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By JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with readings of victims’ names, volunteer work and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. A tolling bell and a moment of silence began the commemoration at ground zero in New York, where

BEIJING (AP) — Almost 500 students at China’s premier college for broadcast journalists have been sent to a quarantine center after a handful of COVID-19 cases were detected in their dormitory. The 488 students, 19 teachers and five assistants at Communication University of China were transferred by bus beginning Friday night. The move underscores China’s

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Many regarded Australians’ respect and affection for the late Queen Elizabeth II as the biggest obstacle to the country becoming a republic with its own head of state. Now after her death and with a pro-republic Labor Party government in power, Australia’s constitutional ties to the

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey has detected a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea. A geologist in Kainantu, the closest big town to the epicenter, reported shaking for more than a minute as dishes crashed down from shelves. The quake hit at 9:46 a.m. local

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Perry has directed his first screenplay, 27 years after writing it. “A Jazzman’s Blues,” which is premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, was Perry’s first stab at screenwriting long before Madea made him a media mogul, back when he was pouring what little money

The U.S. Geological Survey has detected a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in northeastern Papua New Guinea. The quake hit at 6:46 a.m. Initial readings put the quake at a depth of some 30 to 40 miles located 42 miles east of Kainantu, a sparsely populated area. NOAA has since advised there is no tsunami threat for the

By KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting. But

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four Republicans who have promoted false claims about the 2020 presidential election and are running for top state election offices said Saturday they were fighting against a corrupt system — even pointing a finger at mysterious forces within their own party. The candidates

By KEN SWEET Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processor Visa Inc. said late Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of gun sales that could be a prelude to a mass shooting.

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Perry has directed his first screenplay, 26 years after writing it. “A Jazzman’s Blues,” which is premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, was Perry’s first stab at screenwriting long before Madea made him a media mogul, back when he was pouring what little money

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California welcomed cooler temperatures and spotty rain Saturday as a tropical storm veered off the Pacific Coast and faded, helping put an end to a blistering heat wave that nearly overwhelmed the state’s electrical grid. Thunderstorms were forecast for the Los Angeles region and

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Good as she’s been this year, Iga Swiatek came to the U.S. Open unsure of what to expect. She complained that women use different, slightly lighter, tennis balls than the men do at Flushing Meadows, where she’d never been past the fourth round. She was

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four Republicans seeking to overhaul how elections are run by becoming their state’s chief election official say they are fighting against a corrupt system. They’re even pointing a finger at mysterious forces within their own party. The candidates are Arizona’s Mark Finchem, Michigan’s

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says the European Union should have a coordinated response to the challenge posed by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “blackmail” with the supply of natural gas. Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Saturday that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is meant to “legitimize a despotic

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An emotional Harrison Ford appeared along with a new trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, cast members from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” showed footage from their forthcoming sequel, and trailers and details were unveiled from the widening TV presence of the “Star Wars” galaxy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A fiery crash between a tank truck carrying fuel and a passenger bus killed at least 18 people in northern Mexico. Police in the border state of Tamaulipas say Saturday’s collision left both vehicles completely burned. Investigators initially found nine sets of remains, but later doubled the death toll and said

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — The Republican nominee for Kansas governor is trying to make the Democratic incumbent’s support for abortion rights a liability. GOP nominee and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt pursued that tactic Saturday during a debate at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson despite last month’s strong