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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The premier of Bermuda says the government is slowly restoring operations after being hit by a “very sophisticated” cyberattack a week ago. David Burt said Thursday that an in-depth forensic audit is underway to determine how the attack occurred and that experts so far have not uncovered evidence that

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A milling company has agreed to plead guilty to falsifying records at a Wisconsin plant that exploded six years ago, killing five workers. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Didion Milling Inc. has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to two counts of falsifying records at its Cambria plant for

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center — a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems. The agency’s outgoing director, Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, made the announcement Thursday at the National Press Club. He said the center would

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested in a shooting that wounded one person at a Memphis concert headlined by rapper Lil Baby. Police say 22-year-old Kevin Young was arrested Wednesday on charges including reckless endangerment at a home in Memphis. Police responded to the Sept. 7 shooting at

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed state officials from a lawsuit related to past lead contamination in a small southwestern Michigan city’s drinking water. But the case will proceed against Benton Harbor city officials, including the mayor. Lawyers for residents compared Benton Harbor to Flint where lead contaminated the city’s water system

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with India’s foreign minister amid a simmering row between New Delhi and Ottawa over allegations of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist in Canada. Blinken and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met Thursday at the State Department as

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies. Among the issues raised by senators were the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, additional aid for Ukraine, security

By THOMAS PEIPERT, COLLEEN SLEVIN, JESSE BEDAYN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The discovery of Suzanne Morphew’s remains three years after the Colorado woman went missing is raising new questions about what happened to her. The remains were found last week about 40 miles from where the mother of two was reported

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The complexities of abortion-related politics in the post-Roe v. Wade era continue to put the squeeze on Republican Daniel Cameron, who appeared to redefine his position on Kentucky’s strict anti-abortion law for the second time in two weeks while campaigning for governor. After revealing last week

COLLEEN SLEVIN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado city has reached a nearly $2.8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by the mother of a man killed by police after taking heroic actions to stop a gunman who had shot another officer. A law firm announced the settlement Thursday with

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Local officials say that a car bombing hit a meat market in central Somalia, killing six people and wounding 14. Thursday’s bombing was the third attack of the day in the volatile East African country. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the town

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general. Thursday’s decision by the state’s intermediate appellate court allows the case to proceed days after a judge ruled the former president committed years

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new report says the small plane that crashed in rural Alaska earlier this month, killing the husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was carrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers. The aircraft went down shortly after taking off from a remote hunting

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Nebraska lawmaker against a conservative political action committee that labeled her a child “groomer” and sexual abuser in online posts. State Sen. Megan Hunt sued the Nebraska Freedom Coalition after its officers repeatedly targeted her

By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok has become a key marketing channel for vendors promoting steroids and other bodybuilding drugs to millions of the app’s users, according to a report released Thursday that the social media company disputes. In the study, the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate says popular videos

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board says a small jet in a crash that killed four people in 2021 was going slower than usual as it took off because the pilot had left a parking brake on. The report released Thursday says it was the probable cause of the crash. It

By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government shutdown appeared all but inevitable as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dug in Thursday, vowing he will not take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running despite House Republicans’ struggle to unite around an alternative. Congress is at an

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A ruling by North Dakota’s Supreme Court has jeopardized funding for major parts of the state government. The court said Thursday that the Republican-controlled Legislature stuffed a key budget bill full of too many different subjects. The justices say that violated the state Constitution. This means

BOSTON (AP) — A California man has pleaded guilty to arranging hundreds of sham marriages in an effort to circumvent immigration laws. That is according to federal prosecutors. Forty-nine-year-old Marcialito Biol Benitez, a Philippine national living in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud. U.S. District Court

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A high school band director who died when a bus crashed while carrying students from New York to a band camp in Pennsylvania last week was remembered as a dedicated teacher with a zest for life. Gina Pellettiere and retired teacher Beatrice Ferrari were killed on Sept. 21 when the