AP National News

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are pursuing new leads on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday searched the premises of an Albuquerque-based firearms

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — They don’t call Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue “The Monster” for nothing. The WBA and IBF bantamweight world champion is undefeated. All but three of his wins have been by knockout. He’s been described as one of the best “pound for pound” active boxers around and the

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, says the COVID-19 pandemic has diverted scientific and financial resources from the fight against AIDS, seriously impeding global efforts to achieve the U.N. goal of ending AIDS by 2030.  He told the U.N. General Assembly on

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and RYAN KRYSKA Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the 9mm Sig Sauer used to kill 3 people and wound eight others at a Michigan high school was bought by the 15-year-old suspect’s dad on Friday. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said late Tuesday that the suspect had practiced

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and RYAN KRYSKA Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say the 9mm Sig Sauer used to kill 3 people and wound eight others at a Michigan high was bought by the 15-year-old suspect’s dad on Nov. 26. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said late Tuesday that the suspect had practiced

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — City Council member Andre Dickens has won the runoff to become Atlanta’s next mayor. Dickens on Tuesday powered past current City Council President Felicia Moore, who had been the leading vote-getter in the first round of voting on Nov. 2. Dickens had narrowly edged out former Mayor

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities are pursuing new leads on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday searched the premises of an Albuquerque-based firearms

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press Washington (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is working toward requiring that all

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed amid nervous trading due to worries over the newest coronavirus variant. Japan’s benchmark gyrated after the opening and is higher in morning trading. Shares jumped in South Korea, while falling in Australia. Hong Kong shares rose, while those in Shanghai were little

By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Louis Vuitton has staged its first ever U.S. fashion show in Miami, showcasing the collection of designer Virgil Abloh just days after his death. Abloh’s voice was heard throughout the show, which attracted fans from around the world who watched somberly as models displayed the

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is imploring House Republican leaders to do more to tamp down “anti-Muslim hatred” in their ranks. At a news conference Tuesday she played a recording of a harrowing death threat recently left for her by voicemail. Omar, one of only a handful

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ ruling party has conceded defeat in presidential elections, giving victory to leftist opposition candidate Xiomara Castro and easing fears of another contested vote and violent protests. Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura of the National Party said in a statement that he had personally

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s daily jump in coronavirus infections has exceeded 5,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic, as a delta-driven surge also pushed hospitalizations and deaths to record highs. Health experts have called for officials to reimpose stricter social distancing rules that

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The presidential candidate from Honduras’ ruling party has conceded that opposition candidate Xiomara Castro won Sunday’s election. Tegucigalpa Mayor Nasry Asfura of the National Party said in a statement that he had personally congratulated Castro, despite only about half of the voting place tallies having been

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer in Arizona has been fired after he was accused of fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect who was in a motorized wheelchair and armed with a knife. Police announced at a news conference Tuesday that Tucson Officer Ryan Remington was being terminated for excessive use of force

VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered a new hearing by the full court on whether to allow the Biden administration’s selective criteria on who should be deported to remain in effect. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday vacated a Sept. 15 ruling by a three-judge

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say they’re investigating sexual assault allegations involving R&B artist Trey Songz at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Las Vegas police said in a statement Tuesday that sex crimes detectives are handling a complaint about a Sunday incident involving the singer and actor whose name is Tremaine Neverson.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Tucson police officer has been fired after he was accused of fatally shooting a shoplifting suspect who was in a motorized wheelchair and armed with a knife. Police announced at a news conference Tuesday that Officer Ryan Remington was being terminated for excessive use of force as the

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has blocked enforcement of parts of a trial judge’s order that demanded $1.7 billion be spent by state agencies to address public education inequities. The majority on a three-judge panel hearing a request by the state controller agreed Tuesday that

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring women on corporate boards is being challenged in court this week on constitutional grounds. A trial begins Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by the conservative group Judicial Watch. The lawsuit claims that the law violates the equal protection clause of the California