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By STEPHANY MATAT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case have asked a judge to dismiss charges against them. Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira are charged with conspiring with Trump to

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy has ticked down but remains near a recent high, with Americans’ outlook largely unchanged this year.  The University of Michigan’s index, released in a preliminary version, showed that sentiment is about halfway between its all-time low, reached in June 2022

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Initially off the radar among Kentucky’s coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program’s gold standard. Makes sense, since he helped do so as a player. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s zoo is celebrating the 67th birthday of Fatou the gorilla, its oldest resident, who it believes is also the oldest gorilla in the world. Fatou was born in 1957 and came to the zoo in what was then West Berlin in 1959. Ahead of her official birthday on Saturday, keepers on

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government is calling the killing of a Polish aid worker by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza a murder, and is demanding support from Israel in its own investigation into the case. It also wants the case to be brought before an independent court in Israel. Poland’s deputy foreign minister, Władysław Teofil

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three people have been killed during a shootout between militiamen and police officers in Ethiopia’s capital in a rare case of one of the country’s many regional rebellions spilling into the city. The incident occurred near Millenium Hall in Addis Ababa’s downtown as officers tried to apprehend three fighters from a

HOUSTON (AP) — Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston has halted its liver transplant and kidney transplant programs. The Houston Chronicle reported Thursday that the hospital discovered a doctor manipulated records for liver transplant candidates. The hospital said kidney transplants were stopped because the programs share the same leadership. The hospital did not respond to

By PAUL WISEMAN, GISELA SALOMON and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Having fled economic and political chaos in Venezuela, Luisana Silva now loads carpets for a South Carolina rug company. She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents. Reaching the United

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several authors have turned down awards and awards nominations from PEN America, citing unhappiness with the literary and free expression organization’s stance on the war in Gaza. This week, PEN announced its long lists in categories ranging from the $75,000 Jean Stein Award for best

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is headed to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, to talk about who he believes should be paying more in taxes and who should be paying less. Biden’s campaign says the speech will be Tuesday, the day after Tax Day. The campaign said Friday the

MAPLE GROVE, Wis. (AP) — An 18-year-old who triggered a bonfire explosion that injured more than a dozen people at a backyard gathering in eastern Wisconsin has been sentenced to a year in jail and five years probation. WLUK-TV reports that Sam Armstrong appeared Thursday in Shawano County Court. Armstrong pleaded no contest in February

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A review of the Bank of England’s economic forecasting undertaken by the former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve has found “significant shortcomings” that should be addressed to better inform future interest rate decisions. Ben Bernanke was tasked to review the Bank of England’s forecasting models following

By ALI JABAR and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A prominent Iraqi Christian religious leader who left Baghdad amid a political dispute last year has returned to the capital at the invitation of the country’s prime minister. Cardinal Louis Sako led his first mass in Baghdad on Friday after returning the day before.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000, the United Nations said, as forecasters warned more rains can be expected until June. The U.N Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Kenya Red Cross Society, said

MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin says that a draft agreement between Russia and Ukraine negotiated in 2022 could serve as a starting point for prospective talks to end the fighting that has dragged into a third year. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the draft document that was discussed in Istanbul in March 2022 could be

By JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russian military trainers have arrived in Niger to reinforce the country’s air defenses as the western African nation pulls away from close cooperation with the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts, turning instead to Russia for help as it fights Islamic insurgents in the Sahel region. State television

By TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Capitalizing on an impressive moment in Spanish-language music, Uruguayan singer-songwriter Jorge Drexler is embarking on his first tour of Europe. His award-winning latest album, “Tinta y tiempo” (“Ink and time”), earned him four of his 13 Latin Grammy Awards. His tour will be more intimate than shows

MADRID (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Spain say the bodies of four women have been found in a rubber dinghy boat floating off the coast near the port of Cartagena. The government office in the city of Murcia said the women appeared to be of North African origin and may have been migrants trying to

By NICOLE WINFIELD and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September. It’s the longest trip of Francis’ papacy and will surely test his health, stamina and mobility. The Vatican confirmed the Sept. 2-13 visit on Friday.  Francis

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted