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By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods ‘ ex-girlfriend has dropped her lawsuits against the golf superstar and the trust that owns his Florida mansion, saying she never accused him of sexual harassment even though her attorney has made that claim. The attorney for Erica Herman filed a one-paragraph notice

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — About 16 million people in California will pay higher electric and gas bills next year. The California Public Utilities Commission voted on Thursday to increase the typical bill for Pacific Gas & Electric customers by more than $32 per month. Much of that increase will pay

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s injury remains mysterious. His dominance is clear. After captivating baseball with his unprecedented combination of high-level hitting and premium pitching, the two-way star became the first two-time unanimous Most Valuable Player when he won the American League honor on Thursday. While Ohtani appeared

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The top health official in one of Michigan’s largest counties is asking a judge to uphold a $4 million settlement in exchange for her resignation. It comes after months of conflict with local conservative leaders in Ottawa County who were elected in response to COVID-19 restrictions.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The way coach David Braun supports his players prompted Northwestern to remove the “interim” label from his job title. University President Michael Schill says Braun has shown he “embodies these principles.” Schill spoke Thursday, a day after the school announced it is sticking with Braun beyond this season. Braun was hired

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California family is suing a Virginia sheriff’s department for hiring a deputy who sexually extorted and kidnapped a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint and killed her mother and her grandparents before setting fire to their home. Austin Lee Edwards died by suicide during a shootout with

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — One of two Colorado law enforcement officers accused of needlessly escalating a standoff that led to the death of a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to two years of probation. Kyle Gould pleaded guilty Thursday to

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A book about an inferno that ravaged a Canadian city and has been called a portent of climate chaos has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize. John Vaillant’s “Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World” was awarded the 50,000 pound ($62,000) Baillie Gifford Prize at

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to a yearslong relationship that included beatings and rape. Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, alleged in the suit filed against the producer and music mogul in New York federal court that Combs brought her into

By WILL WEISSERT, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — National Democrats this year have insisted the party is united and ready to rally around President Joe Biden heading into next year’s election. But a protest outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters signals growing tension within the coalition that has propelled Democrats

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame next year. The Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, announced the latest honorees on Thursday. The tennis great and civil rights icon will join eight other previously announced women who will be inducted

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans says automaker Tesla did not infringe on its workers’ rights to unionize when it ordered employees at a California assembly plant to stop wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the United Auto Workers logo. The ruling this week from the 5th

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas is appealing a state judge’s ruling that has blocked enforcement of multiple abortion restrictions. Those state rules include a new limit on medication abortions and an older rule forcing patients to wait 24 hours before they can get the

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton’s Dollywood in Tennessee temporarily suspended entry into the amusement park as wildfire crews on Thursday battled nearby flames. Park officials say they paused entry to allow fire crews enough room to assess the growing blaze in Sevier County. Guests were eventually allowed reentry within 30 minutes. According to

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on federal civil rights charges Thursday in the trial of a former Louisville police officer charged in the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial. Brett Hankison was charged with using excessive force

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a pregnant woman who was shot in the head at a Missouri mall last week has died. Police in the Kansas City suburb of Independence confirmed her death Thursday. She had been on life support following a Friday shooting at Independence Center. Police say she was shot in the

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian man has been found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder for deliberately using his pickup to kill four members of a Muslim family two years ago. The jury on Thursday also convicted 22-year-old Nathaniel Veltman on one count of attempted murder for injuring a fifth family member in

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Georgia to draw Black majorities in one additional congressional district, two additional state Senate districts, and five additional state House districts. White Democrats could be in peril in some cases as Republicans seek to comply with the court order and preserve as

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — Nearly three decades after the body of a teenage girl was found in an alley in an enclave north of downtown Detroit, authorities have finally identified her. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said Thursday that a break in the case came after a profile developed from DNA