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Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine gun retailers are now requiring a three-day wait period for purchases under a new law that was among…

Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the…

Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Dozens of Maui surfers, canoe paddlers and boat riders made their way into the ocean off Lahaina on…

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a message to local governments: clear homeless encampments now or lose…

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker is announcing Thursday that she is switching to the…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qatar jointly demanded Israel and Hamas return to stalled talks on the…

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving $8 million in state money to Miami-Dade County to improve roads and other…

AP Golf Writer SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Morgane Metraux had a round to remember in the Paris Olympics. She was 8 under on the front…

Associated Press RENO, Nevada (AP) — A criminal complaint says a Nevada man accused of a hate crime admitted he mentioned a “hanging tree”…

Associated Press Missouri voters have narrowly passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend a quarter of its budget on police.…

NEWCASTLE, Maine (AP) — Maine wants to do more to honor America’s first female presidential Cabinet member. State leaders asked President Joe…

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The government of Paraguay has effectively ordered the United States ambassador to leave the South American nation,…

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Noah Lyles said he tested positive for COVID two days before he finished third in the 200-meter final at the Paris…

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Much of New Orleans was under a boil water advisory two days after a Mylar balloon struck power lines near the…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two West Virginia correctional officers accused of failing to intervene as their colleagues beat an…

AP Media Writer ABC News says Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate. The network’s…

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Legal experts say a lawsuit stemming from the Titan submersible disaster felt inevitable, but winning a big…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. jury has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in a financial conspiracy case that…

Associated Press Police are investigating how a woman died in a baggage room at O’Hare International Airport. Chicago Fire Department…

The “Yellowstone” sequel has its lead. Paramount announced Thursday that Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer would executive produce and star in…

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is wrestling over how and when to bring two astronauts back from the International Space…

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — The search is on for a small alligator in Erie, Pennsylvania, after it was caught on video last weekend swimming just off the…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Texas Rangers have visited the White House to celebrate their 2023 World Series victory with President Joe…

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — California’s governor flew in for the young bears’ debut. Throngs of media gathered inside the zoo, while the…

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a 20-year-old New Mexico woman has been recovered in Grand Canyon National…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, took time out of his Olympic duties to rally a group of…

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government has kicked out Nicaragua’s ambassador to the nation in retaliation for a similar move by…

Associated Press Authorities say two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are facing terrorism charges in the U.S. in connection with the…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Six University of Georgia students arrested during an April 29 protest against the Israel-Hamas war will remain suspended…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark,…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Protesters have rallied outside Bulgaria’s parliament to denounce a controversial legal amendment adopted the day before…

MIAMI (AP) — Federal forecasters are still predicting a highly active Atlantic hurricane season thanks to near-record sea surface temperatures and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Business groups in Mexico are warning of economic damage to companies and thousands of regular citizens as a protest blockade of…

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a lawsuit…

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A fire that destroyed a vacant landmark building in a southwestern Ohio community this week is considered suspicious because…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French police officer who killed a teenager during a traffic stop performed for the opening ceremony of the Paris…

AP Health Writer Three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, federal food safety…

Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has sacked the country’s prime minister and replaced him with another Cabinet…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 13 months of what felt like an endless breaking of heat records, the streak came to an end last month. The…

Associated Press A record multi-million dollar gift to Florida’s only public historically Black university has completely gone up in smoke. More…

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal investigators say they have uncovered the DNA of a former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after his iconic high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center, Philippe…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control…

AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year. That’s a welcome…

AP Sports Writer Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the US women’s basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rights groups say Nigerian security forces used gunshots and force to respond to mass protests against…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The final regular-season PGA Tour event won’t be starting until Friday. Wind and rain from Tropical Storm Debby led…

Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Republicans are questioning Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record after Vice President Kamala Harris…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A zoo in Syracuse, New York, has welcomed two baby patas monkeys born weeks apart. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo said Thursday…

NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries.…

Associated Press Cookbook author and TV personality Sandra Lee is a co-host and judge on a new Netflix competition series called “Blue Ribbon…

NEW YORK (AP) — Author-educator Kwame Anthony Appiah has received a $500,000 lifetime achievement award from the Library of Congress. Appiah, 70,…

Associated Press SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — “Alien” Romulus,” one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, is set to be one of the…

AP Health Writer The parents of Kentucky baby who died last fall after drinking bacteria-tainted infant formula are the latest to sue manufacturer…

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A revival of the cutthroat business play “Glengarry Glen Ross” is slated for Broadway this spring, cast…