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US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system

US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense…

NASA astronaut remains at hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

NASA astronaut remains at hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s…

Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents

Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents

By STEFANIE DAZIO, JAIMIE DING and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors recommended Thursday Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing…

Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide

Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Five elephants in a Colorado zoo could someday sue for their freedom, if the state’s Supreme Court sides with an animal rights group and declares them…

Stock market today: Wall Street finishes mixed after Tesla soars and IBM slumps

Stock market today: Wall Street finishes mixed after Tesla soars and IBM slumps

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Thursday after Tesla surged to one of the best days in its history, while IBM slumped to its…

Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’

Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’

By DAN MERICA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Trump was asked during an…