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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are inching closer to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final…

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A longtime prison reform advocate in Tennessee says he’s being held in solitary…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is conducting a deep-sea search for the remains of five sailors and the wreckage of a Navy helicopter that spun out on an…

By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kids across the U.S. are posting TikTok videos of themselves smashing…

By REBECCA BOONE, IRIS SAMUELS AND LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grand jury in California has indicted two police officers on felony assault charges in the…

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gathering of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean this weekend is the latest…

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Odette is slogging off the mid-Atlantic coast and is expected to weaken Saturday night as it approaches eastern Canada.…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The World Bank has dropped a popular report that ranked countries by how welcoming they are…

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Board members overseeing Arizona’s most populous county have reached a deal with the…

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A statue of Christopher Columbus that was taken down from Mexico City’s central…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include new albums from rapper Diddy and “Star Trek” star William Shatner, as…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management back…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two St.…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé took “a little step back” in his recovery from surgery to…

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Showtime’s periodic political series “The Circus” returns on Sunday into both a familiar…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say two journalists and an environmental activist have been…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A California architect has been sentenced to probation for joining the mob that…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Garbage and debris are piling up along many New Orleans streets almost three weeks after…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press If you’re seeking an exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, you might not get any help from your clergy…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The grandfather of a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy that killed his immediate family and is now the target…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ON BOARD THE GEO BARENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (AP) — A U.N. migration agency official says she’s concerned…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger that…

SEATTLE (AP) — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network,…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with manslaughter in the fatal…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate declined slightly in August as the state added 104,300…