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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Donald Trump readies for a momentous court appearance Tuesday on charges related to the hoarding of top-secret documents, Republican allies are amplifying, without evidence, claims that he’s the target of a political prosecution. They’re citing the Justice Department’s decision in 2016 not to bring charges against

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic made clear for years this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main aim and now he finally stands alone — ahead of Rafael Nadal, ahead of Roger Federer, ahead of every

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a southeastern village as Russian forces claimed to repel multiple attacks in the area, while a regional official said three people were killed when Moscow’s troops opened fire at a boat evacuating people from Russian-occupied areas to Ukrainian-held territory along

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say three British nationals have gone missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire off Egypt’s Red Sea. In a short statement, Egypt’s Red Sea Governate said 12 crew members and 12 British tourists were rescued when a medium-sized diving boat, christened “Hurricane,” went up in

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert during a Saturday night tour stop in Los Angeles. In a show filled with nostalgic hits, Jackson took a moment to perform her 1993 ballad “Again” alongside the LA Phil’s Youth Orchestra Los

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Janet Jackson inserted some youthful spirit into her normally mature concert during a Saturday night tour stop in Los Angeles. In a show filled with nostalgic hits, Jackson took a moment to perform her 1993 ballad “Again” alongside the LA Phil’s Youth Orchestra Los

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the “Transformers” at the box office this weekend and the bots came out on top. “ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” the seventh entry in the series, took the No. 1 spot in its first weekend in North American theaters with

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants have attacked a security checkpoint in the country’s northwest, near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that left three soldiers and three militants dead. Four militants were also wounded. The shootout early Saturday took place in a tribal area of North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,

By FATIMA HUSSEIN & KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits last week against the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, deepening tensions between the government and

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military on Sunday reported recapturing a village in the southeast of the country amid Russian claims of repelling multiple attacks in the area, the latest indication that a highly anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive might be underway even as officials in Kyiv stop short of publicly acknowledging

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A large vehicle fire under an elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia caused a huge portion of the interstate to collapse, closing the highway in both directions, authorities said. Video from the scene showed a massive slab covering an entire section of the northbound lanes collapsed onto the surface roadway in

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Military officials and tribal leaders say clashes between suspected al-Qaida militants and Yemen’s pro-government forces in the country’s south have killed three men. They said fighting broke out Saturday evening when the suspected al-Qaida militants attacked the United Arab Emirates-backed force in the southern province of

OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police say shots were fired into vehicles as a funeral procession passed through a Chicago suburb, badly wounding two people and hurting two others. The shooting happened about 1 p.m. Saturday when a white pickup truck pulled alongside a vehicle and someone inside opened fire as the procession traveled from

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders are holding out the promise of more than 1 billion euros in financial aid for Tunisia as well as investments in undersea data cables and renewable energy. It’s part of an effort to restore stability in the North African country

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ST JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — In recent years, several Caribbean nations have struck down laws criminalizing same-sex relations — some of them dating back to the European colonial era. Courts in Belize in 2016 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 found such laws unconstitutional. Last year, the Eastern Caribbean

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and SARA BURNETT Associated Press GRENADA, Miss. (AP) — Conservative Mississippi is tough territory for Democrats, but the party sees an unusual opportunity this year to unseat first-term Republican Gov. Tate Reeves. They’re pinning hopes in November on a candidate with a legendary last name who has used his own compelling