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By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody. The report Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department cites systemic failures at the

ROME (AP) — Italy’s right-wing government Thursday approved a decree to crack down on juvenile delinquency, broadening conditions under which minors aged 14 or above can be jailed. The decree follows a spate of high-profile “baby gang” crimes. The decree was adopted by the Cabinet a week after Premier Giorgia Meloni visited a Naples suburb

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Giving the heir to the British throne a kiss on the cheek is not usually the done thing, even if you are a fan. But Paul Gascoigne, one of England’s all-time soccer greats, was never one for protocol — even during the heyday of his playing career

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than 20 years, Victoria’s Secret had bolstered its image built on a man’s vision of sexiness with one big annual event: its fashion catwalk extravaganza, with supermodels like Naomi Campbell sashaying down the runway in Swarovski-crystal covered wings, thongs and million-dollar fantasy bras.

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Construction work has been temporarily stopped on a $2 billion new electric vehicle plant in South Carolina being built by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a 1960s forerunner to today’s SUVs. State and local officials say they need more time to obtain wetland permits to

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors made its first wage-and-benefit offer to the United Auto Workers that falls far short of the union’s initial demands. The offer Thursday comes just a week before the UAW’s national contracts with GM, Stellantis and Ford are set to expire. UAW President Shawn Fain

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake has announced his highly anticipated eighth studio album “For All the Dogs” will be released on Sept. 22. The album is slated to arrive after months of teasing, including at a July 2023 New York City show, where the rapper told the capacity-filled Barclays

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi is suffering from symptoms of low blood pressure including dizziness and loss of appetite, but is being denied treatment at qualified facilities outside the prison system. A medical worker says 78-year-old Suu Kyi, who was arrested in 2021 when

By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there’s no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations. A government watchdog group says

TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A windsurfer who went missing off Florida’s Space Coast on the day Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state’s second death from the Category 3 storm. Officials said Wednesday that the 60-year-old man went missing while windsurfing in the Banana River on Aug. 30, the day Idalia

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Police in Rwanda say a suspected serial killer has been arrested after the discovery of the bodies of more than 10 people in a pit dug in his compound. Neighbors told The Associated Press on Thursday that the suspect spoke very little. The spokesperson for the

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore. According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami the Coast Guard spotted 51-year-old Reza Baluchi Aug. 26 off the

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump White House official Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The verdict came after a short trial for Navarro, who served as a White

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors who have pledged $500 million to help the struggling local news industry. They hope to provide seed money for news outlets that can make up for those that have closed or been hollowed out over the

BALTIMORE (AP) — Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is again running for office after her previous mayoral tenure ended in a criminal conviction. She announced her candidacy Thursday in an op-ed published in The Baltimore Sun. Dixon resigned from office in 2010 after a jury convicted her of embezzling donated gift cards that were intended

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is attending a charity event Thursday night in London, though he isn’t expected to meet with King Charles III or Prince William as Britain prepares to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Harry’s relationship with his family has been strained since he

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The district attorney who brought charges against former President Donald Trump and others over their efforts to overturn the results of Georgia’s 2020 election sent a scathing letter to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday, accusing him of interfering in a state case and pushing “outrageous partisan

By EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has issued a stark warning after wrapping up a summit of Southeast Asian countries that was joined by China, the United States and Russia. President Joko Widodo said on Thursday that our world “we will be destroyed” unless conflicts are resolved.

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Companies with plants and factories that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough. That change would happen under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost

LONDON (AP) — Five retired British police officers have admitted sending offensive and racist social media messages about the Duchess of Sussex and others. The men were arrested after a BBC investigation last year sparked an internal police inquiry. The charges say the messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Meghan and husband