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By BRIAN MELLEY, MATTHEW BROWN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The pipeline that leaked tens of thousands of gallons of oil into the water off Southern California was split open and apparently dragged more than 100 feet along the ocean floor, possibly by a ship’s anchor. That’s according to authorities

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In a story published October 4, 2021, about the theft of a laptop during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, The Associated Press erroneously reported the laptop belonged to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Her office says it was a staff laptop stolen from a conference room that was used only for presentations.

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The commanding general of the Idaho National Guard has told Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin that she can’t activate troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border. Major General Michael J. Garshak in a letter Tuesday to McGeachin says a call for help from border states earlier

By MICHAEL TARM and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A use-of-force expert says an Illinois man who shot three people during a police brutality protest in Wisconsin last year made a reasonable decision given everything that was going on around him. John Black, testifying for the defense at a pretrial hearing, said

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer PARIS (AP) — France and the United States are edging closer toward rapprochement after the Biden administration’s exclusion of Washington’s oldest ally from a new Indo-Pacific security initiative ignited French anger. President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Tuesday in Paris to explore ways to

By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who was shot and killed by an Amtrak train passenger in Arizona has been identified. According to two people familiar with the matter, Special Agent Mike Garbo was killed Monday during an inspection in a train car stopped in Tucson. The

By BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press A former Facebook data scientist testified before Congress that the social network’s products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S. while executives reject changes that could hurt company profits. Speaking before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Frances Haugen accused her former company of knowing

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady wins in the television ratings, too. The Tampa Bay quarterback’s return to his old haunts in New England led NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” to its best ratings in years. The Nielsen company said the game was watched by 26.7 million people on NBC,

By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Federal officials are recommending that Tootsie Roll Industries pay more than $136,000 in fines after a machine cut off part of an employee’s finger at its Chicago plant this year. The U.S. Department of Labor said in a news release Tuesday that its Occupational Safety and Health

By BRIAN MELLEY, MATTHEW BROWN and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say the pipeline that leaked tens of thousands of gallons oil into the water off Southern California was split open and apparently dragged along the ocean floor. Coast Guard Capt. Rebecca Ore said Tuesday that divers determined about 4,000