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President Donald Trump, right, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, second right, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, third right, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Trump says he has deals with China after meeting Xi to try to solve trade tensions

President Donald Trump said he's made deals with China after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, the final day of a trip to Asia that was an opportunity for the leaders of the world's two largest economies to stabilize relations after months of turmoil over trade issues.

Catrina sculptures stand in a field of cempasuchil flowers in San Luis Tlaxialtemalco on the outskirts of Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)

4 weeks ago in Features, World

This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk

Mexican marigold growers say they've been left reeling by torrential rains, stretching drought and other impacts from climate change — caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal – that have grown increasingly common.

FILE - A vampire bat is caught in a net in Aracy, in the northeast Amazon state of Para, Brazil, on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005. (AP Photo/Mario Quadros, File)

4 weeks ago in Features

How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions

The robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab is a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions.

People stay inside a shelter for families displaced by gang violence, flooded by rain brought by Hurricane Melissa, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

4 weeks ago in World

Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Rozier and Billups will not receive NBA salaries while on leave in gambling cases, AP sources say

NBA guard Terry Rozier and coach Chauncey Billups will not receive their salaries while on leave for their arrests on federal gambling-related charges, two people with knowledge of the matters told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

4 weeks ago in Trending, World

Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement

Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world's most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said Wednesday.

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Alpha Gamma Delta donates $10K to provide food for those facing food insecurity in Craighead

The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation to provide and distribute fresh produce to neighbors facing food insecurity and hunger in Craighead County.

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Bill and Alice Nix Farm Day set for Saturday in Jonesboro

Arkansas State University will celebrate the rich history of agriculture in the state at the annual Bill and Alice Nix Farm Day, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Judd Hill Farmers’ Market.

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Daylight Saving Time to end soon

It’s almost time to fall back with Daylight Saving Time (DST) coming to an end.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Manny Pacquiao hints at possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao has hinted a rematch of his 2015 blockbuster with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be on the cards next year. "Right now we have a lot of negotiations about my next fight — there's a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather," Pacquiao told a news conference Wednesday.

4 weeks ago in Sports

Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4

Dodger Stadium was still shaking with joy when Monday turned to Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays trudged into their clubhouse. Their 18-inning loss in Game 3 felt like a monumental setback that might have already decided the World Series.

4 weeks ago in Trending, World

Hurricane Melissa weakens as it churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm

Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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Delta Center and A-State launch NEA Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy

Arkansas State University's Delta Center for Economic Development and the College of Liberal Arts and Communication announced Tuesday the launch of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Leadership Accelerator Academy.

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