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By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, thousands of years later — from Roman engineers who poured thick concrete sea barriers, to

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media has said that the Israeli military carried out airstrikes in a strategic eastern province, wounding two soldiers and causing material damage. There has been no comment from Israel on the reported strikes. Syria’s state news agency quoted a military official Tuesday as saying the airstrikes late Monday targeted military

By ASHRAF KHALIL and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. She and her mother, Alison, had made a special trip from San Antonio just to watch the National Zoo’s furry rock stars

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Restrictions on carrying guns in public that are tied to an emergency public health order are going under the legal microscope in U.S. District Court in New Mexico. At a hearing Tuesday, a federal judge delayed a decision on a request to block a scaled-back public

NEW YORK (AP) — The leader of the Columbia Journalism Review says he’s leaving that job to work at an organization that encourages news outlets to devote more attention to covering climate change. Since 2016, Kyle Pope has been editor and publisher of the leading academic magazine and website for professional journalists. He said journalism

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of debt-laden property developer China Evergrande Group soared Tuesday after they resumed trading in Hong Kong following a suspension last week. By midday, Evergrande’s shares were up nearly 16% after jumping more than 60% early in the session. Evergrande is the world’s most heavily

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection began Tuesday in the fraud trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried after a prosecutor revealed that no discussions about a potential plea agreement took place in the nearly 10 months since the cryptocurrency executive was arrested and brought to the United States. Once a

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press When Ron DeSantis said during last week’s Republican presidential debate that he would support a federal ban on abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy, some anti-abortion activists called it the news they had been waiting months to hear. But DeSantis’ campaign downplayed the comment and millions of voters probably missed

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man who killed two women he met a day apart at north Florida bars in 1996 has been executed. Michael Zack III was pronounced dead Tuesday evening following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison. He was sentenced to death for murdering Ravonne Smith, a

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors have heard a harrowing description of Manny Ellis’ last moments during opening statements in the trial of three Washington police officers charged in the 33-year-old Black man’s death in 2020. Before he died, Ellis was punched, shocked with a Taser, put in a chokehold and

By TALIA RICHMAN of The Dallas Morning News DALLAS (AP) — When Tha Cung looked over his sixth-grade class schedule, he took notice of the math block. He had been placed in an advanced class. “I didn’t know ‘honors’ even existed,” he said. Tha was little when his family immigrated from Myanmar and, for much

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, CLAUDIA LAUER and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after his earlier deal imploded, setting the case on a track toward a possible trial in 2024 while his father is campaigning for reelection. President Joe Biden’s son

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A day before the federal government executed a Texas man for the killing of an Iowa couple when he was 18, celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz pleaded with then-President Donald Trump — a former client — to call the execution off. During a Dec. 9, 2020,

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was back at work on Tuesday after being carjacked the night before by three armed attackers less than a mile from the Capitol. Cuellar said he was “good” and even joked about the frightening experience. He said the robbers “came out

By DANIEL SHAILER The Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Chanting in unison, students marched through downtown Mexico City on Monday evening, marking 55 years since the military massacred hundreds of students in Tlatelolco plaza. Enrique Treviño Taudres survived the massacre and now marches every year with the Pro Democratic Freedoms 68 Committee. “People know

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida sheriff released body camera video Monday that he says shows his officers were justified when they repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed a drug suspect who appeared to resist arrest even after being zapped with a stun gun and pinned to the ground. The suspect’s attorney, meanwhile, is calling

PHOENIX (AP) — Sheriff Paul Penzone of Arizona’s Maricopa County says he is resigning in January after serving almost two terms. Penzone’s surprise announcement came Monday. He says he decided to step down a year early and not seek a third term so he can explore other possibilities in public service. He didn’t elaborate. Penzone

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say. The Mamiraua Institute, a research group of Brazil’s Ministry of

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Seattle Times reports the Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday. The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index. The state’s minimum wage of $15.74 an hour is

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and two other people more than 40 years ago has died in prison. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says 74-year-old Paul Beasley Johnson died Saturday while receiving ongoing medical treatment in north Florida. Johnson was convicted in 1981 of