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By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are debating a ban on tackle football for…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is announcing a $291 billion state spending plan with an…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A New Hampshire man who had been accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The family of an elderly couple found dead in their South Carolina home where the temperature was about 120 degrees…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida say a man fatally shot a 30-year-old Buffalo Bills fan during an altercation near Hard Rock…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the Florida sheriff’s deputy who was on campus during…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right prime minister says his government will soon submit legislation allowing civil marriage for same-sex…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument after all in his New…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The first criminal trial related to the 2019 killing of Connecticut mother of five Jennifer Dulos is set to begin…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press A court in Moscow has rejected a class-action lawsuit against a Russian TV presenter that sought $11 million in moral…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Fighters with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate al-Shabab attacked a United Nations…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was cleared on Wednesday of domestic violence allegations after her ex-husband recanted…

By TOM MURPHY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping…

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint a 34-year-old prime minister surprised many…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Sustained excellence is difficult to achieve in any sport. It takes hiring the right coaches, year after year. A…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has confirmed a new leader for India’s Syro-Malabar Church in a step toward healing…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A smiling and joking Alexei Navalny appeared in court Wednesday via video link from the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL players union has launched a mental health program aimed at educating and helping players learn more about…

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty in a hit-and-run crash that killed…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA helps explain why northern Europeans have a higher risk of multiple sclerosis…

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A program aimed at helping remove families and infants in Flint, Michigan, from deep poverty will give $1,500 to women during…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NFL regular-season games averaged 17.9 million viewers, tied for the second highest since averages were first tracked…