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Aftershocks and lack of resources hinder recovery work 3 weeks after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with…

10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 assassination are released, on Trump’s order

By JOSH FUNK and HAYA PANJWANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were released Friday, including handwritten notes by the gunman, who said the Democratic presidential…

Students at Florida State gather at memorials, prepare to retrieve belongings after deadly shooting

By KATE PAYNE and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Students dropped off balloons, candles and teddy bears at a memorial Friday morning near Florida State University’s student union where a 20-year-old opened fire, killing two men and wounding…

Suspect in custody in Florida State shooting with multiple victims

By KATE PAYNE and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Multiple victims were reported in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University and a suspect was taken into police custody, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press….

Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he holds talks with Italy’s Meloni

By COLLEEN BARRY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because of the revenues his tariffs are generating, but he suggested while meeting…

Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence planned to beat him, documents say

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who authorities said scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion where he set a fire had…

Johnson vows to try again after GOP holdouts block action on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After abruptly halting votes, House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed to try again Thursday to approve a Republican budget framework, having worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who…

Trump signs executive orders to boost coal

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling coal industry, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline. Under the four…

White House keeps world guessing as clock ticks down to Trump’s new tariffs

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, JOSH BOAK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than one hour before the stock market closed on Monday, journalists gathered in the Oval Office for their only chance of the day to ask President…

Why water fluoridation is under fire in the US

By MIKE STOBBE and KASTURI PANANJADY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help…