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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Pro-Iran Shiite militias that emerged as the biggest losers in Iraq’s parliamentary elections three weeks ago are still rejecting the outcome of the vote. Their supporters have pitched tents in Baghdad in an ongoing sit-in, threatening violence unless their grievances are addressed. The unsubstantiated claims of voter

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Several high-profile school board candidates who fought COVID-19 restrictions and anti-racism classes have lost their election bids. The defeats happened in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Connecticut late Tuesday, just as the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia won after making education a key part

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police smashed their way into a suburban house and rescued a 4-year-old girl whose disappearance from her family’s camping tent more than two weeks ago both horrified and captivated Australians. Officials wept with relief after seeing body camera video of a police officer scooping up the

By SARA BURNETT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press Republican Glenn Youngkin mobilized voters with concerns over race and education and made slight gains with suburban voters and other key groups to improve on Donald Trump’s poor showing last year and win election as Virginia governor. That’s according to a survey of voters, AP VoteCast. The

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to be in a close fight Tuesday with Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli as he waged a reelection campaign centered on the progressive policies he’s enacted in his first term. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6. Jorge Soler hit his third home run of the Series, and Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson also connected. Max Fried threw six dominant innings in the

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A musician who became a symbol of New Orleans’ resilience after Hurricane Katrina is set to be sentenced on a federal fraud charge. Trumpet player Irvin Mayfield and his musical partner — pianist Ronald Markham — were scheduled for sentencing Wednesday morning. Each pleaded guilty last

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Schoolchildren take the spotlight this week as the U.S. enters a new phase in COVID-19 vaccination aimed at curbing deaths, hospitalizations and more than a year of disrupted education. With authorities promising enough vaccine to protect the nation’s 28 million kids ages 5-11, pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals and schools

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Vaccinations finally are available to U.S. children as young as 5, to the relief of many parents. Shots began soon after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Tuesday gave the final OK for youngsters age 5 to 11 to get kid-size doses of Pfizer’s vaccine. The free

By TERRY TANG Associated Press Two major U.S. cities have elected their first Asian American mayor and a third could join them. Boston’s next mayor will be Michelle Wu. The city’s first Asian American city councilor on Tuesday beat Annissa Essaibi George, who is Arab Polish American. In Cincinnati, Aftab Pureval, who is of Tibetan

By WILL WEISSERT and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue. The win, confirmed early Wednesday, is sure to alarm national Democrats already nervous about holding their party’s narrow control