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Iran’s top diplomat presses efforts to save nuclear deal

By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

Iran's foreign minister traveled Friday to China on his Asian tour aimed at keeping world markets open to Tehran amid an intense sanctions campaign from the U.S. as tensions across the Persian Gulf remain high.

WATCH: Trump announces deal with Canada and Mexico at National Association of Realtors

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Canada and Mexico that would scrap "major tariffs," ending a simmering trade dispute that began when the president imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum in the name of national security.

Missouri House expected to pass abortion ban at 8 weeks

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Missouri's Republican-led House is expected to pass a sweeping bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy on lawmakers' final day in session Friday, joining Alabama and several other states that have moved recently to severely restrict the procedure.

Trump delays imposing auto tariffs on auto imports and parts

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump is delaying any decision to impose auto tariffs on car and auto part imports, deciding against ratcheting up trade disputes or impacting talks with European nations and Japan.

Warren unveils abortion rights platform following new laws

By Elana Schor, Associated Press

Elizabeth Warren is calling for a series of targeted measures designed to safeguard abortion rights following a flurry of new state laws that dramatically restrict women's ability to terminate pregnancies.

Taiwan approves same-sex marriage, a first in Asia

By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press

Taiwan's legislature voted Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed the cause for two decades.

PHOTOS: Remembering famed architect I.M. Pei, dead at 102

By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102.

4th migrant child dies in U.S. custody since December

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

A 2½-year-old Guatemalan child has died after crossing the border, raising new alarms about the treatment of migrant families seeking asylum in the United States.

Chelsea Manning ordered back to jail for refusing to testify

By Associated Press

A judge on Thursday ordered Manning back to the Alexandria Detention Center until she agrees to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks or until the grand jury term expires in 18 months.

Georgetown to expel 2 students linked to admissions scandal

By Associated Press

Former coach Gordon Ernst has pleaded not guilty to accepting $2.7 million in bribes to designate at least 12 applicants as tennis recruits, whether or not they played the sport.