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Voter registration has started in Haiti’s capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist

5:02 PM on Thursday, July 30

The New Mexico attorney general is asking a judge to prevent the state child welfare agency from removing children from the U.S., absent a court order

3:17 PM on Thursday, July 30

Americans outside the nation’s capital will soon be able to get limited-edition U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump and celebrate America’s 250th birthday

2:36 PM on Thursday, July 30

Mandela Barnes has dropped out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

2:35 PM on Thursday, July 30

Argentine President Javier Milei has signed an emergency decree allowing the government to deny entry to or expel foreigners who incite discrimination or violence against Argentines

2:25 PM on Thursday, July 30

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot deny immigrants detained inside the United States a chance for release on bond

12:56 PM on Thursday, July 30

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is interested in joining a new security initiative for Lebanon

12:20 PM on Thursday, July 30

Palestinian authorities have asked the Supreme Court to halt a $656 million judgment in favor of Americans killed or wounded by attacks in Israel

11:29 AM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump says he may withdraw and delay Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general until Republican senators who are seeking concessions from the top prosecutor leave office

10:40 AM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cleared a hurdle in the Senate

8:08 AM on Thursday, July 30

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Malaysia has started documenting and screening detained Myanmar nationals as part of a repatriation program

5:06 AM on Thursday, July 30

A new AP-NORC poll shows most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting

2:17 AM on Thursday, July 30

The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son

12:09 AM on Thursday, July 30

The National Urban League's latest “State of Black America” report warns that the American Dream may be slipping away for many Black Americans

12:04 AM on Thursday, July 30

Voters in Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who left the job to become Britain’s prime minister

12:01 AM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump says car companies are thriving due to tariffs and other key policies he's instituted as president

7:37 AM on Sunday, July 26

Former Rep. Cori Bush, outside the courthouse where the Dred Scott case was argued, promises to reverse her ouster from Congress