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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Lined up like soldiers guarding a nation’s treasures, dozens of shelves preserve an archive that gives account of a painful episode in Chile’s history: 47,000 instances of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The documents were gathered between 1976 and 1992 by

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A popular rock climbing area in Yosemite National Park has been closed because of a crack that has developed in a massive granite cliff. Climbers recently reported the new crack on the western side of the Royal Arches formation near a climbing route called Super Slide, according to the

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat has reaffirmed his country’s resolve to join the European Union and urged the 27-member bloc to take courageous steps to advance its bid. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the comments Wednesday during a news conference with the EU’s top official for enlargement. Their meeting in Ankara comes as

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Magic Johnson talked about how he won five NBA championships as a player, another five as an owner and an Olympic gold medal with the “Dream Team.” He talked about what it takes to win in sports and in business. As he spoke, players and

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. official says Central African Republic is facing a humanitarian crisis with 2.4 million people in need of assistance and the U.N.’s $534 million appeal only 36% funded. Mohamed Ag Ayoya, deputy special representative for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country, said Wednesday

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — U.S. authorities say two men have pleaded guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state in attacks that left thousands without power over the holidays last winter. Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman says 40-year-old Jeremy Crahan, of Puyallup, admitted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma that he and Matthew

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year. The decision driven by polls of Morena party members means that Claudia Sheinbaum will run as the party’s candidate in

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office expectations get inflated. Even superhero spandex can’t sustain endless cycles

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will visit the country to help celebrate its 75th founding anniversary, which is on Saturday. The report in state media Thursday didn’t say how the Chinese delegation would participate in the anniversary events

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken northern Chile but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was registered at 8:48 local time, and its epicenter was 41 kilometers (25 miles) south-southwest of Coquimbo, Chile. The quake had a depth of 41 kilometers

DETROIT (AP) — The family foundation of NBA team owner Dan Gilbert is putting nearly $375 million toward health care and research in Detroit. Gilbert is supporting a new 72-bed rehabilitation center for stroke patients and a research institute that will focus on a genetic disease that afflicted his son. Gilbert is the owner of

NEW YORK (AP) — The Boss is taking an unexpected breather and postponing his September shows, citing doctors’ orders. Bruce Springsteen announced on his website Wednesday that he was postponing shows for the remainder of the month while he is treated for symptoms of “peptic ulcer disease.” The disease causes ulcers to form in the

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty to smuggling sanctioned Iranian crude oil and agreed to pay a $2.4 million fine, newly unsealed U.S. court documents seen Thursday by The Associated Press show. The now-public case against Empire Navigation, which faces three years of

By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has refused to approve some of the conditions that lawyers for the defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had sought in a possible plea bargain, ruling out a presidential guarantee that the five men would be spared solitary confinement and

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Black man sentenced to death in Oregon for a 1998 murder is now free, two years after the state Court of Appeals reversed the conviction in a case that his defenders said was tainted by racism. Jesse Johnson spent 25 years in prison for a

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have passed legislation requiring judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child’s gender identity in custody and visitation proceedings. The legislation is one of several bills lawmakers want to see signed into law offering more protections for LGBTQ+ children. The state

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has launched a rocket with an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe. The HII-A rocket’s liftoff from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan was shown on live video by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The rocket is also carrying a small lunar

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a woman on a forest trail west of Yellowstone National Park in July and also attacked a person in Idaho three years ago was killed after it broke into a house near West Yellowstone over the weekend, Montana wildlife officials said Wednesday. Early Saturday,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to make a rare public appearance at the White House, attending an arts event next week with first lady Jill Biden. The White House announced that Clinton is scheduled to appear Tuesday to help honor the 2023 winners of the Praemium Imperiale, a global

DEWITT, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an upstate New York sheriff’s deputy shot to death two teenagers who were in a vehicle that he thought was about to run him over. An Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy responding to a report of suspicious activity in the Syracuse suburb of Dewitt fired three shots into one of