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By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Scores of people, including at least a dozen dressed in drag, showed up late Friday for a…

NEW YORK (AP) — If the drama happening inside the court buildings in lower Manhattan where a grand jury is pondering possible charges against…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When an Iranian drone struck a U.S. base in northeastern Syria, killing a contractor and…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of…

By TRISHA AHMED and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota utility has begun shutting down a nuclear power plant near…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man serving a life sentence for kidnapping and mutilating a marijuana dispensary owner has received additional time for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Joe…

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was the stuff of novels: For years, a con artist plagued the publishing industry, impersonating…

PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two people have died in a helicopter crash in Southern California. That’s according to the Riverside…

By DAVE COLLINS and DAVID SHARP Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A business jet flying over New England violently pitched upward then…

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press A 17-year-old has been charged with kidnapping two migrants whose rescue this week from a Houston hotel by FBI…

CAIRO (AP) — Tribal leaders in Sudan say two days of tribal violence in African country’s west have killed at least 5 people. They say the…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Utah’s sweeping social media legislation passed this week is an ambitious attempt to shield children…

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A former contestant on the long-running television game show “Family Feud” has been charged with first-degree murder and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reese Witherspoon and her husband say they are divorcing after nearly 12 years of marriage. The actor-producer and her husband,…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida charter school principal has been forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last…

MIAMI (AP) — A convicted drug trafficker has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to participating in the assassination of Haiti’s president in…

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press United Nations (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says humanity’s survival depends on how…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Alberto Ibargüen announced Friday that he was stepping down as the leader…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The developer of a planned Nevada geothermal power plant says it intends to sue U.S wildlife…

By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two years and at least $1.4 million spent, the U.S. Drug…

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy’s remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — ConocoPhillips has detailed reasons and remedies following a natural gas leak last year on the North Slope that caused 300…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include the romantic comedy “Rye Lane” set in modern London, the series…

CAIRO (AP) — A popular gay social networking application has issued a warning to its users in Egypt, as police impersonate community members to…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space agency says three astronauts who were supposed to leave the International Space Station this month will be…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Disabled voters who need assistance submitting absentee ballots say local election leaders…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A federal judge is threatening to report two attorneys for disciplinary action for delaying the trial of a…

By CORA LEWIS and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan, long known as a mainstay of organized labor, on Friday became the first state…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s new capital gains tax, which was…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a sweeping Republican measure aimed at…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press DUNNIGAN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ended some state water restrictions. Newsom made the…

BERLIN (AP) — Police say a man has threatened passengers on a train in eastern Germany and injured a teenager with an ax-like implement. The…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba holds National Assembly elections Sunday, but there are only 470 candidates running for…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THEODORA TONGAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has welcomed the return of ancient artifacts from the…