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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will provide $125 million for parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country’s electrical system. U.S. international development aid chief Samantha Power announced the funding in a statement Wednesday. The U.S. Agency for International Development plans to use some

DETROIT (AP) — A man who told police that he placed a Detroit-area teen’s body in a trash bin has been released from prison after less than a year. The mother of Zion Foster says she’s “livid.” Police last year spent months searching a landfill for Zion’s remains but were unsuccessful. Jalyn Brazier was sentenced

By JIM SALTER Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a driver who led police on a chase in suburban St. Louis was shot and killed by officers after pointing a gun at them. The shooting happened about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 70 in Wentzville, Missouri. Police say officers with a task force

By MALAK HARB Associated Press BROVARY, Ukraine (AP) — A helicopter flying in the fog crashed Wednesday into a kindergarten in a residential suburb of the capital, Kyiv, killing Ukraine’s interior minister and about a dozen other people, including a child on the ground, authorities said. Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, who oversaw the country’s police

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press He was 6, in his first-grade class in Newport News, Virginia. He pointed a handgun at his teacher, police say, and then he pulled the trigger. And across the nation, people … didn’t quite know how to react. Even in a country where gun violence is sadly commonplace, the story

The Associated Press A starry group of celebs from film, TV, sports, music and fashion will be channeling the Lagerfeld Look at this year’s Met Gala on May 1. Michaela Coel, Penélope Cruz, Roger Federer, Dua Lipa and Anna Wintour are the evening’s co-chairs. Also announced Wednesday was the dress code. Perhaps not surprisingly, it

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done so, underscoring how inflation and the rising cost of using credit cards slowed consumer activity over the crucial holiday shopping season. Retail sales fell 1.1% in December, following a revised 1% drop

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has announced a bid for governor in 2024. The Democrat unveiled the news by video Wednesday. Stein was elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2016. He has always been considered a likely candidate to attempt to

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a key member of the country’s new government cannot serve as a Cabinet minister. The decision Wednesday deepens a rift over the power of the courts in Israel and presents Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with what could be his first coalition

BERLIN (AP) — Police say a fire that killed three people in a psychiatric nursing home in southern Germany could have been set intentionally by one of the home’s residents. Police said Wednesday that the fire, which broke out on the second floor of the home in Reutlingen on Tuesday night, killed a 53-year-old woman

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Sade, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley and Liz Rose have been chosen to join the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a class that includes the writers of such varied hits as “Man In the Mirror,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 6.2% in December from a year earlier, a sixth straight monthly slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures will continue to cool. The latest year-over-year figure was down from 7.3% in November and from a recent peak of

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Anti-abortion activists will have multiple reasons to celebrate — and some reasons for unease — when they gather Friday in Washington for the annual March for Life. The march, which includes a rally drawing abortion opponents from across the nation, has been held annually since January 1974 — a

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Men’s Fashion Week in Paris was in top form with a second day of runway shows touting a dynamic season. Presentations on Wednesday showcased brands such as Dior, Vuitton, Issey Miyake and Givenchy roaring back from the pandemic. The eyepopping display that Bluemarble designer Anthony Alvarez

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street saw modest gains before the bell Wednesday as investors await a pair of important economic reports and more corporate earnings results. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials inched up 0.2% and futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.3%. Wall Street will get another inflation

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker government has approved opening credit lines totaling $116 million to help fix its crippled state electricity grid. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Wednesday that his government agreed to open a credit line of $62 million for a shipment of fuel at the port and

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has met with her Chinese counterpart and pledged an effort to manage differences and “prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict.” The sit-down Wednesday in Zurich is the highest-ranking contact between the two countries since their presidents in November agreed to

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Church of England said Wednesday it will allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages for the first time but same-sex couples still will not be allowed to marry in its churches. The decision followed five years of debate and consultation on the church’s position on sexuality. It

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says Russia is preparing for a long war so the alliance must get ready to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.  The alliance’s deputy secretary general Mircea Geoana tells top military chiefs from across Europe on Wednesday that NATO nations must invest more

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin museum authority says it is ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former German colony of East Africa after having researched their origin for several years. During their research at the city’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History, scientists examined 1,135 skulls. Of