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By MATTHEW BARAKAT and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A man with a metal baseball bat walked into the northern Virginia office of U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly on Monday, asked for him, then struck two of his workers with the bat, including an intern in her first day on the job, police

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A nominee to Connecticut’s highest court told state lawmakers Monday that she would not have signed a 2017 letter supporting Amy Coney Barrett for a federal appeals court position if she knew Barrett would later vote to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion protections as a member

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist in New Hampshire who also led the Communist Party was removed Monday just two weeks after it was unveiled. The green and white sign describing the life of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was installed May 1 in

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NFL is taking another big step into streaming by putting one of its playoff games exclusively on a digital platform for the first time. The league and NBCUniversal announced that the Saturday night game on Wild Card weekend will be on Peacock. It will be preceded by a

SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Police in Colorado say a driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places with his dog to avoid arrest. Police say an officer watched him maneuvering inside the car before he got out on the passenger side on Saturday night in Springfield, a town on the state’s Eastern

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BERLIN, Vt. (AP) — As federal money has dried up, Vermont is ending the last of its COVID-era hotel housing for homeless people. Advocates and local officials are sounding the alarm, saying there isn’t enough housing and programs. They fear many of the 1,800 households staying in hotels for free

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian chef on Monday set a new global record for the longest hours of nonstop cooking after surpassing the current record of 87 hours and 45 minutes. By 19:40 GMT on Monday, Hilda Baci cooked for the 100th hour, becoming a national sensation and to

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The impact of the writers strike was evident as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers. NBC was force to bring news personalities like Willie Geist and Stephanie Ruhle to hawk comedies and dramas, as entertainers stayed away from a

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities said Tuesday that multiple people have died after a fire broke out overnight at a four-story hostel in the capital, Wellington. Emergency services were called to the Loafers Lodge hostel about 12:30 a.m. Wellington Fire and Emergency District Manager Nick Pyatt said

By ANDRE PENNER and TATIANA POLLASTRI Associated Press SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pelé was opened for visitors on Monday. On the second floor of a vertical cemetery in Santos, outside Sao Paulo, the mausoleum welcomes fans with two golden statues of Pelé; the floor is artificial grass;

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former state. Rep. Leslie Love, a Democrat from Detroit, has announced she will seek Michigan’s open Senate seat next year. Love joins a small crowd of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination against Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, who raised $3 million in the first month of her

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has received a promise of more missiles and attack drones from Britain to support his battle against Russian forces in Ukraine. Zelenskyy met Monday with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a staunch ally. The U.K. was the fifth European country Zelenskky

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called into an event hosted by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn over the weekend, telling his ex-adviser, “We’re going to bring you back.” After scrubbing a rally in Iowa on Saturday night because of bad weather, Trump spoke via

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory. A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours on Sunday before it fell onto a mattress as dozens of people watched in Traverse City. Annette Andersen called it the “best block party ever.” Wildlife experts responded to a

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, say that at least eight people died from suspected drug overdoses over the weekend. The police bureau said that six of the deaths were likely fentanyl related. Officials said that several of those who died believed they were using cocaine,

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street ticked higher Monday ahead of reports that will show how much a slowing economy is hurting what’s prevented a recession so far: solid spending by U.S. households. The S&P 500 rose 12.20, or 0.3%, to 4,136.28, the latest tick higher in what’s been

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has begun his first term leading the nation’s third-largest city. Johnson struck a positive tone in his inaugural address after being sworn in Monday, even as he faces an influx of migrants in desperate need of shelter, pressure to build support among skeptical

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly says a man with a baseball bat walked into his office in Fairfax, Virginia, asked for him — and then assaulted two members of his staff. Fairfax City Police in northern Virginia said in a tweet that a suspect is in custody and the victims are being