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Wilder keeps heavyweight title, fights Fury to split draw

LOS ANGELES  — Tyson Fury dominated long stretches of his heavyweight title bout against Deontay Wilder with shifty technique and graceful defense. He still ended up flat on the canvas in the 12th round, his eyes rolling backward while Wilder celebrated above him. Fury somehow gathered his wits, […]

Leftist leader takes reins in Mexico vowing to help poor

MEXICO CITY — Leftist politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumed Mexico’s presidency with a promise — to profoundly transform Latin America’s second-biggest economy and to lead a government free of corruption. Seemingly tireless at age 65, Lopez Obrador breezed through a day of public appearances Saturday that included taking […]

The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 12:45 a.m. President Donald Trump says he’d be willing to sign a two-week government funding extension to allow for ceremonies honoring the life of former President George H.W. Bush. […]

Worst riot in a decade engulfs Paris; Macron vows action

PARIS  — France’s most violent urban riot in more than a decade engulfed some of central Paris on Saturday as “yellow jacket” activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti. Protesters angry about rising taxes and the high cost of […]

Trump’s on-off dance with complicated acquaintances

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Broken dates. Coy suggestions. Missed encounters. Private opportunities. Amid weighty issues of state, another fascination at the Group of 20 summit has been President Donald Trump’s will-he, won’t-he dance with two fellow leaders who are something of international outcasts these days. Would Trump, who […]

Putin, Trump briefly met on sidelines of G20 summit – Kremlin

BUENOS AIRES – Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump had a brief meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said. Ushakov said he met with U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Russia and the United States were ready to […]

Alaska surveys damage from major earthquakes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Chris Riekena was driving his 7-year-old son to school when his car started acting up. As he pulled over, he realized the problem wasn’t his car — it was a huge earthquake. Riekena turned around to calm his son in the back seat and when […]

The Latest: 65 injured, 140 arrested in Paris protests

PARIS — The Latest on French protests against rising taxes (all times local): 3:50 p.m. Paris police say that at least 65 people including 11 police officers have been injured in violent protests in the French capital. Police also say that 140 people have been arrested. Paris police […]

Trumps to attend state funeral for George H.W. Bush

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Saturday mourned the passing of former President George H.W. Bush, remembering him as a man of “sound judgment, common sense and unflappable leadership.” In a statement issued hours after Bush’s death on Friday night, the […]

Mexico set to inaugurate new president Lopez Obrador

Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be sworn in as Mexico’s next president on Saturday — a dramatic change in direction for a country fed up with corruption, poverty and crime. The man widely known as “AMLO” is promising a sweeping “transformation” after 89 years of government […]

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