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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police shot and killed a 61-year-old Sudanese refugee when he reportedly lunged at an officer with a knife after a long standoff. Police Lt. John Greene said officers were attempting to serve several warrants Wednesday when the man barricaded himself inside an apartment. Green said officers used tasers, tear

By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision at her summer residence in Scotland after doctors raised concerns about the 96-year-old monarch’s health, Buckingham Palace said Thursday, as members of the royal family rushed to be at her side. The announcement by the

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time the Federal Reserve faced inflation as high as it is now, in the early 1980s, it jacked up interest rates to double-digit levels — and in the process caused a deep recession and sharply higher unemployment. On Thursday, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that

By LORNE COOK Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Ukraine and its supporters face a tough winter. But he is urging the public in Western nations to keep faith in their efforts. Stoltenberg told The Associated Press on Thursday the war is at a critical point as Russia

By ROB GILLIES and ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press ROSTHERN, Saskatchewan (AP) — The last suspect in a horrific stabbing rampage that killed 10 and wounded 18 in western Canada is dead following his capture. The manner of his death after being taken into custody has prompted fresh investigations. One official says 32-year-old Myles Sanderson died

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party says nearly half of its national lawmakers had ties to the Unification Church, in a widening controversy that emerged after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was shot to death during a campaign speech July. The suspect reportedly told police he

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A special prosecutor is reviewing the findings of an investigation into Arkansas law enforcement officers who were caught on video beating and holding down a suspect. Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler said Thursday that the investigative file into the Aug. 21 arrest of Randal Worcester was submitted to a

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials say the cost of the German chancellery’s planned building extension will rise to 777 million euros ($773 million), which is 177 million euros more than initially planned. The increase in costs is related to integrating new climate protection measures, a tunnel for deliveries that hadn’t been

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A special prosecutor in Michigan has been appointed to investigate whether the Republican candidate for attorney general and others should be criminally charged for their attempts to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election. The office of Democratic attorney general Dana Nessel asked the the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council,

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Four countries bordering Russia say they will take regional steps to limit people from Russia from entering Europe’s visa-free zone. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said Thursday they “are increasingly concerned about the substantial and growing influx of Russian citizens.” Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press They’re known at school as the group of parents who orchestrate everything from Halloween parties to book fairs, but a parent-teacher organization isn’t just for the kids. Parents join a PTO for all kinds of reasons. It has helped some revitalize career skills, share passions, find job opportunities, and

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Europe has smashed previous temperature records this summer, with long periods of sunshine causing sweltering conditions across much of the continent but also helping boost much-needed solar power. The European Commission said Thursday that average temperatures from June to August were 0.7 degrees Fahrenheit higher on the

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died. He was 82. He died of pneumonia on Wednesday

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, knocking out some of the gains from a day earlier but keeping the market on track to break a three-week losing streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% as of 9:56 a.m. Eastern. The benchmark index

NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk and the book-length edition of the “1619 Project” are among the nominees for Kirkus Prizes, $50,000 honors given in three competitive categories. The nominees were announced Thursday by the trade publication Kirkus Reviews. In fiction, Tokarczuk was cited for “The Books of Jacob,” a 900-plus

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon surrendered Thursday to face fresh charges that he duped donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bannon’s state-level charges in New York are expected to closely resemble an attempted federal prosecution that

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The “Tamron Hall” show just premiered its fourth season, but it’s not a well-oiled machine yet — and that’s intentional. “The only thing that shines in this room are the Emmys. I want this show to evolve,” says the two-time daytime Emmy winner. Although the

MIAMI (AP) — The school board in Florida’s largest district won’t recognize October as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer History month. It would have included a measure to teach 12th graders about two Supreme Court cases affecting the LGBTQ community. It also would have let parents opt their 12th graders out of learning about

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers. That’s despite rising battery costs. The latest EV came Thursday from General Motors, a Chevrolet Equinox small SUV. It has a starting price around $30,000

PARIS (AP) — A French police officer is in custody after shooting to death a driver who failed to obey an order to stop. This is the latest in a string of similar incidents that are raising questions about the use of deadly force by French police. They are also calling attention to the use