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Chicago: What to expect on election night

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in the city's elections on Tuesday, a tough reelection campaign for an incumbent who made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the role.
Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

Legacy of Wounded Knee occupation lives on 50 years later

WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (AP) — Madonna Thunder Hawk remembers the firefights.
New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed

New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region, causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, authorities said.
UN chief points to 'massive' rights violations in Ukraine

UN chief points to 'massive' rights violations in Ukraine

GENEVA (AP) — Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered “the most massive violations of human rights” in the world today, the head of the United Nations said Monday, as the war pushed into its second year with no end in sight and tens of
Supreme Court to hear challenge to consumer agency

Supreme Court to hear challenge to consumer agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a Republican-led challenge to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a case that could threaten how the consumer watchdog agency functions.

Montenegro ends court stalemate that has threatened EU bid

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro's lawmakers on Monday elected all but one of the judges of the country's top court, ending a stalemate that has threatened to halt the Balkan nation's European Union membership bid.
Trans people face 'horrifying' rhetoric at statehouses

Trans people face 'horrifying' rhetoric at statehouses

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Betty Boothroyd, 1st female UK Commons speaker, dies at 93

Betty Boothroyd, 1st female UK Commons speaker, dies at 93

LONDON (AP) — Betty Boothroyd, the first — and so far only — female speaker of Britain’s House of Commons, has died, parliamentary authorities said Monday. She was 93.
Japan, NZ to speed up intel sharing pact amid China concerns

Japan, NZ to speed up intel sharing pact amid China concerns

TOKYO (AP) — The foreign ministers of Japan and New Zealand agreed on Monday to speed up talks on an intelligence sharing pact as the two island nations vowed to strengthen security ties and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region amid shared concern
Kremlin image-maker turned critic Gleb Pavlovsky dies at 71

Kremlin image-maker turned critic Gleb Pavlovsky dies at 71

MOSCOW (AP) — Gleb Pavlovsky, a Soviet-era dissident who served as a Kremlin political consultant helping burnish President Vladimir Putin's image, has died, his family said Monday. He was 71.