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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Staffing issues in Las Vegas-area schools reached a critical point this month as classes were canceled or combined to address teacher absences at campuses across the nation’s fifth-largest school district. The classroom disruptions are unfolding amid bitter contract negotiations between the Clark County School District and the teachers union representing 18,000

NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming civil trial over allegations that former president Donald Trump lied about his wealth could last as long as three months. That’s according to a schedule laid out Friday by the judge hearing the case. Opening arguments are expected Oct. 2 in the trial over a lawsuit filed against Trump

By SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union on Friday rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees. Union President Shawn Fain told workers in a Facebook Live appearance that he filed

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A newly proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit St. Louis and other Missouri cities from cracking down on guns. The petition filed this week would also require parental permission for minors to use and carry firearms. The petition comes as Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has ignored pleas by

STAR, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a man they described as suicidal northwest of Boise, Idaho, died after a police officer fired at him. The sheriff’s office says police in the city of Star were called Thursday afternoon about Christopher Huffman making suicidal statements. The sheriff’s office says officers found him in a field and

By ADAM BEAM and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Friday voted to limit when local governments can count election ballots by hand, a move aimed at a rural Northern California county that canceled its contract with Dominion Voting Systems amid unfounded allegations of fraud pushed by former Republican

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday that the number of missing has dropped to 66, the confirmed death toll remains at 115 and authorities will soon escort residents on

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for running over and killing an 18-year-old after a street dance in a small town last year. The case had drawn the attention of former President Donald Trump after the driver initially claimed the

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a settlement with California prosecutors who say the health care giant illegally disposed of thousands of private medical records, hazardous materials and medical waste, including blood and body parts. California authorities said Friday undercover

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — DBRS Morningstar ratings agency has upgraded Greece’s credit rating to investment grade. The move is expected to boost investor confidence in the formerly bailout-dependent country. Despite a series of previous upgrades, Greece had until now failed to regain the investment grade it lost at the start of the 2009-2018 financial crisis

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon.com is requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the company in advance that their work includes artificial intelligence material. The Authors Guild is praising the new regulations as a “welcome first step” toward deterring the proliferation of computer-generated

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday denied Mark Meadows’ request to move his Georgia election subversion case to federal court, ruling that the Trump White House chief of staff must fight the charges in state court instead. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones in Atlanta wrote in a 49-page ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.; Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif.; Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Vice

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is proposing shielding a broad range of government records from the public when the Legislature convenes for a special session next week. Sanders on Friday proposed the new exemptions to the state’s Freedom of Information Act. The exemptions are being

By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial that could remove Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from office over corruption allegations is near the halfway point. The historic proceedings began this week with testimony about an extramarital affair and the Republican’s former top aides testifying they felt compelled

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — This summer’s sweltering heat has put tremendous stress on Texas’ power grid, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand. While state officials say they’ve made improvements since a deadly 2021 winter blackout, the grid was pushed into emergency mode earlier this week due

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. envoy is urging urged Ecuador’s leaders to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies. It recommends those and other key policy changes alongside Ecuador’s continuing efforts to combat the drug-related crime that has undermined the country’s peaceful image. The report

BOSTON (AP) — Law enforcement officials are investigating an episode in which passengers complained of a camera allegedly placed in a bathroom on American Airlines passenger jet. Passengers aboard American Airlines flight 1441 from Charlotte to Boston told local media that a woman reported her teenage daughter found a camera in the first-class lavatory. Law

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say law enforcement officers have shot and killed a man described as “agitated” in the small coastal city of Rockaway Beach. Police say in a Friday statement that a state trooper responded to a residence Thursday evening to help a Tillamook County deputy with an “agitated suspect.”