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Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria

BEIJING (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in China on Thursday on his first visit to the country since the start of Syria's 12-year conflict during which Beijing has been one of his main backers.

Sep 21, 2023 12:01 AM Read more >

Azerbaijan claims full control over the Nagorno-Karabakh region as Armenian forces agree to disarm

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan claimed full control of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region Wednesday after local Armenian forces there agreed to lay down their weapons following the latest outbreak of fighting in the decades-long separatist con

Sep 20, 2023 7:46 PM Read more >

Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it was granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American coun

Sep 20, 2023 6:50 PM Read more >

Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.

Sep 20, 2023 6:40 PM Read more >

Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital has reached an $8.

Sep 20, 2023 2:48 PM Read more >

UK leader Rishi Sunak delays ban on new gas and diesel cars by 5 years

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary

Sep 20, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

Most of Spain's female players end boycott of national soccer team after government intervenes

MADRID (AP) — Most of Spain's World Cup-winning players ended their boycott of the women's national team early Wednesday after the government intervened to help shape an agreement that was expected to lead to immediate structural changes at the count

Sep 20, 2023 1:28 AM Read more >

Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats will retain their one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after voters in Pittsburgh on Tuesday elected former congressional aide Lindsay Powell.

Sep 19, 2023 7:36 PM Read more >

Sacramento prosecutor sues California’s capital city over failure to clean up homeless encampments

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento’s top prosecutor is suing the city’s leaders over failure to cleanup homeless encampments, escalating a monthslong dispute with leaders in California’s capital city.

Sep 19, 2023 5:06 PM Read more >

Acting Temple University president JoAnne A. Epps dies after falling ill on stage

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple University acting president JoAnne A.

Sep 19, 2023 4:10 PM Read more >