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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say a man suspected of battering his girlfriend wounded a police officer late Sunday and barricaded himself inside an apartment with four young children. Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a Monday morning news conference that the woman left the apartment late Sunday and alerted officers to the assault.…

By CATHERINE LUCEY , Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday he has "a clear objective" for his upcoming nuclear summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, though he acknowledged that potential progress "will always be spur of the moment." He described the meeting scheduled for Tuesday in Singapore as a "one-time shot" for Kim,…

By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought additional charges against President Donald Trump's campaign chairman and a longtime associate who prosecutors have said has ties to Russian intelligence. The new indictment was unsealed Friday against Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik just days after prosecutors…

By ROBERT BURNS , AP National Security Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. will intensify combat against the Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan during the Kabul government's temporary halt to attacks on the Taliban, senior U.S. officials said Friday. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said this could, for example, allow the U.S. to partially shift the…

PARIS (AP) — American celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has been found dead in his hotel room in France while working on his CNN series on culinary traditions around the world. He was 61. CNN confirmed the death, saying in a statement he was found unresponsive Friday morning by friend and chef Eric Ripert, and calling…