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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of international experts investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico is warning that an attempt by the government to accelerate the results has created a “crisis” for the investigation and risks diminishing confidence in the outcome. The Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts says that  the special

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Department of Justice says it has reached a settlement with grocer Giant Co. over claims that the company discriminated against non-U.S. citizens in hiring. The Justice Department began investigating late last year after a non-citizen reported that Giant refused to accept documents that gave her permission to

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers has testified that he believed they were participating in a historic event reminiscent of the French Revolution. Graydon Young was a witness for the government Monday at the seditious conspiracy trial

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A man charged with three counts of murder in the shooting deaths of two co-workers and their unborn child at a North Dakota factory last year has changed course and wants to proceed with a trial the defense said during a change of plea hearing Monday. Anthony Reese Jr., of Moorhead,

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Family members say an Oklahoma couple considered “primary suspects” in last week’s killings of their six children faced growing financial pressures and the husband experienced recurring pain from a workplace head injury. Broken Arrow police on Sunday identified the two adults as Brian and Brittney Nelson but provided no new

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks ended lower on Wall Street, but major indexes still wound up with big gains for October, including the best month for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 1976. The broader S&P 500, the benchmark for many index funds, had its first monthly gain since

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats have created a super PAC in New York to boost incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, a sign of the party’s growing fears that a late-stage surge by her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin could result in an upset in the blue state. The committee created Friday

By LISA MASCARO and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told police he wanted to hold the speaker hostage and “break her kneecaps,” authorities said Monday. David DePape, 42, confronted a sleeping Paul Pelosi in the couple’s San Francisco bedroom

By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, saying it was not going to allow ships to travel. Some ships filled with grain sailed Monday as the U.N.,

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. defense official says a small number of U.S. military forces inside Ukraine have recently begun doing onsite inspections to ensure that Ukrainian troops are properly accounting for the Western-provided weapons they receive. The defense official would not say where the inspections are taking

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela will have a face-to-face meeting Tuesday for the first time in six years. It comes as Colombia’s new leftist leader moves rapidly to improve long-frigid relations with a socialist neighbor still facing international sanctions. The meeting announced by the office of Colombian President Gustavo

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside American troops and then fled to Iran after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal last year are now being recruited by the Russian military to fight in Ukraine, three former Afghan generals told The Associated Press. They said the Russians want to attract thousands of

The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift scored a 10 out of 10 as she became the first artist in history to claim the top 10 slots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with tracks from her new record “Midnights.” Billboard reported Monday that Swift surpassed Drake, who had held the previous record

By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a

By ARLEIGH RODGERS and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — Authorities on Monday announced an arrest in the unsolved murders of two teenage girls — a drugstore worker who has been living in the same small northern Indiana community where their bodies were found after they went on a hike nearly six years

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Multiple police officers with weapons drawn have surrounded a vehicle parked outside a government building in Mobile, Alabama, in a hourslong standoff. A police spokeswoman told reporters that a man with a gunshot wound was spotted in a parked car outside Government Plaza on Monday. She says the man pointed a

PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) — Officials used investigative genealogy to identify a woman whose mutilated body was found on the Cape Cod National Seashore nearly 50 years ago, solving the mystery of the “Lady of the Dunes” that had stumped authorities for decades. The woman was identified on Monday as Ruth Marie Terry of Tennessee. She

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The San Francisco District Attorney is rejecting conspiracy theories about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins says the assailant was targeting the Democratic leader when he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and confronted Paul Pelosi. Forty-two-year-old David DePape

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of posting his marked election ballot on social media has been charged with a felony that carries possible incarceration if he’s convicted in what a prosecutor calls a “test case.” Fifty-two-year-old Paul Buzzell, of Mequon, appeared Monday in Ozaukee County Circuit Court, where a judge found

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press When actor, director, writer Clea DuVall met Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara 15 years ago, she became both friends with the twin sisters and a creative collaborator. The sisters have contributed music to DuVall’s projects, and now DuVall is the co-creator of the new Amazon Freevee series “High