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By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops have overwhelmingly approved a document on Communion that stops short of calling for withholding the sacrament from politicians who support abortion rights, such as President Joe Biden. The measure does offer plenty of tacit justification for individual bishops to consider withholding Communion in such

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Defense lawyers in the Vatican’s fraud and extortion trial have accused prosecutors of again withholding pieces of evidence, including an alleged interrogation of Pope Francis. The allegation brought the pontiff’s own role in a flawed London property investment back before a Vatican city-state tribunal. The court’s

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Though he isn’t accused of violence, prosecutors say Chansley was the “public

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country hopes to increase defense cooperation with NATO ally Spain through the purchase of a second aircraft carrier and possibly a submarine. Erdogan made the comment Wednesday during a joint news conference with visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The two leaders oversaw the

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Though he isn’t accused of violence, prosecutors say Chansley was the “public

By SALLY HO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — When U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal returns home to Seattle, the Congressional Progressive Caucus chairwoman always goes for a walk along the Puget Sound. Jayapal’s ritual is calming at a time her career has rapidly ascended into the top tiers of U.S. politics, showcasing the progressive street cred

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Defense attorneys are building on arguments that their clients were lawfully trying to stop burglaries in their neighborhood as they present their case in the murder trial of three white men for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley on Wednesday again denied

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men convicted in the assassination of Malcolm X are set to be cleared after more than half a century. The New York Times reported Wednesday that prosecutors now saying authorities withheld evidence in the civil rights leader’s killing. The newspaper reports that Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam are

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Reneé Rapp, former star in Broadway’s “Mean Girls” as Regina George, makes her TV debut in the new series “The Sex Lives of College Girls” for HBO Max. The series, produced by Mindy Kaling, debuts Nov. 18 on the streamer. Rapp, 21, gets emotional when she

By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Jurors weighing charges against Kyle Rittenhouse have returned for a second day of deliberations in his murder trial. Jurors met for a full day Tuesday with no quick verdict after two weeks of testimony in which they were given starkly different

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian government is sending in more air force personnel to the Pacific coast Canadian province of British Columbia to assist with evacuations and to support supply lines following floods and mudslides caused by extremely heavy rainfall. Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said they will also protect residents against

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Defense lawyers are expected to build on arguments that their clients were lawfully trying to stop burglaries in their neighborhood as they begin presenting their case in the murder trial of three white men for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley on

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials say groups of migrants who were camped in the cold on the Poland-Belarus border have been moved to a nearby warehouse in Belarusian territory, with some of them still harboring hopes of entering the European Union. The move followed a melee Tuesday with migrants throwing

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer More than 10,000 striking Deere & Co. workers are voting on a new contract offer from the tractor maker, but this third deal is strikingly similar to a contract that 55% of workers rejected two weeks ago. The latest proposed contract being voted on Wednesday maintains the 10% immediate

By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press A multimillionaire dog named Gunther VI is selling his Miami mansion that was once owned by Madonna. As crazy as it sounds, Gunther VI inherited his vast fortune from his grandfather Gunther IV. Among his holdings is the eight-bedroom waterfront home where the “Material Girl” singer used to live. The

By MATTHEW BROWN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday auctioned hundreds of oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale that attracted bids from major energy companies. It was the first such sale under President Joe Biden and underscores the challenges he

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s disease control agency has reported 52,826 new coronavirus cases in a day, a number that has roughly doubled in the last two weeks. That is stoking calls for fresh measures to curb Germany’s steadily rising infections. The Robert Koch Institute said Wednesday that 294 more people

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite Bruce Springsteen’s long-time aversion to having his concerts filmed — he says it was a superstition — a new DVD offers a relatively rare look at him and his E Street Band during a peak period in the late 1970s. It’s footage of their

LONDON (AP) — An F35 jet from a British aircraft carrier has crashed in an undisclosed location in the Mediterranean Sea. The Ministry of Defense said the jet’s pilot ejected safely Wednesday and returned to the HMS Queen Elizabeth. An official investigation was opened. The ministry declined to provide further details.  The F35s, estimated to

By ERIC TUCKER, ALAN SUDERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An advisory issued by officials in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia warns that hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the U.S. with ransomware and other malicious cyber activity. The advisory says