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Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Victims of domestic violence in New Zealand will be allowed to cut ties to abusive spouses more…

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most…

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has arguably the world’s most permissive system of euthanasia — the practice of doctors and nurse…

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…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside Mexico’s…

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East and could spiral out of…

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has raised close to $22 million.…

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden says Kamala Harris would “cut her own path” once she wins the 2024 election, allowing…

RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon announced Tuesday that more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked the state and federal departments of justice to investigate…

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…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say two men have been indicted by a Baltimore grand jury and charged with killing at least seven people as suspected…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts…

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…

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…

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…

Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suggesting he will have significant influence on American agriculture policy if Donald Trump is elected…

AP Film Writer The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire the Oscar-winning animation outfit GKIDS, the companies said…

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…

AP Business Writer Dozens of people rallied outside the Michigan headquarters of WK Kellogg Co. Tuesday, demanding that the company remove artificial…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say companies have pledged $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico. But it is not clear how…

AP Pro Football Writer NFL owners have unanimously approved Jacksonville’s $1.4 billion “stadium of the future.” The decision should keep…

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Donald Trump has seized on an opening to sound his frequent argument that imposing huge tariffs on foreign goods…

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — A wild cat native to Africa and parts of Asia has been captured after roaming around a Chicago suburb. Authorities…

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a one-year extension of housing help for Maui wildfire survivors.…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tim Heidecker is working through his existential dread. He’s best known for his absurdist comedy and…

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is refusing to say whether he’s spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin since…

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…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States fined German airline Lufthansa $4 million for its treatment of a group of Jewish passengers who were denied…

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries Wednesday, showcasing 12 halls that…

DETROIT (AP) — Two Detroit police officers have been wounded after coming under gunfire by an off-duty officer who threatened suicide and later was…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Last year, Mexican American singer Becky G released her first album of regional Mexican music, “Esquinas.”…

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…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is praising Hurricane Milton recovery efforts, saying power has never been restored to so many…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced an imprisoned opponent of hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to an additional year…

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…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A snake slithered through the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout during Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. The reptile…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge says lawyers must formally apologize for blaring a looped recording of a woman screaming last month as a test…

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Santa Monica College is closed as police investigate a campus shooting that wounded an employee…

The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee plans to step down after six years in charge. Stanislav Pozdnyakov’s statement comes just…

Associated Press The candidates for U.S. president and their allies want men to believe their vote says big things about their masculinity.…

Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Seven cownose stingrays are safely in a Florida Aquarium habitat after riding out Hurricane Milton in…