• Teen Accused of Killing Stepsister Surrenders
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  • Trump Deepens Dustup with Italy's Meloni
  • Vance and Iranian Negotiators Meet in Switzerland
Florida immigration arrests have surged, with state and local agencies at forefront

MIAMI (AP) – On a late March afternoon, a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer pulled up to a Guatemalan couple walking their dog in a park in the affluent beachside community of Bonita Springs, along the Gulf Coast. From his car, he asked to see the husband’s identification and then ordered them to head toward the park exit, according to the wife.

Southern Baptists vote to ban churches with women pastors

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Thousands of Southern Baptists overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a formal ban on women pastors in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, sending a clear message that men alone should preach to these conservative evangelical congregations.

Florida court allows use of new US House districts drawn by Republicans

The Florida Supreme Court has allowed new U.S. House districts drawn by Republicans to be used in the midterm elections, marking another victory for the GOP in a nationwide redistricting effort aimed at helping the party retain its slim House majority.

Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy.

Cuba pushes through sweeping free-market reforms

HAVANA (AP) – Observers on Friday called Cuba’s new free-market reforms the most sweeping economic overhaul of the island’s communist economy since the Cuban revolution, as the grandson of former President Raúl Castro said in an interview that Cuba must seek to move its economy forward.

Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault

TORONTO (AP) – Austrian-Canadian billionaire and automotive business founder Frank Stronach was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault of two woman decades ago.

Vance and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland to work on deal's details

U.S. and Iranian negotiators were in Switzerland on Sunday for talks on their interim agreement to end the Iran war. Pakistani and Qatari mediators attended the technical-level discussions on resolving the conflict that the U.S. and Israel began in late February.

Latest video showing vessels moving in the Strait of Hormuz

Latest video showing vessels moving in the Strait of Hormuz

France restricts public alcohol consumption as heat wave bakes Europe

PARIS (AP) – France endured sizzling temperatures on Sunday, with trains, concerts and sports events canceled and authorities cracking down on drinking alcohol in public, as an exceptional heat wave unfurled across parts of Europe.

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