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By ETHAN SWOPE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Millions of acres of national forest in Northern California are being…

By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — As if Haiti’s 7.2 magnitude earthquake, a tropical storm and the…

By DAISY NGUYEN and ERIC RISBERG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco became the first major city in the nation to require proof of…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A radio journalist has been shot to death in the Mexican Gulf coast state of Veracruz.   The press freedom organization Article…

SYDNEY (AP) — A lockdown in Australia’s largest city was extended through September and tougher measures to curb the coronavirus’s delta…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Wildlife Troopers have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has ruled that the former school resource officer accused of hiding during a Florida mass school shooting will…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are headed to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship.…

By HILARY FOX AP Entertainment Writer LONDON (AP) — Sandra Oh has been dancing with death on “Killing Eve” since 2018, so she could do with a…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leading Republican candidate is California’s recall election…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese actor Sonny Chiba, who wowed the world with his martial arts skills in more than 100 films,…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has issued a ruling with potentially broad implications for U.S.…

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona state senator who resigned after being arrested early this month on child molestation charges has been indicted. The…

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill have ended a…

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating Britney Spears over alleged misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her…

NEW YORK (AP) — A tech entrepreneur who invested in the film studio that made the “Twilight” movies has been sentenced to five years in prison…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of a California…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Close, a painter, photographer and printmaker best known for his monumental grid portraits…

HONOLULU (AP) — Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii say this year’s contest will be postponed to February because of…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three senators say they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. The…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice says prosecutors have not filed criminal charges for about…

BOSTON (AP) — It’s exactly 30 years since a hurricane last made a direct hit on New England — and now the region is bracing for the…

BIGELOW, Ark. (AP) — Officials at an Arkansas high school physically tore out pages from the school’s published yearbook claiming “community…

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The outdoor gear and clothing company Patagonia has stopped providing its merchandise for…

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state media are reporting Israeli airstrikes around the country’s capital, Damascus. The state-news agency SANA…

HONOLULU (AP) — The project director of a new solar telescope in Hawaii hopes scientists will be able to start observations in three months. The…

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos, is planning to ban “sexually explicit”…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military says gunmen have ambushed an army convoy, killing at least 15 soldiers.…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove him…