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Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in drug crackdown
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown...
Polish court ruling to determine fate of human rights office
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s constitutional court is considering a ruling that will determine the fate of one of the last state bodies that...
High court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, rejecting...
Senate to work through weekend to push Barrett onto court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wasting no time, the Senate is on track to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by next...
Face masks to bobbleheads: All things RBG available in gifts
NEW YORK (AP) — Ruth Bader Ginsburg is gone but far from forgotten.
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High court to review two cases involving Trump border policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a...
Supreme Court to hear case over border wall funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that it improperly diverted money...
Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — People have been diving to the Titanic's wreck for 35 years. No one has found human remains, according to the...
Organizers exhort women to vote for change at US rallies
Thousands of mostly young women in masks rallied Saturday in the nation's capital and other U.S. cities, exhorting voters to oppose President Donald Trump...
US judge mulls competency of Mexican man who shot American
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco is mulling the competency to stand trial of a Mexican man who shot and...
Brazil leader’s ally suspended after underwear cash jackpot
SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian lawmaker stepped down from his position representing President Jair Bolsonaro’s government and was suspended from the senate, after...
Michigan court blocks 2-week absentee ballot extension
DETROIT (AP) — Absentee ballots must arrive by Election Day to be counted, the Michigan Court of Appeals said Friday, blocking a 14-day extension...
Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just...
Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up President Donald Trump's policy, blocked by a lower court, to exclude people living...
‘Cheer’ star to remain locked up on child porn charges
CHICAGO (AP) — “Cheer” star Jerry Harris will remain in jail while awaiting trial on child pornography charges, a federal judge in Chicago said...
GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans, the nomination fight over Amy Coney Barrett is a chance to seal conservative control of the Supreme Court for...
Man who attacked Virginia protesters avoids federal prison
A California man who pleaded guilty to attacking anti-racism protesters at a white nationalist rally and at a torch-lit march through the through the...
Judge finds cases against 5 in Whitmer plot can move forward
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors provided enough evidence to move toward trial for five Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap the state’s...
Guinea’s president, 82, seeks to prolong rule in Sunday vote
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinean President Alpha Conde, 82, is seeking a third term in office Sunday, insisting his attempt to prolong his rule...
Trump, Biden go at it — from a distance — in town halls
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden squared off, in a way, Thursday night in dueling televised town halls that showcased...
The Latest: Trump raises $247.8M in Sept., far behind Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local):
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Oakland, Portland sue over use of federal agents at protests
The cities of Oakland and Portland, Oregon have sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department, alleging that the agencies are...
GOP pushes Barrett toward court as Democrats decry ‘sham’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans powered Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett closer to confirmation Thursday, pushing past Democratic objections and other priorities during...
Scramble to get people counted as 2020 census winds down
Census advocates across the nation made last-ditch efforts Thursday to get as many households to answer the 2020 census, which has been challenged by...
With a hug, Feinstein draws liberal critics at court hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the hug that may define — or doom — a long Senate career.
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New book will include final thoughts from Justice Ginsburg
NEW YORK (AP) — Some final thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and some previously unreleased materials have been gathered by one...
Another suspect charged in alleged Michigan kidnap plot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's attorney general charged an eighth person Thursday in what authorities have described as a foiled scheme to storm the...
Harris highlights stakes of election in Barrett hearings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unable to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris used three days of confirmation hearings this week...
AP-NORC poll: Americans critical of Trump handling of virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than three weeks from Election Day, majorities of Americans are highly critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of both the...
Scott Peterson murder convictions ordered re-examined
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a second look at Scott Peterson's conviction for killing his pregnant wife and...
The Latest: Biden raises record $383 million in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local):
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‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris asks for jail release until trial
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge said Wednesday that she will decide soon whether to allow Jerry Harris, a star of the Netflix documentary series...
Pennsylvania becomes a battleground over election security
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For anxiety over voting and ballot counting in this year’s presidential election, it’s hard to top Pennsylvania.
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Census whiplashed by changing deadlines, accuracy concerns
Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can end the 2020 census, a text message went out to field supervisors in...
Takeaways: Pardon power, silent mics on Barrett’s final day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health care again played a starring role in Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee...
Barrett keeps Democrats, Trump at bay in Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over and over, Amy Coney Barrett said she’d be her own judge if confirmed to the Supreme Court. But she was...
The Latest: Barrett’s confirmation hearing ends for the day
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
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Brazil meatpacker fined for bribes that fueled US expansion
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The owner of the world’s largest meatpacker pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court on Wednesday to paying nearly $180...
Judge retires after panel cites effort to interfere in cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California judge retired under pressure and was publicly admonished by the state's disciplinary commission Wednesday after it determined...
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration can end census field operations early, in a blow to efforts to make sure...
Stacey Abrams novel ‘While Justice Sleeps’ coming May 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, also has a career in writing novels. Her next...
McGrath faces strong headwinds in mission to oust McConnell
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Amy McGrath was in elementary school when Mitch McConnell was first elected to the Senate. Now, 36 years later, the...
Pilgrim’s Pride reaches plea deal on chicken price-fixing
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. has reached a plea agreement with the U.S. government over charges of price-fixing in the chicken industry.
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Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's...
Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett batted away Democrats’ skeptical questions Tuesday on abortion, health care and a possible disputed-election fight...
3 denied bond in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Members of anti-government paramilitary groups implicated in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor over measures to slow the...
The Latest: Day 2 of Barrett confirmation hearings wraps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
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Trips by Trump, Biden illustrate calculations on voting map
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states...
Takeaways: Barrett is reticent as Dems focus on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett faced her first day’s worth of questions Tuesday from the Senate Judiciary Committee, and it...
AP FACT CHECK: Sen. Graham and Biden on Obamacare, Barrett
WASHINGTON (AP) — The senator leading Supreme Court confirmation hearings Tuesday launched into revisionist history on “Obamacare," implying it was designed to help Democratic...
Supreme Court asked to extend Wisconsin absentee voting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats and their allies asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow for absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin that...
Trump lawyers ask Supreme Court to halt tax record turnover
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to put on hold an appeals court ruling that Trump's accountant must...
Georgia breaks turnout record for first day of early voting
ATLANTA (AP) — More than 128,000 Georgians went to the polls Monday, a record for the first day of early voting in the state,...
Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn’t follow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett invoked Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday in refusing to discuss...
Barrett hearing turns to discussion of few high court cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Tuesday quickly turned to discussion of a few notable high court cases, including...
Court reinstates Texas limit on ballot drop-off locations
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated a limit on the number of mail-in ballot drop-off locations in Texas, although Gov....
Supreme Court won’t revive Trump case brought by Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to revive a lawsuit filed by members of Congress against President Donald Trump alleging that he...
Biden addresses idea of high court packing: ‘I’m not a fan’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden says he is “not a fan” of adding seats to the Supreme Court, after weeks of avoiding questions about...
Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear Democrats tell it, a Supreme Court with President Donald Trump's nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of...
White evangelicals hope to keep changing Texas red for Trump
PLANO, Texas (AP) — As parishioners at the evangelical church in the Dallas suburbs gathered for Sunday services, they walked past two tables of...
Senate Democrats’ fundraising success puts GOP on defensive
WASHINGTON (AP) — Buoyed by massive fundraising success, Democratic Senate candidates are mounting a push in Republican states that few would have thought possible...
McConnell, McGrath spar over federal response to coronavirus
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s opponent accused him of failing the country with the lack of another coronavirus relief package, while the Republican incumbent...
The Latest: Trump tells Fla. supporters he feels ‘powerful’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local):
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The Latest: Senate panel schedules 1st Barrett vote Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (all times local):
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Trump, Biden try to line up by Fauci as they court voters
President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are both looking to harness the credibility of America’s best-known infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, as...
Trump vs. Biden: Where they stand on health, economy, more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid the tumult of the 2020 presidential campaign, one dynamic has remained constant: The Nov. 3 election offers voters a choice...
Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Biden campaigned Monday in Ohio, attempting to expand the battleground map and keep President Donald Trump on the defensive in...
Health care law on line at court, but is it likely to fall?
WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear Democrats tell it, a Supreme Court with President Donald Trump's nominee Amy Coney Barrett could quickly get rid of...
Federal judge upholds Minnesota’s extended ballot counting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a Minnesota state court agreement that allows the counting of absentee ballots received up to seven...
Graham’s last stand? Senator leads Barrett court hearings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is wielding the gavel in the performance of his political life.
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing opens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing began Monday as the Republican-led Senate charged ahead to replace the late Justice...
2020 Watch: Is it too late for Trump to turn things around?
NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:
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Trump’s task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base...
Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett vows to be a justice “fearless of criticism” as the split Senate charges ahead...
Graham, Harris share spotlight as Barrett hearings begin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are vowing a quick confirmation for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, as the party — undeterred by coronavirus...
Ex-members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s affiliation with the Christian community People of Praise is drawing scrutiny because of what former members and observers...
Her words: Amy Coney Barrett on faith, precedent, abortion
Some notable quotes from Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, a former Notre Dame law professor and current judge on the Chicago-based 7th U.S....
A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s notable opinions, votes
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, has written roughly 100 opinions in more than three years on...
Precedent, recusal, Roe: A court nomination viewer’s guide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A scant two weeks after her nomination, Judge Amy Coney Barrett goes before a Senate committee that's bitterly split along partisan...
The Latest: Brazil’s virus death toll surpasses 150,000
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s count of COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 on Saturday night, despite signs the pandemic is slowly retreating in Latin America’s...
Judge throws out Trump campaign’s Pennsylvania lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Saturday threw out a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s campaign, dismissing its challenges...
Five things to know about court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confirmation hearings begin Monday for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. If confirmed, the 48-year-old appeals court judge...
Judge orders ex-Colombian president freed from house arrest
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Powerful ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe was ordered freed from house arrest Saturday while he is investigated for possible witness tampering,...
Voting-related lawsuits pepper US before Election Day
Hundreds of lawsuits about voting have been filed before the Nov. 3 election. The cases concern the fundamentals of the American democratic process, including...
No ‘dogma’: Democrats walk tightrope on Barrett’s faith
WASHINGTON (AP) — “The dogma lives loudly within you.”
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McConnell tries to salvage Senate majority with court vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spent a year prepping his Republican colleagues for this moment, telling them the confirmation of a...
Supreme Court pick Barrett signed second anti-abortion ad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed on to a second "right to life” advertisement against the...
The Latest: New Mexico loses ground in COVID-19 spread fight
SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico is losing ground in efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 as newly reported daily infections hit a...
Anti-government groups shift focus from Washington to states
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The alleged foiled plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor is a jarring example of how the anti-government movement in the...
Court: Son born abroad to gay couple is a U.S. citizen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled against the U.S. State Department in its quest to deny the citizenship of one...
Canadian extradition judge deals Huawei CFO legal blow
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies has been denied access to most of the documents her...
Court allows NY virus restrictions ahead of Jewish holidays
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to block New York’s plan to temporarily limit the size of religious gatherings in COVID-19...
Brits accused in beheading of hostages plead not guilty
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Two British men charged with helping the Islamic State group carry out executions and ransom negotiations for Western hostages pleaded...
Biden, Harris dodge questions about Supreme Court expansion
PHOENIX (AP) — There are few topics that Joe Biden isn't willing to opine on — except the Supreme Court.
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Judge denies motion to extend Florida’s voter registration
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida even though a computer meltdown on the...
High court to continue hearings by phone through December
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will continue to hear arguments by telephone through at least December because of the coronavirus...
Politics has way of finding Supreme Court eager to avoid it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court might prefer to avoid politics, but politics has a way of finding the court.
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Scalia ‘heir’ Barrett may be open to reversing Roe v. Wade
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court has expressed unease with some landmark rulings, including ones that established a right...
13 charged in plots against Michigan governor, police
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Agents foiled a stunning plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges in an...
The Latest: Trump wants to hold rally in Florida on Saturday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
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