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Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election 09/17/2025 10:44am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia���s Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump���s call to help overturn the state���s 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he���s running for governor in 2026. The wealthy engineering entrepreneur might appeal most to business-orie House approves bills to reshape DC's criminal justice system 09/17/2025 10:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House passed legislation Tuesday that would overhaul how youth who commit crimes are prosecuted in the District of Columbia as congressional Republicans mobilized behind President Donald Trump's efforts to crack down on crime in the nation's capital. One of the bills, called Trump's threat to target 'radical left' after Kirk killing raises fears he's trying to silence foes 09/17/2025 09:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump is escalating threats to crack down on what he describes as the ���radical left��� following Charlie Kirk���s assassination, stirring fears that his administration is trying to harness outrage over the killing to suppress political opposition. Without estab France���s new prime minister faces a bumpy ride with budget challenges and nationwide strikes ahead 09/17/2025 08:12am • PARIS (AP) ��� A ballooning deficit. A fractious Parliament. Unrest on the streets. The challenges facing S��bastien Lecornu, France���s fourth prime minister in a year, are daunting and defeated his immediate predecessors. So he���s trying a different tack. To ease tensions, Lecornu has scrapped pr Joel Willett says having his security clearance revoked gave added incentive for run for the Senate 09/17/2025 06:10am • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� Joel Willett, a military veteran and former CIA officer, launched his Democratic campaign for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky on Wednesday, saying the recent fallout from having his security clearance revoked by the Trump administration gave him added incentive to run. ���I��� How the Unification Church is linked to an investigation into South Korea's former first lady 09/17/2025 05:17am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� The elderly leader of the international Unification Church became the latest high-profile figure in South Korea to face an investigation in connection with criminal probes of former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife. Hak Ja Han is the 82-year-old widow of the church��� UK inflation remains nearly double target ahead of expected interest rate hold 09/17/2025 04:56am • LONDON (AP) ��� Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 3.8% in the year to August, official figures showed Wednesday, a day before the Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold. The Office for National Statistics found food and drink prices rose for the fifth month in a row, b The Latest: FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with Democrats at congressional hearing 09/16/2025 08:48pm • FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with skeptical Democrats at a contentious Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, defending his record amid criticism that he has politicized the nation���s premier federal law enforcement agency and pursued retribution against perceived adversaries of President Donald Trum Thousands rally across Slovakia against austerity measures and pro-Russian policies 09/16/2025 07:29pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ��� Thousands rallied across Slovakia on Tuesday in a nationwide mass protest against the economic and pro-Russian policies of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The rallies took place in 16 major cities and towns, including the capital of Bratislava. They latest wave of Strip club executives accused of bribing tax auditor with private dances and other perks 09/16/2025 07:14pm • Executives at a company that owns strip clubs around the country have been charged with bribing a New York official with free trips to some of the venues and with private dances to avoid paying more than $8 million in sales taxes, authorities said Tuesday. Houston-based RCI Hospitality Holdings and Trump's UK visit will mix trade and tech talks with royal pomp 09/16/2025 07:10pm • LONDON (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit during which the British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show the trans-Atlantic bond remains strong despite differences over Ukraine, the Middle East and the future of Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown 09/16/2025 04:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democratic leaders lashed out Tuesday at a short-term spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, warning Republicans they will not support a measure that doesn't address their concerns on the soaring cost of health insurance coverage for million It's 'do or die' for electric vehicle maker Rivian as it breaks ground on a $5 billion plant 09/16/2025 04:28pm • SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) ��� It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United States, but Rivian Automotive leaders say they're confident as the company starts long-delayed work on a $5 billion facility in Georgia. The money-losing California-based company broke ground T Amid uproar, Prince George���s County putting new data center development on pause 09/16/2025 01:50pm • Prince George���s County sees tax revenue from large data centers as a huge economic boon at a time when its budget is severely strained, but the Maryland county is also putting further development of them on pause anyway. County Executive Aisha Braveboy issued an order pausing the issuance of an UN report cites huge government corruption in South Sudan as its food crisis worsens 09/16/2025 06:26am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers from lack of food, a U.N. commission said Tuesday. The report by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Sou