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NORTH POWDER, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an avalanche forecaster died in an avalanche he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon. The Northwest…

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ruled that the state isn’t violating transgender residents’ rights…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Oscars producers when he omitted the names of the best picture nominees…

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Police have identified a 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man as the victims of a shooting that occurred in Arkansas over…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Messi the dog did attend the Oscars after all. The breakout star of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has parted ways with Donald Trump to endorse state Sen.…

RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Five people, including three children, were killed in western Illinois when a school bus and semitruck collided on a highway…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach…

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has moved up the trial date for a small-town drugstore worker charged in the…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two dogs died over the weekend during Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race, marking…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A mistrial was declared during opening arguments of a trial in a lawsuit filed by a fired Penn State football team doctor…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy. There is increasing media…

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a veteran sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in a western New York casino, and a patron has been charged…

By GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its…

By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private organizations involved in negotiations over California’s minimum wage for…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions. The…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say they have arrested two 18-year-olds in the shooting of…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — People in North Carolina now have more chances to gamble as…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court says a Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute…

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old California boy armed with a bladed garden tool was fatally shot when he charged at a…

MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board. The Jefferson County…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An independent report has found New Jersey and the nation were not prepared when the COVID-19…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer President Joe Biden is proposing a huge tax increase on fuel used by private jets, portraying that as part of an…