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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's state media has reiterated the country's goal of developing a nuclear missile capable of reaching the continental United States on the same day rivals Washington and Seoul detected a failed missile launch from an area near the North's capital. The North's Rodong Sinmun newspaper also said Saturday that the country revealed two types of new intercontinental ballistic missiles in an April 15 military parade.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says North Korea "disrespected" China with its most recent ballistic missile test. South Korea's military said in a statement Friday afternoon that North Korea had fired the missile from an area near the capital of Pyongyang, but provided no other details. U.S. and South Korean officials say the launch apparently failed.

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his support for gun rights, telling attendees of a National Rifle Association convention that "the eight-year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end." Trump is the first sitting president to address the group's annual convention in more than 30 years. He assured the audience he would defend their right to bear arms in a campaign-like speech reminiscent of his election rallies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will roll back restrictions on oil drilling in the Arctic. Trump says at a White House signing ceremony that, "today we're unleashing American energy and clearing the way for thousands and thousands of high-paying energy jobs."

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington lobbying firm that worked under the direction of Paul Manafort's firm has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent - the same day a spokesman for Manafort backed off his previous statement that Manafort would also register. As of Friday, two of the lobbying firms involved in the influence campaign on behalf of Ukrainian interests have acknowledged that their work should have been disclosed to the Justice Department.

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