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Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies. State media reported Kim made the remarks Monday in a speech marking the 76th founding anniversary for the North Korean government.

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada Republican politician who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 has pleaded not guilty to two new federal fraud charges and is headed toward trial in two weeks. Michele Fiore is accused in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas of using funds raised for a statue honoring

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the first time in almost 8,000 episodes, “Wheel of Fortune” did not open with a hello from longtime host Pat Sajak. Ryan Seacrest stepped into Sajak’s shoes after his 41-year tenure as host of the famed game show, joining co-host and letter turner Vanna White. Seacrest, a familiar

Associated Press Colorado wildlife officials have captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program. Officials said Monday that a sixth wolf died in captivity due to injuries unrelated to its capture. That adult male wolf had been involved in repeated attacks

Associated Press California’s state prison agency will pay millions to the wife of a inmate who was subjected to an invasive search of her body by prison law enforcement and others when she arrived for a visit with her inmate husband. Attorneys said Monday they have come to a settlement agreement of $5.6 million after

NEW YORK (AP) — The White Stripes have sued former President Donald Trump in a case that alleges he used their hit song “Seven Nation Army” without permission in a video posted to social media. The band filed the copyright infringement suit against Trump and his presidential campaign on Monday in federal court in New

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say there has been another fatality at Grand Canyon National Park. Park officials said Monday that 59-year-old Patrick Horton of Salida, Colorado was on the 10th day of a non-commercial river trip along the Colorado River and was discovered dead by members of his party Saturday morning.

Associated Press With early voting fast approaching, the rhetoric by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has turned more ominous with a pledge to prosecute anyone who “cheats” in the election in the same way he believes they did in 2020, when he falsely claimed he won and attacked those who stood by their accurate vote

Associated Press Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement despite reservations about whether the deal offers enough. So lawyers who negotiated the deal with Norfolk Southern railroad say a federal judge should approve the settlement after a final hearing on Sept.

Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — A powerful drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region has led to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on the major waterway, creating hazards for local transport and offering a grim warning for other parts of the world. Paraguay’s Department of Meteorology

Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say four men have been arrested and charged with kidnapping migrants who had been smuggled into the United States and demanding their relatives pay ransom for their release. The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles said Monday that the men have pleaded not guilty after they were arraigned on an

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former employees of the company that owned an experimental submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic are scheduled to testify before a Coast Guard investigatory board. The Titan submersible imploded in the North Atlantic in June 2023, killing all five people on board and