are enough votes in Congress to codify abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion earlier this year. Although Democrats did better than expected in the midterm elections, they are still

By THOMAS ADAMSON and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The interior ministers of France and Britain have signed a joint agreement in Paris to try to curb migration across the English Channel — a regular source of friction between the two countries. The British government has agreed to pay some 72.2 million euros

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as markets cool down following their biggest weekly gain since the summer. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 10:25 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 58 points, or 0.2%, to 33,805 and

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative groups that sought to get hundreds of “parents’ rights” activists elected to local school boards largely fell short in last week’s midterm elections, notching notable wins in some Republican strongholds but failing to gain a groundswell of support among moderate voters. Traditionally nonpartisan, local school

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says the West should step up sanctions against Iran by targeting officials behind the brutal crackdown on protesters demanding women’s rights in the Islamic Republic. Macron said young Iranians who have only lived in cleric-led state are “fighting this fight with exceptional courage” and they deserve Europe’s support.

By PETER SMITH, HOLLY MEYER and DAVID CRARY Associated Press U.S. Catholic bishops begin their fall meeting Monday and will be electing new leaders — a vote that may signal whether they want to be more closely aligned with Pope Francis ‘ agenda or not. Several of the 10 candidates to be the next president

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. stock futures drifted lower Monday following a volatile week on Wall Street as a massive crypto scandal and hints of easing inflation tugged markets in opposite directions. Coming off its best week since summer, futures for the S&P edged 0.3% lower Monday, while the Dow

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer The Associated Press is recommending for music lovers gifts including vinyl box sets by Neil Young, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Paul McCartney and heavy metal icon Iron Maiden. There is also a book about the beginning of rock at Sun Records that takes you behind hits like “Blue

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire State Police say a man stole an Amazon truck that was making deliveries and led troopers on a chase along Interstate 93 through two communities before he was arrested. Police said the vehicle was taken in Concord on Sunday afternoon. Troopers spotted it in Hooksett heading south on the

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Carl Nassib dreamed of a different kind of social media app for years – one that celebrates positivity and community. With Rayze, a new app that links people to each other and to nonprofits that appeal to their interests or are based where they live,

By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Discord over Russia’s war on Ukraine and festering tensions between the U.S. and China are ominous backdrops for world leaders gathering in Indonesia’s tropical Bali island for a summit of the Group of 20 biggest economies. With the world threatened by recession as central banks

CAIRO (AP) — The family of Egypt’s imprisoned hunger-striking activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says he has started drinking water again. The announcement came in a letter that the family says it received from Abdel-Fattah through prison authorities on Monday. It was dated on Saturday. Abdel-Fattah, one of Egypt’s most prominent pro-democracy campaigners, had intensified his hunger

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A shooting near a University of Virginia parking garage killed three people, wounded two others and sent police on a manhunt Monday in search of a student suspected in the attack, officials said. Classes at the university were canceled Monday, following the violence Sunday night, and

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in northern Iraq say missiles fired from Iran have killed at least one person and wounded eight. Monday’s assault was the latest in a series of recent attacks that targeted bases of an exiled Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Iraq. One official with the Iranian opposition

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a triumphant visit to the newly liberated city of Kherson on Monday, hailing the Russian withdrawal as the “beginning of the end of the war” but also acknowledging the heavy price Ukrainian soldiers are paying in their grinding effort to push

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, are separate living spaces added to an existing home — typically on a single-family residential lot. That addition could include a converted basement or backyard cottage. ADUs can house older family members, provide lodging for young adult family members or serve as a source of

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials say a New Zealand murder suspect will be extradited within 30 days, about two months after she was arrested in South Korea in connection with two dead children found in suitcases in Auckland. South Korea’s justice minister issued the order on Monday