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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping returned home on Tuesday following a rare trip to North Korea that included a bilateral meeting and public appearances with leader Kim Jong Un underscoring a joint push to reestablish the alliance between their countries. Xi flew to the capital Pyongyang on Monday in his first visit there in seven years. During their summit later in the day, Xi expressed China’s […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When Manhattan’s original Pennsylvania Station was demolished in 1963, it marked the undignified end to one of America’s great public works, a monolithic Beaux Arts train terminal with Roman-style columns and a spacious central waiting area that at the time was the largest indoor space in the city. In its place rose Madison Square Garden — home of NBA’s New York Knicks and NHL’s New York […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt boxed. Richard Nixon bowled. Dwight D. Eisenhower put in a putting green. George H.W. Bush added a horseshoe pit. Herbert Hoover played a game named for himself to get more exercise, while George W. Bush threw open the space for youth T-ball. The White House and its storied South Lawn are no strangers to sporting events. But they’ve never seen anything like the UFC bout […]

As you consider your options for short-term investments, keep three key items in mind. 1. Yield: The accounts with the highest yields typically require you to maintain a minimum balance. “Teaser” rates may apply to the first few months but drop after that. Additionally, that high yield may only apply to balances under a certain level, and you’ll earn less if you hold more than that. 2. Liquidity: If you’re […]

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Estonia on Tuesday to attend a summit of Nordic and Baltic leaders and to meet with Estonian President Alar Karis, Estonian public broadcaster ERR reported. Estonia is hosting the summit in its capital, Tallinn. The country holds the rotating presidency of the NB8, a regional grouping of the five Nordic countries and the three Baltic states. It brought together the […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Just a mile from Atlanta’s stadium, which will welcome tens of thousands of fans to World Cup games this month, dozens of people were camped out on a downtown sidewalk waiting for a homeless shelter to open. Some slept in sleeping bags, face masks over their eyes to block out the afternoon sun. Others sat on the sidewalk eating from cereal boxes. Shoes lay scattered alongside empty […]

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, June 9 (Reuters) – A cholera outbreak that began in early May in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state has killed at least 74 people and infected more than 7,800, overwhelming health facilities, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières said on Tuesday. MSF said 7,850 suspected cases had been recorded across 14 local government areas as of June 7, citing the state ministry of health, with infections rising sharply each day. […]

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen abducted 39 people in northwestern Nigeria as they were meeting with the parents of a suspected bandit leader and kingpin for abductions in the region, the police said Monday. The abductions took place on Sunday as some 47 people were at the meeting, hoping to negotiate “reconciliation and peace engagement” when the bandit leader arrived with his armed men and seized 39, police spokesperson Yazid […]

WARNER, N.H. (AP) — For Rahm Emanuel, the road to the White House runs through the uphill climbs of rural New Hampshire. The onetime Democratic congressman, White House chief of staff, Chicago mayor and U.S. ambassador to Japan hasn’t formally announced his ambition to return to power in Washington. But his weekend trip through the state that typically holds the first presidential primary was hardly subtle. There were the union […]