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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two men who were arrested and charged in the death of a college student in Mississippi have been released from custody. Joshua Brown, 19, was released Friday from the Hinds County Detention Center after initially being held on a murder charge in the killing of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns, a student at

IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials say two endangered Florida panthers have been struck and killed by vehicles. They say a 4-year-old male panther’s remains were found Sunday in northern Collier County, and a 3-year-old male panther was found dead the same day in northern Hendry County. All 12 known panther deaths this year were

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has hosted a White House listening session with about 60 female faith leaders, community leaders and others. Among them was Robin Jackson. The first lady says Jackson became her “prayer partner” in 2019 and helped restore her faith in God after her son Beau’s death

By ERIC TUCKER and ABBY SEWELL WASHINGTON (AP) — A video broadcast on an Iraqi television station and circulated on pro-Iranian social media purports to show an Israeli-Russian researcher who was allegedly kidnapped in Iraq. The video is the first sign of life since Elizabeth Tsurkov disappeared nearly eight months ago. The Associated Press could

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press A South Dakota woman who said she would ban Native Americans from her hotel will step down for four years and apologize under an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. The agency announced the consent decree with owners of Rapid City’s Grand Gateway Hotel last week. Co-owner Connie Uhre in

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two humane societies are considering legal action against an Arizona breeding company after small animals were fed to reptiles at a metro Phoenix farm. As many as 260 small animals were supposed to be placed for adoption but were instead frozen and used as feed. The Humane Society of Southern Arizona

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press Work on a $10 billion project to funnel renewable energy across western states has come to a halt in southwestern Arizona. Federal land managers temporarily suspended work on the SunZia transmission project last week after Native American leaders raised objections. In a letter to the Bureau of Land Management,

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials expressed hope Monday that this week’s highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will produce some concrete results, including the possible reestablishment of military communication between the two nations and a shared effort to combat illicit

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Steve Norton, who ran the first U.S. gambling facility outside Nevada — Resorts casino in Atlantic City — and gave advice around the world on how to set up and operate casinos, has died. He was 89. His son, Rob, president of Cordish Gaming, said

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce. Children ages 1 to 3 were affected, and

By STEVE PEOPLES, MEG KINNARD and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican Party’s once-crowded 2024 presidential primary field has suddenly shrunk to just a handful of viable candidates. But a day after Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina stunned many of his own staff by suspending his campaign, it’s unclear whether

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) — The body of a Mississippi man who died after being hit by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer was exhumed Monday, months after officials failed to notify his family of his death. At a news conference, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, local

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said his goal is to return from a torn Achilles tendon by mid-December, NBC’s Melissa Stark reported during the telecast of the Jets’ game at Las Vegas on Sunday night. Rodgers had hinted recently he hopes to return before

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A jury began deliberations Monday afternoon at the federal trial of a former Louisville police officer accused of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights by opening fire on her apartment the night she was killed in a botched raid. The jury received the case

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico has been found dead in their home in the central Mexican city of Aguascalientes. The Aguascalientes state prosecutor’s office confirmed Monday that Jesús Ociel Baena was found dead next to another person, who local

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has paid tribute to the power of poetry while honoring the 2023 class of National Student Poets. Each of the five student poets represents a different region of the United States. Each one read from their work during a White House event in front of

SALEM, Oregon (AP) — A jury in Oregon has awarded a man more than $3.1 million after a police officer accused him of trying to steal a car he was fixing and allegedly used excessive force when arresting him. That jury award included more than $2 million in punitive damages to Christopher Garza for false

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis says it will offer buyout or early retirement packages to about 6,400 nonunion U.S. salaried employees. The announcement Monday comes as the auto industry faces what Stellantis is calling challenging market conditions. The automaker was formed in the 2021 merger of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot. It says it is taking

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital. Israel, without providing visual evidence, claims the facility also is used by Hamas for military purposes. It says Hamas has built

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sidestepped questions for now about an FBI investigation that prompted agents to seize his phones and raid the home of his chief campaign fundraiser. Adams walked away from a reporter during an appearance Monday when he was asked whether anyone else on his team