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Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Ahead of her 15th birthday, Diana Zalazar’s body had gotten so big she could no longer squeeze into the dress she bought for her quinceañera to celebrate her passage into womanhood in Paraguay. Her mother sought help from a doctor, who suspected that growing inside of the 14-year-old Catholic

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome to Mongolia as the country ignored calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. His visit Tuesday was Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued the

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man sitting in his van after fixing a coffee machine inside a supermarket in the college town of Boulder was the first person killed. In just over a minute, nine more people died in a barrage of gunfire inside and outside the store in 2021 as the shooter targeted

Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice Film Festival regular Luca Guadagnino was back on the Lido to debut his new Daniel Craig film “Queer” on Tuesday night. A festival favorite, Guadagnino had to forgo a splashy red carpet premiere for the sexy tennis drama “Challengers” last year, when the studio delayed its release amid

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last week set a

AP Film Writer After $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix, it’s easy to forget the handwringing over “Joker.” In the lead up to its release in October 2019, the Todd Phillips film hit a cultural inflection point that had divisions forming before most had

Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to just seven states. They

SYDNEY (AP) — Two people have been rescued unharmed Tuesday after spending a night aboard a disabled yacht in the heavy seas off the Australian coast. The 60-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were rescued at 7:30 a.m. from their 62-foot yacht. It had been abandoned 185 miles east of the New South Wales state

BEIJING (AP) — A bus crashed into a group of students and their parents at a school in eastern China early Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring 13, police said. The students and parents were at the gate of a middle school in Tai’an city in the eastern province of Shandong just before 7:30 a.m.,

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret told news outlets. Moret

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of “harmony in diversity” and fight religious intolerance on Wednesday, as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, four-nation trip through tropical Southeast Asia and Oceania that will test his stamina and health. Francis had a packed first

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fierce storm is blowing out of the northern Philippines after leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides, floods and swollen waterways. Tropical Storm Yagi swept past Paoay town in Ilocos Norte province into the South China Sea Tuesday with sustained winds of up to 75 kilometers per hour and

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now comes the hard part: Pegula is 0-6 in major quarterfinals over her career — and

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A Venezuelan judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for the opposition’s former presidential candidate Edmundo González as part of a criminal investigation into the results of the highly anticipated July election that both the ruling party and its opponents claim to have won. The warrant was issued at

Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the Central American nation announced it would end its longstanding extradition treaty with the United States is feeding fears among Hondurans that the country’s legacy of corruption is continuing. President Xiomara Castro had inspired hope when she

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was placed on the non-football injury list after he was shot during an attempted robbery. The move made Monday clears up a spot on the 53-man roster for the 49ers while Pearsall recovers after being shot in the chest

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National Mall to protest against apartheid in South Africa. In 2017, as a senator, she returned to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address. In July, when she received word that she

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a U.S. electoral campaign punctuated by jibes about “childless cat ladies,” some might wish there were rules against mocking candidates based on their gender. Mexico — which just elected its first female president — has such a law but, surprise, it’s not that easy. The debate centers around a hard-fought

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a luxury jet used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that officials say was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States in violation of sanctions and export control laws. The Dassault Falcon 900EX was seized in the Dominican Republic and

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers walking along a road while dressed for a religious holiday in 2022. Noah Amato, a 19-year-old Ponte Vedra man, was sentenced for aggravated battery and carrying a concealed firearm in

AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says it’s not getting the cost reductions that it needs – and won’t rule out plant closings in its home country Germany. CEO Oliver Blume is also saying the company needs to end its job protection promise in effect since 1994 which bars layoffs through 2029. Germany’s

NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of violence marring one of the world’s largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture. A gunman targeting a specific group of people opened fire along the parade route in Brooklyn around 2:35

LAFAYETTE, Ga. (AP) — A 63-year-old man has been arrested in Alabama in the 2000 murder of a northwest Georgia woman. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office say they have charged Clerance D. George with murder and aggravated assault in the June 2000 death of Julie Ann McDonald. McDonald, a

FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead, police said. Three people were pronounced dead at the Forest Park station, an above-ground stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line. The fourth victim died at a hospital. The suspect got away but

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X nationwide. That’s according to the court’s website. The broader support among justices undermines the effort of Musk and his supporters to cast Justice Alexandre

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government said Monday that it’s suspending exports of some weapons to Israel because they could be used to break international law — a move with limited military impact intended to increase pressure by Israel’s frustrated allies for an end to the war in Gaza. Foreign

MILAN (AP) — Italian prosecutors say a 17-year-old high school student, who confessed to stabbing to death his 12-year-old brother and parents, had been suffering a general sense of “malaise,” but has been unable to provide a motive for a triple homicide that has shocked Italy. The minor, whose name is being withheld because of

AP Business Writer More than 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. were on strike Monday after choosing Labor Day weekend to amplify their demands for higher pay, fairer workloads and the reversal of COVID-era cuts. The UNITE HERE union, which represents the striking housekeepers and other hospitality workers, said 200 workers at the

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10 protesters in Nigeria are facing a possible death penalty after being charged with treason over their participation in recent demonstrations against the country’s worst-in-a-generation economic crisis. The protesters are accused of acting “with intent to destabilize Nigeria … and intimidate the president” during the protests. They

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli-American family that became an international symbol in the struggle to free hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza laid their son to rest on Monday after the discovery of his body and those of five others brought a fresh outpouring of grief. Tens of thousands of people thronged a

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued an arrest warrant for him. The official visit, in which he is to meet Tuesday with Mongolian leader Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, is Putin’s first to a member country of the International Criminal Court since it issued a warrant for his

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old suspect has been arrested in a shooting that killed another teenager and wounded four others near an Ohio high school campus about an hour after a football game. Police in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid said Sunday that the suspect was arrested at 8 p.m. Saturday at

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed two people in a car, including a contract worker at the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission near the border. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday said the strike took place in the southern coastal town of Naqoura. According to the U.N. peacekeeping mission, known as UNIFIL,

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a landslide has struck a bus in northern Pakistan, killing three people, including two security officials. Another passenger was injured in the accident on Monday in Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The bus was heading to Dasu district, where the country’s biggest hydropower project is being built with

AP Sports Writer The Oasis reunion could come earlier than expected. The Britpop-era band has ended a 15-year hiatus by announcing a tour of the British Isles next summer and 17 gigs sold out on Saturday following a scramble for tickets. Liam and Noel Gallagher are the once-feuding brothers who are the face of Oasis

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A former ethnic Greek mayor of an Albanian town whose imprisonment on vote-buying charges has strained Albanian-Greek ties has been released on probation. His lawyer said Monday Fredis Beleris was freed after a court in Fier, where he was serving a two-year sentence, accepted his request for early release.

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nicki Kämpf watched her daughter toddle across the sand in a Berlin playground and wondered whether she and her wife should move their 1 1/2-year-old west, after Alternative for Germany became the first far-right party to win a state election in post-World War II Germany. Kämpf, 29, and her wife

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a Kenyan man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been extradited nearly a year after he fled the United States. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe is wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend Margaret Mbitu. Her body was found in a car at Logan International Airport in Boston on

Associated Press SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 14-year sentence for a Pakistani Muslim leader accused of inciting the murder of anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders. Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali did not appear for trial at a closely guarded courtroom near Amsterdam on Monday as prosecutors accused him of abusing his position as

Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oil activities on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Albert have triggered widespread suffering among locals facing forced displacement and other violent abuses, a U.S. climate watchdog said Monday. The report by Climate Rights International says banks and insurers should withhold further funding for an oil development project run by

Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say two inmates were killed when detainees tried to break out of the main prison in capital Kinshasa. The government spokesman confirmed there was an “an attempted escape” on Monday. Local media reported security forces killed some of those who tried to flee. By Monday morning,

Associated Press NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AP) — Turmoil over China’s influence in the affairs of South Pacific island nations has flared as it emerged that a Pacific leader at the region’s most important diplomatic summit apparently pledged to erase an affirmation of Taiwan’s involvement in the meeting from its closing statement. The statement of the Pacific

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say they have recovered the bodies of all 22 people from a helicopter that crashed in Russia’s Far East leaving no survivors. The crash occurred in Kamchatka — a pristine peninsula with numerous volcanoes, known for its rugged beauty and rich wildlife. A Mi-8 helicopter with 19 tourists and

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Keir Starmer hasn’t had much of a summer honeymoon. Britain’s new prime minister was elected in a landslide less than two months ago. He had to cancel a planned vacation after anti-immigrant unrest erupted across the country. He has spent his first weeks in office dealing with the aftermath. Since

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has held a state burial of the remains of more than 700 victims of Nazi Germany’s World War II mass executions that were recently uncovered in the so-called Valley of Death in the country’s north. The observances Monday in the town of Chojnice began with a funeral Mass

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — President Yoon Suk Yeol has boycotted the formal opening of South Korea’s National Assembly as squabbles with the opposition deepen over allegations of wrongdoing by top officials and his wife. It’s a tradition for South Korean presidents to deliver a speech at opening ceremonies for assembly sessions, and

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Imagine a customer-service center that speaks your language, no matter what it is. Alorica, a company in Irvine, California, that runs customer-service centers around the world, has introduced an artificial intelligence translation tool that lets its representatives talk with customers who speak 200 different languages and 75 dialects. So

Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and U.S. President Joe Biden said he needed to do more after nearly 11 months

Associated Press UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukraine’s 16-year-olds, September marks the beginning of their final year of high school, a pivotal time for any student. But these teens have more than just grades and university choices on their minds: They’re grappling with the realities of war. One student, still haunted by memories of his

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. The attacks are believed to be the latest in the Iranian-backed rebels’ campaign that

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A tiger has bitten an animal handler on the arm at an Australian amusement park. Officials say the woman was taken by ambulance on Monday from Dreamworld in Queensland state to the Gold Coast University Hospital in stable condition. The Queensland Ambulance Service says the 47-year-old woman sustained “serious lacerations and

Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — When it comes to the niche business of moving elephants, Dr. Amir Khalil and his team might be the best. The Egyptian veterinarian’s résumé includes possibly the most famous elephant relocation on the planet. In 2020, Khalil’s team saved Kaavan, an Asian elephant, from years of loneliness

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been scrambling to make contingency plans since an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in a busy neighborhood killed a top Hezbollah commander and touched off fears of a full-scale war. For most, that means moving in with relatives or renting homes in Christian,

Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — concurring with the White House’s monthslong opposition to the company’s planned sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel. Her comments

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone of the nation’s capital and its suburbs. During former President Donald Trump ‘s administration, her office under the U.S. Department of Agriculture was told it would be

Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams promised to address the city’s history of prosecutorial and police misconduct. But conservative lawmakers have alleged he has over-reached by allowing for hundreds of people to have their convictions voided or sentences revised through post-conviction relief in the past few years.

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — For three months in 2016, Clare Hammond, a British journalist working in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, traveled across the country on trains with a mission to find out where they went, who built them, and why. Hammond recounts the journey in her book, “On the Shadow Tracks: A

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say a storm has unleashed pounding rains that set off landslides and flooded northern Philippine areas overnight into Monday, leaving at least 14 people dead and prompting the suspension of school classes and government work in the capital region. Tropical Storm Yagi slammed into Casiguran town in the

AP Sports Writer ESPN has gone off the air on a major carrier for the second straight year during the U.S. Open tennis tournament and in the midst of the first full weekend of college football. Disney Entertainment channels went dark on DirecTV Sunday night after the sides were unable to reach a new carriage

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history from many of the nation’s most significant criminal and civil trials — Charles Manson, O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, among others — died Sunday. She was 80. Deutsch was diagnosed

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This is pretty much all anyone needs to know about defending champion Coco Gauff’s 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 loss to Emma Navarro in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Sunday: Gauff wound up with more double-faults, 19, than winners, 14. It was the latest in a series of early-for-her

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Oksana Kozyna’s Paralympic debut was sure to have some unexpected moments, but the surprise she received might beat anything that could have happened on the court. The Ukrainian para badminton player was raised in an orphanage for disabled children in Dnipro, Ukraine, alongside teammate Oleksandr Chyrkov. Before her first singles

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador crowded around him as he began his last month in power by calling again for support of his judicial reform plan. In a rebuke to critics, López — who has spent six tumultuous years in office — demanded

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Authorities in the South American country of Guyana say they have seized more than 8,000 pounds (3,600 kilograms) of cocaine found in a lush jungle near the border with Venezuela. The land seizure is considered the biggest in recent history. Security Minister Robeson Benn told reporters Sunday that he estimates the

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials say one of the country’s most wanted human trafficker was killed Sunday in the capital, Tripoli. They say Abdel-Rahman Milad was shot dead Sunday by unknown assailants. Libyan media outlets reported that he was shot while he was in his vehicle in a western area of Tripoli. Footage

HONOLULU (AP) — Police say three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting at a home stemming from a dispute between neighbors in Hawaii on Saturday night. Honolulu police say the 58-year-old shooter was also fatally shot by a resident, who was arrested on a second-degree murder charge. The shooting happened after

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new law banning foreign nationals and green card holders from contributing to state ballot campaigns in Ohio. He cited grounds that the law curtails constitutionally protected free speech rights. U.S. District Judge Judge Michael Watson wrote Saturday that the law wouldn’t accomplish its stated goal

ISTANBUL (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Sunday to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing of stray dogs across Turkey. Last month, legislators approved the new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkish streets citing safety concerns. Animal-lovers fear it will lead to widespread

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz munched on a pork chop on a stick and washed it down with a vanilla shake as the Minnesota governor and his family visited his home state fair. Walz was joined Sunday by his wife, Gwen, and their daughter, Hope. He said there are