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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Cooler weather and even some rain helped in the battle against some of the largest blazes but fire officials warned that hotter, drier weather will return later in the week.
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Democrats, who have slim control of the House and Senate, face a timeline to act on what would be some of the most substantial pieces of legislation in years.
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The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young took an early lead against the team from Russia, then held on for an 18-15 victory Wednesday to win the title in the debut of 3-on-3 basketball at the Olympics.
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Jurors deliberated 25 minutes Monday before convicting Otis McKane of capital murder in the November 2016 fatal shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi. McKane then elbowed a bailiff.
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The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public.
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LyondellBasell spokesperson Chevalier Gray said in a statement that the incident happened about 7:35 p.m. Tuesday and involved an acetic acid leak at the company’s facility in the La Porte Complex.
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Almost always in arm’s reach, rarely turned off and holding huge stores of personal and sensitive data, cellphones have become top targets for hackers looking to steal text messages, contacts and photos.
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Barajas is a social media influencer with nearly a million TikTok followers. He’s on life support at a hospital.
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With the delta variant fueling a surge of infections across the country, the CDC on Tuesday recommended even vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in areas where the variant is prevalent.
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Biles joins some other high-profile athletes in the Olympic space who have been talking openly about a topic that had been taboo in sports for seemingly forever.
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Ellzey’s come-from-behind victory over Republican Susan Wright, the widow of the late Rep. Ron Wright, in a special congressional election runoff near Dallas is likely to be celebrated by Trump antagonists who have warned against his continued hold on the GOP.
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“Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk has been hospitalized after collapsing on the show’s New Mexico set.
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Ariare Titmus has beaten Katie Ledecky again at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Ledecky didn’t even win a medal -- the first time that’s ever happened to her at the Olympics.
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Speaking Tuesday after delivering remarks at the office of the Director of National Intelligence, President Joe Biden affirmed that his administration was considering the possibility in response to a reporter’s question.
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Ed Buck was found guilty of all nine felony counts in federal court, which could lead to a life sentence.
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Despite weeks of closed-door discussions, senators from the bipartisan group blew past a Monday deadline set for agreement on the nearly $1 trillion package.
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The U.S. is averaging more than 57,000 cases a day and 24,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations.
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Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in the four other deaths, which are being prosecuted in a different county.
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Federal guidance out this week suggests the law is on the side of employers. Vaccination can be considered a “condition of employment,” akin to a job qualification.
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The panel’s first hearing comes as partisan tensions have only worsened since the insurrection, with many Republicans playing down, or outright denying, the violence that occurred.
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Over the weekend, the massive Dixie Fire roared through the remote Northern California community of Indian Falls.
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A jury found Nathaniel Rowland guilty in the death of 21-year-old Samantha Josephson, a student at the University of South Carolina.
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After hearing hours of testimony Tuesday, Judge Joel Yates said he would take the matter under advisement and issue a written ruling as soon as possible.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday condemned an incident in which a swastika was carved into an elevator wall at the State Department’s main headquarters.
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Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the powerhouse Southeastern Conference, with SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey saying the league would consider it in the “near future.”
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In issuing the sentence, U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady cited the need to deter others from disclosing government secrets and told Hale that he had other options besides sharing classified information with a reporter.
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A representative for the performer said that Kanye West planned to remain inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium while working to complete “Donda,” his 10th studio album.
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A series of underdogs stole the show at the beginning of surfing’s historic Olympic debut but two of the sport’s most seasoned superstars took home the gold medals.
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The assault happened in the Jack London Square neighborhood, according to a tweet on Boxer’s verified Twitter account.
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As a four-time Grand Slam champion, the highest-paid female athlete in the world and the host country’s poster girl for the Games, the huge expectations were hard to handle.
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After the shooter injured one person, other party-goers gave chase. One person was fatally shot during the chase and two others were injured.
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Authorities say a California sheriff’s deputy and four other people, including the suspect, were killed in a weekend shooting in a San Joaquin Valley home.
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Firefighters have been dealing with perilous fire behavior, with flames consuming huge areas of vegetation each day.
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Britney Spears’ new lawyer has petitioned to remove her father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years and replace him with a professional accountant.
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The fuel needle is moving closer to “empty” at some U.S. airports.
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Biden did not say how many U.S. troops would remain in Iraq when the combat mission is formally completed.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
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President Joe Biden earlier this month said that his administration was “in the process” of considering how soon the U.S. could lift the ban on European travel bound for the U.S. after the issue was raised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel during her visit to the White House.
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The rule is expected to affect about 340,000 city employees, making the city one of the largest employers in the U.S. to take such action.
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The government has said it wants to end smoking in England by 2030.
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Tom Barrack, 74, appeared in Brooklyn federal court for the first time, days after he was freed on $250 million bail following his arrest in California. His lawyer entered his plea for him.
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Hundreds of thousands of young salmon are dying in western rivers as a heat wave and drought take their toll.
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California will require state employees and all health care workers to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or get tested weekly as officials aim to slow rising coronavirus infections, mostly among the unvaccinated.
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Texas and Oklahoma have been in discussions with the SEC about joining the league, though neither school nor the powerhouse conference has acknowledged that publicly.
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The IOC updated “Portrayal Guidelines” to steer all Olympic sports and their rights holders toward “gender-equal and fair” broadcasts of their events.
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Utah Highway Patrol says at least eight people died when 22 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash during a sandstorm.
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Workers were frozen out of files. Printers spewed out demands for money. Over the next several days, residents couldn’t pay water bills, the government couldn’t process payroll, police officers couldn’t retrieve certain records.
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Hancock is the first skeet shooter to win three golds and set an Olympic record by hitting 59 of 60 targets.
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After decades in the shadows of men’s skateboarding, the future for the sport’s daring, trailblazing women suddenly looked brighter than ever at the Tokyo Games.
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In a similar move, just days before the Olympics began, the Norwegian women’s beach handball team refused to play in bikini bottoms.