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US Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico
June 12, 2026 - 2:22 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A group of U.S. Democratic lawmakers promised Puerto Ricans on Friday that they would try to speed up the island’s sluggish recovery from destructive hurricanes and earthquakes, a process that relies heavily on federal funds.
Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener
June 12, 2026 - 2:18 PM

TORONTO (AP) — Late substitute Cyle Larin scored in the 78th minute and co-host Canada earned its first point in its third World Cup appearance — and first on home soil — by rallying for a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday.
Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles
June 12, 2026 - 2:15 PM

The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County’s main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency’s alleged “wanton mismanagement of public funds.”
US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says
June 12, 2026 - 2:12 PM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal.
Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty
June 12, 2026 - 2:08 PM

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk asked a judge Friday to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty as punishment for comments they made in the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body.
Taiwan's opposition leader touts talks with China as necessary for peace during US trip
June 12, 2026 - 2:07 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader said Friday that her party is committed to the defense of the self-ruled island that China views as its own but that peace is possible by taking permanent secession off the table.
Legal groups that help migrant children say law enforcement visits were attempt at intimidation
June 12, 2026 - 2:04 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizations that give legal assistance to children who came to the U.S. alone said agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Health and Human Services tried to enter their offices in what the groups described as part of a campaign to intimidate legal services providers.
Suspect in Midland, Texas, shooting had fired at a police officer days earlier, officials say
June 12, 2026 - 2:02 PM

A man who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland in an attack Friday morning that left one person dead and 10 injured had shot at a police officer just days earlier during a chase, authorities said.
Co-host Canada scores late to earn 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first World Cup match ever played in Canada
June 12, 2026 - 1:58 PM

TORONTO (AP) — Co-host Canada scores late to earn 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first World Cup match ever played in Canada.
The Latest: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on ‘final’ text of a peace deal
June 12, 2026 - 1:55 PM

Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal.
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US Democratic lawmakers pledge to help speed up disaster recovery in Puerto Rico

Larin scores in 78th minute to rally Canada to 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in World Cup opener

Trump administration blocks federal homelessness funds in Los Angeles

US and Iran have agreed to wording of a deal to end their war, Pakistan's prime minister says

Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty

Taiwan's opposition leader touts talks with China as necessary for peace during US trip

Legal groups that help migrant children say law enforcement visits were attempt at intimidation

Suspect in Midland, Texas, shooting had fired at a police officer days earlier, officials say

Co-host Canada scores late to earn 1-1 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina in the first World Cup match ever played in Canada

The Latest: Pakistan says US and Iran agree on ‘final’ text of a peace deal

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