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AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Pierre is a star in the making, and Jeremy Saulnier’s new Netflix thriller, “Rebel Ridge,” shows you why. This December, Pierre will also voice Mufasa in “The Lion King.” Though Pierre has been seen in a number of earlier films and series, “Rebel Ridge” is his first

ATLANTA (AP) — An autopsy has been performed on rapper Rich Homie Quan, but his cause of death won’t be given until further tests are completed. Georgia’s Fulton County Medical Examiner said the autopsy was done Friday, a day after the rapper died at a hospital in his hometown of Atlanta at age 33. The

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana crashed in a central Indiana cornfield Friday, killing everyone on board, authorities said. The plane left Fort Dodge, Iowa, just after 6:45 a.m. and was projected to land at Anderson Municipal Airport, about 9:55 a.m. but crashed into a nearby cornfield, said Capt.

Associated Press/Report For America MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The mayor of Alabama’s state capital has signed a local ordinance into law requiring anyone carrying a concealed firearm to also carry a photo ID. The new Montgomery ordinance drew immediate outrage from state GOP officials who had supported a 2023 law granting gun owners the right

Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Although it has been nearly four years since hurricanes Laura and Delta decimated southwest Louisiana and caused an estimated $22 billion in damage nationwide, some residents say they are still far from recovery. Delays in Congress and a lengthy process to approve federal funding forced people in a

WEST HAVEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman and her three children who were found shot to death in a vehicle earlier this week died in a murder-suicide. Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Terance Lavely said investigators reached the conclusion based on video evidence, physical evidence, witness statements and interviews with family members. He said 32-year-old

Associated Press Government watchdog groups are asking a judge to remove from the Utah ballot a measure that would give lawmakers more power over citizen initiatives. The court filing from Thursday is latest episode in a yearslong battle over who has the power to draw legislative and congressional districts in the Republican-dominated state. Groups including

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have identified the three people who died in a small plane crash near Portland. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office on Friday said the two victims on board the plane were pilot Michael Busher and flight instructor Jacqueline Whitford. The person killed on the ground was Barbara MacDonald. All were

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former U.S. Capitol police officer who tried to help a Virginia fisherman avoid criminal charges for joining a mob’s attack on the building that his law-enforcement colleagues defended on Jan. 6, 2021. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case has been postponed until after the November election, granting the former president a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the homestretch of his current campaign and the aftermath of his criminal conviction. In a decision Friday, Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan delayed

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz said Thursday that those protesting American support for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza are doing so for “all the right reasons,” as the Democratic ticket looks to balance its support for Israel with the humanitarian plight of civilians in the war-torn enclave. Walz’ comments

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader have met behind closed doors to discuss human rights, economic prosperity and regional security. Blinken met with Abinader on Friday after landing in neighboring Haiti the previous day to support a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya to

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An appeals court has returned control of Ohio House Republicans’ campaign purse strings to Speaker Jason Stephens. But the Thursday ruling appeared to do virtually nothing to resolve the yearlong intraparty dispute that’s hindered lawmaking in the state. A three-judge panel of the 10th District Court of Appeals ruled

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Friday that the rising threat of what are known as machine gun

Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk. It’s in good enough condition that he can handle it, carefully, with clean, bare hands. There are just a few creases and tiny discolorations, even though it’s just a few weeks shy of