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Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 8 The Montreal Gazette on anti-Muslim hatred in...

Bangladeshi Muslims protesting against Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, gather after Eid al-Fitr prayers in front of Baitul Mukarram Mosque and wave Palestinian and Bangladeshi flags in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
The Latest: Israeli airstrike on Gaza house kills at least 7

The Associated Press May. 14, 2021 07:55 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits

By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani And Michael Balsamo Apr. 08, 2021 06:05 PM EDT

Georgia lawmakers move to loosen gun laws after shootings

By Jeff Amy Mar. 29, 2021 05:48 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state senators voted 34-18 on Monday for a bill that loosens the state's gun laws less than two weeks after police say a man bought a...

Al Fursan, or the Knights, a UAE Air Force aerobatic display team, perform during the opening day of the International Defence Exhibition & Conference, IDEX, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic

By Isabel Debre Feb. 21, 2021 10:11 AM EST

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends at a meeting of Central Committee of Worker’s Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korean, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
UN experts say North Korea still modernizing nuclear arsenal

By Edith M. Lederer Feb. 08, 2021 10:08 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Dec. 11, 2020 07:26 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Civilian Control of the Military Is Vital ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha during their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020.  Wang arrived in Seoul on Nov. 25, for a three-day state visit.(Kim Min-hee/Pool Photo via AP)
China's top diplomat stresses S.Korea ties amid row with US

By Kim Tong-Hyung Nov. 26, 2020 02:11 AM EST

FILE - In this May 16, 2007, file photo, a Taiwanese navy frigate launches a "Harpoon" surface-to-surface missile during the second day of the annual Hankuang military exercises off Ilan, central eastern coast of Taiwan. The State Department says it has notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon attack missiles to Taiwan, a move likely to anger China. The announcement on Oct. 26, 2020, came just hours after China said it will sanction Boeing Co.’s defense unit, Lockheed Martin Corp. and other U.S. military contractors for supplying weapons to Taiwan.(AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)
US announces planned $2.37 billion weapon sale to Taiwan

By Robert Burns Oct. 26, 2020 07:19 PM EDT

Israel strikes Gaza after Palestinian militants fire rockets

By Fares Akram Aug. 28, 2020 01:15 AM EDT
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it struck militant targets in Gaza, including a weapons manufacturing site, after six rockets were fired...

President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's baseless claim of 'deep state' at FDA

By Hope Yen And Calvin Woodward Aug. 24, 2020 12:07 AM EDT

A Trump supporter positions a banner on a Department of Public Works vehicle before the arrival of President Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit Mariotti Building Products, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Old Forge, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)
AP FACT CHECK: What the Dems didn't say, and what Trump did

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen And Christopher Rugaber Aug. 22, 2020 07:43 AM EDT

People offer silent prayer for the victims of U.S. atomic bombing at the time when the bomb was dropped, at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a nuclear weapons ban. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP)
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing

By Mari Yamaguchi Aug. 08, 2020 10:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 1999, file photo, Seattle police use tear gas to push back World Trade Organization protesters in downtown Seattle. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)
Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

By Andrew Selsky Aug. 06, 2020 11:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2020, file photo, federal officers launch tear gas at demonstrators during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Ore. The Associated Press found that there is no government oversight of the manufacture and use of tear gas. Instead, the industry is left to regulate itself. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas

By Andrew Selsky Aug. 06, 2020 01:13 AM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, speaks during a news conference on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2020, to highlight the Republican proposal for the next coronavirus stimulus bill. Joining Graham, from left, is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sent. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
GOP tucks $8 billion for military weaponry in virus bill

By Andrew Taylor Jul. 28, 2020 06:43 PM EDT

French and U.S. flags decorate a house front near Omaha Beach, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. France has avoided echoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism of Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus, but legislators applauded Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian mid July 2020 when he condemned abuses of minority Uighurs in China’s northwest. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
US-China spats rattle world, prompting calls for unity

By Joe Mcdonald Jul. 28, 2020 06:07 AM EDT

A hospital staff walks past rows of beds at a makeshift COVID-19 care center at an indoor sports stadium in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Housing market heats up, cruise industry in murky waters

The Associated Press Jul. 08, 2020 10:05 AM EDT

Thousands of Iowa companies get federal virus-related loans

By David Pitt Jul. 06, 2020 05:27 PM EDT
About 6,000 Iowa businesses received loans of $150,000 or more from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, according to a government list released Monday. ...

This image taken March 14, 2020, shows a nearly empty display shelf for ammunition at the Sportsmen's Warehouse in Meridian, Idaho. A sign at the store alerted customers that the store was limiting the number of firearms and ammunition that people could buy in a given day. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)
Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hit all-time high

By Lisa Marie Pane Jul. 01, 2020 04:41 PM EDT

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