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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — WHAT HAPPENED? Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states. According to prosecutors, the defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from the medical school and

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Actor, singer and style icon Jane Birkin has died in France, a country she charmed with her English grace and accented French and made her home. She was 76. France’s Culture Ministry said Birkin died Sunday. The London-born star was known for her musical and romantic relationship

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over concerns about pesticide contamination are getting back to business. State regulators recently lifted the restrictions against five licensees whose products were determined to have unapproved levels of a chemical related to

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz won the second set of the Wimbledon final 7-6 (6) against Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Djokovic won the first set 6-1. Djokovic is bidding for his record-tying eighth Wimbledon singles championship and fifth in a row. Alcaraz is trying for his first trophy at the All England Club. Djokovic

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway. Police said Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell had returned to the home she

ROME (AP) — Italian officials say a wing of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples, and three people were pulled out alive from the rubble. Firefighters’ spokesperson Luca Cari said there are no indications of people still missing. The building collapsed in Torre del Greco, a town 12 kilometers

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Tokito Oda became the youngest man to win a Wimbledon singles title in any discipline after defeating Alfie Hewett in the men’s wheelchair final. The 17-year-old Japanese player won 6-4, 6-2 on No. 1 Court to earn his second straight Grand Slam title after also winning the French Open in June.

By SAMAR KASSABALI and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister is holding talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began. Iraq and Syria have had close relations for years even after many Arab countries

PARIS (AP) — Actress and singer Jane Birkin has died at age 76, according to France’s Culture Ministry and French media.The British-born star was famously known for her musical and romantic relationship with French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Their songs notably included the steamy “Je t’aime moi non plus.” The French Culture Ministry tweeted that Birkin

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say more favorable weather conditions have helped firefighters slow down the advance of a wildfire on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands that has forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 residents. The blaze, which started Saturday, has affected an area of about 4,600 hectares

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli authorities say a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a car in the occupied West Bank and wounded three Israelis. Sunday’s bloodshed is the latest in a relentless cycle of violence that has gripped the region and sparked the worst fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have started play in the Wimbledon final. Djokovic is bidding for his record-tying eighth Wimbledon singles championship and fifth in a row. Alcaraz is trying for his first trophy at the All England Club. Djokovic wants his 24th Grand Slam title. Alcaraz wants his second. There

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press PIPESTONE, Minn. (AP) — Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into pipes essential to prayer and communication with the Creator. Only a dozen Dakota carvers remain in

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Some legal cannabis growers in Washington state who were ordered to halt operations in April over concerns about pesticide contamination are getting back to business. State regulators recently lifted the restrictions against five licensees whose products were determined to have unapproved levels of a chemical related to

ROME (AP) — Firefighters say that a wing of a three-story apartment building has collapsed in a seaside suburb of Naples. A spokesperson for the national firefighters corps said two persons were extracted alive on Sunday from the rubble of the building in Torre del Greco. Italian state broadcaster Rai later said a third survivor