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October 3, 2019 at 1:22 pm

Killing conviction tossed, man freed after 26 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who spent over a quarter-century behind bars while professing his innocence in a New York City killing was cleared...

September 30, 2019 at 9:12 am

North Korea complains at UN about US ‘provocations’

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea decried the stalled state of its nuclear standoff with the United States and told the international community Monday that...

Nation & World

September 30, 2019 at 6:45 am

Afghanistan to Taliban: Peace or ‘we will continue to fight’ VIEW

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As Afghans await the results of a presidential election roiled by Taliban threats, the government used its platform at the U.N....

September 28, 2019 at 10:48 am

At UN, a world stage for disputes often out of the spotlight VIEW

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Middle East. Trade tensions. Iran's nuclear program. Venezuela's power struggle. Civil wars in Syria and Yemen. Familiar flash points such...

September 27, 2019 at 2:03 pm

In Dorian’s wake, Bahamas appeals for climate action at UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — As the Bahamas strives to recover from Hurricane Dorian, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis appealed to world leaders Friday to tackle climate...

September 27, 2019 at 7:53 am

Pakistan PM warns of ‘bloodbath’ in Kashmir; India PM silent VIEW

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Insisting he wasn't making a threat, Pakistan's leader denounced his Indian counterpart on Friday and warned that any war between the...

September 26, 2019 at 9:02 pm

Decorum prevails as nations at odds take each other on VIEW

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan and India sparred over Kashmir, Russia chided the West and said its influence in world affairs was diminishing and China's...

September 26, 2019 at 12:37 pm

With selfie, El Salvador’s leader urges UN to embrace tech VIEW

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The way El Salvador's president sees it, he just snapped a selfie worth a thousand words at the U.N. General Assembly....

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In this photo taken Sept. 20, 2019, David Alport, owner of the Bridge City Collective marijuana dispensary in Portland, Ore., goes over sales numbers with the store’s general manager Cameron Moore. The company has seen a 31% decrease in its sales of vaping products in the past two weeks. â€œItâ€™s having an impact on how consumers are behaving,â€ said Alport. â€œPeople are concerned, and weâ€™re concerned.â€ (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) FX401 FX401

September 25, 2019 at 10:03 pm

Sales of marijuana vaping products sink amid lung-disease outbreak

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health...

Business

September 25, 2019 at 6:10 am

Entangled in US scandal, Ukraine’s president speaks at UN VIEW

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Abruptly cast into the center of a political storm in the United States, Ukraine's president steered clear of the controversy Wednesday...