Wall Street slumps as worries worsen about inflation and tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slumped Friday as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and erased what had been a modest gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 444 points, or 1%.

Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess.

Canada must think 'tactically and strategically' on Trump's tariffs

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Canada must think "tactically and strategically" on how to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose hefty tariffs on all Canadian imports.

Argentines protest President diatribe against 'wokeism'

BUENOS AIRES (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires and in cities across the country to protest President Javier Milei's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, during which he slammed 'wokeism,' feminism and other progressive ideals.

What has Donald Trump not done yet?

ATLANTA (AP) - Donald Trump's second administration has put forth an avalanche of policy changes and political pronouncements that have jolted Washington and the world. That agenda is taken largely from his "Agenda 47" campaign proposals, the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 and other hard-right influencers with juice in Trump's White House.

Foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth fleeing Venezuela was disbanded. In Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala, so-called "Safe Mobility Offices" where migrants can apply to enter the U.S. legally have shuttered.

Editorials from Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others

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US trying to send gang members to El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - The Trump administration said Friday it was in talks with El Salvador to revive an agreement that could allow the United States to send non-Salvadoran migrants to the Central American country.