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Associated Press FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are seeking relief from water misters because of soaring late summer temperatures that also prompted some Midwestern schools to let out early or cancel sports practices. High temperatures combined with oppressive humidity made it feel well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man scheduled to be put to death is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard. Loran Cole is slated to be executed Thursday for raping a woman and murdering her brother in

Diseases spread by mosquitoes are in the spotlight again because of recent U.S. illnesses. People in some areas of Massachusetts have been warned to stay indoors when mosquitoes are most active after a rare case of eastern equine encephalitis was discovered. And Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, was recently hospitalized

SEATTLE (AP) — An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday. Port of Seattle officials are working to investigate the outages and restore full service. Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle said Sunday that officials were working around the clock to get the system

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government says it is imposing a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles that matches U.S. tariffs and follows similar plans announced by the European Commission. The announcement comes after encouragement by U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday.

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. Durov was detained Saturday at Le Bourget airport in a judicial inquiry opened last month involving 12 alleged criminal violations,

HARVEY CEDARS, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman trying to board a boat from a raft over the weekend was killed when she was struck by the propeller. New Jersey State Police said in a statement Monday that 18-year-old Zeina Mahafzah of Wayne, New Jersey, was in a raft being pulled by a boat

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan electoral official has denounced what he calls a “grave lack of transparency and veracity” in last month’s presidential vote in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner despite claims he was trounced by the main opposition candidate. Juan Carlos Delpino is one of five members of the National

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Police say nine men have died after a large pile of gravel collapsed on them while they were working in a quarry in Zambia. A police spokesperson says the men were operating illegally in the quarry and were loading gravel onto a truck. The driver of the truck survived with injuries

Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have thrown into question whether they will meet for a debate next month as scheduled, with the presidential nominees in disagreement over whether microphones should be muted. The Democratic and Republican presidential nominees are slated to meet Sept. 10 in Philadelphia for a debate

The sports world is reacting to the death of Swedish soccer coach Sven-Göran Eriksson. England’s first ever foreign-born manager died Monday at home surrounded by his family, his agent Bo Gustavsson told The Associated Press. He was 76. His death followed eight months after he revealed he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

BALTIMORE (AP) — A man charged with killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September has pleaded guilty to attempted murder counts in a separate arson and home invasion case just days earlier that left two people seriously injured. Thirty-three-year-old Jason Billingsley entered the guilty plea instead of going to trial Monday morning. Officials say

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 villagers and soldiers have been killed in central Burkina Faso during a weekend attack on a village by al-Qaida-linked jihadis, in what a regional specialist calls one of the deadliest this year in the conflict-battered West African nation. Wassim Nasr, a Sahel specialist and senior research

Associated Press GRAFTON, Ohio (AP) — Almost 60 members of the public attended a five-course meal at a state prison in northeast Ohio that the facility says is the first of its kind in state history. The meal was prepared with food grown in the garden on the prison grounds. The incarcerated men who participated

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday condemned Russia’s overnight and early morning barrage on his country as “vile” and said it involved over 100 missiles of various types and about 100 “Shahed” drones. Ukraine’s leader said there were deaths and dozens of injuries and that the attack caused a

AP Sports Writer Sven-Goran Eriksson, the Swedish soccer manager who spent five years as England’s first ever foreign-born coach after making his name winning trophies at club level in Italy, Portugal and Sweden, died Monday. He was 76. Eriksson died at home surrounded by his family, his agent Bo Gustavsson told The Associated Press. His

Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks on Monday, officials said, while the military said security forces killed 21 insurgents, marking one of the deadliest days of violence in the restive Baluchistan province, with reports of other shootings and destruction in the area

BERLIN (AP) — At least one person has died and two others are still missing after an ice cave partially collapsed as a group of tourists was visiting the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in southern Iceland. In a statement posted on social media, local police say first responders received a call shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Nearly 11 months into the war with Hamas, Israel’s economy is struggling as the country’s leaders grind ahead with an offensive in Gaza that shows no signs of ending and threatens to escalate into a wider conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the economic damage is only temporary. But

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several homes in Ketchikan, Alaska, killing a city public works employee who was cleaning stormwater drains. Sunday’s landslide injured three in the latest such disaster to strike the mountainous region. It prompted a mandatory evacuation

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hovering around record highs at the start of a week featuring another full slate of corporate earnings and the government’s latest inflation reading. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% in morning trading Monday. The benchmark index is within 1% of its record set in July. The

AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix. But while the allure of A-listers on those picturesque docks is a welcome return to

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Closing arguments are set in the trial of a former Democratic politician accused of killing a veteran Las Vegas investigative reporter almost two years ago. A Nevada jury then is expected on Monday to deliberate the fate of defendant Robert Telles. He has denied killing veteran reporter Jeff German

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge will hear arguments over whether to dismiss charges against Republicans who signed a document falsely claiming Donald Trump won Arizona in 2020 and others accused of scheming to overturn the race’s outcome. At least a dozen defendants are seeking a dismissal in the hearing Monday under a law

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At an intersection seven miles from the presidential villa, frustrated drivers honk as a herd of cattle feeds on the grass beautifying the median strip and slowly marches across the road, their hooves clattering against the asphalt. For the teenage herder guiding them, Ismail Abubakar, it is just another

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Please disregard AS–Koreas-Tensions, published on Sep. 3, 2024, and datelined in SEOUL, South Korea. It is outdated.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Airstrikes on a village in northern Mali near the Algerian border have killed 21 civilians, including 11 children. That’s according to a spokesman for a coalition of Tuareg-majority pro-independence groups on Sunday. If confirmed, the attack on the village of Tinzaouatine would mark the largest number of civilians killed by drones

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protestors took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday in the latest opposition to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances. Demonstrators rallied in Mexico City as well as in Michoacan, Puebla,

Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Lathan Norton scored from second base on an overthrow at first as Lake Mary, Florida, rallied Sunday to beat Taiwan 2-1 in eight innings and claim the Little League World Series championship. Taiwan clung to a 1-0 from the first inning until Florida’s last at-bat. The team from

WASHINGTON (AP) — Walmart has recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in stores across the U.S. that were found to contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the recall a more urgent classification Friday after making its original announcement Aug. 15. The new classification said the

SAO PAULO (AP) — Local authorities in Brazil say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people. At least 36 cities are on high alert. The state’s governor said Saturday that local and federal authorities were stepping up efforts to control the fires. The fires have raged in the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Oct. 8 trial date has been set for two Nevada men accused of damaging rock formations estimated to be 140 million years old at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. The U.S. Department of Justice says 37-year-old Wyatt Clifford Fain and 31-year-old Payden David Guy Cosper could each face up

AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen is enjoying his odd slice of baseball history as he prepares to become the first major league player to appear in the same game for both teams. Jansen was in the lineup for the Toronto Blue Jays when they faced Boston on June

Polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel’s military said Sunday, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century. It was not immediately clear how, or how quickly, the more than 25,000 vials of vaccine would be distributed in Gaza, where ongoing fighting

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a sleepy summer weekend at the box office, holdovers reigned supreme as newcomers landed without a splash. “Deadpool & Wolverine” reclaimed first place at the North American box office in its fifth weekend with $18.3 million. Its cumulative international earnings now sit at over $1.2 billion. The Walt

NEW YORK (AP) — The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City has been shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride last week. City officials say the 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when ride operators took it out of service due to

DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Four men have been found dead in a park in northwest Georgia, and an investigation is underway. Deputies were dispatched to Pleasant Grove Park in Dalton around 11:15 p.m. Saturday after reports of shots being fired. The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that when the deputies arrived,

BEIRUT (AP) — Five-time former Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss, who served during some of the most tumultuous years of his country’s modern history, died Sunday at age 94, the current premier said. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati described Hoss, who was also a former government minister and member of parliament, as the “conscience of

Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama high school football player, who died after being critically injured during a game, was remembered at a Monday memorial service as a caring and talented athlete who accomplished much in his 16 years. Morgan Academy quarterback Caden Tellier died Saturday after being injured during the school’s Friday

Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, has sold at auction for over $24 million. Heritage Auctions said the New York Yankee slugger’s jersey went for $24.12 million early Sunday after a bidding war in

Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hurricane Hone passed just south of Hawaii on Sunday, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of the islands. Meanwhile, the eastern Pacific saw a new threat emerge as Tropical Storm

Associated Press Minnesota had a half-century-old process for permitting clean energy projects that could keep developers waiting over a year for approval. For Gov. Tim Walz, outdated laws were going to make it impossible for his state to reach its goal of 100% renewable energy unless things were changed. So he worked with legislators earlier

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz served in the National Guard for 24 years, rising through the enlisted ranks and receiving an honorable discharge. It is a record seen as one of his political strengths. Republicans are trying to turn it into a weakness. They have seized on criticism from

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top UN official is warning that the Taliban’s new vice and virtue laws provide a distressing vision for Afghanistan’s future. The laws include a requirement for a woman to conceal her face, body and voice outside the home. Roza Otunbayeva, who heads the U.N. mission in the country, said Sunday the

Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — The founder and CEO of the messaging service Telegram was detained at a Paris airport on an arrest warrant alleging his platform has been used for money laundering, drug trafficking and other offenses, French media reported Sunday. Pavel Durov, a dual citizen of France and Russia, was taken into

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency confirmed. Ryan Evans, 38, was staying at the Hotel Sapphire with colleagues in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region when it was hit by

Associated Press Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Sunday launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes that have raised fears of an all-out war. By mid-morning, the exchange of fire had ended, with both sides saying they had only aimed at military targets. The Israeli strikes killed three militants in Lebanon,

BEIJING (AP) — China has expressed its opposition to the latest U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies over their alleged ties to Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying it would adopt necessary measures to safeguard the rights and interests of the country’s businesses. The U.S. on Friday announced sweeping sanctions on hundreds of firms in Russia and

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim pilgrims returning from Iraq through Iran fell from a highway into a ravine in southwest Pakistan, killing at least

Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and eight wounded at a festival marking the city’s 650th anniversary. A judge at the Federal Court of Justice in

Associated Press PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — The northern bald ibis, or the Waldrapp, once soared over North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and much of Europe. They were hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century. While breeding and rewilding efforts have been successful, the birds no longer knows the route to migrate for the winter.

Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria’s largest city, stressed-out residents are finding their reset button in a “rage room” where they pay to smash electronics and furniture with a sledgehammer. It’s a break from the strain of the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation in Africa’s most populous country. Times are tough in

Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (AP) — It was the summer of 1945 when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan, killing thousands of people as waves of destructive energy obliterated two cites. It was a decisive move that helped bring about the end of World War II, but survivors and the generations that

Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A spate of officer-involved shootings has made Anchorage, Alaska, the latest in a long list of American cities to wrestle with how police use force. Since May officers have shot seven people, four fatally, the most recent a homicide suspect who opened fire on them Friday. That’s twice as

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Political conventions are exercises in storytelling. Presidential campaigns are, too. And in the history of the United States, the American story and who gets to tell it can be a contentious thing. In this campaign season, both major parties are using storytelling in very different ways to summon

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of people in various states of undress cruised the streets of Philadelphia to cheers from onlookers in the 15th annual Philly Naked Bike Ride. The ride, which started in 2009, is billed as promoting cycling as fuel-conscious transportation and encouraging body positivity. Organizers stress that participants aren’t required to ride completely

AP Business Writer NASA says it won’t use Boeing’s Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth. Saturday’s decision is another black eye to Boeing’s reputation and another setback for the company’s troubled defense and space business. Boeing is better known for building passenger airplanes. But lately it’s been getting even more revenue

Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, spent time in the hospital after being infected with West Nile virus and is now recovering at home, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday. Fauci is expected to make a full recovery, the spokesperson said on condition of anonymity due to security concerns. West Nile

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has decided it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule. They’ll have to wait until February for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight

PARIS (AP) — Before he died this week, French film icon Alain Delon once suggested he wanted his beloved sheepdog Loubo buried with him. To the relief of animal lovers around France, Loubo will be allowed to survive. Delon, an internationally acclaimed and prolific actor and producer, died Sunday, aged 88, and will be buried

Associated Press A rare but deadly disease spread by mosquitoes has one town in Massachusetts closing its parks and fields each evening. Four other towns are urging people to avoid going outdoors at night. They’re concerned about eastern equine encephalitis. State health officials announced last week a man in his 80s had caught the disease,

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans delegates have chosen Circuit Court Judge Patrick O’Grady as their nominee to run for one of two available Supreme Court seats. In doing so, they passed over a prominent attorney charged with trying to tamper with voting machines. Matthew DePerno rose to prominence after repeatedly questioning the results of

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons. They argue in the class action lawsuit that it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. Filed by Disability Rights of New York on behalf of people with

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles Saturday from the home of the divisive social media personality Andrew Tate, days after he was placed under house arrest following new human trafficking allegations. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, both former kickboxers and dual British-U.S. citizens

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine said the 115 Ukrainian servicemen who were freed were conscripts, many of whom were taken prisoner in the first months of Russia’s invasion. Among them

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in southwest Pakistan say a roadside bomb attached to a motorcycle went off near a police office, killing two children and a woman and wounding 15 people. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the attack Saturday in Pishin, a district in Balochistan province. Suspicion is likely to fall on

OULU, Finland (AP) — Performers at this year’s Air Guitar World Championships in Finland tuned up Friday for the air guitar world’s version of the Olympics, featuring dedicated competitors like “Shred Lasso” and “Guitarantula.” This year’s championships began Wednesday with Airientation in Oulu, Finland. The Dark Horses Qualifications followed on Thursday, culminating with the World

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of police, backed by riot squads, have raided a vast religious compound in a southern Philippine city in search of a local preacher accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking. Apollo Quiboloy has denied the allegations. A supporter of the group, called Kingdom of Jesus Christ, reportedly died

Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded festival marking this city’s 650th anniversary. The extremist group said on its news site that the attacker targeted Christians and that as a “soldier of