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McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall 09/11/2023 07:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is a man who stays in motion ��� enthusiastically greeting tourists at the Capitol, dashing overseas to the G7 summit of industrial world leaders, and raising funds back home to elect fellow Republicans to the House majority. But beneath the whirlwind The Raiders must clean up mistakes after overcoming them to beat the Broncos 09/11/2023 06:56pm • HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) ��� Las Vegas got out of Denver with a season-opening 17-16 victory even though the Raiders were often their worst enemy. The Raiders overcame an interception in the end zone to wipe out a scoring opportunity, a penalty for roughing the punter that led to a Broncos field goal an British foreign secretary visits Israel to highlight close ties at precarious time for the country 09/11/2023 02:05pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� The British foreign secretary, James Cleverly, arrived in Israel on Monday for a three-day visit to a country in turmoil, facing its biggest protest movement in history and heightened violence in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen hailed Cleverly's trip as Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before You Retire? 09/10/2023 08:00pm • Some 44% of homeowners ages 60 to 70 carry a mortgage with them into retirement, according to mortgage banker American Financing. Is that a smart financial move? The decision of whether to pay off your mortgage before retirement should hinge on how much you've saved for retirement, your cash flow an A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor 09/10/2023 04:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when a curious fellow prisoner, an English-speaking Iranian, approached him in the courtyard for a conversation. The American did not reveal much at first, but it was the beginning of an unlikely friendship between Maldives presidential election heading for 2nd round after no clear winner emerges 09/09/2023 05:03pm • MALE, Maldives (AP) ��� The Maldives presidential election Saturday was headed toward a second round between the top two candidates after none of the eight contestants secured more than 50% of the vote for an outright win, local media reported. Main opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz secured a surpri Terrorism suspect who escaped from London prison is captured while riding a bike 09/09/2023 12:43pm • LONDON (AP) ��� A former British soldier facing terrorism charges who snuck out of a London prison on a food delivery truck was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was nabbed while riding a bicycle along a canal path west of London after a four-day manhunt. Khalife escaped from the Poland's political parties reveal campaign programs before the Oct 15 general election 09/09/2023 12:14pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Poland���s conservative governing party and the opposition showered potential voters with promises on Saturday as the country's political parties revealed their campaign programs before the Oct. 15 parliamentary election. The nationalist ruling Law and Justice party, which t Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final. It's a rematch from 2021 09/09/2023 12:23am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Novak Djokovic limited big-serving Ben Shelton to five aces and broke him five times in their U.S. Open semifinal Friday. Djokovic pushed back when the 20-year-old unseeded American produced a late stand that got the home crowd into the match. And after overcoming what he called �� Georgia special grand jury recommended charges against 39 people, including Sen. Lindsey Graham 09/08/2023 06:47pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� The special grand jury that investigated efforts by Donald Trump and others to overturn Georgia���s 2020 election results recommended indictments against twice as many people as the 19 ultimately charged by prosecutors, leaving South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham among those not indi UN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor 09/08/2023 05:35pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts to combat the drug-related crime that has undermined the country's peaceful image. The report iss UN report says the world is way off track to curb global warming, but offers ways to fix that 09/08/2023 05:29pm • With the world far off track on its 2015 pledge to curb global warming, a new United Nations report central to upcoming climate negotiations details how quickly and deeply energy and financial systems must change to get back on a safer path. ���The window of opportunity to secure a livable and susta Baltimore school police officer indicted on overtime fraud charges 09/08/2023 04:28pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� A Baltimore school police officer and longtime high school football coach was arrested Friday and charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $215,000 in overtime pay, according to federal law enforcement officials. The arrest came after a federal grand jury returned an indictme A person is shot and hurt at Lil Baby concert in Memphis. Police think it was premeditated, targeted 09/08/2023 03:01pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� One person was shot and wounded at a Memphis concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby in what was believed to be a premeditated, targeted shooting, police said. The Memphis Police Department posted on social media that officers responded to a report of a shooting late Thursday at Biden and Modi working in 'warmth and confidence' to build ties as Chinese leader skips G20 09/08/2023 01:47pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� President Joe Biden opened his visit to India on Friday by meeting privately with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indian leader's home in a session the White House said was marked by ���undeniable warmth and confidence��� in one another going into the annual Group of 20 summit