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By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A judge ordered Kansas authorities to destroy all the electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when…

By JAMES MARTINEZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s become a stink at the U.S. Open: a pungent marijuana smell that wafted over an outer…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A slew of trades highlighted roster cutdown day in the NFL. Kicker Wil Lutz is reuniting with coach Sean Payton…

LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — A jury has convicted a central Indiana man of three counts of murder in the 2021 execution-style slayings of three people that…

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) — A migrant woman died in South Texas after spending less than a day in federal custody, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol…

By REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it has detected and stopped a network…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University plans to eliminate its world languages department but is…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two siblings have been fatally shot in front of a courthouse in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Police said in a…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been five years since a New Mexico judge issued a landmark ruling…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Feeding on some of the hottest water on the planet, Hurricane Idalia is rapidly strengthening as it bears down…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state. It’s not Disney…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision…

PHOENIX (AP) — Sweltering heat in Phoenix that has routinely broken records this summer led to yet another canceled concert, with rapper 50 Cent…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier has played through the scenario in his head. There is a…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press In a first-of-its kind auction for the Gulf of Mexico, a company bid $5.6 million Tuesday to lease federal waters…

By FRANK BAJAK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — More than 70 wrongfully convicted people from across the country have expressed their support for…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court says police reports about deaths and other incidents in…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — One of the largest wildfires in Louisiana history continues to burn through land and…

BOSTON (AP) — Couples filling out marriage certificates in Boston will no longer be required to identify their sex or gender. Officials say the…

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Aug. 20 presidential election has been bogged down in court and legal…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulfur and detected several other elements on…

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A young, white gunman’s killing of three Black people over the weekend in Jacksonville,…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have ended a special session initially touted…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send an additional $250 million in weapons and ammunition to Ukraine…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With more than a year until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former President…