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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan ’s finance minister on Friday presented the government’s new budget to lawmakers, a draft that hikes defense spending by 18% while trimming funding for development programs and offering modest tax reliefs for salaried workers. The proposal underscores the struggles of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government in dealing with slow growth, high living costs and uncertainty amid regional tensions and the war the Middle East. Pakistan has […]

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders planned strategies during the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South has been rebuilt at a Michigan museum after being dismantled and hauled from Alabama. The daughter of the original owners on Friday helped open the Jackson House on the grounds of The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, just outside Detroit. The house is […]

TRACY, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters responding to a blaze that destroyed a massive medical equipment warehouse in Northern California and sent embers flying for miles were hindered by sprinklers and hydrants that weren’t working, authorities said Friday. The 1 million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) warehouse in Tracy, a city about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) east of San Francisco, supplied medical equipment to area hospitals. It’s owned by Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider […]

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine began counting ranked choice ballots on Friday to determine nominees for its open governor’s office and a pivotal race for the U.S. House of Representatives. Results are expected sometime next week, the secretary of state’s office said. Maine and Alaska use ranked choice voting for some statewide elections. Voters in ranked choice elections are allowed to rank the candidates on their ballot in order of […]

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Violent clashes erupted Friday in Congo ’s capital, Kinshasa, during a rally against a proposed constitutional change that opponents say could pave the way for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term. The demonstration, organized by the opposition coalition C64, was dispersed by police with tear gas after protesters clashed with pro-government supporters outside Parliament. Congo is plagued by multiple crises, including an Ebola outbreak […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump’s name removed from building. That denial came Friday. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled last month Trump’s name was illegally added to the iconic Washington performing arts facility. Cooper ruled only Congress could institute a change to the Kennedy Center’s name and ordered references to Trump to be removed […]

FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files, a board member of the organization said Friday. It’s the latest action by the Trump administration connected to voting or election operations in the states, and comes in a state that is expected to have hotly contested races this fall for governor and U.S. Senate. Federal agents showed up at […]

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, city officials said. Midland police said the active shooter situation ended hours after the gunfire erupted in one part of the city before ending up near a veterinary hospital. Police did not immediately […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — John Tortorella has never worried about how his Vegas Golden Knights handle tough situations in pushing to the Stanley Cup Final. That won’t change now, with the Golden Knights facing their first elimination game and dealing with an injury to center William Karlsson. The Golden Knights lost 4-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes in Thursday’s Game 5, moving the Hurricanes within a victory of claiming the Stanley […]