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By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator vital to the fate of President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion plan for social and environmental spending says he won’t support even half that amount or the ambitious timetable envisioned for passing it. The stand by Sen. Joe Manchin is described as unacceptable by the

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Tailgating, face-painted fans returned in full force at stadiums around the country as the NFL opened its doors to capacity for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. Some wore masks, some didn’t. Some are vaccinated, some aren’t. Restrictions varied in different cities with the Seattle Seahawks, Las

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says Palestinian militants have launched a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip. The military says it intercepted the rocket and there were no casualties. The launch came at a time of heightened tensions following an escape by six Palestinian militants from an Israeli prison last week and lingering

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say one person has died and five others including a teenage girl were wounded in a shooting on the city’s South Side. A group of people was walking toward their vehicles around 9:40 p.m. Saturday when someone inside another vehicle “fired multiple rounds, striking the victims.” A 42-year-old woman who

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A six-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash this year in Italy is the object of a bitter custody battle between paternal relatives in Italy and maternal grandparents in Israel. Fourteen people, including Eitan Biran’s parents and younger sibling, died when the

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline went up 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday the increase resumes the climb in gas prices over the past 10 months, following a two-week break where the average price

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” stayed on top at the box office, collecting $35.8 million in ticket sales in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That total was good enough for the best second-weekend gross of any film during the

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The frontrunner to replace Angela Merkel as German chancellor has faced tough questions over whether his ministry had a role in obstructing money-laundering probes. Olaf Scholz of the center-left Social Democrats denied in a pre-election debate Sunday that his finance ministry was being directly investigated by prosecutors

By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The Middle Eastern State of Qatar, which has played an outsized role in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s sweep to power on Aug. 15, has sent a delegation to Kabul. It is the highest diplomatic level delegation to visit the Afghan capital since the Taliban announced their interim Cabinet.