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U.S. government to expand list of marijuana growers for research

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Justice Department said Monday it would move forward to add to the number of marijuana growers for federally-authorized cannabis research.

Drone war takes flight, raising stakes in Iran, U.S. tensions

By Jon Gambrell, Josef Federman, Zeina Karam, Associated Press

From the vast deserts of Saudi Arabia to the crowded neighborhoods of Beirut, a drone war has taken flight across the wider Middle East, raising the stakes in the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

Best G-7 can do for global economy: just don’t make it worse

By David McHugh, Associated Press

The global economy craves a double shot of confidence right now but the best that leaders of the Group of Seven can offer is a less intoxicating cocktail: not making things worse.

Golf spectators injured by lightning released from hospital

By Associated Press

Atlanta police say six people injured by debris from a lightning strike at the Tour Championship have been treated and released.

Hong Kong police draw guns in latest protest violence

By Kelvin Chan, Kin Cheung, Associated Press

Police in Hong Kong drew their guns Sunday night after a small group of protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and used tear gas to clear pro-democracy demonstrators who had taken over a street.

White House says Trump regrets not raising tariffs higher

By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Trump said Sunday that he had second thoughts about escalating the trade war with China, but the White House later reversed that message saying the president was misinterpreted and that his only regret in hiking tariffs is that he…

Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh making longshot GOP challenge to Trump

By Tom Davies, Associated Press

Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and tea party favorite turned radio talk show host, announced a challenge Sunday to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the incumbent is unfit for office and must be denied…

‘Red flag laws’ offer tool for preventing some gun violence

By Ryan J. Foley, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

With bipartisan support in many cases, 17 states and Washington D.C. have now passed “red flag laws” that allow the court-ordered removal of guns from people who are considered to be dangerous.

China tariffs fuel Trump ‘order’ for firms to cut China ties

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is threatening to use the emergency authority granted by a powerful, but obscure federal law to make good on his tweeted "order" to U.S. businesses to cut ties in China amid a spiraling trade war between the…

G-7 summit in France a test of unity among world leaders

By Lori Hinnant, David McHugh, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable America-first approach even before the official start of the summit in southern France.