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Associated Press COPENHAGEN (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez launched an ongoing beautification initiative in the prison where they are serving life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents. Their project is modeled on a program in Norway, where authorities try to help rehabilitate prisoners so they can be reintegrated in society. Across the

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — One morning last month, Cari-Ann Burgess did something completely unremarkable: She made a quick stop at a coffee shop on her way to work. For Burgess, the top election official in a northern Nevada county, such outings could be precarious. As she waited for a hot tea and breakfast

Associated Press APIA, Samoa (AP) — Commonwealth countries have adopted their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of Samoa. The meeting also heard calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave. The Apia Ocean Declaration was announced Saturday during

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have urged a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of the classified documents case against him. Trump’s team says a lower court judge was correct in ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed. The case charging Trump with hoarding

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike has killed a teenager in Kyiv during a nighttime barrage on the Ukrainian capital that lasted for hours. Five other people were reportedly killed in a missile attack on central Ukraine that left at least 20 injured. According to the mayor of Kyiv, the drone slammed into

Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel attacked military targets in Iran with pre-dawn airstrikes Saturday in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired on Israel earlier this month. It was the first time Israel’s military has openly attacked Iran. The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that Iran

SYDNEY (AP) — Three men have died after two light planes collided midair and crashed into a forested area southwest of Sydney on Saturday. Australian police, fire and ambulance crews reached the two wreckage sites, located in a semirural bushland area about 55 miles southwest of Sydney, on foot. One plane had burst into flames

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana is about as Republican as a state can be. Donald Trump won there by 16 points in 2020, and Indiana residents haven’t elected a statewide Democrat since 2012. But signs of concern have emerged late in the game for U.S. Sen. Mike Braun, the state’s Republican nominee for governor.

Associated Press BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan’s leadership ambitions have been vividly apparent, if unspoken, in recent months. He’s been on a multi-state tour aimed at bolstering House Republican candidates. Jordan denies he’s running for any leadership job. He told The Associated Press in an interview that his focus remains on helping maintain

Associated Press BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — In the back room of a brewery in southeastern Nebraska, more than three dozen people crowded together this summer to hear from Dan Osborn, a former cereal plant worker and independent running for U.S. Senate. The standing-room-only crowd in the small town of Beatrice was larger than Osborn expected,

Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump’s allies have tried in vain to persuade him to stop venting his rage against “enemies from within” in the campaign’s waning weeks. But he keeps going. In his rallies and interviews, the former president is increasingly fixated on the Americans he believes have wronged or betrayed him.

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a major flaw: It is prone to making up chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween. The Bureau of Land Management hosts its “Bat Beauty Contest” to raise awareness about the animal’s ecological importance. The federal agency posts photos of wild bats taken by its staff on its Facebook and

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The rally Republican Donald Trump is planning for Madison Square Garden on Sunday follows a long line of political events at the storied New York City arena. Four buildings have actually carried the name. The current Garden has hosted both Democratic and Republican National Conventions. It’s also where one

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back. And so, somewhat surprisingly, is his creator, John le Carré. Four years after the spy writer’s death at the age of 89, comes a new thriller, “Karla’s Choice.” It was written by Nick Harkaway, whose qualifications include seven published novels, a lifetime of reading

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s opposition disputed the results of its crucial election vote Saturday which could decide the country’s role in Europe. The Central Election Commission in the South Caucasus country says the ruling Georgian Dream party won 52.99% of the vote. The CEC said the announcement was preliminary with the majority

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in