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Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Along the Cumberland River just north of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, tourists on party pontoons float past the recognizable skyline, but they also can see something a little less expected: hundreds of sheep nibbling on the grass along the riverbank. The urban sheepherder who manages this flock, Zach Richardson, said

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime. The 36-year-old already had tickets to the Watergate-themed double feature of 1976’s “All the President’s Men” and 1999’s “Dick.” But Villalon braved Los Angeles’ infamous rush-hour traffic to snag front-row seats at

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a story published Sep. 28, 2024, about a dispute over a proposed tribal casino, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the law that regulates tribal casinos. It is the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele with multicolored nylon strings. Moments later, in a beige hospital ward normally filled with the beeping sounds of medical machinery, there are bursts of giggles and silly singing. As Ukraine’s medical facilities

Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy’s small wood sander. Ralahy, eyes sparkling behind his glasses, has learned in 30 years as a craftsman at the

Associated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Authorities struggled to get water and other supplies to isolated, flood-stricken areas across the U.S. Southeast in the wake of Hurricane Helene as the death toll from the storm rose to nearly 100. A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed due

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Riding in a black SUV with tinted windows, lawyer Mariel Colón rolls up to the gates of a remote mansion, strolling past a security guard side-by-side with Emma Coronel, the wife of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Sporting suits and sunglasses, the pair stride into a dimly

Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry over a college football game as they prepared for the former president’s visit later in the evening. “You gotta get these people

MIAMI (AP) — Two tropical cyclones are continuing to move over open water in the Atlantic, but forecasters say neither poses a threat to land. Hurricane Isaac is a Category 2 storm far from land in the North Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center says Isaac had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph on Saturday. It

MANTEO, N.C. (AP) — The National Park Service says multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport. The crash occurred at 5 p.m. as, according to eyewitnesses, the airplane was trying to land at the airport, the park service said in

AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski broke seasonal conventions at Hermès with a spring collection drenched in warm golden beiges and autumnal tones, blending refined sensuality with utilitarian chic. Geometric shapes and feather-light leather brought an effortlessly modern twist, while architectural wooden frames enhanced a mood of sophisticated minimalism. Signature Hermès touches, like

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have required all new cars to beep at drivers when they speed. California would have been the first U.S. state to have such requirements. The measure was aimed at reducing traffic deaths. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday the proposal would

Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded has sold at auction for $137,500. RR Auction in Boston sold the home film on Saturday. It begins with Dale Carpenter Sr. just missing the limousine carrying the president and

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have killed seven laborers and wounded an eighth in the country’s southwest. The workers were all from the same town in Punjab, which is in Pakistan’s east. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday’s assault, but separatists in Balochistan have often killed workers and others

BOSTON (AP) — The CEO of a hospital operator that filed for bankruptcy protection in May will step down after failing to testify before a U.S. Senate panel. Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre has overseen a network of some 30 hospitals around the country. The Texas-based company’s troubled recent history has drawn

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Our children are told when they’re little: Play nicely. Work together. Don’t hit. Use your words. It’s called ‘multilateralism,’ and the principle has remained the same at the United Nations for four generations. Unite to get more done and find outcomes all can endorse. At the U.N. General

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest says contract talks “broke off” with the company after another bargaining session. A regional district of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said late Friday that Boeing “would not engage substantively” on a demand

Associated Press ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina’s largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, part of a swath of destruction across southern Appalachia that left an unknown number dead and countless worried relatives unable to reach