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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has temporarily blocked two new anti-abortion laws from taking effect next month, including a measure that would prevent abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. But District Judge Cindy Truong on Monday ruled that she would allow three other ones to take effect

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says its board of directors has been briefed by attorneys from the law firm whose investigation found thatcurrent IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva pressured World Bank employees to alter data affecting the business rankings of China and other nations. The IMF said

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Film and television production in North America is in jeopardy of coming to a standstill after its behind-the-scenes workers overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike for the first time in its 128-year history. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees said Monday that of nearly 99% of registered members

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Defense Department guidance says all civilian workers must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22. A memo signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Friday says the new mandate is in line with the presidential directive issued last month requiring federal agencies to

By PAUL WISEMAN and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies that have allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. The outcry came after a report published Sunday revealed the way

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers. Johnson was convicted of killing three convenience store workers during a closing-time robbery in 1994. He is scheduled to die

By TERRY TANG and MICHELLE A. MONROE Associated Press Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed when a passenger opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona. A second agent and a Tucson police officer were also wounded the shooting Monday.

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A New York mother and son have been charged with theft in aiding the disappearance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection. The arrest came months after the FBI initially raided a home for the computer 4,500 miles away in Alaska. Maryann

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook is asking a federal court to dismiss a revised complaint against it by the Federal Trade Commission. It is arguing that the agency did not provide enough evidence that the company is a monopoly. In a motion filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower Monday as big technology companies such as Apple and Microsoft take losses. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 2.1%. Meanwhile, the price of U.S. oil rose to $77.62 per barrel, the highest close since 2014. OPEC and allied

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan refugees will soon be arriving in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against measles. A small outbreak had led to a three-week pause in evacuations. Officials said Monday that vaccinations have been administered to about 49,000 evacuees staying temporarily on American military bases

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has agreed to resign shortly before her term ends as part of a deal to settle charges she violated campaign finance rules during her 2017 reelection campaign. Warren was scheduled to go on trial Monday on felony charges she and two assistants took steps to evade

WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — The busiest border crossing between Canada and the U.S. remains closed to traffic entering Canada from the United States as police investigated possible explosives found in a vehicle. Windsor police say said the Canada Border Services Agency had alerted them Monday morning after possible explosives were found in a vehicle in

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin was given a bit of R-E-S-P-E-C-T when a post office in her hometown of Detroit was named after the late singer. Members of Franklin’s family as well as postal and elected officials visited the former Fox Creek post office to celebrate the name change honoring

Associated Press DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) —  An electrician accused of killing three co-workers on assignment in central Florida told detectives he did it because his colleagues had raped him, but a Florida sheriff is dismissing that claim, saying there was no evidence to support it. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Monday at a news

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning clinics. Monday’s action by the Department of Health and Human Services lifts a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court. Groups

By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials investigating one of California’s largest oil spills are looking into whether a ship’s anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, causing a major leak of crude. The head of the company that operates the pipeline said Monday that

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema says activists who confronted her outside an Arizona State university classroom and filmed her inside a restroom were not engaging in what she called a legitimate protest. The Democratic senator said in a statement Monday that the activists unlawfully entered the suburban Phoenix campus building, which was closed

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Canada is getting deeply involved in a dispute over an oil pipeline in Michigan. Canada informed a judge that it is invoking a 1977 treaty with the United States. That step should suspend a lawsuit by Michigan to shut down the pipeline. Line 5 is operated by