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By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans have their sights and money set on controller candidate Lanhee Chen in their quest to recapture statewide office. Chen is a former policy adviser to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and says he’s an independent manager who can bring order to the state’s

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma is taking what could be a landmark case to a Los Angeles jury Friday. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is traveling to Australia for talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, says he wants to bolster military and energy cooperation between the two countries amid their shared concerns about China. The leaders are expected to upgrade a bilateral security pact

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday in muted trading, as investors kept an eye on inflation. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Hong Kong but rose in Shanghai and Mumbai. Japan’s core consumer prices rose 3.0% in September from a year earlier, according to government

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writers BOSTON (AP) — As the harmful effects of extended pandemic school closures become more apparent, some educators and parents have regrets. They’re questioning decisions in cities across the U.S. to remain online long after clear evidence emerged that schools weren’t COVID-19 super-spreaders — and months

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Roslyn powered up to near hurricane strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday as forecasters expected it to make a weekend landfall between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Roslyn’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 70 mph (110 kph) late Friday afternoon

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled a vote Friday on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti. It would also impose sanctions on powerful gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, whose gang has blocked a key fuel terminal

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — On a crisp fall morning, eager volunteers fanned out in the leafy suburban Atlanta neighborhood to knock on doors, trying to persuade reluctant and skeptical conservatives to register to vote in next month’s midterm elections. It’s painstaking work anywhere, but especially pivotal in battleground Georgia,

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a school in central Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the military, witnesses said Thursday, marking the latest of many abuses alleged as the army tries to crush opposition to military

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. deputy secretary-general says the trampling of women’s rights and “deeply ingrained misogyny” are connected in many ways to today’s global challenges, from the proliferation of conflicts to increasing assaults on human rights. Amina Mohammed told a U.N. Security Council meeting on women, peace

By TERRY TANG Associated Press More than 60 years after Anna May Wong became the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the pioneering actor has coined another first, quite literally. With quarters bearing her face and manicured hand set to start shipping Monday, per the U.S. Mint,

SYDNEY (AP) — The disappearance of a young Belgian backpacker in Australia three years ago remains a mystery after an inquest ended without a conclusive finding. A coroner said 18-year-old Theo Hayez likely died soon after he left a nightclub in the town of Byron Bay, but she couldn’t say whether it was from an

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with the energy crisis but avoided an open rift between Germany and France on Friday that would have exposed a divided bloc as it confronts Russian President Vladimir Putin over his

By SYLVIA HUI and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss became prime minister on a promise to open a new era of growth by shaking up Britain’s economy. But the tumult that resulted was not exactly what she had in mind. Markets recoiled, the pound currency dived, and her party revolted. In

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is again shining her star power on Democrat Stacey Abrams’s bid for governor in Georgia. Winfrey appeared in a prerecorded chat with Abrams on a campaign website Thursday. Abrams is running again against incumbent Republican Brian Kemp, who beat Abrams narrowly in 2018. The appearance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk plans to lay off most of Twitter’s workforce if and when he becomes owner of the social media company. That’s according to a report by The Washington Post. The report says Musk told prospective investors in his Twitter purchase that he planned to cut nearly 75% of San Francisco-based

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month with hopes and promises of reinvigorating the British economy and putting it on the path to long-term success. It didn’t go to plan. Instead, Truss’ tenure was scarred by turmoil as her economic policies threatened the country’s financial