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Gabon's military leader is sworn in as head of state after ousting the president last week

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon's new military leader was sworn in as the head of state Monday less than a week after ousting the president whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen.

Sep 4, 2023 5:12 AM Read more >

China's Xi will skip G20 summit in India over soured relations and Premier Li Qiang will go instead

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip this week’s Group of 20 summit in India as bilateral relations remain icy and Premier Li Qiang will attend in his place, China’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Sep 4, 2023 1:43 AM Read more >

Iga Swiatek's US Open title defense and stay at No. 1 end with a loss to Jelena Ostapenko

NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek arrived at the U.S. Open as its reigning champion, as the winner at three of the past six Grand Slam tournaments and as the owner of the No. 1 ranking for nearly 1 1/2 years.

Sep 3, 2023 11:17 PM Read more >

Guatemala's electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo's party

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by opposing po

Sep 3, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador to the United Nations who also worked for years to secure the release of Americans detained by foreign adversaries, has died. He was 75.

Sep 2, 2023 12:16 PM Read more >

India launches spacecraft to study the sun after successful landing near the moon's south pole

NEW DELHI (AP) — India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday, less than two weeks after a successful uncrewed landing near the south polar region of the moon .

Sep 2, 2023 2:23 AM Read more >

Novak Djokovic comes back after dropping the first 2 sets to beat Laslo Djere at the US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic . No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing.

Sep 2, 2023 12:31 AM Read more >

Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years

WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.

Sep 1, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case

ATLANTA (AP) — Rudy Giuliani on Friday pleaded not guilty to Georgia charges that accuse him of trying, along with former President Donald Trump and others, to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.

Sep 1, 2023 3:24 PM Read more >

Authorities release bodycam video showing the fatal police shooting of Black woman Ta’Kiya Young

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities on Friday released bodycam video showing the f atal police shooting of Ta’Kiya Young , a young pregnant Black woman. Young's family has seen the video, the family's lawyer said Friday.

Sep 1, 2023 8:38 AM Read more >