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Asian shares are trading mixed after U.S. stocks edged down from record highs and as market focus turned to expectations for the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of the year. Benchmarks rose in Wednesday morning trading in Tokyo and Hong Kong, while falling in Sydney and Seoul, and being little changed in Shanghai. In Japan, the Finance Ministry reported the nation’s exports to the U.S. dropped 13.8% in August compared to the same month the previous year, marking the fifth straight month of declines, as auto exports declined amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Shares fell on Wall Street.

The Massachusetts Teachers Association is calling on school districts not to punish educators who have reacted positively to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, saying disciplinary actions “validate accusations by extremists.”

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been unable to clinch a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea a week after he failed to land a security pact with another South Pacific island neighbor, Vanuatu. The latest diplomatic setback on Wednesday comes ahead of Albanese’s potential first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week. Albanese had said the treaty with Papua New Guinea would be signed during his visit to the country that ended Wednesday. Instead of signing the treaty, Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart released a communique on Wednesday saying the document would be signed “following Cabinet processes in both countries.” Trump told reporters outside the White House that Albanese is “coming over to see me very soon.”

Maryland has joined a lawsuit opposing President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

Congressman Martin Romualdez will step down as speaker of the Philippines’ House of Representatives, one of his deputies said, just over a week after a similar change in leadership at the Senate.

Japan’s ruling party must decide on its future direction with a new leader following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s resignation to take responsibility for July’s dismal election result.

Australia and northern neighbor Papua New Guinea have agreed on a new security pact timed to the Pacific nation’s 50th anniversary of independence, strengthening Canberra’s push to curb China’s influence in the region.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man accused of shooting at vehicles at a Tesla location in Kansas City in February, the first of two such incidents in the metro, allegedly told investigators last week he had targeted the business because he was angry with Elon Musk over his work in President Donald Tru…

Redistricting is the only way to stop the White House’s broadsides on higher education,businesses, and immigrant communities. That was Gov. Gavin Newsom’s message to voters on Tuesday during an online rally for Proposition 50, his ballot initiative to redraw California’s congressional districts.

Pennsylvania Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick denounced the use of terms like “fascism” and “Nazism,” which have been deployed by some in the Democratic Party to criticize President Donald Trump and his allies.

A member of New York City’s Chinese dissident community has pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party. Yuanjian Tang admitted Tuesday to secretly collecting information on fellow dissidents for Beijing’s intelligence service. Before his arrest last August, Tang had been an outspoken pro-democracy activist, regularly joining protests outside the country’s consulate in Manhattan and founding his own dissident group. But federal prosecutors said the 68-year-old began working with a Chinese officer while seeking permission to visit family in China. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

Cheers of “Viva La Raza” and “Viva Mexico” echoed down East Wacker Drive, bouncing off the skyscrapers back to students dressed in red, green and white stationed in front of Trump Tower. Roughly 100 students spilled into the street Tuesday afternoon, using time when they would typically be i…

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi held elections Tuesday to choose a president, lawmakers and local government representatives in the first national vote since the 2020 election that was a redo of the one the previous year nullified by a court ruling that it was fraudulent.

Former CDC director Susan Monarez will accuse Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of pressuring her to endorse vaccine recommendations without scientific evidence when she testifies before senators. That’s according to a copy of her prepared remarks obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Monarez, fired last month, will tell senators Wednesday that Kennedy demanded she “preapprove” recommendations from a controversial advisory panel or face termination. The panel, set to vote on new vaccine guidelines this week, includes members who question vaccine safety. Kennedy denies the allegations but admits to ordering Monarez to fire several top CDC officials.

The play “Art” returns to Broadway with a fresh revival and a starry cast. The white-on-white painting at the play’s heart sparks a heated debate among three friends, portrayed by Bobby Cannavale, Neil Patrick Harris and James Corden. Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy says that under Scott Ellis’ direction, the play explores themes of friendship and power dynamics. The production, with its elegant set design by David Rockwell, feels contemporary and engaging, offering plenty of laughter while delving into human relationships and the significance of seemingly small conflicts. The 90-minute play opened Tuesday night.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. —As President Donald Trump continues his crackdown on immigrants living in the country illegally — including pushing large-scale enforcements in Democratic-controlled cities like Los Angeles and Chicago — Santa Clara County leaders want the county to expand its role in fight…

DENVER — The 16-year-old Evergreen High School shooter physically grappled with one of his victims before shooting the teenager at an intersection behind the school, then shot himself as law enforcement closed in, a man who witnessed the encounter told The Denver Post on Tuesday.

Democrat Xp Lee wins Minnesota House special election to fill assassinated legislator’s seat and preserve tie in chamber.

In the span of 12 hours Monday, from mid-morning to near midnight, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara trudged to city scenes covered in blood and bullet casings.

The leader of South Korea’s Unification Church has appeared before a special prosecutor over allegations the church bribed the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol and a conservative lawmaker close to him in an effort to seek business favors. The questioning on Wednesday of Hak Ja Han, the widow of church founder Sun Myung Moon, came just hours after a Seoul court issued an arrest warrant for the lawmaker, People Power Party’s Kweon Seong-dong, citing concerns he might destroy evidence. Han and her church have denied accusations that the church was directly involved in the alleged bribery of Yoon’s now-arrested wife, Kim Keon Hee, who is suspected of receiving luxury gifts from a jailed former church official.

Wisconsin police discovered six children locked inside a storage unit early Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of two adults.

New revelations into a Texas detention facility are stirring concern among attorneys for the wellbeing of immigrant children. Declarations in an ongoing lawsuit were filed Tuesday from families held at the detention facility in Dilley, Texas. The children have reported lacking clean water, timely medical attention and legal representation. The facility was reopened in March. The government is attempting to end a policy protecting immigrant children. Families say they’re being held for long periods, getting sick from the water and facing extensive wait times for their children’s medical care.

Texas teachers are facing new scrutiny for what they post online after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

CHICAGO — An effort to legalize video gambling terminals in Chicago took a major step forward Tuesday, but now faces opposition from Mayor Brandon Johnson.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its fight with the federal government over salmon management on the Kuskokwim River in Southwest Alaska.

A parasitic disease, which can be fatal, is spreading through an insect in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Queen Camilla’s planned visit with President Trump and the first lady could be hampered by illness, which she reported just hours before the Americans touched down in England.

Charlie Kirk railed against transgender rights. His killing has further fueled the fight

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk faces seven counts in state court in connection with the shooting at a Utah Valley University campus event last week. Prosecutors submitted the charges against Tyler Robinson to the court Tuesday. One count is aggravated murder. This charge says Robinson intentionally or knowingly caused Kirk’s death. A conviction on this count is punishable by death, life in prison, life without parole or at least 25 years. Higher penalties could be in order because Robinson allegedly targeted Kirk for his political beliefs and carried out the shooting in the presence of children. Other charges include felony discharge of a firearm and witness tampering.

Authorities say a Florida convenience store employee has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting an off-duty police officer. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Eduardo Labrada Machado shot 45-year-old David Jewell shortly after arriving for work at the Daytona Beach-area Circle K gas station Monday afternoon. Labrada Machado has been charged with first-degree murder. Court and jail records didn’t list an attorney for him. Labrada Machado told investigators that he was having a bad day on his drive to work and thought about shooting Jewell. Jewell had been a police officer with the city of Edgewater, but it wasn’t clear if Labrada Machado knew that or had ever seen Jewell in his uniform.

A Texas State University student seen mocking the death of Charlie Kirk at a Monday vigil is no longer enrolled, university officials said in a Tuesday statement.

Los Angeles police officers fired over a thousand projectiles at Trump administration protesters on a single day in June. The police department released a report Monday that included numbers on its use of bean bags, rubber and foam rounds, and tear gas during days of protests in Los Angeles. Protesters rallied against federal policies on immigration and the decision to deploy the National Guard to the nation’s second largest city. California requires law enforcement agencies to report use of force against protesters. One expert called the number of rounds fired “startlingly high.”

The Justice Department says it has sued Oregon and Maine for failing to provide their voter registration lists. In a news release Tuesday, the department said the states are violating federal law by refusing to provide electronic copies of state voter registration lists and information regarding ineligible voters. The secretary of state’s offices in both states said they had not yet received notice of the lawsuits. The filings represent the first time the Justice Department has brought lawsuits against states in its wide-ranging effort to get detailed voter data. The Associated Press has found that the department asked at least 26 states for voter registration lists in recent months, even though it has no role in running elections.

A Tennessee man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after prosecutors said he left violent voicemails for Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, in which federal authorities say he threatened to beat the congresswoman in front of her children and later warned he would kill her.

BOISE, Idaho — Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a $1.3 million expansion of its Boise office, according to a permit application filed with the city of Boise.

One lot of organic snacks in a pouch has been recalled from Walgreens stores and independent grocers in the South for “elevated levels of lead.”

There are some encouraging signs that California’s summer COVID wave might be leveling off.

Prince Harry’s nearly hour-long visit with King Charles last week — their first face-to-face since early 2024 — appears to done some good amid the royal family’s enduring rift.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is expected to endorse Zohran Mamdani for mayor Wednesday, becoming the latest political power player to line up behind the socialist front-runner as he has started to consolidate key Democratic support, according to a source familiar with the matter.