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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says food exports from Ukraine and Russia have increased since a July 22 grain deal, but critically needed fertilizer exports from Russia are still down despite the agreement. Insurance, financing and shipping remain issues. U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan, said Tuesday that Russia

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials announced plans Tuesday to list the tricolored bat as endangered — the second U.S. bat species recommended for the designation this year as a fungal disease ravages their populations. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in March proposed reclassifying the northern long-eared

LYNN, Mass. (AP) — The largest union representing General Electric Co. workers says it’s reached a tentative deal with the company to speed up pay raises for workers at a Massachusetts aviation plant. Under the agreement, workers at GE’s facility in Lynn would be eligible for raises sooner and could reach the top pay rate

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed an ethics complaint against state Attorney General Letitia James, reiterating his oft-repeated concerns about a sexual harassment investigation that led to his resignation last year. Cuomo questioned the accuracy and credibility of the investigation’s findings, alleging James, a fellow Democrat, used the probe

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian politician who questioned Russia’s strategy in Ukraine on national TV says he spoke the truth and doesn’t fear punishment under new laws against spreading fake news about the conflict. Former parliament member Boris Nadezhdin said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by intelligence services that apparently told him

By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — A military transport plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left her beloved Scotland on Tuesday for the final time to return to London, where she will lie in state. Her son, King Charles III, returned to London from Northern

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Sept. 19 will be a holiday so that federal employees can mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral. Trudeau says he’s working with the provinces on a possible public holiday for other workers. The late queen was

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Imperial Valley, which provides many of the nation’s winter vegetables and cattle feed, has one of the strongest grips on water from the Colorado River, a critical but over-tapped supply for farms and cities across the West. In times of shortage, Arizona and Nevada must

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a national debate on end-of-life options that will include exploring the possibility of legalizing assisted suicide. A 2016 French law provides that doctors can keep terminally ill patients sedated before death but stops short of allowing assisted suicide. Macron said in a written statement that

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has postponed the arraignment of an elected official accused in the stabbing death of a Las Vegas investigative reporter who was attacked outside his home. Robert Telles stood in shackles Tuesday as his lawyer requested the delay. His attorney, Travis Shetler, said after the

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The question of whether the Biden administration can require federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been argued in an appeals court in New Orleans for a second time. Earlier this year, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the

By BOBBY ROSS Jr. Associated Press The Rev. Matt Curry’s parents were children of the Great Depression, just like “The Waltons” — the beloved TV family whose prime-time series premiered 50 years ago. When Curry was growing up on a farm in northern Texas, his carpenter father and teacher mother often argued playfully over who

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The former security chief at Twitter told Congress that the social media platform is plagued by weak cyber defenses that make it vulnerable to exploitation by “teenagers, thieves and spies” and put the privacy of its users at risk. Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert,

ISTANBUL (AP) — Amid an escalating war of words over disputes in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, Turkey and Greece have come together for an annual NATO naval exercise. The traditional rivals are among 12 alliance members taking part in Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina 22 off Turkey’s western coast on Tuesday. Relations between Turkey and Greece

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Family members are asking for accountability in the death of a 22-year-old Colorado man who was shot by police earlier this year after calling 911 for roadside assistance. Christian Glass’s parents believe officers escalated a situation that could have been handled differently, and hope the

By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II was carried Tuesday from an Edinburgh cathedral as the late monarch began a final journey from her beloved Scotland to London, where she will lie in state. Her son, King Charles III, headed back to

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices rose 8.3% from a year earlier and 0.1% from July. But

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Peltola will be making history when she’s sworn in as the first Alaska Native to serve in Congress. The Democrat bested a field of candidates including Republican Sarah Palin to win a special election last month to finish the term of Republican Rep. Don Young, who

By RENATA BRITO, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Cheering crowds greeted King Charles III on Tuesday in Northern Ireland, where the visit drew a rare moment of unity from politicians in a region with a contested British and Irish identity that is deeply divided over the monarchy. Hundreds

By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling, and disappointment is smacking markets worldwide Tuesday, following Wall Street’s sudden realization that inflation isn’t slowing as much as hoped. The S&P 500 was 3.1% lower in afternoon trading, threatening to snap a four-day winning streak. Bond prices also