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AP source: Justice Dept secretly subpoenaed Don McGahn’s records
WASHINGTON — Apple informed former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife that the Justice Department had subpoenaed information about accounts belonging to them in 2018, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday, days after two House lawmakers disclosed they, too, had their information secretly subpoenaed. It’s...
Israel swears in new coalition, ending Netanyahu’s long rule
JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament on Sunday narrowly approved a new coalition government, ending the historic 12-year rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sending the polarizing leader into the opposition. Naftali Bennett, a former ally of Netanyahu turned rival, became prime minister after the 60-59 vote. Promising to try to...
G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
CARBIS BAY, England — Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backing...
Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day
CHICAGO — A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday. Dan O’Conor said he started jumping into the lake at Montrose Harbor on the city’s North Side last year to relieve stress....
After G-7, Biden says he’s reestablishing U.S. credibility
NEWQUAY, England — President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used his first overseas trip since taking office to connect with a new generation of leaders from some of the world’s most powerful countries and more closely unite...
Delta jet makes emergency landing as passengers, crew detain ‘unruly’ man
ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta had to make an emergency landing Friday evening when an unruly passenger attacked two flight attendants and threatened to bring down the plane, authorities said. The incident occurred on Flight 1730, which took off from Los Angeles but had to...
Rapper Polo G is arrested in Miami after album release party
MIAMI — Rapper Polo G has been arrested on charges including battery on a police officer, resisting arrest with violence and criminal mischief. Jail records show the rapper, whose name is Taurus Bartlett, was booked into jail early Saturday on five charges and released on bond hours later. The Miami...
Virginia county plans to rename Lee Highway for abolitionist
ARLINGTON, Va. — A northern Virginia county near the nation’s capital is paving the way to rename a major highway that currently shares a name with Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The Arlington County Board said at its Saturday meeting that it plans to vote next month to rename Lee...
Winning auction bid to fly in space with Jeff Bezos: $28M
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother ended with a winning $28 million bid Saturday. The Amazon founder’s rocket company, Blue Origin, did not disclose the winner’s name following the live online auction. The identity will be revealed...
Afghan official: bombs hit 2 minivans in Kabul, 7 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan — Separate bombs hit two minivans in a mostly Shiite neighborhood in the Afghan capital Saturday, killing at least seven people and wounding six others, the Interior Ministry said. The attacks targeted minivans on the same road about 1.25 miles apart in a neighborhood in western Kabul, Interior...
Iran nuclear talks aimed at reset, face major challenges
VIENNA — Talks between Iran and global powers restarted Saturday with the goal of trying to restore a landmark agreement to contain Iranian nuclear development that the Trump administration abandoned in 2018. Senior diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia, and Britain planned to meet at a hotel in the Austrian...
Shootout between Kashmir rebels, Indian police kills 4
SRINAGAR, India — A heated gunbattle between militants and Indian police broke out Saturday in the disputed region of Kashmir, killing at least two police and two civilians, officials said. Anti-India protests later erupted during the civilians’ funerals in Sopore, the northwestern town where the fighting took place, after local...
Mike Pence, wife buy suburban Indianapolis home for $1.93M
CARMEL, Ind. — Former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife have purchased a $1.93 million suburban Indianapolis house that sits on a 5-acre spread and features seven bedrooms, a swimming pool and an indoor basketball court. Pence and his wife, Karen, took out a $1.54 million mortgage on the...
Police: Attacker wounds 13 in Austin shooting, escapes
AUSTIN, Texas — Someone opened fire in a busy entertainment district in downtown Austin early Saturday, wounding 13 people, including two critically, before getting away, authorities said. Investigators were looking into what sparked the shooting and weren’t able to get a detailed description of the shooter, but they believe it...
Judge orders rare hearing in New York for R. Kelly to decide on potential attorney conflicts
CHICAGO — A federal judge in New York has scheduled a rare hearing for indicted R&B superstar R. Kelly into whether the attorneys he has elected to defend him at his upcoming racketeering trial have conflicts of interest. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly scheduled the hearing for Thursday after Kelly’s...
YouTube suspends Sen. Johnson for covid ‘misinformation’
MILWAUKEE — Sen. Ron Johnson was suspended Friday from uploading videos to YouTube for one week, after the company said he violated its covid-19 “medical misinformation policies.” The Wisconsin Republican’s removal stems from statements he made during a June 3 Milwaukee Press Club event, which were posted to YouTube. He...
G-7 pledge to share, but jostle for ground in the sandbox
CARBIS BAY, England — Group of Seven leaders brought pledges to share vaccine doses and make a fairer global economy Friday to a seaside summit in England, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus pandemic should not be allowed to leave a “lasting scar” on the world. The...
California governor signs orders to roll back virus rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s official: Most of California’s coronavirus rules governing public gatherings will disappear on Tuesday after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday afternoon that heralds the end of the pandemic’s hold on much of public life for the nation’s most populous state. Newsom’s action on Friday...
Justice Dept., Congress probing Trump seizures of Dems’ data
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog launched an investigation Friday after revelations that former President Donald Trump’s administration secretly seized phone data from at least two House Democrats as part of an aggressive leaks probe. Democrats called the seizures “harrowing” and an abuse of power. The announcement by Inspector...
Company drops plan for $2.3B methanol plant in Washington
SEATTLE — A company backed by the Chinese government on Friday ended its seven-year effort to build one of the world’s largest methanol plants along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, following a series of regulatory setbacks and a long debate over its environmental footprint. Northwest Innovation Works proposed a...
Queen Elizabeth II hosts G-7 leaders, spouses
FALMOUTH, England — Queen Elizabeth II has hosted the Group of Seven leaders at an evening reception where Britain’s royals mingled with some of the world’s most powerful politicians. The event, which was closed to most media, saw royals, world leaders and their spouses enjoying drinks at Cornwall’s Eden Project,...
Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21. Legislators said on the House floor that this could be the most important...
Teen who recorded George Floyd’s arrest, death wins Pulitzer nod
MINNEAPOLIS — The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and recorded the police restraint and death of George Floyd, helping to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice, was on Friday awarded a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes. Darnella Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of...
U.S. closes Trump-era office for victims of immigrant crime
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration said Friday that it has dismantled a Trump-era government agency to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants, a move that symbolizes President Joe Biden’s rejection of former President Donald Trump’s repeated efforts to link immigrants to crime. Trump created the the Victim Of...
Lucky number: Biden is 13th U.S. president set to meet queen
LONDON — Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who’s met, well, almost everyone. Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday at Windsor Castle after a Group of Seven leaders’ summit in southwestern England. Biden will...
