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By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press A federal jury in Florida has found that Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jay-Z is putting his weight behind an effort to fund private school vouchers in Philadelphia. The entertainment mogul’s…

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s transitional council has appointed a new Cabinet. It’s…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for LGBTQ+ youth, teachers and major publishers have asked a federal appeals court…

NEW YORK (AP) — Inspired by her beloved dog, Jennifer Aniston will soon become a children’s author. The “Friends” star has a four-book deal…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Waffle House is increasing pay for its U.S. workers after a push from labor advocates. In a video message to…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a gunman shot three people at a food court in downtown Atlanta before then getting shot…

By MEGAN JANETSKY and FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said…

NEW YORK (AP) — Author Ted Chiang has won a lifetime achievement prize for short stories, the PEN/Malamud Award, just the second time a science…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers have filed legal claims against the company. Two law…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a 2023 Florida law that blocked…

By ELLA JOYNER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The next European Parliament will have more hard-right members than ever before, occupying close to…

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — New research shows space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who…

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana law that requires pornographic websites to verify users’ ages — one of…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Jake Gyllenhaal stars in his first TV series in “Presumed Innocent” for Apple TV+. It’s based on the novel…

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The Poconos will soon have to welcome a new summering New Yorker: George Santos. Santos, the former congressman and…

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Residents have been ordered to evacuate a 16-story apartment building in Ohio due to concerns about the…

By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden kept his distance from the courtroom where his son Hunter…

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The costs keep adding up for families trying to pay for their children to play in youth sports in North America.…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — All four ice rinks at Susan Fennell Sportsplex are full of action on this winter…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will meet privately with Donald Trump as the former president…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Like graduating seniors everywhere, members of Newtown High School’s class of 2024 expect…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The king and queen of the Netherlands are taking a day of their U.S. trip to visit Savannah,…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A school district in eastern Tennessee has agreed to implement changes after a federal…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill aiming to crack down on…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say its military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of…