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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a writer who won an $83.3 million defamation award against Donald Trump suggests a new defamation lawsuit is possible against the ex-president after he resumed verbal attacks against her at a weekend rally. Columnist E. Jean Carroll won the jury award in January

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A women’s roller derby league has asked a New York court to invalidate a Republican official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities, saying it violates state law. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court on behalf of the Long Island

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The clergy sexual abuse scandal is slowly gathering steam in Italy. There is increasing media coverage, some criminal convictions and the launch Monday of an investigative podcast dedicated to a case that tangentially involved Pope Francis. A Sicilian court last week convicted a priest of sexual violence

BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a veteran sheriff’s deputy died after being attacked in a western New York casino, and a patron has been charged with manslaughter. Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello died early Sunday morning after trying to escort a man and a woman out of the bar area of Batavia Downs.

By GAETANE LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb said Monday that it’s banning the use of indoor security cameras in listings on its site around the world by the end of next month. The San Francisco-based online rental platform said it is seeking to “simplify” its security-camera policy while prioritizing privacy. “These changes

By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students. The Education Department says it sent a batch of student records to “a few dozen schools”

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Private organizations involved in negotiations over California’s minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement. The agreement was confirmed to The Associated Press by two sources familiar with the negotiations. The law has come under scrutiny over allegations that it included a carveout that

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say they have arrested two 18-year-olds in the shooting of eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop last week. Police said Monday they also recovered a fully loaded, fully automatic weapon that matches casings found at the scene. Authorities say two more

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy predictions. The “Oppenheimer” romp. Ryan Gosling’s Ken stealing the show. That put even more focus on the category that was hardest to call: best actress. When Emma Stone was announced as the winner, a

By GARY D. ROBERTSON and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — People in North Carolina now have more chances to gamble as statewide sports wagering has begun. Several government-licensed gambling operators started taking bets through smartphones and computers at noon Monday from adults within the state’s borders. North Carolina officials enacted a law

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An appeals court says a Minnesota board was justified when it rejected a substitute teaching license a former police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in 2016. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a licensing board that concluded

PARIS (AP) — The French government says that several of its services are being targeted by cyberattacks of “unprecedented intensity” and a special crisis center was activated to restore online services.In a statement, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s office said the attacks started Sunday night and hit multiple government ministries, without providing details. By Monday afternoon,

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A mistrial was declared during opening arguments of a trial in a lawsuit filed by a fired Penn State football team doctor alleging that he was ousted after complaining to school officials about alleged pressure to clear players to return from injuries. PennLive.com reports that a Dauphin County judge declared the

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress says that it has disqualified some of its senior officials from being candidates in this year’s election because of long-running corruption allegations, but others also facing accusations were cleared to stand. That has brought more scrutiny on a

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old California boy armed with a bladed garden tool was fatally shot when he charged at a sheriff’s deputy. The officer responded Saturday to a 911 report of an assault at a home in Apple Valley in San Bernardino County. Body camera video shows a deputy approach

MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crash in a remote area of central Oregon has killed everyone on board. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says a 911 call around 7:40 p.m. Sunday reported the crash outside the city of Madras. The plane had been traveling to Idaho after departing from Aurora, Oregon,

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An independent report has found New Jersey and the nation were not prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and the state remains underprepared for the next emergency. The report released Monday examined New Jersey’s response to the pandemic that sickened nearly 3 million people in New

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer President Joe Biden is proposing a huge tax increase on fuel used by private jets, portraying that as part of an effort to make the wealthy pay their share for services like running the nation’s airspace. That’s part of the president’s budget, which was unveiled Monday. The White House

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seeking to delay his March 25 hush money trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases. The Republican former president’s lawyers on Monday asked Manhattan Judge Juan Manuel Merchan to adjourn

In a story published March 11, 2024, about the closure of Fontbonne University in Clayton, Missouri, The Associated Press erroneously used an outdated estimate for a financial shortfall at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. The shortfall in the University of Arizona’s current operating budget is $177 million, not $240 million.