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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An independent candidate for Mississippi governor says she is quitting the race.…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Chiarello, a chef known for his Italian-inspired Californian restaurants who won an…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican state lawmaker, who had threatened to possibly impeach a newly…

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Ted Schwinden, a wheat farmer and World War II veteran who gained national attention for…

By Jack Jeffery Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan and Iran have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations seven years after ties were severed.…

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have no clear idea who will be the next U.S. House speaker,…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press You could say Joe Cristalli tweeted his role as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the new “ Frasier…

JENKINSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — How much is Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago worth? That’s been a point of…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is expressing growing concerns about humanitarian needs in Palestinian areas as…

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say the top portion of a mast snapped and toppled on a historic excursion vessel, killing one person and injuring…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials have suggested that the central bank may leave interest…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian court has sentenced a police officer to death for shooting and killing a lawyer…

By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Most Israelis thought it was an ironclad social contract. Citizens would serve in the military and…

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board has expressed “extreme disappointment” about a delay in the issuing…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s attorney general is calling for the government to act against largely peaceful protesters, which have taken to…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s high court temporarily has barred deployment of the country’s security forces…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday he is going to send a diplomatic note to the United States to protest Texas truck inspections…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ethnically split Cyprus says Greek…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An independent inquiry has opened in the U.K. to examine claims that British special forces murdered…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Which playing surface is safer for athletes: natural grass or artificial turf? The question is important not…

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer When a new football stadium was built at South Alabama, located in one of America’s rainiest…