• Indigenous Amazon groups urge the UN to curb organized crime, not militarize territories
    BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America will send a letter Monday to the United Nations warning that organized crime — including illegal mining, drug trafficking and logging — is driving violence and accelerating environmental destruction in rainforest communities. However, they urged governments to avoid heavily militarized responses in […]
  • Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack pleads not guilty
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer who tried to stop the attack. Cole Tomas Allen was handcuffed […]
  • Trump-Xi summit comes with plenty at stake
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are preparing for a closely watched summit in Beijing on May 14th and 15th — talks that could shape the future of U.S.-China relations at a time of rising global tensions. The agenda is expected to include trade disputes, technology and artificial intelligence, Taiwan security, […]
  • AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska’s primaries
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Will the real Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska please stand up? One of the more notable matchups in Nebraska’s state primary on Tuesday features two Democratic contenders for U.S. Senate who accuse each other of being “fake” candidates with no intention of competing to win the general election. The outcome […]
  • AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Newark, New Jersey’s, mayoral election
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka faces seven challengers as he seeks a fourth term Tuesday as the chief executive of his state’s largest city. The reelection bid caps an eventful 12 months for Baraka. The contest takes place almost a year after he was arrested at a protest outside a federal […]