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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers will still ring in the new year in New York’s Times Square next week, there just won’t be as many as usual under new COVID-19 restrictions. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making two final nominations to the federal bench this year as he caps his first year in office with 40 judges confirmed. That’s the most since Ronald Reagan was president. Nancy Gbana Abudu, his nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in the shooting death of a rising Texas rap artist on an Atlanta area interstate was arrested as he was exiting a plane at Atlanta’s airport. The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that James Edward Thomas was taken into custody at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on

PHOENIX (AP) — The first Native American woman elected to Arizona’s Senate has resigned to take a position with the U.S. Department of the Interior, led by Secretary Deb Haaland. Democratic state Sen. Jamescita Mae Peshlakai said in her resignation letter Wednesday that she will “be more impactful for all of the western United States”

By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury has reached an “outcome” in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser during a traffic stop. The jury announced it reached an outcome in

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn and his wife, Cristina Bayardelle, are divorcing after about a year of marriage and a statement from Cawthorn cites the difficulty of “balancing the enormity” of transitioning to a congressman’s life. While they agreed he should run, Cawthorn says their lives changed overnight after his election. News

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope and its upcoming replacement are vastly different. The deputy project scientist for the new James Webb Space Telescope says comparing the two is like asking if you love your second child as much as your first. With Hubble pushing 32

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors are considering an emergency order to speed up the city’s ability to stem the high number of overdose deaths in its troubled Tenderloin district. The emergency order is part of Mayor London Breed’s plan to crack down on drug use

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus has labeled the local service of U.S.-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty extremist, launched a criminal probe against one of its journalists and arrested another one. It’s the latest move in a crackdown on independent media. Belarusian journalists and ordinary citizens face up to seven

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — At least four people have died after a sailboat carrying dozens of migrants struck rocks off southern Greece and sank. The coast guard said the bodies were recovered from around a rocky islet near the island of Antikythera, some 235 kilometers (145 miles) south of Athens, after their vessel struck the

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media say Iraq’s foreign minister has called for direct negotiations between Iran and the United States. It’s a rare appeal just days before world powers are set to resume talks over the tattered nuclear accord in Vienna. The top Iraqi diplomat spoke at a news

By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury has reached a trial outcome in the manslaughter trial of the suburban Minneapolis police officer who killed Black motorist Daunte Wright after she says she mistook her gun for her Taser during a traffic stop. The jury announced it had a trial

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s going to get worse. That’s the word from forecasters with the National Weather Service and other climate experts in the state. They said during a meeting this week that New Mexico reservoirs