AP National News

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two St.…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé took “a little step back” in his recovery from surgery to…

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden entered the White House promising to stop the twin health and…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Showtime’s periodic political series “The Circus” returns on Sunday into both a familiar…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian authorities say two journalists and an environmental activist have been…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A California architect has been sentenced to probation for joining the mob that…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Garbage and debris are piling up along many New Orleans streets almost three weeks after…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press If you’re seeking an exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, you might not get any help from your clergy…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The grandfather of a 6-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in Italy that killed his immediate family and is now the target…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ON BOARD THE GEO BARENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (AP) — A U.N. migration agency official says she’s concerned…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has recalled its ambassador to the United States in an unprecedented show of anger that…

SEATTLE (AP) — A Pakistan resident has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a conspiracy to “unlock” phones from AT&T’s network,…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas sheriff’s deputy has been charged with manslaughter in the fatal…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate declined slightly in August as the state added 104,300…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota legislative leaders are distributing a petition to lawmakers asking them…

By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s ruling junta says that deposed President Alpha Conde…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Tom Cruise is getting a sneak preview of what it’s like to circle Earth in a…

By DAN GELSTON Associated Press Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament spent his time off during the pandemic recording a solo album, painting and he even…

By ERIC GAY and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A US official says the Biden administration plans on the widescale expulsion…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina judges have struck down the state’s latest photo voter identification…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco was spotted dancing and singing at an indoor nightclub without a mask, despite a strict city order…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has funded organizations that received the most money for racial equity in 27…

MONTICELLO, Ga. (AP) — A federal investigator says three people were killed when a helicopter crashed in a densely forested area in central…

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has lifted race- and sex-based hiring quotas imposed on the…

By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former high school student convicted of killing a teenager and injuring eight others at a…

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has again blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out…

By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The International Mission Board is requiring its missionaries get the COVID-19 vaccine. The board is a Southern…