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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers warned Wednesday that the union plans to go on strike against any Detroit automaker that hasn’t reached a new agreement by the time contracts expire next week. “That’s the plan,” President Shawn Fain responded when asked if the union

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a White House adviser to President Donald Trump acted as if he were “above the law” when he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The prosecutors summarized their case at a trial Wednesday for

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Crab fishermen in Alaska have been scrambling to stay afloat after two years of the Bering Sea fishery being closed or severely curtailed due to plummeting crab numbers. And they’re concerned that more of the same awaits this October when officials decide on catch limits

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The last wild Atlantic salmon that return to U.S. rivers have had their most productive year in more than a decade, raising hopes they may be weathering myriad ecological threats. Maine state data show officials counted more than 1,500 of the salmon in the Penobscot River,

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the bond for the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on felony charges. Deja Taylor pleaded guilty to having a

ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “long-term strategic adviser.” Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Bringing a leader like Tom onto the Delta team furthers our mission to connect the world while accelerating

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A coalition of environmental groups is suing Utah’s government, saying the state has failed to stop the Great Salt Lake from shrinking at an alarming pace. Organizations including the Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity say that upstream water has been diverted for decades to farmers

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A third Democratic candidate has announced that she’s running for a western Wisconsin congressional seat held by freshman Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden in one of the presidential battleground state’s swing districts. Former La Crosse County Board Chair Tara Johnson on Wednesday announced her candidacy. She

HARWINTON, Conn. (AP) — A 59-year-old Connecticut man has been seriously injured after being attacked by a bull at the farm where he was working. Family members tell Hearst Connecticut Media that a bull in heat attacked Randy Janquins on Friday at a farm in northwest Connecticut. Janquins was putting several cows back into a

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had put “politics ahead of his job” by declining to meet with President Joe Biden during the Democrat’s weekend visit to survey Hurricane Idalia’s damage in DeSantis’ state. “Your job as governor is to be the

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an entertainment industry bent on categorization, musician Eric Nam finds an audience in fluidity. In fact, 10 years into his career, he’s still a challenge to describe. Do you label him a pop star? Or a K-pop idol? Is there a difference? Is he

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Four months after a civil trial jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that still more of the ex-president’s comments about her were libelous. The decision means that an upcoming second trial will

LONDON (AP) — An urgent manhunt has been launched for a British soldier awaiting trial on terror-related charges, who escaped from a prison in southwest London, the country’s counterterror police said Wednesday. Police said Daniel Abed Khalife, who has been accused of planting fake bombs at a military base and of violating Britain’s Official Secrets

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Cricket, breakdancing and flag football are still waiting to find out if they will be added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The process to add sports that organizers in Los Angeles want at the 2028 Games has been unexpectedly delayed by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC cited “ongoing discussions”

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian youth has stabbed two people, moderately wounding one of them, in an attack outside a main entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. Israeli police say the 17-year-old suspect was caught after a short chase. Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital says it is treating

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Groban, John Mellencamp, Tracy Morgan and the ever-present Jon Stewart will stand up at this year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser. The fundraiser, which benefits injured veterans and their families, will also feature comedians and musicians including Jimmy Carr, Ronny Chieng, Shane Gillis, The

By HALLE PARKER, WWNO, New Orleans Public Radio NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Environmental advocates and residents of the Louisiana chemical corridor known as Cancer Alley have spent decades calling for change in the way industrial activity is regulated there. They were heartened last year by the early findings of an Environmental Protection Agency investigation into

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music fans, it is time to bid adieu to the sunny, slow summer months. Let’s welcome autumn, one of the busiest times in the calendar year for new albums, EPs, and mixtapes. In the Associated Press’ 2023 Fall music preview, trends have begun to reveal

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Donald’s Trump’s Truth Social got a lifeline this week after a blank-check company that could infuse the social media platform with cash agreed to extend a critical deadline for a year. Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, had a Friday deadline to complete its acquisition