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Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has a tough new law aimed at getting the homeless off the streets. Under a statute that took effect Tuesday, it is now illegal in Florida to sleep on sidewalks, in parks, on beaches or in other public spaces. The law requires counties and cities to enact

Associated Press Frank Fritz, part of a two-man team who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell on the reality show “American Pickers,” has died. He died Monday night at a hospice facility in Davenport, Iowa, said Annette Oberlander, a longtime friend. She said he was 60, not 58,

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah has warned that the rockets that struck central Israel were only the beginning and that the militant group is waiting for invading forces to enter Lebanon to confront them. Tuesday’s rocket attack on a suburb of Tel Aviv came as Israel is expected to launch a ground offensive on

AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick returned to the Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup for the start of the playoffs without needing to worry about hitting any metal if he crashed into a wall again. Frelick bruised his hip Friday when his left side made contact with the metal chain link inside a window in

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Page, a stage and screen actor who starred alongside Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls,” introduced Broadway audiences to Old Deuteronomy in “Cats” and scared generations of kids as the voice of Oogie Boogie, the villain of the 1993 animated holiday film ”The Nightmare Before Christmas,″ has died. He was

Technology reporter Taylor Lorenz says she’s leaving The Washington Post, less than two months after the newspaper began a review of a social media post that involved President Joe Biden. Lorenz says she’s launching a Substack. Lorenz had attended a White House event in August and reportedly posted a selfie to some followers on Instagram

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett’s revisionist historical novel, “James,” are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards. Others nominated include author-filmmaker Miranda July for her explicit novel on middle age, “All Fours,” and the celebrated Canadian poet Anne Carson

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman. Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the complaint Monday in Humboldt County Superior Court. Anna Nusslock was rushed to Providence in Eureka after her water broke 15 weeks

Associated Press The Voto Latino Foundation has launched a $5 million initiative to encourage Latinos to vote. The “Vota Con Ganas” or ’Vote with Enthusiasm” campaign launched Tuesday. It will feature personal stories and messages from the Latino community, voter registration drives and workshops, social media outreach campaigns, and public service announcement-type videos from celebrities

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement partners who admitted to torturing crime suspects. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General published an advisory memorandum on the issue Tuesday. It centers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spiking temperatures added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn Southern California wildfire, as the total acres burned in the state this year surpassed 1 million. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday for remote communities northeast of Los Angeles near a blaze that flared up over the weekend