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Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of Ahmaud Arbery is waiting for stalled court proceedings to resume in the case of a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the police investigation into the Black man’s killing. A grand jury indicted former District Attorney Jackie Johnson on misconduct charges in September 2021. Three

Associated Press Huge celebrations across the U.S. are expected to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, an annual tradition that showcases the awe-inspiring diversity and culture of Hispanic people. Celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, the month is a chance for many in the U.S. to learn about and celebrate the contributions of

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The arrests were announced on state television by Diosdado Cabello, the nation’s powerful interior minister. Cabello said the foreign citizens were

DENVER (AP) — A federal judge has canceled an October trial date and set a change-of-plea hearing in a fraud case involving the owners of a Colorado funeral home where authorities discovered 190 decaying bodies. Jon and Carie Hallford were indicted in April on fraud charges, accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Judge Daniel Traynor ruled Friday the five western states challenging the rule have shown they are likely to succeed

Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been buried after three days of national mourning. Thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima during the mourning period to visit his casket. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte saluted Fujimori at a ceremony in the presidential palace before his burial.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man has been sentenced to more than 33 years in prison for stabbing his wife to death during a Bible study session. Robert Castillo apologized in court Friday, saying he didn’t recall anything that happened then because he was in a drug-induced psychosis. He pleaded guilty in March

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a river otter attacked and dragged a young child from the dock at a Seattle-area marina and into the water. The child’s mother rescued the victim. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officials say the child was pulled underwater and resurfaced after a few moments during the encounter

Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protesters took their anger to the streets of their capital. The campaign season began on Saturday. Demonstrators on Friday decried what they say is the deteriorating state of their country. It appeared to be the largest protest

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Elections officials are making changes to Minnesota’s automatic voter registration system after finding some potentially problematic entries, but they say they are not aware of anyone ineligible who has been registered to vote via the system. The Secretary of State’s Office says more than 90,000 Minnesota residents have been registered

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna, the country’s army said on Saturday. The army said in a statement that “the troops successfully overwhelmed the terrorists, forcing them to abandon their captives.” Several kidnappers were killed and others captured,

Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The head of NATO’s military committee says that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage, reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies. Adm. Rob Bauer was speaking at the close of the committee’s annual meeting on Saturday, also

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister says at least 15 people have been killed and 40 others seriously injured after a tanker truck carrying gasoline flipped over and exploded. Prime Minister Garry Conille provided the figures in an X post on Saturday. Radio Caraibes earlier reported that 17 people had been killed. Haiti’s hospitals

GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — More than 44 years after a nursing student was slain in her home in Kansas, her former neighbor has been sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison. The investigation into the 1980 shooting death of 23-year-old Mary Robin Walter, of Great Bend, had gone cold until 2022, when officials

CAIRO (AP) — Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Saturday, killing at least three people, two of them children, authorities said. The crash happened in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country’s railway authority said in a statement. Egypt’s Health Ministry said the collision injured at least 40

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces mounting legal and health troubles some seven years after scores of women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against him, helping launch the global #MeToo movement. On Thursday, he was indicted on additional sex crimes charges in New York ahead of a

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 people missing, Myanmar’s state television said Saturday. Difficulties in compiling information have raised fears that the number of casualties may be higher. The new official death toll announced by the country’s military

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The city of Pittsburgh is seeking approval of a half-million-dollar payment to settle lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge into a ravine in January 2022. Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak said Friday that he had asked the Pittsburgh City Council to authorize a payment of $500,000. That’s the full liability damage cap.