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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world, in a reminder of the British empire’s colonial reach. So what happens next after her death this

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Kay became a post-tropical cyclone Friday night after veering away from the U.S.-Mexico border region, though it continued to cause rain in parts of northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. Kay came made landfall as a hurricane near Mexico’s Bahia Asuncion in Baja California Sur state Thursday, but it

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of strong inland earthquakes have shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said at least four land-based earthquakes between 6.2 and 5.5 magnitudes were centered about 23 miles northwest of Central Mamberamo district

By ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and Donald Trump’s legal team each proposed candidates Friday for the role of an independent arbiter in the investigation into top-secret documents found at the former president’s Florida home, but the two sides differed on the scope of duties the person

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a story published September 8, 2022, about a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan, The Associated Press erroneously reported Stephanie Murphy was born in Hanoi, Vietnam. Her correct birthplace is Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

By MARTÍN JOSÉ ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Two baseball players in the Dominican Republic have sued the Los Angeles Angels, charging the team breached verbal signing agreements made when they were young teenagers. The lawsuit says Angels representatives committed in 2018 when the boys were 14 to reaching a formal

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities say a passenger train and freight train collided Friday night in central Croatia. At least three people have been killed and 11 injured. Police say the collision happened around 9:30 p.m. near the town of Novska, which is close to Croatia’s border with Bosnia. Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic rushed

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. government is offering a $40,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Leonard Glenn Francis, the mastermind of one of the largest bribery scandals in the nation’s military history. The U.S. Marshals Service posted the reward notice on Friday, five days after Francis cut off his ankle monitor

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A visit to Houston by the Dutch queen has highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the Netherlands that grew from their fight against a mutual enemy: flooding. Queen Maxima on Friday visited Houston, where she met with the mayor and other officials and heard about

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities shut down power to tens of thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power to about 30,000 customers in 12 service areas — including the posh West Hills

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a drilling lease that has been in dispute for decades on land near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The energy lease in the Badger-Two Medicine area in northwestern Montana was cancelled in 2016.  Badger-Two-Medicine is the site

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones says the district and the Seattle Education Association have made “tremendous progress” toward ending a strike that has delayed the start of school since Wednesday for about 49,000 students. The union began picketing Wednesday over issues that include pay, class size,

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making $35 million available in grants to Native Americans to help implement a nationwide mental health crisis hotline. The announcement Friday came after federal officials visited pueblos in New Mexico to hear from the communities about health

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of killing six people and injuring dozens of others by driving an SUV through a Christmas parade in Wisconsin last year withdrew his insanity plea Friday. Forty-year-old Darrell Brooks Jr. appeared in Waukesha County Circuit Court where he’s facing nearly 80 charges in the Nov. 21 incident in

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican candidate for Kansas attorney general has resigned from the board of directors of “We Build the Wall,” a nonprofit that raised money it told donors would be used to build a wall along the U.S. southern border. The Kansas City Star reported Friday that Kris Kobach resigned after

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities say a passenger train and freight train have collided, and several people are dead or injured. Police say the collision happened around 9.30 p.m. Friday near the town of Novska, which is close to Croatia’s border with Bosnia. Police say emergency teams have been sent to the site and

CANDO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a dispute between two brothers led to a triple murder and suicide last month in a North Dakota wheat field. Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier said autopsy results and evidence at the scene suggests 59-year-old Robert Bracken killed his brother, his own son and a third man before shooting

MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana health officials have made permanent a rule that blocks transgender people from changing their birth certificates even if they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. Friday’s move by the administration of Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte comes just days before a court will hear arguments on the legality of a