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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male hippos and one female underwent surgical sterilization as part of a larger government’s effort to control the population of more than 100 of the mammals

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge has tentatively approved a portion of the newest plan to restructure $10 billion of debt owed by Puerto Rico’s power company amid heated negotiations between creditors and the U.S. territory’s government. The overall debt restructuring plan has been amended four times this year by a federal

HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Army officials say they will overturn the convictions of 110 Black soldiers for a mutiny at a Houston military camp a century ago in a trial that had racial undertones. This comes after attorneys and advocates filed clemency petitions on behalf of the soldiers. Records of the soldiers will be corrected

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Offices belonging to top election officials in Kansas were evacuated after a suspicious letter was delivered to the building. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab says the letter delivered Tuesday contained what he called a suspicious substance. He did not provide more details. The incident occurred

RUSTON, La. (AP) — One of four women stabbed in what officials say was a random attack on a Louisiana college campus has died. Louisiana Tech University in Ruston announced that Annie Richardson died Tuesday evening, a day after the attack outside a campus recreation center. Authorities say two other women were hospitalized and a

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Wisconsin woman of fatally poisoning her beautician friend’s water with eye drops five years ago. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the Waukesha County jury convicted 39-year-old Jessy Kurczewski of Franklin of first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of theft in connection with the death of Lynn

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin is making another attempt to overturn his federal civil rights conviction in the 2020 murder of George Floyd, saying new evidence shows that he didn’t cause Floyd’s death. In a motion filed in court Monday, Chauvin said he would never have

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have moved to temporarily change Senate rules and confirm hundreds of military nominees. It’s an attempt to maneuver around a blockade by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over a Pentagon abortion policy. The Senate Rules Committee voted 9-7 on Tuesday to approve a resolution that

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia district attorney who charged former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election says she expects his trial will be underway over Election Day next year and could possibly stretch past the inauguration in 2025. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mayor Eric Adams is deflecting key questions about the scope and specifics of an FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign. But the Democrat declared Tuesday that his campaign and administration follow the law. Meanwhile, his chief lawyer at City Hall says she’s seen “no

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Taika Waititi would really rather just go to the beach. In an interview, the 48-year-old Māori filmmaker of the upcoming “Next Goal Wins” says he’s already begun planning how he can quit Hollywood, which he calls “just sad people eating lukewarm food out of cardboard boxes

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press A business owner whose companies are near the site where a Norfolk Southern train derailed in eastern Ohio in February is suing the railroad. Edwin Wang is seeking $500 million, saying most of his companies have remained closed and he hasn’t been able to reach an agreement on compensation. Wang

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Police in El Salvador have arrested 10 people accused of operating a migrant smuggling ring. Two of the accused were active members of the Salvadoran national police. A third was an ex-officer. According to El Salvador’s attorney general, the smugglers charged up to $15,000 for the promise of safe

The Associated Press YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including requiring creators to reveal whether they’ve used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. In a company blog post Tuesday outlining a number of AI-related policy updates, YouTube said creators that don’t disclose whether they’ve used AI tools to make “altered

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom plans to run for the state’s only U.S. House seat, which is currently held by Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Dahlstrom announced her campaign Tuesday. She joins Republican Nick Begich III in seeking to challenge Peltola next year. Peltola won a special election and a regular

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A tiny Jack Russell terrier survived in the Colorado mountains for more than 10 weeks after her owner died of hypothermia. Richard Moore of Pagosa Springs, Colorado and his 12-pound dog Finney had set out to climb Blackhead Peak on Aug. 19, but never returned. A days-long search of

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter on a search and rescue mission crashed in southeast Alaska, seriously injuring two of the four crew members on board. A Coast Guard spokesperson says all four crew members were taken to Seattle for treatment following the crash late Monday on

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court is reiterating its position that the state constitution guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion when necessary to preserve her life. The court issued its 5-4 opinion Tuesday in a case in which five separate anti-abortion laws passed by the Legislature in

By COREY WILLIAMS and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge ruled Tuesday that former President Donald Trump will remain on the state’s primary ballot, dealing a blow to the effort to stop Trump’s candidacy with a Civil War-era Constitutional clause. Court of Claims Judge James Redford rejected arguments that Trump’s role

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s yellow flag law has been invoked more than a dozen times since the deadliest shootings in state history. The law is used to restrict access to guns during a mental health crisis. An updated list shows the yellow flag law has been used 13 times since the Oct. 25 mass