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MILAN, Ill. (AP) — Police say a vehicle struck and killed a United Auto Workers member as he was walking to a picket line outside a John Deere plant in Illinois. Milan, Illinois, Police Chief Shawn Johnson said the man was struck Wednesday morning near a road that leads to the John Deere Parts Distribution

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A California man will face a judge in Florida after allegedly threatening to kill Rep. Matt Gaetz after the U.S. Capitol riot. Court records show Eugene Huelsman was arrested last week in the Los Angeles area. He was indicted in May in federal court in Florida. Huelsman is charged with calling

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caissie Levy has vacated her palace on Broadway for a modest Louisiana home. She has traded in being a queen for a stepmother. And she couldn’t be happier. The singer and actor who led the “Frozen” cast before the pandemic now stars in a revival

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has sanctioned seven local businessmen and a company for links with Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah. Wednesday’s decision was in line with sanctions the U.S. imposed on Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite faction and a militant group that holds seats in Lebanon’s Parliament. A statement said that seven individuals and the AID

By TAMEEM AKHGAR Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A media watchdog says it has recorded more than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists in the last two months. The group says Wednesday nearly 90% were committed by the Taliban. More than 40% of the cases recorded by The Afghanistan National

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four years after the “Greatest Show On Earth” shut down, officials are planning to bring back the The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. But animals will no longer be featured in their shows. A spokesperson for Florida-based Feld Entertainment says an announcement is expected sometime next year. The

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The outgoing U.N. envoy for Myanmar says “civil war” has spread throughout the country and the international community should consider measures aimed at replacing the military junta’s leaders with people who are more constructive and want to find a peaceful solution to the army’s ouster

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. government has asked Britain’s High Court to overturn a judge’s decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States to face espionage charges. A lower court judge who refused extradition in January ruled Assange was likely to kill himself if

LONDON (AP) — A Cambridge University college is handing over a bronze cockerel looted from Africa in the 19th century to Nigerian authorities. It’s part of a modest but growing effort in some European countries to return African art taken by colonial powers. Jesus College is the first U.K. institution that on Wednesday gave back

By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling colleagues that Democrats are in “pretty good shape” on President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic policy plan and a related $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Pelosi’s comments, relayed by a person who requested anonymity, came in a meeting

DETROIT (AP) — Charges have been dismissed against a Detroit police officer who was accused of firing rubber pellets at three journalists covering a protest against police brutality. Judge Roberta Archer cited a 1931 law that protects police when an unlawful gathering is declared. Daniel Debono, a corporal, was charged with assault. Investigators say an

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in the Netherlands has convicted an Iranian refugee of preparing and financing terror attacks in his homeland. The 42-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday. The man’s identity was not released in line with Dutch privacy rules. He was linked to the Arab Struggle

By SALLY HO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The pandemic has made clear what many experts had long warned: The absence of reliable and affordable child care limits the jobs people can accept, makes it harder to climb the corporate ladder and ultimately restricts the ability of the broader economy to grow.

By CAMERON ROGERS Edmunds The 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L is all-new for 2021 and comes standard with a third-row seat. Edmunds compared it to the highly regarded 2021 Kia Telluride to find out which three-row midsize SUV is the better buy.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s health minister is warning the country could face a nightmare scenario if it does not contain its coronavirus outbreak, which is coming amid a surge in infections in low-vaccination countries in Central and Eastern Europe. Health Minister Janez Poklukar said Wednesday that hospital beds have been filling up rapidly as

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many progressives have started lining up behind an emerging social and environment bill that’s neither as big nor as bold as they’d wanted. They’re faced with that decision because an outnumbered but potent band of party moderates have enjoyed a disproportionate say in shaping the measure. Democrats

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A woman who was fired after asking to bring an oxygen tank to work to help her breathe will get $25,000 in a federal settlement. TriMark Foodcraft also agreed to train its staff on what qualifies as a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Jean S. Perry worked as

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is criticizing China for passing a new land boundary law which it says could impact the two countries’ long-running border dispute. An Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson says India expects that China will avoid taking actions under the new law that could unilaterally alter the

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks wobbled in afternoon trading on Wall Street Wednesday, a day after the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set their latest record highs. Several big technology companies were posting solid gains, led by Microsoft, which reported a 24% surge in profits last

By EMILIO MORENATTI and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — Residents on Spain’s La Palma island are bracing for the possibility of bigger earthquakes more than five weeks after a volcano erupted. Seismologists said a 4.6 magnitude earthquake shook the island on Wednesday. A day earlier, they recorded a