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By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two supporters of President Donald Trump arrested after driving a vehicle with guns and ammunition to a Philadelphia election site in November 2020 were convicted of weapons charges Wednesday but acquitted of election interference. Prosecutors argued that Vets for Trump co-founder Joshua Macias and co-defendant Antonio LaMotta

By ED WHITE Associated Press Prosecutors raised concerns Wednesday about a female juror who apparently has been smiling at one of three men on trial in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. Judge Thomas Wilson said he, too, noticed it and pledged to pay “close attention” to the juror.

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in “Sweeney Todd” and crime busters in episodes of TV’s “Murder, She Wrote.” The actors were also friends and admirers. They stayed in touch over the years after becoming the toasts of Broadway and Tony Award

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court is allowing the state to move forward with the execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper next month. The state’s high court granted the motion for a warrant of execution Wednesday. The warrant says the 76-year-old will die by lethal injection or gas on Nov. 16. An assistant

By JOHNSON LAI Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has lifted all its COVID-19 entry restrictions, allowing tourists unfettered access the self-ruled island after over 2 1/2 years of closed borders. Dozens of visitors from Thailand were among the first tourists to arrive Thursday at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport. Visitors to Taiwan are no

By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Three children who were sexually abused by their father are accusing a Utah state legislator and a prominent Salt Lake City law firm of conspiring with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to cover up the abuse, allowing it to go on for years. In

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department’s internal watchdog is investigating whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly used federal pandemic aid to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard as part of his effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations.” At issue is whether millions of dollars in interest earned on State

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Supreme Court has issued an order that prevents the state from enforcing a Republican-backed abortion ban while it considers whether the ban violates the state constitution. The court said in Wednesday’s order that it was taking over appeals of a judge’s decision last month that

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India’s renewables sector is booming, with the country projected to add 35 to 40 gigawatts of renewable energy annually until 2030, enough to power up to 30 million more homes each year, a report said Thursday. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and Climate

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force longtime casino developer Steve Wynn to register as a foreign agent. At issue was lobbying work that the department said he conducted at the behest of the Chinese government during the Trump administration. In

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscow’s attempt to grab its neighbor’s territory. The vote in the 193-member

By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge who refused to allow the state’s abortion ban to take effect while a clinic’s legal challenge is pending has been ordered to take another look at that decision. The state Supreme Court late Tuesday ordered Judge Bruce Romanick to weigh the clinic’s

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Before the 2020 presidential election, certifying election results was routine and generated little public attention. That has changed. Members of certification boards have raised unsubstantiated claims of fraud or other wrongdoing, focusing new attention on a process that could be manipulated if either side didn’t like

By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Unbowed Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air defense systems following a furious barrage of retaliatory Russian missile strikes, including one that temporarily knocked Europe’s biggest nuclear plant off the invaded country’s electrical grid Wednesday. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated the first national monument of his administration at Camp Hale, a World War II-era training site in Colorado. The announcement is a boost to the state’s senior Democratic senator, Michael Bennet, who has for years advocated for the

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Video shows police officers in suburban Detroit pulling a Black teenager from a car during a traffic stop in June and repeatedly punching him in the head. The police body camera video was released Wednesday by attorneys for 17-year-old Tyler Wade in combination with a lawsuit alleging

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros starters Framber Valdez and Luis Garcia look like naturals on the mound, even in the hairiest of situations. A lot of work to make it seem that easy — at the ballpark and, as it turns out, at the barber shop. Both pitchers completed their

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO, as an organization, is not directly involved in the war in Ukraine. But its member countries face the twin challenges of struggling to make and supply weapons to the conflict-torn country while protecting vital European infrastructure like pipelines or cables that Russia might want to sabotage.

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power Wednesday morning when a Russian missile damaged a distant electrical substation, increasing the risk of radiation disaster, according to the plant’s operator. The power to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was restored about eight

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Senior U.S. officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations. And they say the U.S. will provide security and humanitarian assistance to Haiti. The officials briefed reporters on condition of anonymity Wednesday as