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By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in Wednesday as Peru’s next president after Congress voted out President Pedro Castillo shortly after he dissolved the legislative body. The 60–year-old lawyer took the oath of office and became the first female leader in the more than 200-year history

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says last month’s United Nations global warming summit didn’t do enough to speed up cuts in emissions of heat-trapping gases. In an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, Kerry says there was some progress but he would have liked to see

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In both Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and Kelly Reichardt’s upcoming “Showing Up,” Michelle Williams plays women where life — societal hurdles and daily nuisances — gets in the way of self-expression. Mitzi Fabelman, the early-1960s matriarch based on Spielberg’s own mother, has given up her

By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A state judge has ordered five men to stand trial on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michael Null, William Null, Eric Molitor and Shawn Fix, all of Michigan, are accused of providing material support for terrorist acts as well

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday, voting to replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo decreed the dissolution of the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to oust him. The national ombudsman’s office called Castillo’s attempt to dissolve the Congress a

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor joined about 2,500 members of the public at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished 81 years ago. The audience sat quietly during a moment of silence at

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy says it has completed repairs on substation equipment damaged in shootings over the weekend and that it’s restored power to all but a fraction of the thousands of customers who lost electricity in a central North Carolina county. The company says Moore

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to speak on Wednesday evening in Washington at vigil honoring victims of gun violence. The event is taking place nearly 10 years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that spurred a new generation of advocacy for

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledges that what he calls his “special military operation” in Ukraine is taking longer than expected. When asked Wednesday about how long the war is taking, he responded: “Of course, it could be a lengthy process.” Russian troops

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The utility company in Memphis, Tennessee, said Wednesday it has rejected a 20-year contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority but will remain the power provider’s largest customer for the “foreseeable future.” Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to turn down the contract

WASHINGTON (AP) — A published report says lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent search of a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have provided them to the FBI. The Washington Post reports that the items were discovered by an outside team that

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court judge’s decision and allow a tough new voter-approved gun law to take effect this week. The measure, which includes a ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines, was due to

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled vote to remove him. The national ombudsman’s office called Castillo’s attempt to dissolve the Congress a

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One day in the 1970s, Paul Fleisher and his wife were walking through a department store parking lot when they noticed a group of people looking at them. Fleisher, who is white, and his wife, who is Black, were used to “the look.” But this time

MISSION, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent died Wednesday after an all-terrain vehicle accident while patrolling along the border in south Texas, according to the agency. The accident happened about 1 a.m. near Mission, Texas, along the border with Mexico, Customs and Border Patrol said in a statement. The agent was

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Christmas ornament from the White House Historical Association honors the tradition of displaying a gingerbread model of the executive mansion as part of the holiday decorations at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The 2022 ornament — a gingerbread house shaped like the mansion —

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Documentaries about Brooke Shields, Judy Blume and Michael J. Fox are among the world premieres set for the Sundance Film Festival in January. The upcoming festival in Park City, Utah, will also include films from veteran directors like Nicole Holofcener, an adaptation of the viral New Yorker story “Cat

Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation’s Congress on Wednesday and called for new legislative elections, beating lawmakers to the punch as they prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. Castillo also installed a new emergency government, and called in a televised address for the

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATTHEW PERRONE AP Business Writers Embattled vaping company Juul Labs has reached settlements covering thousands of lawsuits over its e-cigarettes, which in recent years became a scourge in schools and communities nationwide. Financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Juul said that it has secured an equity investment to

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Experts raised concerns over a new policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria that heavily limits withdrawals of money in a push for a cashless economy. The central bank limited weekly over-the-counter cash withdrawals to 100,000 naira, which amounts to $225, for individuals, and 500,000