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By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s national election. But not like this, with arrests, dismissals and an attempted suicide among its own ranks. The Law and Justice party is being rocked by reports that Polish

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghanistan-based nongovernmental organization says the Taliban have detained 18 of its staffers, including a foreigner, from the NGO’s offices in a central province. The International Assistance Mission said on Friday that the arrests happened earlier this month in Ghor province and that the detained staffers were taken to Kabul. NGOs

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida is removing a loyalty oath as a condition for getting on the presidential primary ballot. That ensures former President Donald Trump won’t have to sign an oath to compete in the March election alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis. The oath requirement was

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. Entertainment company Shochiku, a major Kabuki producer, said Saturday that Ichikawa died after suffering heart problems on Wednesday. Ichikawa, or Masahiko Kinoshi, became known for “Super

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, to the United States on Friday to face drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement. “This action is the most recent

By RIO YAMAT and WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The cybersecurity system break-ins this month of casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment shatter a public perception that casino security requires an “Oceans 11”-level effort to defeat it. The attacks are still disrupting hotel and casino operations at MGM properties. Video

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Doja Cat, a reboot of Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” franchise with a film starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi and the critically-acclaimed “Sex Education,” one of Netflix’s most popular shows, returns for its fourth and final season. There’s also “Superpower,” Sean Penn’s

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship on a trip to Russia’s Far East that has sparked concerns about an arms alliance that could fuel President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. After arriving

NEW YORK (AP) — A 1-year-old boy died and 3 other children were hospitalized after emergency workers responded to a report of cardiac arrest at a day care center in New York City on Friday, authorities said. Police said the incident was reported around 2:40 p.m. at a day care facility in the Bronx. The

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who killed a commuter by shoving him into the side of an oncoming train in an unprovoked attack at a San Diego station has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Ryan Rukstelis was sentenced Thursday. Authorities say Rukstelis pushed 68-year-old Martin Andara into the path

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian government is reinstating a stricter greenhouse gas emissions target first announced in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement. The decision was announced Thursday by the country’s Committee on Climate Change, a federal government body. It restores a commitment that had been weakened under the

By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former top U.S. ambassador has been sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $93,350 fine for improperly helping a wealthy Persian Gulf country influence U.S. policy and for not disclosing gifts he received from a disgraced political fundraiser. Richard

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials will allow a Christmas parade in the capital city after a truck towing a float had struck and killed a girl during last year’s event. The city of Raleigh reversed course late Friday after initially denying the Greater Raleigh Merchants Association’s request for a permit for the Raleigh

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In a story published September 15, 2023, The Associated Press reported that the Lahaina wildfire was the deadliest fire in the U.S. in more than a century. The story should have made clear that it was the deadliest wildfire in more than a century, as there have been deadlier building fires.

The Associated Press By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge has ruled that a civil lawsuit against California Treasurer Fiona Ma by a high-ranking former employee who alleges that Ma made sexual advances toward her before firing her can go to trial. Judith Blackwell alleged sexual harassment, racial discrimination and wrongful termination

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher has resigned as chairman of the board of an anti-child sex abuse organization that he co-founded, after he and wife Mila Kunis wrote letters seeking leniency for their former “That ’70s Show” co-star and convicted rapist, Danny Masterson. Kutcher stepped down from the

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state senator won’t be suspended from office after he was one of 18 others indicted along with former President Donald Trump. A spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp says a three-person panel didn’t recommend that state Sen. Shawn Still be temporarily removed from office while the

By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial on corruption allegations is among several such proceedings that have occurred in U.S. history. In Texas, an impeachment charge from the House results in immediate suspension from office, as was the case for Paxton. The Senate’s acquittal Saturday means he returns to office.

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota utility regulators will reconsider their denial of a siting permit for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline. The panel last month denied a siting permit for Summit Carbon Solutions’ 320-mile proposed route through the state. It’s part of a $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network that

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Jeezy has filed for divorce from TV personality Jeannie Mai after two years of marriage. Court records show the 45-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Jay Wayne Jenkins, filed to end his marriage on Thursday in Georgia. The filing says “the marriage of the