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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Federal prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of nearly four years for a New Jersey gym owner who is on track to be the first person sentenced for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol. In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors said a 44-month prison

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka has announced plans for a fundraiser hosted by former President Donald Trump. A copy of the invitation, provided by Tshibaka’s campaign, shows the event is set for February at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida. Tshibaka called it a great honor to have Trump’s support.

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the Democrats’ setbacks in Tuesday’s elections underscore that the party needs to “produce for the American people.” But he’s pushing back against the notion that the off-year election results were a repudiation of his presidency. Biden insisted Wednesday that his

By SARAH RANKIN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Virginia Republicans nominated Glenn Youngkin as their gubernatorial candidate in May, they wondered whether the former private equity executive could appeal to both diverse, educated voters in the state’s northern suburbs and white voters in its rural GOP strongholds. On Wednesday, as

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas labor leader is apologizing for remarks he made during a legislative hearing comparing COVID-19 vaccine mandates to the Holocaust that killed millions of Jews. Cornell Beard said Wednesday that the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has a long tradition of welcoming everyone

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will start administering booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to people who received their second doses at least six months ago. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Wednesday the booster shots would be given beginning with people aged 60 and above, those with chronic illnesses and health care workers and

ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has tested positive for COVID-19 while attending the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Garcetti’s office announced the positive test result in a tweet Wednesday. The tweet said the fully vaccinated mayor was “feeling good” and isolating in his

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The princes, presidents and prime ministers have left, and now the real mask-to-mask climate negotiations start. For the next 10 days, the professional diplomats at the crowded United Nations climate conference must convert marching orders left by their heads of government into compromises and agreements.

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A dispute over whether Black people were stricken from the jury pool because of their race has disrupted seating a final jury in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Attorneys narrowed a pool of 48 people to 12 final jurors Wednesday. Minutes after they

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — South African writer Damon Galgut has won the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction with his story of racism and reckoning “The Promise.” Galgut was British bookmakers’ favorite to win the 50,000-pound ($69,000) prize. His novel follows the fortunes of a white South African family in the years

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Republicans have won at least 50 seats in the Virginia House, ensuring at least a tie with Democrats who had fought to retain control. Several races were still too early to call, but the GOP also declared victory in several of those, with party leaders

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas say former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was speeding at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada’s legal limit before his sports car slammed into another vehicle, killing a 23-year-old woman. Ruggs made his initial court appearance Wednesday and posted

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats forced another test vote on voting rights legislation. For the fourth time this year, Republicans again blocked it on Wednesday.  Democrats took unified control of Washington this year and were optimistic about passing legislation to counteract a wave of restrictive new law voting laws in

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A dispute over whether Black people were stricken from the jury pool because of their race has disrupted seating a final jury in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Attorneys narrowed a pool of 48 people to 12 final jurors Wednesday. Minutes after they

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals,” Ridloff plays the first deaf superhero in Marvel’s “cinematic universe.” In the film, which Disney releases in theaters Friday, Ridloff plays one of 10 immortal guardians alongside Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani. “Eternals” seeks to expand many

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stock indexes on Wall Street were on pace for more record highs Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced plans to begin dialing back the extraordinary aid for the economy it has been providing since the early days of the pandemic. The Fed said it will

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stock indexes on Wall Street were on pace for more record highs Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced plans to begin dialing back the extraordinary aid for the economy it has been providing since the early days of the pandemic. The Fed said it will

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been found guilty of murder in the shooting death of an Orlando police officer who was trying to arrest him outside a Walmart store for the slaying of his pregnant former girlfriend. Markeith Loyd was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the killing of Orlando police Lt.

By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say the elections director in Georgia’s most populous county will step down at the end of the year. The county has been under intense scrutiny for its handling of elections. Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chair Robb Pitts announced Wednesday that Fulton County

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have voted not to suspend a Conservative legislator who was found to have broken lobbying rules. The decision instantly brought accusations of corruption from opponents of the Conservative government. The House of Commons voted by 250 to 232 Wednesday not to approve the 30-day suspension of Owen Paterson recommended by