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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November. Trump took the stage late as he headlined

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Perspective was even harder to come by than birdies through all the raindrops, bourbon and cigar smoke that streamed across golf’s biggest stage during one of the sport’s most bizarre mornings ever. By the time the world’s best player, Scottie Scheffler, had been booked into

By GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who has been under investigation in the deaths of four women whose bodies were found scattered across northwest Oregon last year has been indicted in two of those killings — as well as in the death of a woman whose body

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu’s former top prosecutor has been found not guilty in a bribery case that alleged employees of an engineering and architectural firm bribed him with campaign donations in exchange for his prosecution of a former company employee. A U.S. grand jury indicted former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and five others in

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing “poverty and death” to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations against the prime minister’s wife. In such circumstances, a typical visiting

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Commuters in Buenos Aires are being hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares. It’s one of the most dramatic price hikes in libertarian President Javier Milei’s harsh budget austerity campaign in Argentina. A judge on Thursday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker on Friday ruled against a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan off

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press Texas officials say power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city and killed at least four people. The outages come as residents face 90-degree temperatures. To avoid overheating without fans or air conditioning, it’s key to stay hydrated, avoid the

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Teams of 35 international doctors, including 22 Americans, were trapped in Gaza after Israel seized the main crossing into Egypt and sealed off their way out. Meant to be on a two-week mission, the volunteer doctors have described a situation far worse than they had imagined

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler’s arrest and prompt release from a Kentucky jail is rankling some who question whether he was given preferential treatment because of his fame. They recall what they consider malfeasance by the Louisville police department, which a national report last year

By TOM KRISHER and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A decisive vote against the United Auto Workers union at two Mercedes factories in Alabama on Friday sidetracked the UAW’s grand plan to sign up workers at nonunion plants mainly in the South. But newly elected President Shawn Fain said the union will