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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Assembly has approved a plan to spend more than half a billion dollars to help cover repairs at the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium. The Brewers contend that American Family Field’s glass outfield doors, seats and concourses should be replaced, that the suites and scoreboard

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Two more people have been charged in connection with a shooting investigation in Holyoke, Massachusetts, during which a pregnant woman on a bus was hit by gunfire and delivered a baby that later died. A total of five people have been named by prosecutors following the Oct. 4 shooting. Two are

By SARAH RANKIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Glenn Youngkin was waving off talk about running for the White House back in 2021, before he’d even made it to the Virginia governor’s mansion. Brad Hobbs, a childhood friend, told The Associated Press at the time that his ultimate goal was

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s voters delivered a clear verdict. After eight years of rule by a right-wing government, they have had enough. While the conservative ruling Law and Justice party won more votes than any other single party, it lost its majority in parliament and will

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Health ministers in the Western Pacific has nominated a surgeon from Tonga to lead the World Health Organization’s regional office at a meeting in Manila on Tuesday. Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala’s nomination for WHO’s top job in the Western Pacific comes months after the U.N. health

By RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are struggling to paper over their differences as a cacophony of opinions and reactions mar the bloc’s response to the Israel-Hamas war. But at a video summit Tuesday, they claimed to stand united in recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself within

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gender-affirming care for minors would be banned in Wisconsin under a Republican-sponsored bill given final approval in the GOP-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto the measure. The Assembly passed the bill last week, without any Democratic votes. The Senate passed it Tuesday,

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers — including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates — to try to find out. People like Carole Stovall, a psychologist

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — They are playfully called the “forgotten five”: A handful of toys — the pogo stick, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, My Little Pony, PEZ dispensers, and Transformers — that regularly approach toybox royalty as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, only to be tossed back

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department has updated and broadened its export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the equipment to manufacture them. Tuesday’s revisions come a year after the export controls were launched to counter the use of the chips for military applications including the

PARIS (AP) — The Palace of Versailles, one of France’s most visited tourist attractions, has reopened after being evacuated because of a security scare. It was the second time in four days that the palace had to close. Following a police inspection, the palace was cleared to reopen on Tuesday afternoon. France is on heightened

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Wyndham says its board is unanimously rejecting Choice Hotels’ unsolicited buyout offer worth nearly $8 billion. Earlier, Choice Hotels International said it was asking shareholders of Wyndham to sign off on the proposed buyout after Wyndham broke off negotiations. Choice was offering $49.50 in cash and 0.324 shares of Choice

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terror prosecutor says a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in a school attack last week. The prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, said in a news briefing Tuesday that an audio recording was found by police investigators in the

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fiji’s prime minister says he hopes Australia’s acquisition of a fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology will enhance peace in the Pacific region but stopped short of endorsing the increased military cooperation with the United States. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will discuss

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The upcoming season of “Sesame Street” features an octopus as a chef, an exploration of American Sign Language and Quinta Brunson giving Cookie Monster a little bit of attitude. The 54th season of the iconic children’s show debuts Nov. 9 on MAX with a gentle

HELSINKI (AP) — The Swedish security police has arrested two people suspected of gross unauthorized possession of secret information following an early morning police raid where several houses were searched in the greater Stockholm area. The security police, known by the abbreviation SAPO, said in a statement the suspects are now being questioned. It declined

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The battle for the throne of South Africa’s ethnic Zulu nation has reached the courts as a faction of the royal family seeks to dethrone the king after less than a year. The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is hearing legal arguments this week in the

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Greta Thunberg has been detained by British police alongside other climate activists who gathered outside a central London hotel to disrupt a major oil and gas industry conference. Thunberg was among dozens of protesters who attempted to block access to the InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane, which

By AMI BENTOV and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The mother of a young Israeli woman held by Hamas appealed for her release on Tuesday, calling the seizure of around 200 hostages by the Palestinian militant group “a crime against humanity.” Hamas’ military wing released a video on Monday showing a dazed Mia

Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce said Tuesday it’s cutting up to 2,500 jobs globally as part of a corporate overhaul that its new CEO is carrying out. The aerospace company was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated demand for air travel. Tufan Erginbilgic, who took over as chief executive in January, said the layoffs