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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, say they are still fearful as activist Erin Brockovich warns they are in for a long battle after a train derailment earlier this month. Brockovich spoke to an overflow crowd Friday at a high school auditorium in the town

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say the body of one of the three climbers killed in an avalanche on Washington state’s Colchuck Peak last weekend has been recovered. The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that the body of 54-year-old Seong Cho was recovered from the base of Colchuck Peak. Cho was a Korean citizen

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first combination test for flu and COVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home test, which can be purchased without a prescription, uses

By TERRY TANG and KEN RITTER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ruled that an Arizona rancher accused of shooting at a group of migrants on his property and killing a man will face trial on second-degree murder and aggravated assault charges. The judge in Santa Cruz County heard several hours of testimony

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida city has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of a Black motorist who was fatally shot by a police officer after his vehicle broke down on an interstate off-ramp more than seven years ago. The city of Palm Beach Gardens released a statement saying

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other Group of Seven leaders have adopted a set of additional sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine at an online G-7 summit to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the invasion. The G-7 countries on Friday also

By THOMAS PEIPERT and COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — The family of a man who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside a Colorado middle school while students were being picked up alleges in a wrongful death lawsuit that deputies unnecessarily escalated a situation that should have been handled nonviolently. The encounter occurred Feb.

By JOHN ANTCZAK, AMY TAXIN and ED WHITE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while tens of thousands of people in Michigan suffered in freezing temperatures days after one of the worst ice storms in

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Three defendants from an extended family have rejected compromise offers from prosecutors to resolve kidnapping, terrorism and weapons charges. They were arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on a ramshackle encampment in the remote desert of northern New Mexico. The U.S. government’s case against

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Frustration and anger are mounting among some Michigan utility customers who are still waiting for power to be restored after a massive ice storm this week damaged electricity lines. The governor called Friday for more accountability on repair efforts by the state’s two largest utilities.

By AMANDA SEITZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis. The proposal could overhaul the way millions of Americans

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People were divided during a public hearing Friday at the West Virginia Capitol on a bill that would codify the right of residents to challenge government regulations that interfere with their religious beliefs. People in support said it’s needed because of a growing threat to their

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has stepped into the fight over how federal land managers are eradicating wild cows in the Gila Wilderness. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a statement Friday as the U.S. Forest Service conducted an aerial shooting operation aimed at killing as many

NEW YORK (AP) — A Lebanese and Belgian citizen labeled a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2018 when $10 million was offered for information about his whereabouts has been captured in Bucharest, Romania’s capital. Friday’s arrest of Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi on charges describing him as a key Hezbollah financier was announced by federal

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advocated for populist causes, died Friday. He was 92. Abourezk died at his home in

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says an internal review of the state’s execution procedures is complete and the state will begin scheduling lethal injections. Ivey made the announcement on Friday. She initiated the review in November after three lethal injections were aborted because of problems with intravenous

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has struck down a federal rule requiring Gulf of Mexico charter boat operators to equip their vessels with tracking devices. The ruling handed down Thursday by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court decision. It

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A federal judge declined Friday to postpone the trial date in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, even while conceding that might be inevitable if LIV owner Saudi Arabia appeals a ruling that officials with its sovereign wealth fund be required to testify. Friday’s case management hearing

By MATTHEW DALY and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to go door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, to check on families affected by the toxic train derailment that has morphed into a political controversy. House Republicans, meanwhile, have opened an investigation into the derailment, blaming Transportation Secretary

By PAUL J. WEBER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. should step up support for Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion with calls for faster military aid that put him out of step with some of his likely 2024 presidential rivals.