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AP fact check: Trump twists facts on gun control and tariffs

By Hope Yen, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Battling dual crises of gun violence and trade, President Donald Trump is twisting the facts in regards to gun control and exaggerating his case for tariffs against China. Here's a look at the president's claims.

Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Pierluisi as governor

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi as the island's governor less than a week ago, clearing the way for Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez to take up the post after weeks of turmoil.

Hundreds of poor migrant workers flee Kashmir under lockdown

By Channi Anand, Associated Press

Hit by a complete security lockdown in Kashmir, hundreds of poor migrant workers have begun fleeing the Himalayan region to return to their far-away villages in northern and eastern India.

WATCH: Trump defends rhetoric as he visits Dayton, El Paso after shootings

By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump defended his rhetoric Wednesday as he headed out to offer a message of healing and unity in El Paso and Dayton, where he was to be met by unusual hostility from people who fault his own incendiary…

Biden: Trump ‘using the language’ of ‘white nationalists’

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

After two mass shootings that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday that he'd push for a federal buyback program to encourage Americans to give up their military-style weapons and ammunition.

WATCH: Booker gives gun policy speech at 2015 church slaying site

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The speech — following mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people — came as White House hopefuls grapple with how to respond to the violence.

El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain

By Russell Contreras, John L. Mone, Associated Press

The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial violence in the past.

‘Those shootings happen all the time in America.’ The view from Juárez

By Daniel Bush

Many people in this border city said the El Paso shooting would not disrupt their daily routines. But people had mixed views on who to blame for the attack.

Florida governor asks state law enforcement to probe decade-old Epstein case

By Associated Press

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday ordered the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to review a work release program that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to visit his office while staying at the county jail a decade ago.

Gilroy shooter had ‘target list,’ FBI says

By Associated Press

The gunman in the California mass shooting a compiled a list of nationwide religious institutions, federal buildings, courthouses and both major political parties, prompting the FBI to open a domestic terrorism investigation into the case.