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By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press When NBC canceled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” last year after three seasons, fans were devastated: The central mystery about a commercial plane that disappeared for more than five years — only to land with crew and passengers that hadn’t aged a day — was nowhere near solved. The cancellation

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s new prime minister has defended her government against criticism that a decree banning rave parties could be used to clamp down on sit-ins and other forms of protest. The ban approved Monday was among the first actions of Premier Giorgia Meloni’s far-right-led government. Critics noted that

NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has started deliberating in the case of a Donald Trump loyalist accused of using his access to the Republican former president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates. Jurors got the case on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn. The defendant, Tom Barrack, has pleaded not

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Lisa has gained more force in the western Caribbean as it heads for an landfall in Belize. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Lisa had maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph) early Wednesday afternoon. The storm’s center was about 35 miles (60 kilometers) east-southeast of Belize City and

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Survivors and loved ones of victims of the Parkland school shooting are confronting gunman Nikolas Cruz for a second day before he is sentenced. Cruz will be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead and many others wounded

By MEG KINNARD and ALMAZ ABEDJE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is the only news organization that does all of the nation’s vote-counting math on election night. AP Election Decision Editor Stephen Ohlemacher calls elections “the single largest act of journalism that happens every two years.” But AP’s full-time elections researchers work

The Associated Press IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado city of Idaho Springs said Wednesday it has agreed to pay $7 million to a 75-year-old man who said an officer used a stun gun on him without warning and dragged him from his apartment after a dispute with a neighbor, causing a stroke that

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament has adopted a law preventing organizations and cultural clubs from using names considered linked to fascism, in response to the opening of Bulgarian clubs in the country with names of controversial figures that sparked protests.  Last month, hundreds protested in the southern

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and CARA ANNA Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Ethiopia’s warring sides agreed Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a conflict believed to have killed hundreds of thousands, but enormous challenges lie ahead, including getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw. The war in Africa’s second-most populous

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is asking voters in his state to worry about Republican Tim Michels. Evers is seeking a second term in a race that polls show as close. In the final days of the race, he’s calling Michels “radical” and “dangerous” and a possible

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court and a circuit judge this week shot down attempts backed by liberals seeking orders that local election clerks must accept absentee ballots that contain partial addresses of witnesses. The rulings come within days of Tuesday’s election and as more than 503,000 absentee

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Think you’re a sure bet for Wednesday night’s estimated $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot? If so, you need to decide whether to take cash, which would actually pay out $596.7 million, or choose the $1.2 billion annuity option that is twice as large but is paid

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 200 votes have been cast in the wrong races in Nashville since early voting began in Tennessee, election officials confirmed Wednesday. Davidson County election administrator Jeff Roberts said his office reviewed voter data throughout the night after The Associated Press first

By KEN MILLER Associated Press The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has turned up 21 additional coffins in unmarked graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery, officials said. Seventeen adult-size graves were located Friday and Saturday, Oklahoma State Archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Monday. Additionally, the city announced Tuesday that four

LONDON (AP) — A group of winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature have urged world leaders to raise human rights issues as they visit Egypt for the COP27 climate change conference. In a letter sent to various heads of state, the group of 15 Nobel Laureates asked the visiting diplomats and politicians to raise

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart, a third pharmacy behemoth, is in discussions for a deal. The prospective settlements are

By DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters called on the military Wednesday to keep the far-right leader in power, even as his administration signaled a willingess to hand over the reins to leftist rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The president’s defenders gathered

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who helped plan the 2016 slayings of eight members of another family says the massacre was her husband’s idea. Angela Wagner made the claim while testifying Tuesday at the murder trial of her 31-year-old son, George Wagner IV. He could face the death penalty if convicted. Angela Wagner

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and CARA ANNA Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — An African Union special envoy says Ethiopia’s warring sides have formally agreed to a cessation of hostilities in the 2-year conflict. Former Nigerian President Olesegun Obasanjo, in the first briefing on the peace talks, also says Ethiopia’s government and Tigray authorities have

EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — A white police officer who fatally shot a Black driver during a struggle inside a car must pay his family $4.4 million. An Ohio jury made the award Tuesday, finding that Euclid officer Matthew Rhodes acted recklessly when he climbed into 23-year-old Luke Stewart’s car and shot him as Stewart drove