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What's next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law
May 28, 2023 - 5:38 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have announced an “ agreement in principle ” to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default.
Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color
May 28, 2023 - 5:48 AM

CHICAGO (AP) — During Donald Trump's first visit as president to Chicago, a frequent target in his attacks on urban violence, he disparaged the nation's third largest city as a haven for criminals and a national embarrassment.
Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeals
May 28, 2023 - 5:43 AM

Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called “political prisoners.”
Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the agreement to avert US default
May 28, 2023 - 5:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement in principle on legislation to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid a federal default.
US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend 'imperfect' cease-fire
May 28, 2023 - 5:10 AM

CAIRO (AP) — The United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile cease-fire due to expire Monday, as weeks of fighting reached a stalemate in the capital and elsewhere in the African country.
Debt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career
May 28, 2023 - 5:04 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — One morning amid the debt ceiling crisis, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy climbed onto his mountain bike and took a ride along the National Mall, marveling at the monuments.
South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison
May 28, 2023 - 3:38 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who opened an emergency exit door during a flight in South Korea was formally arrested Sunday and faces up to 10 years in prison on a charge of violating the aviation security law, officials said.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT
May 28, 2023 - 3:04 AM

Biden, GOP reach debt-ceiling deal, now Congress must approve it to prevent calamitous default
Modi opponents boycott opening of new Indian Parliament; PM says it breaks with colonial past
May 28, 2023 - 2:19 AM

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s major opposition parties on Sunday boycotted the inauguration of a new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a rare show of unity against his Hindu nationalist ruling party, which has ruled for nine years and is seeking a third term in next year's elections.
New Mexico mayor: shooting involving motorcycle gangs kills 3, wounds 5 at annual holiday rally
May 28, 2023 - 1:53 AM

RED RIVER, N.M. (AP) — Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in a New Mexico town late Saturday afternoon, the mayor said.
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Kelowna real estate company must pay $50,000 for defaming former agents
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World News

What's next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law

Diverse Republican presidential primary field sees an opening in 2024 with voters of color

Government tries to claw back money so Jan. 6 rioters don't profit from online appeals

Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the agreement to avert US default

US, Saudi Arabia call for warring sides in Sudan to extend 'imperfect' cease-fire

Debt ceiling tests Speaker McCarthy as he rides breezily through high-wire act of his career

South Korean arrested for opening plane emergency exit door, faces up to 10 years in prison

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

Modi opponents boycott opening of new Indian Parliament; PM says it breaks with colonial past

New Mexico mayor: shooting involving motorcycle gangs kills 3, wounds 5 at annual holiday rally

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