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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Two bears have raided a Krispy Kreme doughnut van that was stopped outside a convenience store on an Alaska military base. The van’s driver usually left his doors open when he stopped at the store to make deliveries. But this time a sow and one of her cubs that

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Experts hope the sputtering global public health system and efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine to create a better system for handling the problem. Leaders of both the World Health Organization and the upcoming climate negotiations said that for the first time,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In an effort to safeguard sacred tribal lands, federal authorities say there is a plan to protect more than 4,000 acres within the Placitas area in New Mexico’s Sandoval County. The U.S. Department of the Interior and federal Bureau of Land Management say a proposed mineral withdrawal would bar new mining

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Migrants, mostly from Haiti, have burst into an asylum office in southern Mexico to demand papers. Throngs of migrants knocked over metal barricades and rushed into the office, pushing past National Guard officers and police stationed at the office. Authorities later convinced many to leave

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The state of Florida’s big three is back in the AP Top 25. Florida State, Miami and Florida were all ranked in The Associated Press college football on Sunday. The last time that happened was briefly in September 2017. There was a time when that threesome practically

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Officials say two veteran California pilots were killed when their World War II-era planes collided in midair after completing a race and preparing to land over the weekend at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno. Officials identified the victims of Sunday’s crash as Chris

By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE PORTLAND, Maine A top elected Republican in Maine says he’s glad to be alive after a giant wave overturned his lobster boat ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee. The Coast Guard had warned mariners at midday Friday that they needed to take immediate action to avoid the onrushing

DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Attorneys for a northern Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls contend in new court documents that their client had nothing to do with the crimes and that the girls actually died as part of a ritual sacrifice. Attorneys Andrew Baldwin and Brad Rozzi, who represent Richard Allen of Delphi,

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Rap superstar Travis Scott was questioned for several hours in a deposition he gave in connection with hundreds of lawsuits filed against him and others over the deaths and injuries at the 2021 Astroworld festival. Two people with knowledge about the litigation say Scott was questioned

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson won’t be betting on football this year — much less the Ryder Cup — saying in a lengthy social media post Monday that he previously crossed the line from moderation into addiction and “it wasn’t any fun.” “The money wasn’t ever the issue since our financial security

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Bowling Green State University has announced it has put hockey team head coach Ty Eigner on administrative leave as it investigates a report of alleged hazing. It also has put three players on interim suspension. The Ohio school made the announcement in a statement posted on its website Monday. The

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with China’s Vice President Han Zheng on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly as the Biden administration and Beijing step up high-level contacts ahead of what could be a leader-level summit this fall. Their discussion Monday came

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of indigenous supporters have protested in Guatemala City to defend Guatemala’s president-elect as government prosecutors seek to ban his political party. Many of the protesters carried banners or chanted slogans demanding the resignation of government officials who have sought to prosecute Bernardo Arévalo and ban his Seed Movement party. Protesters

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawsuit filed by an Islamic civil rights group challenges the constitutionality of the government’s terror watchlist and says Muslims face negative repercussions even after they are able to clear their name off the list. One of the plaintiffs in the case is the Muslim mayor of

By KRUTIKA PATHI and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations its government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist, an accusation that India rejected as “absurd.” Trudeau said in Parliament

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State informed suspended football coach Mel Tucker on Monday that he will be fired without compensation for misconduct involving activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy in a sordid case that dates back more than a year. “The notice provides Tucker with seven calendar days to respond and present

By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Iran’s president is denying his country sent drones to Russia for use in the war in Ukraine. It comes even as the United States accuses Iran of not only providing the weapons but helping Russia build a plant to manufacture them. President Ebrahim Raisi spoke as

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Railroad unions are calling for a review following the death of a worker who was pinned between two cars over the weekend by a remote-controlled train in a CSX railyard in Ohio. The unions that represented carman Fred Anderson said Sunday that his death highlights the need for an in-depth

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A couple, their two children and three dogs have been found fatally shot in a suburban Chicago home. Police say Monday that their bodies were found about 8:40 p.m. Sunday in Romeoville by officers sent to the home by concerned family members. Police say the victims were believed to have been