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The wait for US passports is creating travel purgatory and snarling summer plans 07/04/2023 02:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up, wishful traveler, for a very different journey before you step anywhere near an airport. A much-feared backup of U.S passport applications has smashed into a wall of government bureaucracy as worldwide travel rebound Hong Kong police offer rewards for arrests of 8 pro-democracy activists who live abroad 07/03/2023 10:58pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Hong Kong police on Monday accused eight self-exiled pro-democracy activists of violating the territory's harsh National Security Law and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($127,600) each for information leading to their arrests. The U.S. and Britain strongly condemne Crowds across France show solidarity at town halls targeted in rioting following police shooting 07/03/2023 09:10pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity with local governments targeted in six nights of violence touched off by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in suburban Paris. The unrest, which appeared to be easing on Sunday night, was driven b Grandmother of French teen shot dead by police officer pleads with rioters to stop the violence 07/03/2023 02:17am • PARIS (AP) ��� The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a suburban mayor���s home that injured family members. The grandmother of 17-year-old Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week 07/02/2023 08:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday as part of an ongoing Biden administration effort to thaw U.S.-China relations, a senior Treasury official said Sunday. Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China ���disastrous,��� has The Biden administration guaranteed attorney access for all migrant screenings. Most don���t have it 07/02/2023 03:05pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at Border Patrol holding facilities this spring , authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be guaranteed access to legal counsel. Nearly three months and thou Fowler leads the Rocket Mortgage Classic at 20 under in a bid to end drought 07/01/2023 10:46pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Rickie Fowler has put himself in a position to win a PGA Tour title again. He's hoping to take advantage for a change. Fowler birdied six of his last eight holes Saturday to surge into the Rocket Mortgage Classic lead at 20 under, giving him another chance to end a four-year PGA Tou Mourners bury slain teen in France as 45,000 police are deployed and 5th night of unrest is quieter 07/01/2023 10:08pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) ��� Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France���s Islamic community formed a solemn procession from a mosque to a hillside cemetery on Saturday to bury a 17-year-old whose killing by police has triggered days of rioting and looting across the nation. Und Passengers were stuck because United Airlines canceled their flights. The CEO took a private plane 06/30/2023 10:20pm • United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby apologized Friday for hopping on a private plane to get out of the New York area earlier this week while thousands of United passengers were stranded because the airline canceled so many flights. ���Taking a private jet was the wrong decision because it was insensitiv It���s almost time to resume student loan payments. What happens if you don't? 06/30/2023 06:52pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on federal student loan payments will end this fall and more than 40 million Americans will have to start making payments again under the terms of a debt ceiling deal approved by Congress. Student loan interest will start accruing on Septe In student loan and affirmative action rulings, advocates fear losses for racial equality 06/30/2023 06:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� As a Black student who was raised by a single mother, Makia Green believes she benefited from a program that gave preference to students of color from economically disadvantaged backgrounds when she was admitted over a decade ago to the University of Rochester. As a borrower who Student loan payments start again soon. Supreme Court���s ruling means higher bills for many 06/30/2023 06:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn���t factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start of the pandemic and are estimated to cost $300 a month. The pause in repayment has been a lifeli UN votes to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country's military junta 06/30/2023 05:25pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country���s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia���s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency. Mali, a landlocked country Unlicensed Hong Kong radio station that hosted pro-democracy guests goes off the air after 18 years 06/30/2023 04:38pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� An unlicensed pro-democracy radio station in Hong Kong shut down Friday after 18 years on the air. The closure of Citizens��� Radio came on the eve of the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong���s handover to China���s rule. Since its launch in 2005, the station had hosted prominent demo From human ashes to cellphones, what's going on with concert fans lately? 06/30/2023 04:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� From flinging bras to tossing flowers, concertgoers have long been a bit extra in showing adoration for their beloved artists ��� but a recent spate of artists being hit by weightier projectiles raises concerns about extreme fan culture and security. Country singer Kelsea Ballerini