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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Edyth “Edie” Landau, the Oscar-nominated producer and executive vice president of National Telefilm Associates, has died at 95. The longtime entertainment producer died of natural causes on Saturday in her home in Century City, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday. After studying at Wilkes College, Landau began

FOREST LAKES, Ariz. (AP) — A mother and father of two as well as another parent, all Indian nationals, were the drowning victims recovered from a frigid Arizona lake. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identities of 49-year-old Narayana Muddana and his wife, Haritha Muddana, and 47-year-old Gokul Mediseti. Authorities say deputies in Forest

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. Already, more

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — After its sensational World Cup performance, Morocco might boycott the African Nations Championship next month because of a diplomatic dispute. Rival Algeria is hosting the tournament which involves players for local clubs. The Moroccan Football Federation says its team will only compete if there is a direct flight from Morocco to

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — One of Pelé’s daughters said Wednesday she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great’s hospitalization nears one month. The three-time World Cup winner’s cancer has advanced and doctors at Albert Einstein hospital recently said he’s under

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Seven people have been injured in the hard landing of a Grand Canyon tour helicopter at a Las Vegas-area airport. Some officials characterized the episode Tuesday afternoon at Boulder City Municipal Airport as a “hard landing,” while others called it a crash. There were no reports of a fire. Officials say

MIAMI (AP) — Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Owning Tesla stock this year has been anything but a smooth ride for investors. Shares in the electric vehicle maker are down nearly 70% since the start of the year, on pace to finish in the bottom five biggest decliners among S&P 500 stocks. By

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly banned the use of TikTok on the state-issued devices of government workers under her control on Wednesday, becoming one of the first Democratic governors to restrict the popular social media app. Kelly’s action came five days after Congress approved the $1.7

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected in Northern California serial killings has been charged in four additional slayings this week, bringing the total to seven deaths since April 2021, authorities said. The shootings terrorized the Central Valley city of Stockton earlier this year as police searched for a man clad in black who appeared

By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Eleven people have been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of an Islamic extremist attack that killed 19 people and injured dozens more on an Ivory Coast tourist beach nearly seven years ago. The killings in the resort area of Grand-Bassam by al-Qaida

By FELIPE DANA, RENATA BRITO and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s defense minister on Wednesday pledged further military support for Ukraine, insisting his government’s backing is unflagging while efforts are also being made with Moscow to reach an eventual negotiated end to Russia’s invasion. Minister for the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Victoria Solomon has been woken up by police, told to move off public sidewalks and had her belongings trashed. She’s one of the estimated 7,800 people living without a home in San Francisco. The city has become a symbol of California’s inability to counter rising homelessness.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Albert Rivera knows well how dangerous Mexico can be: He sometimes wears a bulletproof vest around the compound of bright yellow buildings that he built into one of the nation’s largest migrant shelters. His phone stores more evidence in the form of stomach-churning videos that gangs

MIAMI (AP) — Reggae musician Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, Bob Marley’s grandson and Stephen Marley’s son, has died at 31. His representative confirmed his death to Rolling Stone on Tuesday but a cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Born in Jamaica and raised in Miami, Marley followed in his family’s musical footsteps, taking the

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press/Report for America GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in prison — the longest term yet given to anyone convicted in the plot. Prosecutors had sought a

By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Eleven people were sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted of an Islamic extremist attack that killed 19 people and injured dozens more on an Ivory Coast tourist beach nearly seven years ago. The killings in the resort area of Grand-Bassam were perpetrated

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The National Guard went door to door in parts of Buffalo on Wednesday to check on people who had lost power during the area’s deadliest winter storm in decades, and authorities faced the tragic possibility of finding more victims amid melting snow. As

ROME (AP) — Italy’s foreign minister has summoned Iran’s ambassador to Rome to express his country’s concerns over the Iranian authorities’ crackdown on anti-government protests that have been underway for over three months. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday conveyed Italy’s “indignation and worry” over the crackdown and said that he hopes Iran will

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to move through Northern California late Wednesday and overnight, followed by multiple rounds of precipitation through the rest of the week and into next week,