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Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has disqualified a number of booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that…

AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff stopped by USA women’s basketball practice on Friday to wish the team success…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.; Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va.; Rep. Ro Khanna; D-Calif. ___…

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An initiative to ask voters if they want to protect the right to a pre-viability abortion in Montana’s…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines and the union representing its flight attendants have a deal on a new contract. President Joe Biden says…

AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has rescinded its extended suspension of Bob Baffert, allowing the Hall of Fame trainer to…

AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA players have amped up their clothes game, garnering attention off the court for their pregame fashion choices.…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days at the home of Hawaii Gov. Josh…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top four officers of the National Guard Bureau have left or are set to retire in about two weeks, and to…

AP Media Writer From a media perspective, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing at the Republican convention that nominated him as its…

MIAMI (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother have been indicted in South Florida on federal charges of committing more than $1…

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar announced a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters…

Associated Press A global technology outage has curtailed treatment at hospitals across the country. Medical centers reported Friday morning that…

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s elections enforcer said he found no evidence that Attorney General Austin Knudsen violated…

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (AP) — Part of an ancient Michigan cave where “The Great Train Robbery” was filmed has collapsed under heavy rain.…

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers. But here’s some good news: A…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus has become a bedrock of support for President Joe Biden as he faces calls from…

AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will once again step into the spotlight during All-Star Weekend with their…

AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Donald Trump made a pitch for votes from autoworkers in key swing states during his acceptance speech for the…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed, and she is first woman and first Black…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has temporarily blocked a hearing from taking place in a dispute between one of the state’s most…

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Officials in Haiti say at least three people have died and up to 40 remain missing after a boat in the…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and…

Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 72-year-old man picking huckleberries in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked in a…

Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet”…

ATLANTA (AP) — The new judge presiding over the racketeering and gang prosecution of rapper Young Thug and several other defendants says she plans…

Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against an Eastern Shore landlord and his company,…

AP Sports Writer ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have set a deadline of six months from now to decide on a plan for the future of Arrowhead…

Associated Press Authorities say five people, including four children, have been killed in a shooting in central Alabama. Court records show that…

AP Airlines Writer Thousands of flights have been canceled after a worldwide internet outage hit many leading airlines, forcing passengers to…

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when…

Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance has entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Trump’s running mate in the…

Associated Press A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges…

AP College Football Writer Utah State’s Blake Anderson was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from…

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”…

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights…

AP Music Writer Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard…

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former manager for eBay Inc.’s. global security team has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field. University trustees approved a resolution naming the field at…

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute on Friday announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the influential film…

Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of espionage charges…

Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Venice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A United Nations panel of human rights experts has called on Belarus to release the Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder of…

Associated Press Months beforehand, some Pennsylvania lawmakers had proposed to outlaw the type of rifle that was used in the assassination attempt…

AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is warning that state laws that restrict banks from considering environmental, social…

NEW YORK (AP) — The last few years have been brutal for the climate — and for the humans and other living things within it. Around the globe,…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council member accused of biting a police official says officers used excessive force as she tried to help someone…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft…

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of…

ROME (AP) — The Vatican has released on Friday the program for Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium and Luxembourg in late September, where he will…