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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say they have more evidence that Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico was more than just an ancient gathering spot for Indigenous ceremonies and rituals. The researchers used pollen and botanical analysis with mapping to chart environmental impacts of

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, MICHELLE L. PRICE and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Six New York City firefighters upset with an impending COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers were relieved of duty Friday and face suspension after driving a fire truck to a state Senator’s office and threatening his staff. The state

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions. Gutierrez Reed was the armorer on the

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Dutch woman charged seven years ago with raising money for the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab has been extradited to the U.S. to face trial. Farhia Hassan made an initial appearance Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria after being brought to the U.S. on Thursday

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks edged lower in choppy trading Friday afternoon, shedding modest early gains as Wall Street closed out a milestone-setting week. Decliners outnumbered gainers in the S&P 500 index, with real estate stocks, banks and a mix of companies that rely on consumer spending accounting for

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend — supermodel Gigi Hadid — and her mother during a Sept. 29 argument at the family’s home outside Philadelphia. The former One Direction singer was accused of grabbing Yolanda Hadid, shoving her against a dresser and cursing

By SARAH RANKIN, STEVE PEOPLES and STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats’ decision to drop a proposal for paid family leave from their massive social safety net and climate change package was met with disappointment and irritation by female voters in Virginia. They are a critical constituency in the unexpectedly tight and

By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency authorized the kid-size doses on Friday. But there’s one more regulatory hurdle. Next week, advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and

By SYLVIE CORBET and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden has told French President Emmanuel Macron that America was “clumsy” in its orchestration of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia. The contract left France in the lurch because France believed it had a similar deal with Australia. Biden and Macron

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) — An attorney told a judge that a South Carolina lawyer involved numerous police investigations has been cagey about his assets and should hand over control of his money to independent representatives so that he doesn’t engage in further fraud. The attorney told a judge Friday that

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Vice President Kamala Harris will receive a COVID-19 booster shot on Saturday. The Biden administration is encouraging eligible Americans to follow suit. Harris received her first dose of the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 29, and her second just after Inauguration Day on Jan. 26.  The White House says

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press ROME (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has renewed Britain’s threat to break from part of the Brexit divorce deal it signed with the European Union unless differences over Northern Ireland trade are resolved. The U.K. has threatened to trigger an emergency break clause in the deal that lets either