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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin two years ago has been found guilty of murder. A jury on Friday found Leilani Simon guilty of all 19 charges against her in the death of her son, Quinton Simon, local news outlets

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general election on Nov. 5, it’s the races further down the ballot that may get the most attention. Voters will decide competitive U.S. House contests that could decide control of the chamber,

AP National Writer Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future — a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor but one that the current publisher insisted was

AP Film Writer Leonardo DiCaprio is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. The Oscar-winning actor expressed support for the Democratic nominee in a video Friday. DiCaprio has long been an outspoken advocate for addressing the climate crisis and has supported Democratic candidates in the past. In early 2020, he attended a fundraiser for Joe Biden at

Associated Press A judge in South Carolina has erased the records of seven Black men arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter. About 150 people packed the courtroom for the ceremony Friday. Two of the men are still alive, while the other five were represented by white roses placed by their names

AP Film Writer Tom Holland is getting ready to don his Spidey suit again. The fourth installment of the blockbuster series has been set for a July 2026 release, Sony Pictures said Friday. Daniel Destin Cretton, best known for helming Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” has also signed on to direct

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New York is a Democratic-leaning state, but it is a major priority for Republicans on Election Day. Half a dozen U.S. House races in New York have become highly competitive, making it a key state in the race to control the chamber. In the state Legislature, Republicans hope to flip

Associated Press Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for Indiana’s 11 electoral votes on Election Day, with a full slate of other federal and state races rounding out the ballot. Two of the top elected leadership positions in the state will change hands after the Nov. 5 general

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when they’ll weigh in on the races for president, U.S. Senate and House, and both chambers of the state Legislature. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and four third-party

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy, mixed-breed dog that became a social media star by evading capture in New Orleans for six months has been taken off the streets at last. The mutt’s name is Scrim. But he became known as the “Houdini” of the New Orleans neighborhood where he spent months avoiding nets, traps

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine presidential candidates will appear on Idaho’s ballot in the Nov. 5 general election, including Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and seven others running as independents or representing a minor political party. They will compete for the state’s four electoral votes to replace Democratic President

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Attorneys for the state of North Dakota have asked the state Supreme Court to let North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban remain in effect during the state’s appeal of the judge’s ruling that found the law unconstitutional. The judge earlier this month denied such a stay. The state asked the Supreme Court

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin. Durk, 32, is charged with conspiracy

Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator is facing two years in prison for remarks she made about Tunisia and its treatment of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Sonia Dahmani was found guilty on Thursday of violating a statute against fake news that critics have long argued Tunisian authorities use to