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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says that talks between world powers and Iran to revive the troubled 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume in Vienna on Nov. 29. The EU said that the meeting of the commission of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action will be attended by high-level officials from Iran,  China,

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has won reelection over Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Murphy eked out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He’s the state’s first Democratic governor to get a second straight term in 44 years. Former Assembly member

By ERIC TUCKER, NOMAAN MERCHANT and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi government and the Sept. 11 attacks. The records reveal the scope of a strenuous but ultimately fruitless investigation whose outcome many

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has set two new execution dates after executions in the state were put on hold due to the pandemic. Oscar Smith had been sentenced to die in June 2020, for the murders of his estranged wife and her two sons from a previous marriage. On Wednesday, the

By WILL WEISSERT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey narrowly won reelection in his reliably blue state while a Republican political newcomer delivered a stunning upset in the Virginia governor’s race, sending a warning to Democrats that their grip on power in Washington may be

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The judge in the trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery has declined to override decisions in jury selection Wednesday that left just one Black juror on the final panel of 12. Prosecutors had asked Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley to reinstate

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of the European Union military force in Bosnia. Wednesday’s vote came after Russia blocked members from hearing a warning from the top international official in Bosnia that the war-scarred Balkan nation faces an “existential

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The daughter of a South Florida county commissioner who is running for Congress has pleaded guilty to stealing $300,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Court records show 28-year-old Damara Holness pleaded guilty Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court to conspiring to commit wire fraud. Holness served as president of the Broward

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The International Criminal Court is opening a formal investigation into crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro’s rule. The opening of the probe was announced by ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan at the end of a three-day trip to Caracas. Kahn said he was aware of the

By TAMMY WEBBER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial over shootings on the streets of Kenosha watched one of the central pieces of video evidence Wednesday — footage of a man chasing Rittenhouse and throwing a plastic bag at him just before the

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police accountability activists are vowing to keep fighting for change despite the failure of a ballot proposal to replace the Minneapolis Police Department with a reimagined public safety unit. The vote came 18 months after George Floyd died under the knee of

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Citing unspecified examples of election fraud, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged to create a law enforcement agency to investigate election crimes as part of a new package of voting laws. Speaking at an event in West Palm Beach on Wednesday, the Republican announced a series

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor says officials will start vaccinating children ages 5 to 11 this week against COVID-19, and that getting the vaccine will be required to attend school in person with few exceptions. Health Secretary Carlos Mellado said Wednesday that he anticipates that some 227,000 children will be vaccinated,

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans have completed a sweep of down-ballot statewide offices with victories for lieutenant governor and attorney general. The wins echoed the Democrats’ defeat in the race for governor, and marked a dramatic turnaround in a state where the GOP had not won a statewide

By CARA ANNA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark. A spokeswoman for parent company Meta tells

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The FBI surveillance plane that captured footage of the night Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year was part of a wider government strategy to keep tabs on demonstrations against racial injustice. Air Force documents indicate the

By DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has detailed plans to redo often-maligned Penn Station, the country’s busiest rail hub. The Democrat’s plan announced Wednesday calls for transforming the dingy, subterranean station with open space, expanded access to subways and train platforms, and an improved streetscape. It’s expected

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ROGELIO V. SOLIS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to the 2018 shooting deaths of two police officers. A judge gave Marquis Aaron Flowers two life prison sentences Wednesday after Flowers pleaded guilty earlier in the day to two counts of first-degree murder. Jury

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the Illinois House of Representatives pleaded guilty Wednesday in a bribery scheme that cost him his political career and could send him to prison for 20 years. Luis Arroyo entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Chicago to one count of depriving the public of

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A renowned New Orleans trumpet player has been sentenced to 18 months in prison over a million-dollar charity fraud case. Irvin Mayfield was a jazz trumpet player who became a symbol of New Orleans resilience after Hurricane Katrina. His musical partner, pianist Ronald Markham, was also