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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington, who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes center stage in the new Netflix drama “Rustin.” The film, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, stars Colman

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street. Daniel Auderer, who is the vice

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — The U.S. could have the first Ukrainian pilots trained on F-16 fighter jets before the end of the year, though it will be longer than that before they are flying combat missions. That’s according to the head of the Air National

By MIKE STOBBE and LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writers Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency’s director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel’s recommendation. That means doses

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is showing solidarity with his suffering nation as it counts the dead from a powerful earthquake, visiting some of the injured at a hospital in Marrakech, not far from the epicenter. He also rolled up his sleeve to donate his royal blood. The monarch inspected a hospital

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The teenage son of University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery was found guilty Tuesday of failure to yield to a pedestrian who later died from injuries suffered in the crash. A judge found Jonathan McCaffery, 17, guilty of the simple misdemeanor in the crash, which injured Corey J.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer A former NFL Media journalist is accusing the league of refusing to address what he calls long-standing institutional discrimination and says his contract was not renewed because he repeatedly voiced concerns regarding equity and racial injustice. The allegations were made by Jim Trotter in a discrimination and retaliation lawsuit

SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A former California police officer turned serial killer who was on death row after being convicted of murdering six people in the 1980s has died of natural causes. Officials say 79-year-old Anthony Sully died Friday at a medical facility outside the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Sully had been housed at

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino operator MGM Resorts International said Tuesday that resorts are open and an investigation is continuing after what it called a “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of computer systems at company properties across the U.S. The FBI characterized the investigation as ongoing but Special Agent Mark Neria, spokesperson for the

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has announced that one of its warplanes crashed during a training mission in southern Russia without specifying the fate of its crew. The Defense Ministry says the Su-24 bomber went down Tuesday in an unpopulated area in the Volgograd region and rescue helicopters were deployed to the site. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Say goodbye to refilling that Coke. McDonald’s is getting rid of self-served soda. The Chicago-based fast food chain plans to eliminate self-service soda machines at its U.S. restaurants by 2032, McDonald’s confirmed this week. It’s unclear if locations outside the U.S. will follow suit. In an email to The Associated Press

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FRONT ROYAL, Va. (AP) — A Virginia library that traces its roots to the 18th century could soon be shuttered over a dispute about children’s books that expose readers to gay, lesbian and transgender characters. The Samuels Public Library in Front Royal is one of many libraries embroiled in conflict

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from the latest eruption of a Hawaii volcano. Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The current eruption isn’t threatening infrastructure. Health officials say the eruption is bringing volcanic smog known as vog

By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division. The floods are the most fatal environmental disaster in the country’s modern history. Years of

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Newly reelected Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sworn in a new Cabinet that includes one of his sons and one of his nephews. They have been appointed to deputy minister posts. Mnangagwa’s Cabinet is largely made up of loyalists. The move to appoint his 34-year-old son

By ADRIAN SAINZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. The five were indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Memphis even as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts.

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising. That’s according to poverty and income data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The official poverty rate for Black Americans dropped to its

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of professional sports teams in Missouri is backing a new proposal to put the legalization of sports betting on the 2024 ballot. The group is spearheaded by the St. Louis Cardinals also includes the Kansas City Chiefs and all four of the