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AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new stage musical about Louis Armstrong on Broadway opens with the jazz icon in a rehearsal room alongside an anonymous piano player. Keep an eye on the guy on keys. In an act of casting kismet, he is Brandon Louis Armstrong, the music giant’s great-great nephew. The

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former casino dealer in Ohio has been charged with skimming chips from the pot more than a dozen times this summer. Court records don’t say how much the onetime poker room dealer at the JACK Cleveland Casino is accused of stealing. He was fired soon after a casino manager reviewed a

AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British pop star Ed Sheeran has apologized to Ruben Amorim after inadvertently interrupting the new Manchester United head coach during a live television interview. Amorim was talking on Sky Sports after United’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich on Sunday when Sheeran walked up to embrace analyst Jamie Redknapp. The

AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful physical. An All-Star with

AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host next month. The decision by FIFA member federations on December 11 has been seen as inevitable since last year despite the kingdom’s record on human rights. Democrats Ron Wyden of Oregon

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking. The high court declined to hear the case in a brief written order handed down Monday. The warnings include pictures of smoke-damaged lungs and feet blackened by diminished

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian man has been convicted of treason and sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services. It’s the latest in a series of espionage cases amid the fighting in Ukraine. The Volgograd District Court says Nikita Zhuravel

DALLAS (AP) — The founder of Dallas-based megachurch The Potter’s House, Bishop T.D. Jakes, suffered what the church called a “slight health incident” while delivering his sermon at the church. Jakes, 67, was speaking to churchgoers Sunday when he sat down and began trembling as several people gathered around him, with one person asking for

LONDON (AP) — Police in London have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after an 8-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured when a gunman fired into a car. Police said Monday the girl is in stable condition undergoing surgery and is expected to survive. A 34-year-old man who was wounded in the

LONDON (AP) — Britain says it has sanctioned 30 ships in Russia’s so-called shadow fleet that have been skirting restrictions to transport billions of dollars of petroleum. The Foreign Office in London said Monday it’s the biggest sanctions package targeting the fleet of illegitimate and often decrepit ships that are operating illegally to avoid sanctions.

AP Health Writer Ready or not, the holidays are here. It’s a time when many Americans accustomed to preparing simple meals find themselves responsible for safely serving multi-dish feasts. It’s no easy task. Outbreaks of some types of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has publicly criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for describing the leadership of the Caribbean country as “total morons.” Former council president Edgard Leblanc Fils said Macron had insulted an entire nation “living through dark times.” Macron was filmed making the remarks on the sidelines

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others have been released a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national park. Ouch Leng, who was awarded a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, was taken into custody on Sunday. He and other activists have documented an increase in illegal deforestation

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful will be able to view St. Peter’s tomb via a webcam as part of the Vatican’s upcoming Holy Year. Pope Francis will inaugurate the new webcam which has been installed beneath the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica next Monday. The link will also allow the faithful to

Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody. Jones alleges a bankruptcy auction was marred by fraud and collusion. The judge was scheduled to hear an emergency motion Monday

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain remains on high alert after the second major storm of the season battered the country over the weekend, leaving at least two people dead and disrupting road and rail travel. Hundreds of homes in England and Wales battled the floodwaters on Monday and several rail operators canceled services after

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best-selling author Barbara Taylor Bradford has died. She was 91. She became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the tenacious saga “A Woman of Substance” and wrote more than dozen other novels that sold more than 80 million copies worldwide. Starting with “A Woman of Substance,” published

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says the country’s population has grown to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, the first in nearly 40 years. The nationwide population census carried out earlier this month is a step aimed at modernizing data collection and planning in a country long impacted by conflict

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Swiss watchmaker Swatch has won a suit against the Malaysian government after a court ordered the return of 172 Swatch watches seized last year due to designs that authorities said bore LGBT elements. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution said Monday the government will wait for the court’s full judgment before deciding

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an agreement appear to be ripe. Israel’s military has killed nearly all of the militant group’s top leaders, but it

Associated Press I have a confession. I like the Thanksgiving leftovers better than the holiday feast. The Thanksgiving meal is a family favorite, and I love all of the foods. But what makes me even happier is opening the fridge the next morning and foraging for a slice of apple pie or some leftover roasted

AP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department and Google have made their closing arguments in a trial alleging Google’s online advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly. The arguments in federal court Monday in northern Virginia came as Google already faces a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine. The

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The newly elected Georgian parliament has opened its inaugural session as opposition lawmakers and the country’s president stayed away and thousands of protesters rallied outside under a heavy police presence. They accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of rigging the vote under Russian influence. The Oct. 26 election that

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania is reeling after a little-known, far-right populist secured the first round in the presidential election. Calin Georgescu was ahead Monday after nearly all ballots were counted with around 22.94% of the vote. Most local surveys predicted he’s win less than 10%. He will face reformist Elena Lasconi in

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says police have arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi. Monday’s statement from the country’s Interior Ministry offered no motive for the slaying of Zvi Kogan. Kogan, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who went missing on Thursday, ran a kosher grocery

BEIRUT (AP) — An international human rights group says an Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime. The Oct. 25 airstrike killed three journalists as they slept at a guesthouse in southeast Lebanon in one of

Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. chief, Pope Francis and others are calling for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their deployment grows. They made the appeal Monday at a conference on the 25-year-old Mine Ban Treaty that opened in Cambodia. A land mine monitoring group

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of India’s main opposition party have protested against billionaire Gautam Adani, who was recently indicted in the U.S. for alleged fraud and bribery, and accused the government of protecting the Indian coal magnate whose companies’ shares have plunged since the charges last week. Activists belonging to

Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities have closed schools and suspended internet services in a northern Indian city a day after four people were killed in clashes sparked by an official survey probing whether a 16th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple. Nearly 1,000 Muslim protesters gathered outside the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal

Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — American Airlines says it doesn’t expect significant disruptions to flights this week as a result of a labor strike at its hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. Service workers there walked out Monday during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been acquitted on charges he persuaded a witness to lie in court to understate Lee’s past criminal conviction, in a rare moment of relief from broad legal troubles that threaten to derail his political career. Following the ruling Monday at the

Associated Press KARO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say rescuers have recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages on Sumatra Island. Six people are still missing. Mud, rocks and trees tumbled down a mountain after torrential rains over the weekend, and

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel-Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. Israel has concentrated its attacks on villages and neighborhoods where many Hezbollah

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A spate of iconic rebrands in recent weeks have left some people reeling in a consumerist society where what we buy says a lot about who we are. Iconic British carmaker Jaguar unveiled a rebrand that sparked an uproar online over a rollout video that features models wearing bright colors,

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand’s conservation agency said. New Zealand is

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Syriza, the left-wing party which once governed Greece, has elected a new leader after a year of internal turmoil and diminishing popularity. Sokratis Famellos, 58, on Sunday defeated fellow lawmaker Pavlos Polakis and two other candidates in a vote open to all party members and people aligned to the

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early Sunday, local authorities said. It swept away a young girl, spurred evacuations and left parts of the city without electricity. Torrential rain on Saturday caused a river to

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta. The September blazes produced a toxic chemical cloud that forced nearby residents to shelter in place. Fires at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into