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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani over false claims he spread about her and her daughter in 2020 has described fleeing her home after she endured racist threats and strangers banging on her door. Ruby Freeman took the witness stand on

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former professor at Harvard Medical School and founder of one of the nation’s largest fertility clinics is being accused in a lawsuit of secretly impregnating a patient in 1980 after promising the sperm would come from an anonymous donor. The lawsuit was filed in federal court

NEW YORK (AP) — The courthouse in New York City where former President Donald Trump’s civil business fraud trial has been taking place was briefly evacuated hours after testimony concluded. Firefighters arrived at the New York State Supreme Court Building in lower Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday to respond to an alarm on the

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Dozens of student protesters at Brown University were arrested, and a weeklong sit-in at Haverford College ended Wednesday under threat of disciplinary action as U.S. college campuses continue to be roiled by tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. Brown’s police department charged 41 students with trespass when they refused to leave

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother tearfully testified that her family could be torn apart if the state’s ban on trans health care for children is allowed to take effect. The testimony came Wednesday during the first day of a federal trial seeking to overturn a new law that

By ASTRID SUAREZ and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian authorities are investigating the alleged kidnapping and murder of a Hmong American comedian and activist who was found dead in the northern city Medellín. His body was found Monday in a wooded area. Prosecutors say Wednesday that Tou Ger Xiong arrived in

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors say a man accused of engaging in a shootout with Philadelphia police that left him and two officers wounded is now facing numerous charges, including two counts of attempted murder. Forty-year-old Dioul Devaughn also faces four counts each of aggravated assault and assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from the

NEW YORK (AP) — “Barbie” may soon be joined by another Mattel doll on the big screen. The toy company announced Wednesday that it’s developing a live-action film based on its American Girl doll line. The project adds to the already teeming pipeline of movies in development for Mattel Films. Following its blockbuster first release,

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Noah Gragson has spent the last five months working on personal growth and maturity after his “like” of an insensitive meme of George Floyd nearly cost him his NASCAR career. He’ll get a chance to show if he’s truly evolved with Stewart-Haas Racing, which

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple is now requiring that U.S. law enforcement agencies obtain a court order for information on its customers’ push notifications — the alerts iPhone apps send users that can reveal a lot about their online activity. The policy shift was not formally announced but rather appeared in an updated version of law

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday made his third trip to Iowa this month and urged his supporters to turn out in “big numbers” when Republicans cast the first presidential nomination votes in 33 days. The former president, who has remained far ahead of

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA survey of student-athletes suggests they are experiencing fewer mental health concerns than they did at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but some demographics have shown more improvement than others. More than 23,000 student-athletes participated in the NCAA Student-Athlete Health and Wellness Study between September 2022 and June 2023. The

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — One U.S. Marine has died and 14 others were taken to hospitals after an amphibious combat vehicle they were in rolled over during a training at a California base. The Marine Corps says the rollover happened around 6 p.m. Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton during a ground

IONIA, Mich. (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to at least 70 years in prison for causing the deaths of two bicyclists taking part in a charity ride last year in western Michigan. A judge in Ionia County stacked two 35-year terms for Mandy Benn, making for a rare consecutive punishment in Michigan courts.

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon and Washington authorities say they are making the war on fentanyl a top priority. The focus comes as the Pacific Northwest battles the fentanyl crisis in schools, jails and on city streets. The region is struggling with an increase in synthetic opioid overdose

WASHINGTON (AP) — It seemed only fitting that Oprah Winfrey chose to wear a flowing, full-length purple dress for her portrait unveiled Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. She told the assembled crowd that she wore purple not because a musical remake of the movie that launched her career is coming out later this

By FATIMA HUSSEIN & OMAR FARUK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Somalia has secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal from its international creditors,. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank announced the deal Wednesday. As a result of its participation in the program, Somalia’s external debt will fall from 64 percent of GDP in

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting down its global operations and halting its teeth-aligner treatments. That leaves existing SmileDirectClub customers with a lot of questions. There is no more customer care support from the company and few details about possible

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have brought in outside experts to find the source of carbon monoxide believed to have killed one student and sickened two others at a college in Washington state. Washington State Patrol spokesman Chris Loftis says experts from the forensic engineering firm were at The Evergreen State College housing unit on