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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, after talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday Aug. 28, 2024. (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Biden to host U.K. prime minister on Sept. 13

President Biden will host U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sept. 13 for a bilateral meeting to discuss global crises and bolster the countries' "special relationship," the White House said.

September 6, 2024
Hunter Biden, center, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive in federal court for jury selection for his trial on felony tax charges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Hunter Biden makes shock guilty plea in tax fraud case

President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, pleaded guilty Thursday to tax evasion charges, dodging a trial that would have dredged up sordid details about his past spending on strippers and drugs as his father serves out his remaining months in the White House in the midst of the presidential election.

September 5, 2024
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega poses for a photo during the ALBA Summit at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana, Cuba, Dec. 14, 2021. (Adalberto Roque, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Nicaragua releases 135 political prisoners to Guatemala, White House says

The White House said Thursday it has secured the release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua, including members of a Texas-based ministry that was caught up in a crackdown on nonprofits and religious groups by the government of authoritarian President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.

September 5, 2024
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a New York Hispanic Clergy Organization meeting, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in New York. Arguments over the fate of the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government were heard by a state appeals court in Albany. The arguments Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, stem from a lawsuit filed by former Cuomo, who claims the commission lacked the constitutional authority to prosecute him. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo to testify on nursing home deaths

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will testify before Congress on Sept. 10 about "potentially fatal" nursing home policies that he dictated in 2020 before thousands of seniors died of COVID-19 in facilities across the state, House Republicans said Tuesday.

September 3, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris poses for a photo with daughters of a union member as she campaigns with President Joe Biden at the IBEW Local Union #5 union hall in Pittsburgh, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris goes on offense about high inflation with new campaign ad

Vice President Kamala Harris released a campaign Tuesday that says former President Donald Trump is obsessed with tax cuts for corporations while the Democratic ticket is "focused on you" through efforts to take on price gouging and "corporate speculators" in the housing market.

September 3, 2024