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By GERALD HERBERT and CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press FERRIDAY, La. (AP) — Family, friends and fans gathered Saturday to bid farewell to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis at memorial services held in his north Louisiana home town. Lewis, known for hits such as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,”

BEIJING (AP) — A deputy governor of China’s central bank is under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. The ruling Communist Party’s corruption agency on Saturday did not provide any details of the allegations against Fan Yifei. Fan is one of six deputy governors and has held the post at the

POWDERLY, Texas (AP) — Tornadoes have ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, flattening homes, a church and toppling trees. Local officials in one county reported at least two dozen people were injured in the severe weather Friday. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said search and rescue teams as well as generators were being sent to

By MARC LEVY, STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party’s biggest stars work to energize voters just days before voting concludes in high-stakes midterm elections across the country. Former President Barack Obama opens the day at

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has notched an envious record on jobs, with 10.3 million gained during his tenure. But voters in Tuesday’s midterm elections are far more focused on inflation hovering near 40-year highs. That’s left the president trying to convince the public that the job gains mean

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jewish Wizards forward Deni Avdija spoke for a few minutes Friday night about Kyrie Irving. The 21-year-old from Israel says he tries to stay positive in the face of antisemitism, but he also believes there should be consequences for players’ actions. Washington hosted the Brooklyn Nets

POWDERLY, Texas (AP) — Tornadoes have ripped through parts of Texas, flattening homes and toppling trees. Local officials in one county reported at least two dozen people were injured in the severe weather Friday. One community hit hard was Powderly, Texas, near the border with Oklahoma. Randi Johnson, chief of the Powderly Volunteer Fire Department,

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the company, raising grave concerns about chaos enveloping the social media platform and its ability to fight disinformation just days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The speed and size of the cuts also opened

By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday he was feeling “really good” about Democrats’ chances in the midterm elections, even as he traveled to the Chicago area to support two House members who are facing more competitive reelection battles than expected. “Folks, I’m not buying

By BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors will look into past cases involving a former police captain who allegedly tipped off CBS executive Les Moonves that a woman had filed a confidential police report accusing him of sexual assault, the district attorney’s office said Friday. “Our

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Russia and China have again blocked plans supported by the European Union, the United States and 23 other nations to protect three vast stretches of ocean around Antarctica from most fishing. But conservationists said there were some positives from a two-week international meeting on the

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A rural Arizona county official who has been tapped to hand-count all the ballots from next week’s election has been grilled in court by lawyers representing a group of retirees suing to block the effort. Cochise County Recorder David Stevens said Friday that he has plans to

By Eileen Ng Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Campaigning for Malaysia’s general elections has formally started in a highly competitive race that will see the world’s longest-serving coalition seeking to regain its dominance four years after a shocking electoral loss. The Nov. 19 election will determine if Barisan Nasional, or National Front coalition,

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s secretary of state has declined to lift a ban on a rural county’s controversial hand-count of mail-in ballots. She informed Nye County officials late Friday the modified procedure the county clerk had proposed raises “concerns relating to the integrity of the election.” Secretary

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Nike has suspended its relationship with Kyrie Irving and canceled its plans to release his next signature shoe, the latest chapter in the ongoing fallout since the Brooklyn Nets guard tweeted a link to a film containing antisemitic material. The shoe giant announced Friday night that it will halt

By FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — An Indigenous leader in Peru’s Amazon region says that his community has released 23 foreign tourists and 75 Peruvians who had been passengers on a riverboat detained overnight to demand government attention to complaints of oil pollution. Wadson Trujillo says the foreign passengers include citizens of

By COLLEEN BARRY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s new far-right led government has adopted a measure formalizing the closure of its ports to rescue ships run by humanitarian groups as four vessels with more than 1,000 migrants continue to press for a safe port. Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said Friday that

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five women have been found dead in the city of Cuautla, south of Mexico City. The women’s bodies _ some of which were reportedly dismembered _ were found at two different spots.  The prosecutor in Morelos state, where Cuautla is located, said the killings appear to have been carried out by