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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who was convicted on drug trafficking charges in the United States last year, present evidence to support his accusations that the president has links to drug trafficking. López Obrador was responding Wednesday to a

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto loans, mortgages and other forms of borrowing by consumers and businesses. On Wednesday, the Fed announced that it reduced its key rate by an unusually large half-percentage point, to between

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As they unsuccessfully fought to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul’s lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed: horrific conditions, rampant violence and multiple deaths. Combs, 54, was sent to the Metropolitan

Associated Press The president of the NAACP is urging Missouri’s governor to halt the execution of Marcellus Williams scheduled for Tuesday, writing that executing a Black man who says he was wrongfully convicted would amount to a “horrible miscarriage of justice.” Meanwhile, Attorneys with the Midwest Innocence Project on Wednesday filed an emergency appeal with

For The Associated Press ALLISON PARK, Pa. (AP) — Tupperware became woven into America’s cultural fabric after World War II by forgoing retail stores in favor of a direct-to-consumer sales model. Women were recruited to display and sell colorful plastic bowls, jugs, canisters and every manner of food storage implement to their friends and neighbors.

Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline fire that forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in the Houston suburbs is burning for a third day, with officials saying they don’t expect it to be extinguished until sometime Thursday evening. Officials say residents who had to evacuate will be allowed to return

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5 million grand prize. That is according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that MrBeast failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted meal

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Work on the presidential inauguration platform is kicking off at the U.S. Capitol. Congressional leaders pounded the first ceremonial nails into a stage they cast as a symbol of America’s commitment to the peaceful transfer of power. But even as Republican and Democratic leaders gathered in a moment of bipartisanship

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors in Southern California have charged 10 people with failing to disperse during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California, Irvine that led to a clash with police. The Orange County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday those facing misdemeanor charges include two UCI professors and four students. All ten

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a rockfall triggered by a sudden rainstorm has fatally injured a hiker in a popular national park on the island of Crete. The accident occurred in the Samaria Gorge of western Crete. The victim has been identified by state-run ERT television as a 33-year-old Ukrainian woman. Nobody else

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Russia’s deputy prime minister says Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies. Alexei Overchuk made his remarks Wednesday in a televised news conference following his talks with his counterpart Ishaq Dar in Islamabad. Pakistan applied last year for membership in the alliance that has a stated

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration still isn’t convinced that it should give Ukraine the authority to launch long-range missiles deeper into Russia. They say they’re seeking more detailed information about how Kyiv would use the weapons and have asked Ukraine to more clearly spell out its combat objectives. The

AP Film Writer Ten years after “Whiplash” took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle’s breakthrough film is returning to theaters nationwide Friday. In 2014, “Whiplash” was the ultimate indie movie Cinderella story—a Sundance discovery made by a 20-something that that would go on to become both a box office hit and an awards darling:

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries. Gavi said Wednesday that the vaccine doses — manufactured by the Danish company Bavarian Nordic — will be available this year, without giving any specific

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island just days after the second apparent assassination attempt on him are false. Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said Wednesday that someone who may

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say they have arrested one of the young people who took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled. Surveillance photos released by the New York Police Department on Tuesday show one person dressed all in pink including a pink shower