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By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press New York (AP) — The original location of the legendary Barney’s Department store in the Chelsea section of Manhattan set the stage for designer Michael Kors to present his Fall-Winter 2024 collection at New York Fashion Week. Inside the mirrored lobby, the celebrity-rich crowd included actors Blake Lively, Katie Holmes,

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York’s highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein’s lawyers urged the state’s Court of Appeals to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul’s

By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Every winter, Pete Kibble and the guys he plays social hockey with in Massachusetts make the trek up to New Hampshire to play in an outdoor tournament many believe embodies the sport in its purest form. They are among the 2,200 players who descend on Meredith

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge who is deciding whether to toss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis off of the state’s election interference case against former President Donald Trump has set a hearing for Thursday that is expected to focus on details of Willis’ personal relationship with a special

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber and Lyft drivers planned daylong strikes in Chicago; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Miami; Orlando and Tampa, Florida; Hartford,

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The Valentine’s Day session in parliament follows vocal opposition and protests from the church but also a shift in

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi will return to Congress to replace scandal-plagued Republican George Santos. The Associated Press declared Suozzi the winner at 10:03 p.m. based on an analysis of partial vote results showing him with a decisive lead in Queens and enough of a lead in

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning that climate chaos and food crises are increasing threats to global peace. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a high-level U,N. meeting Tuesday that climate disasters imperil food production and “empty bellies fuel unrest.” He urged the U.N. Security Council to

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Powerful winds have killed a man and brought widespread destruction across Australia’s second-most populous state, leaving 530,000 homes and businesses without power and fanning fires that razed homes and injured five firefighters. Emergency Management Commissioner Rick Nugent said on Wednesday winds of up to 157 kph

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A man wanted in Massachusetts to face murder charges has been arrested, a week after he dramatically escaped from police custody. Kenyan police said Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe escaped while awaiting extradition on a Massachusetts warrant alleging he killed his girlfriend and left her body in

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California cities and counties still don’t know how much they’ll have to pay for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic program to house homeless people in hotel rooms. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said in October that it was limiting the number of days eligible for reimbursement for

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government has finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along the Oregon coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the two areas cover nearly 200,000 acres. They are both located in southern Oregon, off the coast of Coos Bay and Brookings, respectively.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say two suspected gang members have been arrested in connection with a series of shootings in the Los Angeles area that killed four people, including a 14-year-old boy.  A sheriff’s captain said Tuesday that the shootings occurred over a span of a few hours late Sunday and early Monday in

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday didn’t immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how war they flew.

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal crossings on the U.S. border with Mexico fell by half in January from record highs in December to the third lowest month of Joe Biden’s presidency, authorities said Tuesday. The sharp drop is welcome news for the White House, even if

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A car crashed into a Texas hospital’s emergency room Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring five other people, including a child with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The car smashed into the lobby of the ER at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center shortly after 5:30 p.m., fire officials said at a

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee is advancing a long-stalled proposal aimed at stopping private school teachers from talking to students about gender identity without parental permission. Both gay rights groups and some religious conservatives remain opposed to the bill, which passed out of Senate committee on Tuesday. It

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In pushing Michael Whatley as the next leader of the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump zeroed in on the North Carolina GOP chairman’s dedication to “election integrity,” baselessly suggesting he would ensure the 2024 race “can’t be stolen.” Some of Trump’s most ardent supporters in Whatley’s home

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Republican-backed measure to limit diversity, equity and inclusion practices at Kentucky’s public universities won approval from the state Senate on Tuesday after an emotional debate that delved into race relations and what the bill’s sponsor portrayed as the liberal bent on college campuses. The bill

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff says the man accused of killing a Tennessee deputy and wounding another during a traffic stop has been taken into custody. Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong posted on social media that 42-year-old Kenneth Wayne DeHart was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Knoxville. The post included a photo of what