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By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voters in the home state of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chávez have picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the contender representing that faction in November’s regular contest was retroactively disqualified as he was

By DAVID PORTER, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City fire officials say a malfunctioning space heater sparked a fire that filled a high-rise Bronx apartment building with smoke, killing 19 people. The victims of the Sunday morning fire included nine children. It’s the city’s deadliest

Bob Saget, the comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” was found dead Sunday in Florida. His death at 65 shocked peers and fans and tributes came flooding in on Twitter, praising the veteran comedian for his talent and kindness. Norman Lear

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget, a comedian and actor best known for his role on the sitcom “Full House,” has died. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida, sheriff’s office says it was called Sunday about an “unresponsive man” and found Saget dead in a hotel room at

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago school leaders are canceling classes for a fourth day in the nation’s third-largest school district, taking the dispute with the teachers union over remote learning and COVID-19 protocols into another week. The announcement Sunday came as individual principals of some schools had already notified some parents

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Police in Honduras say a local leader of the indigenous Lenca group has been shot to death. Officials say Pablo Isabel Hernández was shot to death Sunday on a dirt road near the town of San Marcos de Caiquín as he headed to a local church. Police spokesman Cristian Manuel Nolasco

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic is getting his day in court in a deportation case that has polarized opinions and elicited heartfelt support for the world No. 1 tennis player in his native Serbia. Djokovic had his visa canceled last week after Australian border officials ruled that he didn’t meet the criteria

WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office says she has tested positive for COVID-19 and “is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home.” The Democratic congresswoman’s office says Ocasio-Cortez received a booster shot last fall, adding that she “encourages everyone to get their booster” and follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic’s parents have joined a protest rally in downtown Belgrade with their tennis-great son still in an Australian immigration detention hotel. Fans of Djokovic in Serbia are nervously awaiting a crucial court hearing which could decide whether he plays at the Australian Open. The virtual

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee. Buckingham Palace said Monday that Elizabeth will become on Feb. 6 the first British monarch to

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say they have charged seven people, including former top officials, in the “Fast and Furious” weapons trafficking scandal. The December 2010 murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry exposed the “Fast and Furious” program, in which agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed criminals

By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press An actor and TV executive remembered by a generation of baby boomers for his role as Dobie Gillis some 60 years ago has died. A written statement from a family representative says Dwayne Hickman died of complications from Parkinsons on Sunday at his Los Angeles home. He was 87. Hickman

SEATTLE (AP) — Flooding coursed over roads and inundated farmland in Washington state as the Pacific Northwest slowly recovered from a series of storms that have deluged the region with rain and snow since Dec. 17. The swollen Chehalis River was expected to crest Sunday, and crews worked to open several major highways connecting Seattle

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Members of Nicaragua’s new congress have taken office, one day before President Daniel Ortega is to be sworn following highly questionable elections. Of the 90 legislators sworn in Sunday, 75 belong to Ortega’s Sandinista party and the other 15 are from tiny parties considered collaborators with the regime. The congressional members,

By DAVID PORTER, BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City in one of the worst blazes in decades. A senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams confirmed the total death toll Sunday to The

BANNER ELK, N.C. (AP) — Several people were hurt at a North Carolina ski resort when a hydrant sprayed a blast of water onto skiers riding above on a lift, prompting several skiers to jump. Management at Beech Mountain Resort told WBTV that a guest skied into the water and air hydrant Friday while snowmaking

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s health ministry says 164 people, including a 4-year-old girl, have been killed in protests in the past week that marked the worst unrest since the former Soviet republic gained independence 30 years ago. The office of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said order has been restored in the

By KONSTANTIN MANENKOV and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top Russian diplomat has predicted “difficult” talks with the United States this week after holding a working dinner with U.S. officials in Geneva. The dinner Sunday was part of the kickoff to a string of meetings in three European cities this week with

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — West African regional leaders have imposed new sanctions on Mali that suspend most commerce and financial aid to the country. Mali’s military rulers have said they would stay in power for four more years instead of holding elections next month as promised. The