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GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, and expressed hope that Russia might join in the peace process someday. The lakeside Bürgenstock resort near Lucerne is expected to host the June 15-16 gathering that will …

House Republican lawmakers left a closed-door meeting late on Wednesday afternoon furious at their 19 GOP colleagues who blocked the chamber from advancing a bill to renew a key surveillance tool of the federal government. “When you have a majority, where members in the majority will not support the rules and the procedures set forth by the majority, you effectively …

A 68-year-old woman who was attacked and robbed as she walked into church over the weekend sustained a skull fracture and remains in critical condition, a family member said on Tuesday. The suspect, who is still on the loose, followed the woman up the steps of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in the Jamaica section of Queens, N.Y., before jumping …