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SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A witness tells jurors a man who died after being stopped by Georgia sheriff’s deputies hadn’t committed a crime and should have been allowed to keep walking. Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent John Durden testified Monday that deputies Henry Lee Copeland, Michael Howell and Rhett Scott were not justified in stopping

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge in South Carolina has denied bond for attorney Alex Murdaugh on the second set of charges he has faced since finding his wife and son dead in June. Circuit Judge Clifton Newman issued the decision Tuesday after hearing attorneys describe how Murdaugh used portions

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys have resumed questioning potential jurors in Georgia who may ultimately decide the fate of three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man. Jury selection continued Tuesday with several pool members saying they know people close to the case. Two said they

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Foxx has written a book about his own experiences parenting two daughters, Corinne who is 27, and Anelise, who is 13. In “Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me,” out Tuesday, Foxx shares times when he’s gotten being a

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant women to get vaccinated. Kyndal Nipper lost her baby in the final weeks of pregnancy after a seemingly mild case of COVID-19. Amanda Harrison had to be put on

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday as corporate earnings reporting gets into full swing. The benchmark S&P 500 was up 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%. Health care companies were making some of the biggest gains.

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has thrown out a lawsuit against American treasure hunters that accused them of having destroyed an underwater archaeological site when they looted a sunken galleon for tons of precious coins. In 2007, the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scooped up over half a million silver and gold coins when it

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska expects to be charged with lying to the FBI while federal agents were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire. The nine-term Republican is proclaiming his innocence and promising to fight the charges. Fortenberry says in a

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 22 people have died and others are missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The Indian Meteorological Department says heavy to very heavy rain will continue to fall in the state for the next two days. Several

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials are laying out plans to let most Americans buy hearing aids without a prescription. Tuesday’s announcement is a long-awaited move intended to make the devices more accessible to millions of Americans with hearing problems. The Food and Drug Administration said the proposal would

By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based missionary group has demanded a $17 million ransom for them. That’s according to Haiti’s justice minister, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal. Liszt Quitel says the gang is demanding $1 million per person

By BRYAN ANDERSON AND JONATHAN DREW Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina’s flagship public university may continue to consider race as a factor in its undergraduate admissions. The ruling goes against a group working to undo affirmative action. Students for Fair Admissions argues that race-based

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The killing of British lawmaker David Amess is once again fueling concern about a government program aimed at preventing at-risk young people from becoming radicalized. Critics say the strategy is falling short and unfairly targets Muslim communities. Questions surfaced soon after Amess was stabbed to death Friday

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The Maltese government is responding to a critical European human rights evaluation by vowing to soon propose new legislation to better protect journalists in the wake of the 2017 assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia.The government said Tuesday it was consulting national and international organizations about possible reforms

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week. The upcoming announcement by the Food and Drug Administration is likely to come along with authorization for boosters of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson shots. It follows the OK last

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the United Kingdom’s music streaming market to see whether there’s enough competition. It follows concerns that major online platforms like Spotify may be too dominant. The U.K.’s competition watchdog said Tuesday that it will carry out a “market study” to assess whether fresh measures

The Associated Press Stocks are moving modestly higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday as corporate earnings reporting gets into full swing. The benchmark S&P 500 was up 0.3% in the first few minutes of trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2%. Health care companies were making some of the biggest

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will stick to its word with the public release of the full inclusion rider to ensure equity and inclusion in hiring on all levels of production for next year’s ceremony. The Recording Academy released on Tuesday an eight-page document detailing the rider’s

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian actor and a film director who spent 12 days in orbit to make the world’s first movie in space say they were so thrilled with their experience on the International Space Station that they felt sorry to leave. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko,

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammys will stick to its word with the public release of the full inclusion rider to ensure equity and inclusion in hiring on all levels of production for next year’s ceremony. The Recording Academy released on Tuesday an eight-page document detailing the rider’s