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By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 for their NHL-record 15th straight road win. Ryan Johansen scored twice, Cale Makar had a goal and an assist, and

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China said the United States is the “biggest disruptor of regional peace and stability” in the world in a scathing response to a Pentagon report on China’s growing military buildup. The annual report that is required by Congress is one way the Pentagon measures the military capabilities

BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria says that fighting there has reached its worst point in years, with devastating consequences for civilians. “We are witnessing the largest escalation of hostilities in Syria in four years,” Paulo Pinheiro told the U.N. General Assembly. “Yet again there appears to be

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron sparred over a key tax policy in their final debate Tuesday night, sharpening their closing pitches to voters with two weeks left in their hard-hitting campaign for governor in Kentucky. The Bluegrass State campaign is one of

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish investigators say they believe an anchor of a Chinese container ship was dislodged and caused the damage to the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia on the Baltic Sea earlier this month. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday it has evidence and

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t file to have his name appear on the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. He is opting to skip a contest that the state plans to hold in defiance of a revamped primary order that the White House has championed. Julie Chavez Rodriguez,

HOUSTON (AP) — Flights have been delayed and canceled at Houston’s Hobby Airport as crews clean up after two private jets clipped wings when they were moving on the airfield. No injuries were reported and the city fire department said there was no risk of fire after the collision around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the

By MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos. The U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation this week

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months. That adds to a historic crush of migration by people hoping to reach the U.S. The flow of migrants has left the

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A September 2024 date has been set for two teenagers to be tried as adults on murder and other charges in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las Vegas. The teens have each pleaded not guilty to multiple felonies in a series of car

By LEA SKENE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Maryland judge who was shot to death in his driveway last Thursday heard testimony from the wife and daughter of his suspected killer during a divorce hearing hours earlier. Judge Andrew Wilkinson called the testimony “shocking” before ruling against Pedro Argote, whose

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer An outbreak of salmonella poisoning linked to bagged, precut onions recalled by a California firm has sickened at least 73 people in 22 states, including 15 who were hospitalized. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating the outbreak tied to

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Democrat who’s trying to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor said Tuesday that the state should set a minimum wage higher than the federal standard of $7.25 an hour. Brandon Presley did not propose a specific number for a new wage in a state that has

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A trial is underway for a Hawaii couple accused of fraudulently living for decades under stolen identities of dead babies. Polaroids of the couple wearing jackets that appear to be authentic KGB uniforms were introduced early on by prosecutors, who suggested the case was about more

By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit over the breach of the state’s controversial razor wire, strung along the border in key areas to deter immigration. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says federal agents break through the wire to help entangled migrants or to gain access