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Switchbacks for roads cut through three ridges in the area being worked for Hudbay Minerals Inc. in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson, Ariz., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. A federal judge has rejected a request by opponents to stop Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. from preparing a planned new copper mine's site in the Santa Rita Mountains near Tucson.(Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP)

Tribal request to halt Arizona copper mine work is denied

A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes to stop Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. from preparing a planned new Arizona copper mine’s site in the Santa Rita Mountains near … more

5/27/22

FILE - Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen speaks at a rally opposing mask requirements in schools in front of the state capitol in Helena, Mont., on Oct. 1, 2021. Arntzen was cited on Thursday, May 26, 2022, for illegally passing a school bus in a residential subdivision the previous week. While Arntzen said she did not recall the incident, she thanked the school bus driver who reported the incident for his vigilance. (AP Photo/Iris Samuels, File)

Montana schools chief cited in case of illegal bus passing

Police have cited Montana's top schools administrator in a case in which a pickup truck illegally passed a school bus last week while it was stopped to pick up students in a residential subdivision. … more

By AMY BETH HANSON | 5/27/22

Rinus VeeKay, of The Netherlands, prepares to drive during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indy 500 drivers find crypto craze fuels needed sponsorship

IndyCar drivers are among the growing number of athletes who getting deep in the crypto game. The shift to cryptocurrency sponsorship may still be a curious concept to the almost 300,000 fans that … more

By DAN GELSTON | 5/27/22

A police officer walks past posters of Historical Pact coalition presidential candidate Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Marquez during a closing campaign rally in Zipaquira, Colombia, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Elections are set for May 29. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties

Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction. The latest opinion polls suggest that … more

By MANUEL RUEDA | 5/27/22

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to Revolution Palace to attend the XXI ALBA Summit in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 27, 2022. (Ernesto Mastrascusa/Pool Photo via AP)

Biden renews Chevron license to bypass Venezuela sanctions

The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on Venezuela so it can keep operating in the oil-rich, socialist-run nation. The license issued Friday by the … more

By JOSHUA GOODMAN | 5/27/22

This photo provided by Ford Foundation shows Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation receiving France’s highest cultural honor in recognition of his support of the arts and artists on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at the French embassy in New York. “Being in this firmament is absolutely humbling,” Walker told The Associated Press. “I’m simply a servant to the idea of art and justice in the world, because we can’t have justice without art.” (Kisha Bari/Ford Foundation via AP)

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker gets France's highest honor

The president of the Ford Foundation, Darren Walker, has received France’s highest cultural honor in recognition of his support of the arts and artists. He was named commander of France’s Order … more

By THALIA BEATY | 5/27/22

FILE - South Korean and U.S. missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 26, 2022. The U.S. is targeting two Russian banks in sanctions over their alleged support for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Friday's Treasury Department sanctions followed three new ballistic missile launches by North Korea on Tuesday, including one intercontinental missile. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

US levels new sanctions after North Korea missile launches

The U.S. is targeting two Russian banks in sanctions over their alleged support for North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Friday's Treasury Department sanctions followed three new … more

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER | 5/27/22

Former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov plays Uno with health care provider Angela Martin, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in West Bloomfield, Mich. Konstantinov is in danger of losing the 24/7 care he has had for two-plus decades. The disabled former NHL defenseman is a casualty of changes to Michigan's auto insurance law that curbed or cut what hospitals, residential care facilities and home providers can charge car insurers for care. Konstantinov suffered a severe brain stem injury from an accident in a limousine with an impaired driver after a Stanley Cup celebration nearly 25 years ago. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

New law puts NHL great Konstantinov's 24/7 care in jeopardy

Former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov is in danger of losing the round-the-clock medical care he has had since he nearly died in a 1997 limousine crash while celebrating the team's … more

By LARRY LAGE | 5/27/22

An abandoned plane, Ilyushin Il-76, once tied to arms smuggler Viktor Bout, is being dismantled at the old airfield of Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 27, 2022. The hulking, Soviet-era cargo plane has sat for decades under the blazing sun in this least-populated corner of the United Arab Emirates, its four jet engines silent after years in the employ of a Russian gunrunner infamously known as the "Merchant of Death." (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

UAE dismantles plane of gunrunner Russia wants for Americans

A Soviet-era cargo plane linked to an arms smuggler known as the “Merchant of Death” is being dismantled in a sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates. The Ilyushin Il-76 tied to arms smuggler … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 5/27/22

Key inflation gauge slowed to still-high 6.3% over past year

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020. The report … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 5/27/22

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck, right, and John Kerry, left, Special Envoy of the U.S. President for Climate, shake hands after they signed a declaration of intent to establish a German-American climate and energy partnership between the United States of America and Germany at the meeting of the G7 Ministers for Climate, Energy and Environment in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May. 27, 2022. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa/dpa via AP)

US, Germany to boost cooperation on shift to clean energy

The United States and Germany have signed an agreement to deepen their cooperation on shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy in an effort to rein in climate change. The deal will see the two … more

By FRANK JORDANS | 5/27/22

FILE - The superyacht Amadea is docked at the Queens Wharf in Lautoka, Fiji, on April 15 2022. On May 5, five U.S. federal agents boarded the massive Russian-owned superyacht Amadea that was berthed in Lautoka harbor in Fiji in a case that is highlighting the thorny legal ground the U.S. is finding itself on as it tries to seize assets of Russian oligarchs around the world. (Leon Lord/Fiji Sun via AP, File)

US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht in Fiji

The United States has won the latest round of a legal battle to seize a $325-million Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji, with the case now appearing headed for the Pacific nation’s top court. … more

By NICK PERRY | 5/27/22

FILE - "My body, my choice!" resonates from protesters on the front lawn of the Guam Congress Building in Hagåtña during a protest as they voiced their concerns against the Guam Heartbeat Act of 2022 on April 27, 2022. Women from the remote U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands will likely have to travel farther than other Americans to terminate a pregnancy if the Supreme Court overturns a precedent that established a national right to abortion in the United States. (Rick Cruz/The Pacific Daily via AP, File)

On remote US territories, abortion hurdles mount without Roe

Women from the remote U.S. territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands will likely have to travel farther than other Americans to terminate a pregnancy if the Supreme Court overturns a … more

By AUDREY McAVOY | 5/27/22

FILE— Clackamas County Elections Clerk Sherry Hall speaks at the office on Thursday, May 19, 2022, Oregon City, Ore. Ballots with blurry barcodes that can't be read by vote-counting machines are delaying election results by weeks in a key U.S. House race in Oregon's primary. Hall said the problem first came to light May 3, when elections workers put the first ballots returned in the vote-by-mail state through the vote-counting machine. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File)

Oregon ballot fiasco spotlights clerk's troubled 20-year run

Voters in an Oregon county where a ballot-printing error has delayed primary results for nearly two weeks have elected the same county clerk five times in the past 20 years despite missteps that … more

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and SARA CLINE | 5/27/22

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks in front of what the North says an intercontinental ballistic missile displayed at an exhibition of weapons systems in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 11, 2021. North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, May 25, 2022, South Korea said, hours after President Joe Biden ended a trip to Asia where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies in the face of the North’s nuclear threat. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea

China and Russia have vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States that would have imposed tough new sanctions on North Korea for its spate of intercontinental ballistic missile launches … more

By EDITH M. LEDERER | 5/26/22

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hold posters with his photo as they celebrate the passing of a law criminalizing the normalization of ties with Israel, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi lawmakers pass bill criminalizing any ties with Israel

Iraqi lawmakers have passed a bill criminalizing any normalization of ties and any relations, including business ties, with Israel. The law was approved on Thursday, with 275 lawmakers voting in … more

5/26/22

FILE - Traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia. The Senate on Thursday, May, 26, 2022, confirmed former California pollution regulator Steven Cliff to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Senate confirms Steven Cliff to lead highway safety agency

The Senate has confirmed former California pollution regulator Steven Cliff to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. President Joe Biden’s pick to run the agency was confirmed … more

5/26/22

Shoppers walk to the Macy's store in the Downtown Crossing district, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Boston. Macy’s reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter, Thursday, May 26, 2022, even as the department store chain faces higher costs. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Macy's raises annual profit outlook on strong Q1 results

Macy’s reported better-than-expected results for the fiscal first quarter even as the department store chain faces higher costs. The company also raised its annual earnings outlook, pushing shares … more

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | 5/26/22

FILE - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during the 2022 National and State Teachers of the Year event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 27, 2022. Cardona said Thursday, May 26, that he's ashamed that the country is "becoming desensitized to the murder of children” and that action is needed now to prevent more lives from being lost in school shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US education chief seeks action to prevent school shootings

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he's ashamed the United States is "becoming desensitized to the murder of children” and he's calling for action to prevent more lives from being lost in … more

By CAROLE FELDMAN | 5/26/22

Unionized Starbucks stores face hard work of bargaining

It’s become a common sight: jubilant Starbucks workers celebrating after successful votes to unionize at dozens of U.S. stores. But when the celebrations die down, a daunting hurdle remains. To win … more

By DEE-ANN DURBIN | 5/26/22