WASHINGTON / AP In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court. The clash Monday night between Trump and Sally Yates, a career prosecutor and Democratic appointee, laid bare the growing discord and …

  CAIRO / AP The local affiliate of the IS group in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula says its fighters have killed and wounded 20 Egyptian soldiers in four days of fighting south of the city of el-Arish. In a statement released early Tuesday and posted on a pro-IS group website, the group said the fighting also resulted in the …

  TEHRAN / AP Iran’s foreign minister is refusing to confirm that the country conducted a missile test, saying Iran’s missile program is not part of a 2015 landmark nuclear deal between his country and world powers. The White House said Monday it is studying the details of an Iranian ballistic missile test. Iran is the subject of a United …