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LOWELL, Ind. (AP) — The FAA says a hot air balloon struck power lines before crashing to the ground over the weekend in northwestern Indiana. The pilot and the two passengers suffered burn injuries. The fire department said evidence showed an electrical current passed from the power lines to the basket. The balloon came down

LONDON (AP) — The British Army says that the five military horses that bolted and injured themselves as they ran loose through central London in April are all expected to return to duty. Three of them are already back to work. The horses were performing routine exercises near Buckingham Palace on April 24 when they

By SEUNG MIN KIM, COLLEEN LONG, ELLIOT SPAGAT and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration is responding to President Joe Biden’s effort to restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border by acknowledging challenges posed by increasing migrant crossings. But the U.N. agency says measures to manage migration must respect

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On opening night of the Broadway revival of “Merrily We Roll Along,” one person in the audience strangely wasn’t nervous — the director. Maria Friedman, who has helmed the show to seven Tony Award nominations, including for the three leads and her direction, says she

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a dozen legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party have staged a demonstration in parliament to denounce the arrest and expulsion from office of a newly elected mayor. Authorities on Monday detained the mayor of Hakkari province over alleged links to Kurdish militants and replaced him with the province’s state-appointed governor.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An aid group says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have evicted thousands of displaced people in the capital Kabul and demolished their informal settlements, making more than 800 vulnerable families homeless. The Norwegian Refugee Council urged Taliban authorities to immediately halt ongoing evictions until appropriate longer-term solutions for relocation have been identified. Afghanistan

By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press VINGE, Denmark (AP) — As fire tore through Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange in mid-April, many residents of the Danish capital rushed toward the flames and emerged carrying paintings, sculptures, and other important items from Denmark’s cultural heritage. About half the downtown Copenhagen 17th-century building was destroyed – including its iconic

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A first-of-a-kind proposal to begin using the mind-altering drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD was roundly criticized Tuesday — a potentially major setback to psychedelic advocates who hope to win a landmark federal approval and bring the banned drugs into the medical mainstream. A panel

By ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has recognized a Palestinian state after the country’s parliament voted in support of the move, following in the recent steps of Spain, Ireland and Norway. Slovenia’s government endorsed a motion last week to recognize a Palestinian state, and sent the proposal to parliament for final

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home two hours earlier was actually still alive, so workers started CPR and she was rushed to a hospital, where she died hours later. It’s not clear how often

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is reporting that global public debt rose to a record $97 trillion last year, with developing countries owing roughly one-third of that – crimping their ability to pay for basic government services like health care, education and climate action. U.N. Trade and Development, formerly

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provides talk therapy and medications to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and runs a pilot

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed felony forgery charges Tuesday against two attorneys and an aide who helped submit paperwork falsely saying that former President Donald Trump had won the battleground state in 2020. The state charges are the first to come in Wisconsin and follow

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Seventeen years after she was accused of killing her British roommate, Amanda Knox returned to an Italian court to hear the outcome of a slander charge that has stuck long after she was exonerated of the murder. Knox was reconvicted of slander Wednesday for wrongly accusing

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has temporarily stopped observing the cosmos. NASA says the telescope slipped into a hibernating state more than a week ago when one of its gyroscopes malfunctioned. Hubble remains safe but inactive as flight controllers figure out how to resume scientific

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The two main contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister have sparred over tax, the cost of living and the country’s creaking health system in an inconclusive televised debate. Conservative leader Rishi Sunak hoped to boost his party’s dismal outlook while Labour’s Keir Starmer aimed to cement

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative University of Wisconsin regent who originally refused to step down even though his term was over has resigned, clearing the way for his successor named by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to take his spot. Regent Bob Atwell notified university leaders Monday that he was

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland rebuked Republicans Tuesday for what he described as unprecedented attacks on the Justice Department, telling lawmakers who have sought to hold him in contempt that he will “not be intimidated.” Appearing before a House panel led by allies of

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Rural pharmacies can be a touchstone for their communities. The staff knows everyone’s names and drugs, answers questions about residents’ mail-order prescriptions or can spot the signs of serious illness. But their business models face unrelenting pressures to the point that sometimes they have to close. An AP analysis