NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market added to its record as Wall Street closed out a second straight winning month. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% after completing a stunning rebound from its springtime sell-off of roughly 20%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.5%.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Thousands of people rallied on Friday in Serbia’s capital demanding early elections following seven months of persistent anti-corruption protests that have shaken the populist rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans are inching closer to getting their tax and spending cut bill through Congress with a final Senate vote likely late Monday or early Tuesday. At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - The European Union's foreign policy chief said Thursday that membership candidate Serbia faces a "strategic choice" of direction, just weeks after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic defied EU warnings and attended Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow.

CAIRO (AP) – Israeli forces killed at least 67 people in Gaza on Monday with airstrikes that left 30 dead at a seaside cafe and gunfire that left 22 others dead as Palestinians tried to get desperately needed food aid, witnesses, hospital and health officials said.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia’s protesting university students are demanding a snap election after months of anti-corruption demonstrations that have shaken populist President Aleksandar Vucic’s tight grip on power in the Balkan country.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - The European Court of Human Rights said on Wednesday that Serbia “should prevent the use of sonic weapons or similar devices” for crowd control following claims that a sound cannon was directed at protesters during a huge anti-government rally on March 15.