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By The Associated Press Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time on camera about the cinematographer he fatally shot on the movie set of “Rust,” calling her a friend and saying he is in “constant contact” with her grieving family. Baldwin spoke to photographers Saturday on a roadside in Vermont. He called the

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say at least eight people were killed by a car bomb that rocked the southern city of Aden. The officials say the explosion took place Saturday afternoon close to a security checkpoint outside Aden’s international airport. At least 11 others were injured. Prime Minister

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal jury has determined that The GEO Group must pay nearly $17.3 million to immigration detainees who were paid $1 a day to perform tasks such as cooking and cleaning at the company’s for-profit detention center in Washington state. The Seattle Times reports Friday’s decision came two days after the same

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democrats say party leaders are hoping for House votes as soon as Tuesday on the two pillars of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. The push marks Democrats’ latest effort to finally move both long-delayed measures through Congress. Top Democrats would like a final House-Senate compromise on

The Associated Press To the dismay of millions of children — and the parents trying to keep them busy and cope with their anguish — the popular gaming platform Roblox crashed Friday, and the company was still trying to restore service Saturday. In a statement Friday on social media, San Mateo, California-based Roblox apologized and

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 26,000 of New York City’s municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the city said Saturday. A last-minute rush of jabs boosted the vaccination rate to 83% among police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors and other city

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — An updated federal lawsuit alleges that police officials in San Marcos, Texas, refused to provide an escort for a Joe Biden campaign bus when it was surrounded by supporters of then-President Donald Trump on an interstate in October 2020. The updated lawsuit, filed Friday, included transcribed 911 audio recordings. The

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s ruling party and the main opposition party are both claiming victory in elections for mayors of the country’s largest cities. Saturday’s runoff elections were held after no candidate won an absolute majority in the cities in the first round of nationwide municipal elections on Oct. 2. Two exit polls commissioned

By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden once declared “America is back” on his first presidential visit abroad. The president’s challenge now that he’s back in Europe is convincing the world that America is here to stay. Biden is asking world leaders to cast their lot

The Associated Press Farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Co. reached a tentative labor agreement Saturday with the United Auto Workers union.  But a UAW strike that began Oct. 14 will continue — and details of the proposed contract will not be released — while workers study the terms of the agreement in advance of a

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) — Authorities say a collision between an Amtrak train and a vehicle at a railroad crossing in South Carolina has resulted in three deaths. The North Charleston Fire Department said in a statement that the vehicle was found heavily damaged when police arrived at the scene early Saturday. Three people

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer ROME (AP) — Leaders of the Group of 20 countries have expressed support for a deal that makes sweeping changes in how big global companies are taxed. The goal is to deter global companies from stashing profits in nations where they pay little or no tax — countries often

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tigray forces say they have taken control of a key city on the route to Ethiopia’s capital, while Ethiopia’s government denies it and the United States is urging the Tigray fighters to halt their advances as the yearlong war intensifies. The Tigray forces spokesman tells The Associated Press the fighters took

By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press ROME (AP) — The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs. The White House made the announcement Saturday as President Joe Biden was in Rome attending the Group of 20 summit. In 2018, the Trump

By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Seven Syrians face deportation from Turkey after posting videos of themselves eating bananas on social media amid wider complaints about the supposed lifestyle of refugees. The private Demiroren news agency reported Saturday that they were detained in the western city of Izmir. Videos of purported Syrians eating

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say at least eight people were killed in an explosion that rocked the southern city of Aden. The officials say the explosion took place Saturday afternoon close to a security checkpoint outside Aden’s international airport. At least 11 others were injured. It was not

By DAVID McHUGH, FRANCES D’EMILIO and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leaders of the world’s biggest economies have endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations as part of an agreement on new international tax rules. That step, taken on Saturday at a G-20 summit in Rome, is seen as building more fairness amid

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets across the country, in the largest pro-democracy protest yet since the military seized control earlier this week. A doctors’ union says three protesters were killed and dozens injured, several by live rounds, as security forces opened fire

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a small cargo ship carrying about 400 mostly Afghan migrants and refugees has been towed to “a safe anchorage” off the Greek island of Kos near the Turkish coast. A coast guard spokesman says the boat was towed Saturday afternoon. He couldn’t

CHICAGO (AP) — A fireworks show that has nothing to do with the Fourth of July and everything to do with the cosmos is poised to be visible in the northern part of the United States and Europe just in time for Halloween. On Thursday, the sun launched what is called an “X-class solar flare.”