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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president has ordered an investigation into the death of a man in custody after activists alleged he was tortured to death by police in the north of the country. The order came from reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was elected last month after he campaigned on a promise

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for shooting and wounding her ex-girlfriend and killing the ex-girlfriend’s new love interest. Former officer Yvonne Wu was sentenced Wednesday in state court in Brooklyn. She pleaded guilty in June to manslaughter and attempted murder for

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Product and Safety Commission says people should immediately throw out a magnetic game because it poses serious ingestion for children. According to the commission, Magnetic Chess Games sold by China-based seller JOMO contain magnets that do not comply with U.S. federal safety requirements. As a result, the commission says,

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” in an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, but she declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday. The Army spokesman said the cemetery employee

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials determined the cause of a fire inside a car in Burke County was a children’s book. A child’s car seat was set ablaze when a “button battery” in a children’s book caught fire after being left in the vehicle on Sunday, according to the George Hildebran Fire

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police say a strong wave was likely responsible for the capsizing of a Viking ship replica earlier this week off Norway’s coast that killed a U.S. citizen, describing it as a “tragic accident” that did not constitute a criminal matter. The wooden replica, called Naddodd, was crossing the North Atlantic from

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups and foreign governments over the city’s press freedom. The Hong Kong government insists there aren’t restrictions on such freedoms when journalists simply stick to the facts. Stand News former

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of tennis players at the U.S. Open agree that there are benefits to taking a nap before a match, especially if they are due on court at night. Some catch extra Zs at their hotels. Others opt for the beds in the “Player Quiet Room” down the

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not even a presidential election is likely to slow the wave of fantasy novels that has been building the past few years. This fall’s most anticipated releases include Brandon Sanderson’s “Wind and Truth,” Jeff VanderMeer’s “Absolution,” Alan Moore’s “The Great When,” Cecy Robson’s “Bloodguard” and Kerri Maniscalco’s “Throne

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say one person was injured when a vehicle hit a small plane that had made an emergency landing on a highway near an airport. Greensboro police say Piedmont Triad International Airport communications received a distress call around 8 p.m. Wednesday from a small, single-engine plane experiencing mechanical

HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted one person and acquitted six others over a thwarted bomb plot during anti-government protests in 2019. Local media reported the verdict Thursday in the city’s first case involving a United Nations anti-terrorism law. A panel of nine jurors convicted Lai Chun-pong of conspiring to cause

DETROIT (AP) — Jaguar is telling owners of about 3,000 electric SUVs to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the risk of battery fires. The British automaker is recalling I-Pace SUVs from the 2019 model year, but has not yet developed a final remedy. As an interim fix, dealers will update software

AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Errol Morris turned his lens toward the U.S. government’s border policies the separation of migrant families in the new film “Separated,” which premiered at Thursday at the Venice Film Festival. The Trump administration split thousands of children from parents who were with them, assigned them to shelters, and