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BEIJING (AP) — Leaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative. More than a dozen leaders from Africa, Asia and the Mideast were flying into Beijing on Monday and more are coming Tuesday. The

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Northern California sheriff’s deputy was found dead in her home and added her boyfriend was later arrested arrested in Oregon on suspicion of killing her. The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office says the body of Deputy Deanna Esmaeel was discovered Thursday at the residence in coastal Crescent

Mark Goddard, an actor best known for playing Major Don West in the 1960s TV show “Lost in Space,” has died. He was 87. He died Tuesday in Hingham, Massachusetts of pulmonary fibrosis, his son told John The New York Times. Bill Mumy, who played Will Robinson on “Lost In Space,” wrote a tribute to

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. The two countries have forged an informal alliance against the United States and other democratic nations that

Associated Press PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado State Patrol says a train derailment and bridge collapse has spewed coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, trapping a semi-truck driver beneath the wreckage. Police say efforts were underway to rescue the truck driver, although police did not immediately know the driver’s condition

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Windy conditions delayed and then cancelled the closing mass ascension at the 51st annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Sunday was the final day of this year’s event and the mass ascension was scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Organizers say balloon pilots were on standby for more than two hours due

NEW YORK (AP) — The yearslong transformation of a massive New York City landfill into a public park has hit a milestone with the opening of the first section open to the public.  The 21-acre North Park section of what has become Freshkills Park opened Sunday with pedestrian and cycling paths. It also features a

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan’s war between the military and a powerful paramilitary group has killed up to 9,000 people and created “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.” Martin Griffiths’ comments Sunday marked the six-month anniversary of the war, which has forced

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country’s two largest cities and five of the six regional contests. Turnout, at 40.7% for the municipal contests and 35.1 % for the regionals Sunday, was lower than

Please disregard AP-ENT–Obit-Suzanne Somers, published on Oct. 15, 2023. It is a duplicate of the obituary already moved.

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show “Three’s Company” and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy and seriously wounding his mother was charged with a hate crime after police and relatives said he singled out the victims because of their faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas.

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian autoworkers have voted to ratify a three-year contract agreement with General Motors. Unifor is the union representing about 4,300 Canadian workers at three GM facilities. It said in a statement Sunday that the vote was 80.5% in favor of the deal. The vote followed the pattern of an agreement reached earlier

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states on Saturday took what is likely the final tour of a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where a former student shot 17 people to death and wounded 17 others on Valentine’s Day 2018. The 1200 Building is scheduled to

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says the United States shouldn’t take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they are “all antisemitic.” And he’s dismissing international entreaties for Israel to provide clean running water and utilities to the 2.3 million civilians in the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Washington moved up to No. 5 on Sunday in The Associated Press college football poll, the Huskies’ best ranking in six years, after a thrilling victory against Oregon and unbeaten Air Force was ranked for the first time since 2019. The top four teams in the country

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press SITRIYA, Israel (AP) — Rarely do rabbis spend the Sabbath counting bodies. But on Saturday, a week after Hamas militants blew easily past Israel’s fortified security fence and gunned down hundreds of Israelis — at music festivals, in their homes, in cars while trying to flee — Israel’s military rabbinate

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Najla Shawa and her family are safe for now after fleeing their home in Gaza City, but she’s worried she may never be able to return. Shawa, a Gaza native who works for the international aid group Oxfam, is sheltering with her husband, two daughters and about