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By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump left the White House facing a cash crunch that threatened his business empire. But soon a new source stepped forward to provide a financial lifeline. Records show Axos Bank, as well as its largest individual shareholder, have extended more than $500 million in financing that

By The Associated Press Markus Hinterhäuser has been given a third five-year term as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, extending his tenure in one of Europe’s most influential cultural roles to the longest since Herbert von Karajan’s reign from 1956-89. The festival says its board of directors agreed to a contract through 2031 with

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic leaders have announced they have agreed on a plan to reduce the state’s staggering budget deficit by $17.3 billion. California is facing a multibillion-dollar budget shortfall of at least $37.9 billion. The agreement announced Thursday includes a $3.6 billion cut in primarily one-time funding,

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After men near Mississippi’s capital were buried in a pauper’s cemetery without their relatives’ knowledge, the U.S. Justice Department will help the city’s police revamp policies for performing next-of-kin death notifications. The intervention follows the discovery that seven men were buried in unmarked graves

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Does time — and a new host — heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O’Brien was messily ousted from NBC’s “The Tonight Show” to make way for the return of Jay Leno — the comedian is finally back. O’Brien will appear on the April 9 show to promote his

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Thursday to throw out the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump, turning aside defense arguments that a decades-old law permitted the former president to retain the sensitive records after he left office. Lawyers for Trump had cited a 1978 statute known as the

In a story published March 13, 2024, about wood pellet supplier Enviva filing for bankruptcy, The Associated Press erroneously reported the company’s annual production. It is 5 million metric tons, not 5 metric tons.

PHOENIX (AP) — A newly released report says a hot air balloon pilot had an elevated level of an anesthetic in his system at the time of a deadly crash in Arizona. Authorities say toxicology tests show 37-year-old Cornelius van der Walt had a high amount of ketamine in his blood when the balloon plummeted

The husband of Florida’s Senate president has died after falling while the couple was hiking in Utah. The Senate notified members Wednesday that John Passidomo was fell at Bryce Canyon National Park on Monday and later died after suffering head and other injuries. The 72-year-old lawyer and Republican Senate President Kathleen Passidomo were on vacation

BALTIMORE (AP) — A third body has been found at the site of last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Meanwhile, a tentative timeline has been released for how soon authorities believe they can reopen crucial commercial shipping channels. Engineers expect to restore navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore by the end of

ATLANTA (AP) — PrizePicks says it will expand its operations in Atlanta by hiring an additional 1,000 employees over seven years. The fantasy sports company announced Thursday that it will lease an office building northwest of downtown for its new headquarters. The company is hiring software engineers, analysts, marketers and other positions. PrizePicks was founded

DERRY, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a house explosion in New Hampshire amid a spring storm left one woman dead and a second person injured. Derry Fire Chief Shawn Haggart said his department received reports of an explosion and responded to find a house fully engulfed in flames. One person in the house was killed

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are broadly as smart as humans or at least can do many things as well as people can. Achieving such a concept is the driving mission of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and a priority for elite

By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City say they have disrupted an online fraud operation that stole millions of dollars by duping victims into making phony cryptocurrency investments. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Thursday that his office seized 21 web domains being used by scammers in so-called

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both sides said Thursday, less than six weeks after two co-defendants were convicted. The talks just began, and it’s unclear what

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter Sunday and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the brazen cash heist, reportedly one of the largest on record in Los Angeles. Police Cmdr. Elaine

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The federal trial of four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols will be held in the city, a judge ruled Thursday. During a hearing in federal court, U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris denied motions filed

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in his order Thursday that

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested two fugitives who escaped a maximum-security prison in February, bringing a 50-day manhunt to an end. Rogério Mendonça and Deibson Nascimento became the first inmates to ever escape from Brazil’s federal penitentiary system. Brazil’s justice ministry said in a statement on