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Ecuador reelects conservative millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian voters weary of crime on Sunday reelected President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record, but his opponent vowed to seek a recount over what she described as “grotesque” electoral fraud.

Figures released by Ecuador’s National Electoral Council show Noboa receiving 55.8% of the vote with more than 90% of ballots counted, while leftist lawyer Luisa Gonzalez earned 44%.

Trump opens window for a deal with Iran but issues warning if things don't work out

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is betting that a beleaguered Iran is so vulnerable following a tumultuous 18 months in the Middle East that it might finally be ready to abandon its nuclear program.

US stocks jump and the bond market swings to cap Wall Street’s chaotic and historic week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks jumped Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggested fear is still high about escalations in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies

President Donald Trump's immigration agenda is playing out in numerous ways Friday, from hearings in key cases on the government's power to deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds announces she won't seek reelection in 2026

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a surprise announcement Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will not seek a third term in office in 2026.

Reynolds, a Republican, has held the position since 2017, when former Gov. Terry Branstad was appointed U.S. ambassador to China. She was elected to full terms in 2018 and again in 2022.

European countries vow billions in military support for Ukraine as US envoy meets Putin

BRUSSELS (AP) — European countries vowed Friday to sends billions of dollars in further funding to help Ukraine keep fighting Russia’s invasion, as a U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing questions about the Kremlin’s willingness to stop the more than three-year war.

'Extremely troubling' that US can't provide details on mistakenly deported man, judge says

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday lambasted a government lawyer who couldn’t explain what, if anything, the Trump administration has done to arrange for the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious Tuesday to return to their flooded homes and assess what's salvageable, even as stubbornly high waters kept some of them waiting even longer.

Trump administration halts $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell, $790 million for Northwestern

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and around $790 million for Northwestern University have been frozen while the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at both schools, the White House says.

World shares fall further, with Tokyo down nearly 4%, as Trump threatens still more tariff hikes

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian and European shares slid on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes took effect and he threatened to add still more.

Uncertainty is running high about what Trump will do next in his trade war. In a speech Tuesday night he said plans tariffs on pharmaceuticals so that more medications would be made in the U.S.