The Associated Press
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The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business.
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James Watt, the Reagan administration’s sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary who was beloved by conservatives but ran afoul of environmentalists, Beach Boys fans and eventually the president, has died. He was 85.
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The remarkable development makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw.
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The order directs agencies to develop a federal government-wide strategic plan on hiring and job retention for military spouses; bolsters child care options; improve the collection of data on military and veteran spouses, caregivers and survivors in the federal workforce; and more than a dozen additional actions.
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Joran van der Sloot was extradited to the United States on Thursday from Peru.
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Investigators were working Friday to unravel the motives of a Syrian man taken into custody after Thursday's attack in Annecy.
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The state's governing body for racing said in a statement that it will actively monitor air quality conditions and forecasts to ensure the environment remains safe for racing participants and fans ahead of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
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GM joins Ford in shifting its electric vehicles to work with about 12,000 of Tesla’s roughly 17,000 chargers.
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The Vatican has said Francis’ condition is stable and his post-operative recovery deemed normal.
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Donald Santini had been on the run since June 1984, when authorities obtained a warrant linking him to the strangling death of 33-year-old Cynthia Ruth Wood.
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FBI agents have arrested a Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, jail records show.
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A judge is deciding whether to sanction two lawyers who blamed ChatGPT for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing.
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Here’s a look at the charges, the special counsel’s investigation and how Trump’s case differs from those of other politicians known to be in possession of classified documents.
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In videos online, social media users are sharing their instructions on building a Corsi-Rosenthal air purifier.
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The odds are still long, but the Panthers at least have a bit more statistical hope now.
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Former President Donald Trump said he's due in court Tuesday afternoon in Miami.
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Polly Trottenberg held a high-ranking job in the Transportation Department during the Obama administration and has most recently been deputy to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
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More than 400 blazes burning across Canada have left 20,000 people displaced. The U.S. has sent more than 600 firefighters and equipment to Canada. Other countries are also helping.
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The New York legislation would create a commission that would examine the extent to which the federal and state government supported the institution of slavery.
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Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor appears in court; sheriff releases details of racist threats
One of Ajike Owens’ children called 911 to say his mother had been shot, according to the timeline.
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Biden and Sunak have already had four face-to-face meetings since Sunak became prime minister in October, but the talks in Washington will offer the two leaders a chance for their most sustained interaction to date.
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It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeast U.S.
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Joran Van der Sloot has been serving a 28-year sentence in Peru for the murder of a Peruvian woman.
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President Joe Biden had first nominated the Pakistani-born businessman to the position in March 2021, and he renominated him this year in the new Congress.
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It happened in Surfside Beach, a small city on the Gulf of Mexico about 60 miles south of downtown Houston.
The Biden administration announced initiatives designed to protect LGBTQ+ communities from attack, help young people with mental health issues and homelessness, and counter book bans.
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DeSantis has acknowledged that Florida paid to transport migrants from Republican-led Texas to Sacramento on charter flights last Friday and on Monday.
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The U.S. is the biggest single donor to Ethiopia, providing $1.8 billion in humanitarian assistance, including food aid, in the 2022 fiscal year.
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Robertson’s death Thursday was announced by his broadcasting network.
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Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined with the court’s liberals in affirming a lower-court ruling.
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Broward Deputy Scot Peterson is charged with failing to confront shooter Nikolas Cruz before the gunman reached the 1200 building’s third floor, where six of the victims died.
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The helplessness of the young victims and the savagery of the attack sickened France.
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Authorities confirmed Thursday that human remains found in a remote area of southern Minnesota are those of a woman who went missing in March and whose ex-boyfriend is jailed on suspicion of killing her.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis starts his election bid for the Republican Party presidential nomination early as he visits Arizona.
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If a judge does not grant the suggested reduction in the award, then he should permit a new trial on damages, the lawyers said.
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Doctors say Wednesday’s operation was successful and there were no complications or other pathologies discovered.
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An uncommonly large grouping of orcas for Northern California — roughly two dozen killer whales — were spotted by a whale watching tour off the coast of San Francisco last month, likely gathered together to celebrate a successful hunt for sea lions or seals.
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A New Hampshire father charged in the murder of his missing 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery was convicted of unrelated gun charges Thursday.
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The Pac-12′s current deal expires after the 2023-24 school year.
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The dispute involves a poop-themed dog toy that parodies Jack Daniels' iconic liquor bottle
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On the final day of evidence, attorney David Sherborne grilled former Daily Mirror royal correspondent Jane Kerr.
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A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
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The Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series by beating the Miami Heat 109-94 in Game 3.
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Lionel Messi picks MLS’s Inter Miami in a move that stuns soccer after exit from Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami.
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Mike Pence has opened his presidential bid with an unusually forceful denunciation of former President Donald Trump over Jan. 6, Trump's temperament and abortion.
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Rep. James Comer said in a statement that the committee is removing a contempt resolution against Wray from Thursday’s schedule after receiving an accommodation that would give the full committee access to the document.
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Justice Dept. moves closer toward possible indictment of Trump in classified documents investigation
Taylor Budowich, who had served as a spokesman for Trump after his presidency and now runs a pro-Trump super PAC, was to testify before a grand jury that is separate from a panel that has been meeting in Washington for months to consider charges against Trump over the retention of hundreds of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
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Air quality with what the U.S. rates as hazardous levels of pollution extended into central New York. Massive tongues of unhealthy air extended as far as Virginia and Indiana, affecting millions of people.
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Student loan payments were paused at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they will resume in August for anyone whose debt is not wiped out by Biden’s plan.
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Jay Johnston was arrested in Los Angeles on charges including civil disorder, a felony.
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Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, died in 1996 from gunshot wounds at the age of 25.
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