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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial sparred for the last time Monday in closing arguments. Rittenhouse faces multiple charges after he shot three men, killing two, during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. He argues he fired in self-defense after the men

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A new survey by an anti-graft watchdog group shows a majority of Pacific islanders think corruption is a problem in their governments, with significant numbers saying they have been offered bribes for their votes. Transparency International says its first-ever study of Pacific countries and territories revealed that

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial will use a raffle drum that sat in the courtroom throughout the two-week trial to select jurors who will be dismissed from the pool of 18 to get to the final 12 who will decide the case. Schroeder told jurors last week that he

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning the supply of weapons and ammunition to al-Shabab extremists and others in Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo. It voted Monday to extend the ban for a year, saying the al-Qaida affiliate’s terrorist activities continue to destabilize

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities in Haiti say a Haitian businessman considered a suspect in the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested in Turkey. Haitian Foreign Minister Claude Joseph said Monday on his Twitter account that he spoke with his Turkish counterpart about the arrest of Samir Handal, but he gave

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Heavy rainfall and high winds in Washington on Monday caused flooding and mudslides that forced evacuations, closed schools and part of Interstate 5. More than 158,0000 customers were without power in western Washington at one point Monday. A state of emergency was declared for the town

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s no supply-chain shortage when it comes to holiday movies and TV specials. That includes the movie “Candy Coated Christmas,” featuring  Ree Drummond of Food Network’s “The Pioneer Woman” series.  The movie will debut on discovery+. Old favorites such as 1965′s “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, already the subject of scrutiny for various actions in the case, drew attention again on Monday for his handling of jury instructions. Judge Bruce Schroeder, who had been expected to file final instructions on Sunday, took arguments from attorneys until

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials say an Eastern Shore mayor has been charged with distributing revenge porn. The Office of the State Prosecutor says 32-year-old Cambridge mayor Andrew Bradshaw is accused of posting nude photos of a woman he was no longer in a romantic relationship with using multiple Reddit accounts he created. Bradshaw

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A private California port terminal that handles and stores coal from Utah before it’s shipped overseas to Asia must halt those operations by the end of 2026. That’s per a settlement signed Friday by the city of Richmond and the Levin-Richmond Terminal Corporation. Utah-based coal company

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, already the subject of scrutiny for various actions in the case, drew attention again on Monday for his handling of jury instructions. Judge Bruce Schroeder, who had been expected to file final instructions on Sunday, took arguments from attorneys until

LONOKE, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas sheriff’s deputy has pleaded not guilty to felony manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a white teenager whose death has drawn the attention of civil rights activists. Michael Davis entered the plea Monday in the charge he faces from the June 23 shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain. Davis

RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — Four students at a Kansas City school district who were disciplined after a petition to “Start Slavery Again” are suing the district. The students allege in a lawsuit filed Friday that the posting started as private bantering between a biracial student and a Black student. They say school district officials overreacted

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon’s appearance in federal court on contempt charges provides a rare glimpse into one of the least-used powers of Congress at work — and how historically difficult it has been. Bannon is the first person to be indicted on contempt of Congress charges

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida-based U.S. Navy flight officer has been convicted of buying guns for a Chinese businessman who was later convicted of export crimes. Authorities say 36-year-old Lt. Fan Yang also lied about his relationship with the businessman on security forms. Yang was found guilty of several charges Friday in Jacksonville federal

By ALAN FRAM, WILSON RING and LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he won’t seek reelection next year to the seat he’s held since 1975. His decision signals an end to a career that’s included major roles on issues such as civil liberties and financing the

By PATTY NIEBERG AP / Report for America AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Police say six teenagers were wounded in a drive-by shooting in a park near a suburban Denver high school, but all are expected to survive. The victims in Monday’s shooting range in age from 14 to 18. Aurora police chief Vanessa Wilson says

By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’ll seek a second term. Ellison led the prosecution team that won the conviction of ex-officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. The announcement via Zoom featured some of Ellison’s endorsers, including U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar,

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is condemning attempts to discredit Iraq’s election and deplored the use of violence to settle election-related grievances. The U.N.’s most powerful body congratulated the Iraqi government and the Independent High Electoral Commission on Monday for conducting “a technically well-managed and generally

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu’s prosecuting attorney won’t seek a third trial against a federal agent who shot and killed a man during an altercation in a fast-food restaurant. U.S. State Department Special Agent Christopher Deedy was in Honolulu helping with security for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. He