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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has expanded shellfish harvesting closures along the state’s coastline to include razor clams and bay clams. The move comes after state officials closed the coast to mussel harvesting last week. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the closures are due to “historic high levels” of a marine biotoxin

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A judge has ruled that information about how much money three GOP-backed initiatives would cost the state of Washington must appear on the November ballot. A Thurston County Superior Court judge said Friday the initiatives require financial disclosures under a law that requires the state attorney general to spell out

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims he’s qualified for the ballot in enough states win the presidency as an independent candidate, but there’s a major caveat. At least 10 of the 19 states where Kennedy says he’s on the ballot have not yet certified his candidacy. Kennedy

ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — The driver who caused a fiery crash that killed four fellow Maine Maritime Academy students has been ordered to serve three years in prison. Joshua Goncalves-Radding, of North Babylon, New York, pleaded guilty Friday to charges including manslaughter, aggravated DUI, and criminal speed. Law enforcement officials say he was traveling at

BOSTON (AP) — The owner of two Boston pizza shops was convicted Friday of forced labor charges following a nine-day trial. The jury found that Stavros Papantoniadis, of Westwood, Mass. forced or attempted to force six victims to work for him and comply with excessive workplace demands through violent physical abuse, threats of violence, and

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A federal judge in New York has given the go-ahead to a New York woman’s class action lawsuit which claims consumers are being duped by Cold Stone Creamery when they purchase certain flavors that “do not contain their represented ingredients.” Lead plaintiff Jenna Marie Duncan, who purchased a serving of

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say seven people have been arrested after smuggling 26 migrants near San Antonio, Texas, in a secret compartment of a trailer with little water and in sweltering heat. The suspects were charged with human smuggling, engaging in organized criminal activity, operating a stash house and evading arrest. One person

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan; Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Israeli military spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the French Open. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sullivan; Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Cindy

SEACREST, Fla. (AP) — Beaches in Florida’s Walton County have been temporarily closed to swimmers after two reported shark attacks. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was injured by a shark near Watersound on Friday afternoon. She was taken to a medical facility for treatment. A second incident later in the day involved

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In Middle East capitals, at the United Nations, from the White House and beyond, the Biden administration is making its most concentrated diplomatic push of the eight-month-old war in Gaza to persuade Israeli and Hamas leaders to take a proposed deal that would bring a cease-fire and

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New charges brought against the man accused of a string of killings on New York’s Long Island are raising questions about another man’s murder conviction. Prosecutors said Thursday that Rex Heuermann was responsible for the death of Sandra Costilla in 1993. For years prosecutors believed that

By DAVID SHARP and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Thousands of pages of Maine Department of Public Safety documents are providing new details of the chaos and carnage surrounding the state’s deadliest mass shooting. Officers arrived at the two shooting scenes in Lewiston last October not knowing if the gunman was still

DETROIT (AP) — A teenager who was convicted of fatally shooting four students at his high school in Michigan is appealing his life sentence. Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty to murder and other charges in the shooting at Oxford High School in 2021 when he was 15. He was sentenced in December. His parents were convicted

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A prosecutor says he will not file any criminal charges over the purchase of a $19,000 lectern by the office of Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The purchase last June has attracted nationwide scrutiny. An audit found it potentially violated state laws on purchasing, state property and government records. But

By GENE JOHNSON and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New Jersey businessman who pleaded guilty and cooperated in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez has testified that he believed he had a deal worth $200,000 to $250,000 for the Democrat to make criminal probes of his friends and family vanish. Jose Uribe testified

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has challenged signatures on petitions filed seeking an election to recall him from office. He said Friday that there were not enough valid signatures. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has until June 28 to determine whether there are enough to trigger a recall election. The panel

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police say they are investigating whether a a U.S. Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man has targeted other homeless people in the city. Police say Karl P. Loucks was charged Friday with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shaun Rhea. Police say

By JARI TANNER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The Danish prime minister’s office says the premier is suffering minor whiplash but is otherwise fine after a man assaulted her in central Copenhagen. Police confirmed on Friday that “there has been an incident” with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and that a 39-year-old

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has focused on stopping gun violence during a campaign stop in Maryland to support U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Angela Alsobrooks in a race that could determine control of the Senate. Harris and prominent Maryland Democrats rallied for stronger gun laws on Gun