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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A woman accused of hosting parties for her teenage son and his friends in Northern California where she encouraged them to drink and sexually assault intoxicated girls is facing dozens of felony and misdemeanor charges. The San Jose Mercury News says a grand jury in Santa Clara County indicted Shannon

By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Protests in Panama have extended into a second week over a long-term copper mining concession for a Canadian company. Panama’s government sought to calm anger by promising Monday to let Panamanians decide in a referendum whether to scrap the deal. A broad cross-section of society has

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro testified Monday in New York City at a trial resulting from a former personal assistant’s lawsuit accusing the actor of being an abusive boss. De Niro, who at times appeared grouchy, restrained himself from erupting at the dissection of his interactions with her

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a U.N. emergency meeting Monday “an immediate humanitarian cease-fire has become a matter of life and death for millions,” accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys say they are settling a lawsuit brought by a man who accused Tennessee authorities of arresting him for posting a social media meme about a fallen sheriff’s officer. Joshua Andrew Garton’s lawyers say the case is being settled for $125,000. Garton was arrested in 2021 after posting an edited photograph

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer U.S. regulators have sued SolarWinds and its top security executive for fraud for allegedly concealing poor cybersecurity practices ahead of the Texas-based technology company’s stunning hack by Russian spies. The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking penalties and the executive’s removal. Detected in December 2020, the SolarWinds hack penetrated

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Texas’ extra-inning comeback victory over Arizona According to Nielsen, Fox averaged 9.17 million for the game telecast. It is only the sixth World Series game that didn’t attract at least 10 million viewers.was the least-watched Game 1 recorded in World Series TV history. The Rangers’ 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks in

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Families have filed a lawsuit against the Colorado funeral home that was allegedly sending families fake ashes and leaving at least 189 loved ones’ bodies to decay in Colorado facility. The gruesome discovery at Return to Nature Funeral Home earlier this month after reports of

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley National Park caused a traffic crash that sent a Canadian motorcyclist to the hospital. That’s according to the National Park Service. Swiss travelers were driving a rented camper van on Saturday and braked suddenly to avoid hitting the tarantula as it crossed

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Police in Colombia have deployed air and land patrols to search for soccer player Luis Diaz’s father, who was kidnapped over the weekend along with Diaz’s mother. The couple were at a gas station in the small town of Barrancas on Saturday when they were abducted

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Books were about as abundant as candy at a trick-or-treating event that President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted at the White House on the eve of Halloween. Gray skies and drizzle added a spooky element. The White House says it expected 8,000 people to

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stars of “Friends” say they are mourning the “unfathomable” death of Matthew Perry. “We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew,” Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, and David Schwimmer said in a joint statement to People on Monday. “We were more than just cast

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Police in Connecticut have announced criminal and internal affairs investigations into an officer seen on video using a stun gun on a shoplifting suspect three times. Police body camera video released Monday shows Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss pulling the stun gun trigger, including when the man was on the ground

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent trip to China was highlighted by a surprise meeting with leader Xi Jinping. But it might be best remembered for a video showing him steamrolling a schoolboy during a basketball game. The two-term Democrat took a detour from his

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — South Yorkshire Police are investigating the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson after his neck was cut by a skate blade in an English game. The police have urged the public to avoid speculation about the incident. The English governing body has reacted by making all ice hockey players

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The wife of a Grammy-winning sound engineer who was killed by police in January has filed a lawsuit against the city of Nashville and a police officer. The suit alleges that Officer Ashley Coon used excessive and unreasonable force when he shot and killed Mark Capps

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A freshman football player at Rocky Mountain College was fatally shot over the weekend and police in Billings, Montana have arrested two teenagers. The Yellowstone County Coroner’s office says Chandler Wyatt Stalcup of Crystal River, Florida, was shot early Saturday near campus. KULR-TV reports he remained on life support until Monday

By EDGAR H.CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti have set out on foot to reach the U.S., walking north from Mexico’s southern border. The migrants complain that processing for refugee or exit visas takes too long at Mexico’s main processing center in the city

TOK, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say an Alaska State Trooper fatally shot a man who was brandishing a rifle outside a motel in the community of Tok. The state Department of Public Safety says the trooper was responding to a 911 call about a man trying to break into a motel room. The agency says

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Millions more dollars are flowing into Pennsylvania’s race for a state Supreme Court seat, as labor unions, trial lawyers and billionaires spend heavily. The latest reports due Friday show that spending zipped past $17 million, as Democrat Dan McCaffery, Republican Carolyn Carluccio and their allies claw