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New York (AP) — Bond yields rose and stocks mostly bounced back from an early slide to finish with modest losses Friday, a downbeat end on Wall Street to an otherwise milestone-setting week for the broader market.

The small decline snapped a six-day winning streak for the S&P 500, though the benchmark index still notched a weekly gain. The S&P 500 set three straight all-time highs earlier in the week, extending the market’s solid gains in June into July. The S&P is up 19.3% so far this year.

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of immigrant workers fired from President Donald Trump’s golf clubs say they want to meet with him at the White House to make the case that they should not be deported.

The 21 maids, groundskeepers and other workers fired earlier this year from five of Trump’s clubs asked their former employer in a letter this week to remember all their hard work and give them a chance to make their case in person why they should stay in the country.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 04 (APP): Millions of people from minority backgrounds in the Indian state of Assam are living in a “xenophobic climate”, and face marginalization and a rise in hate speech on social media, UN experts have warned.

The concerns raised by the group of UN Special Rapporteurs are linked to draft amendments to the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, which excludes more than 4 million people, in particular Muslims and Hindus of Bengali descent.

UNITED NATIONS, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday reiterated the importance of a credible, free, fair and peaceful presidential election to be held in Guinea-Bissau on Nov. 24.

The Security Council called upon leaders of all political parties in Guinea-Bissau to continue to refrain from incitement of followers towards any violent action.

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 02 (APP): The United Nations peacekeeping chief has praised Pakistani troops for the “great dedication and professionalism” they have displayed in serving the world body’s peacekeeping missions around the globe that contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security.

NEW YORK, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Toy Association was "relieved" at Washington's decision to halt additional new tariffs on Chinese imports, the association said Monday.

"It is our hope that renewed negotiations will produce meaningful progress, while we remain adamant that tariffs on children's toys is the wrong approach and should never come to pass," said Steve Pasierb, president and chief executive of the association, in a statement.

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the United Nations, who either attended the 14th Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka of Japan, or stayed at the UN headquarters in New York, seized the opportunity when leaders of major world economies got together, trying hard to bring their attention to climate change.

The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, which concluded Saturday, was held against the backdrop of what the UN chief described as "a moment of high political tension."

NEW YORK (AP) — Elton John on Friday called out Russian President Vladimir Putin for saying that liberalism is “obsolete” and conflicts with the “overwhelming majority” in many countries.

In a story published by the Financial Times newspaper , Putin said “the liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population.” John said in a statement released Friday that he disagrees with Putin’s “view that pursuing policies that embrace multicultural and sexual diversity are obsolete in our societies.”

NEW YORK (AP) — The largest political action committee dedicated to electing LGBTQ candidates endorsed Democrat Pete Buttigieg for president on Friday, saying he’s “redefining what is possible in American politics” and is the best person to defeat President Donald Trump.

LGBTQ Victory Fund President Annise Parker joined the 37-year-old gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, during a World Pride campaign event in Brooklyn to make what she described as a “historic” announcement.

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 28 (APP): The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has denounced the Taliban for publicly threatening to turn media outlets in the war-torn country into military targets, stressing freedom of the press is critical and civilians should never be deliberately targeted with violence.