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Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most populous city features 19 candidates and comes after years of growing frustration over homeless encampments and open drug use. Whoever wins will oversee a completely new system of government. Portland is

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has arguably the world’s most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse practitioners killing patients with an injection of drugs at their request. Canada allows euthanasia for people who aren’t terminally ill but are suffering unmanageable pain. As Canada pushes to expand euthanasia and more

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The son of a South Carolina inmate is asking the governor to save his father from execution. Inmate Richard Moore is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Nov. 1 for the 1999 killing of a convenience store clerk during a robbery. Lyndall Moore says his father’s death sentence is

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel. Cartel gunmen stop youths on the street or in their cars and demand their phones. If they find a contact who’s a member of a rival faction, a chat with a wrong

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East and could spiral out of control, the U.N. special envoy for the Arab world’s poorest nation says. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that regrettably Yemen is part of the escalation — and he

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has raised close to $22 million. Campaign reports filed Tuesday show Missourians for Constitutional Freedom brought in more than $14 million between July and the end of September. The proposed constitutional amendment would guarantee the right to an

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says Kamala Harris would “cut her own path” once she wins the 2024 election, allowing for daylight between him and his vice president as Nov. 5 draws near. Biden’s comments on Tuesday may give Harris more license to stake out her own political and policy stances in

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post. The Justice Department said Tuesday it will monitor Portage County’s compliance with federal voting rights laws during early voting and on Election Day. Federal officials

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. It is the latest development over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children. The event in 2022 terrified kids and staff and caused them to scramble for cover and call 911. Police apparently didn’t know anything about a drill

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate anonymous text messages apparently targeting young Wisconsin voters, warning them not to vote in a state where they are ineligible. Free Speech for People, on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin,

NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Biden is reviving a lawsuit that accuses Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son filed the suit Tuesday in state court in Manhattan, adding two new defendants and arguing again that the dissemination of intimate images without his consent

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say two men have been indicted by a Baltimore grand jury and charged with killing at least seven people as suspected hitmen for a gang. Prosecutors said Tuesday that Cornell Moore and Keith Russell would steal cars and use those vehicles to carry out the shootings. They’ve also been linked to

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small businesses, homeowners and renters, delaying much needed relief for people applying for aid in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts involving the military last week in a violent border city. But she gave no sign of backing away from the outsized role that she and her predecessor have given to the armed forces. President

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to require Arizona’s 15 counties to verify the citizenship of about 42,000 voters registered to vote only in federal elections. The judge said in a ruling Friday that those who sought the checks didn’t have legal standing and that their request was made too close to

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo has been sentenced to seven years in prison for hiring a reputed mobster to assault her boyfriend in exchange for the defendant hosting a lavish wedding reception for the attacker. Fifty-nine-year-old Thomas Manzo, of Franklin Lakes, was also sentenced

AP Pro Football Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Brady has another new role in the NFL: owner. The seven-time Super Bowl champion purchased a minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, a deal unanimously approved by NFL team owners on Tuesday at the league’s annual fall meeting. In a lengthy statement on X, Brady said

Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting he will have significant influence on American agriculture policy if Donald Trump is elected president. On Monday, the onetime presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist posted a video on social media that he filmed outside the U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters. He said when Trump gets him inside

AP Film Writer The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said Tuesday. The deal gives Toho an established North American distributor and sales operation in GKIDS, which has become a force in animation since its founding in 2008. As producer and distributor of artist-driven

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jake E. Lee, a former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne, was shot and wounded multiple times in Las Vegas early Tuesday morning. Las Vegas police said in an emailed statement that the victim was shot around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday and was taken to a hospital for treatment. No arrests have

AP Business Writer Dozens of people rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. Tuesday, demanding that the company remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the U.S. Kellogg, the maker of Froot Loops and Apple Jacks, announced nearly a decade ago that it would remove artificial colors and ingredients from its products

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say companies have pledged $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico. But it is not clear how much of that was new, or certain. The projects included a plan by Mexico Pacific LLC for a LNG gas terminal on Mexico’s Gulf of California, also known as the

AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners have unanimously approved Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion “stadium of the future.” The decision should keep the Jaguars in one of the league’s smallest markets for at least another 30 years. With the Jags getting ready to play the second of back-to-back games in London, NFL owners essentially ended decades of

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump has seized on an opening to sound his frequent argument that imposing huge tariffs on foreign goods would amount to an economic elixir — one he claims would raise enormous sums for the government, protect U.S. firms from overseas competition and prod foreign companies to open factories in

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — A wild cat native to Africa and parts of Asia has been captured after roaming around a Chicago suburb. Authorities used a pole with a cord on the end to lasso and cage the caracal Tuesday in Hoffman Estates, northwest of Chicago. The large cat was first spotted in the

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a one-year extension of housing help for Maui wildfire survivors. Housing has been a major challenge in recovering from the August 2023 Lahaina wildfire. The fire killed at least 102 people and displaced 12,000. Hawaii officials say that the housing assistance was set to

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tim Heidecker is working through his existential dread. He’s best known for his absurdist comedy and creative partnership with Eric Wareheim that began when the pair was in college. As Heidecker has leaned more into songwriting in recent years, he has also embraced baring through music these dark meditations

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is refusing to say whether he’s spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since Trump left the White House. But if the two did speak, Trump said on Tuesday, it would be “a smart thing.” The Republican presidential candidate was pressed on his communication with the Russian

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Baker’s “Anora” is by wide consensus one of the year’s best films and a best picture contender at the Oscars. It’s also the culmination of Baker’s quest to chip away at the stigma of sex work. Baker has arrived at this moment despite charting what, nowadays, is

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied boarding a 2022 flight in Frankfurt after they had flown to Germany from New York. The U.S. Transportation Department said Tuesday that the fine is the largest the agency has issued

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries Wednesday, showcasing 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt. More than 100,000 of Egypt’s ancient treasures will be displayed in the world’s largest archaeological museum. It is near the Giza Pyramids and will open the halls for 4,000

DETROIT (AP) — Two Detroit police officers have been wounded after coming under gunfire by an off-duty officer who threatened suicide and later was fatally shot. Police Chief James White told reporters that the off-duty officer had been struggling with a mental health crisis and that the officers who were wounded had arrived in response

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Last year, Mexican American singer Becky G released her first album of regional Mexican music, “Esquinas.” Her newest album, “Encuentros,” makes it clear that this is not a temporary interest. She’s dedicated to exploring the folk music in depth, and by adding modern fusions. She told The Associated Press

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame is gearing up to reopen its doors in December as Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival. The plans are bringing nature back to the forefront of the City of Light and go beyond just restoring the cathedral’s iconic spire and medieval charm. The city announced

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is praising Hurricane Milton recovery efforts, saying power has never been restored to so many so quickly after a storm. There were still about 170,000 customers without electricity Tuesday, rivers continued to rise in some flooded areas and the state was still providing free gas to residents

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year behind bars for disobeying prison officials. Palina Sharenda-Panasyuk was arrested in 2021 during the crackdown on opposition that began after nationwide demonstrations broke out to protest the results of the disputed 2020 election.

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America during the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye. She was an over-the-top, heavy makeup-wearing performer who wore her heart on her sleeve and seemed in on the joke, televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. John has put her

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A snake slithered through the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The reptile appeared in the top of the fifth inning of the Dodgers’ 7-3 loss to the New York Mets on Monday. It wasn’t big enough to put a scare into anyone. Reliever

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge says lawyers must formally apologize for blaring a looped recording of a woman screaming last month as a test in a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia. U.S. Judge John Murphy last week ordered the attorneys to apologize to residents where the hourlong test took place before

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Santa Monica College is closed as police investigate a campus shooting that wounded an employee in what officials said was a “workplace violence incident.” No arrests have been made as of Tuesday. The community college says in a statement that the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Monday at

The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee plans to step down after six years in charge. Stanislav Pozdnyakov’s statement comes just over two months after a delegation of 15 Russians competed at the Paris Olympics as “Individual Neutral Athletes” without the national flag or anthem. The athletes did not represent the ROC and Pozdnyakov

Associated Press The candidates for U.S. president and their allies want men to believe their vote says big things about their masculinity. Republican Donald Trump suggests men are weak and a “beta male” unless they choose him. Democrat Kamala Harris’ supporters argue that real men vote for a woman. Hypermasculine put-downs, curse words and “bro”

Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven cownose stingrays are safely in a Florida Aquarium habitat after riding out Hurricane Milton in a touch tank at Tropicana Field, home of MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays. The stingrays, named for their cow-shaped heads, were relocated Monday from the ballpark after last week’s storm, the Tampa-based aquarium