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CUMBERLAND, R.I. (AP) — A young Rhode Island girl has finally figured out how to determine if Santa Claus is real — DNA. Cumberland police Chief…

By LEA SKENE BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s new top prosecutor, Ivan Bates, announced Friday that he’ll personally prosecute a defendant who was…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Twenty-two regional and national news organizations have formed a coalition to ask a judge to…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police are investigating after gunfire erupted at a Kansas City funeral home, leaving three people with gunshot injuries…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A delegation led by the highest-ranking woman at the United Nations has urged the…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit claims Disneyland employees snickered at a disabled woman struggling to get off a Jungle Cruise boat before she…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has fired co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss. The move comes amid an investigation by campus police into possible…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — There is quite a bit of history between the team behind “Theater Camp,” a loving satire…

By GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the…

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in southern Germany say efforts to put out a fire on a train turned into a spectacular chase after the driverless diesel…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a lower court judge’s ruling that sided with…

By JOHN O’CONNOR and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois emergency medical professionals should be tried on…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for taking off his seat belt to film a…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Defense lawyers are asking for a University of Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder to be released on…

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America As more than a dozen states consider passing anti-transgender legislation this year, North Dakota…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh albums from Sam Smith and Elle King, the return of Jennifer Lopez in…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Italy’s most storied soccer club Juventus has been hit with a massive 15-point penalty for false…

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A towering Denny’s Restaurant sign in central Kentucky fell on a car during high winds, killing a woman and…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph has asked a…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A group of police officers and paramedics pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming…

By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Administrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An investigation into a private investment firm in Jamaica where $12.7 million…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Marine who said he was waiting for “Civil war 2” and two other active-duty members of the military…

ANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — A man charged in the Christmas Day beating death of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl has been returned to the state. Ivon Adams…

By NARDOS HAILE Associated Press Glittering rock ‘n’ roll, women warriors and kings, spellbinding multiverses and stories of friendship and…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Witnesses in some towns across Ethiopia’s Tigray region say troops from neighboring Eritrea…