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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees. He said that while Democrats may consider such people to be racists, “I call them Americans.” Tuberville’s office later said he was expressing

By TOM KRISHER and HILARY POWELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla shouldn’t be calling its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves, the top U.S. transportation official says. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he’s concerned about Tesla’s marketing of the system, which is under investigation by his department in connection

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes in the U.S. because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold in the U.S. from

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Jacklyn Zeman, who became one of the most recognizable actors on daytime television during 45 years of playing nurse Bobbie Spencer on ABC’s “General Hospital,” has died. She was 70. Zeman died of cancer, her family confirmed Wednesday. News of her death was first announced by the show’s executive producer,

By GERALD IMRAY and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to South Africa has accused the country of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia. Ambassador Reuben Brigety said the U.S. government was certain that military equipment was loaded onto a Russian cargo ship that docked secretly at a

BERLIN (AP) — A senior security official says German police have detained a suspect in connection with an explosion at a residential building that injured twelve first responders. The interior minister of North Rhine-Westphalia state said 10 firefighters and two police officers were injured in the blast at a high-rise building in the town of

By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed two militant commanders, as the death toll from the latest burst of fighting has risen to 28. Rocket fire toward southern Israel continued Thursday even as Egyptian attempts to broker a cease-fire

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Peloton is recalling more than 2 million of its exercise bikes because the bike’s seat post assembly can break during use, posing fall and injury hazards. The recall includes approximately 2.2 million of the Peloton Bikes Model PL01. The bikes were sold from January 2018 through May 2023 for

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. authorities say they seized over a dozen website domains used by sanctioned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Department of Justice announced Thursday that they had seized 13 website domains, including those of the Iran-backed group’s al-Manar television, and that of senior officials and affiliated charities. Washington

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a transgender Guatemalan woman who is fighting deportation on the grounds that she would face persecution if returned to her native country. The court’s unanimous decision Thursday in favor of Estrella Santos-Zacaria gives her another chance to argue that immigration officials were wrong to

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on a Dutch Caribbean island is now facing extradition to face criminal charges in the United States. Peru’s government on Wednesday issued an executive order allowing the temporary extradition of Joran van der Sloot. The Dutchman will be prosecuted

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of baby star clusters hiding in our galactic backyard. The montage, published Thursday, reveals five vast stellar nurseries less than 1,500 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles (9.7 trillion kilometers). To come up with their

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Swimming, gymnastics and track & field fans can rejoice. For the first time in a European Olympics, those events will be televised live on network television in the United States. NBC will have at least nine hours of weekday daytime coverage, expanding to at least 11 hours on weekends.