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By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Workers have returned to the Richmond site where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stood for more than a century. But they do not plan to resume their search for a 134-year-old time capsule state officials believe is buried in the

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks before the election to discuss its strategies if then-President Donald Trump lost. The Rule of Law Defense Fund later gained notoriety for sending a robocall urging people to support Trump at the

DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts tourist farm called police on a Black couple it accused of stealing apples and is now apologizing after the family went public in a blog post. Manikka Bowman and Jeff Myers said in their post that they visited Connors Farm in Danvers on Labor Day and spent more than

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a recent power outage that disrupted half of New York City’s subway system for several hours and stranded hundreds of passengers was likely caused by someone accidentally pressing an “Emergency Power Off” button. A pair of reports on the Aug. 29 disruption were released by New York Gov. Kathy

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new U.N. special envoy for Yemen says the Arab world’s poorest nation is “stuck in an indefinite state of war” and resuming negotiations to end the more than six-year conflict won’t be easy. Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council on Friday

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please online horror character Slender Man will be freed Monday from a mental health institution. A judge ruled Friday that 19-year-old Anissa Weier will be released after spending almost four years at the Winnebago Mental

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres has a lot of ground to cover in the 19th and final season of her talk show, which she promises will be a “huge celebration.” She intends to salute longtime viewers who made the show possible. Early appearances by fledgling stars such as

By ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As the Taliban government takes power in Afghanistan, the United Nations’ educational organization is warning about risks to access to education, especially for girls and women. A new report released on Friday by the U.N. cultural o finds that student enrollment multiplied tenfold in the 20 years

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian suspected attacker has died shortly after being wounded by Israeli police gunfire in Jerusalem where he had reportedly tried to stab officers. A spokesperson for Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem confirmed the death Friday. Palestinian media reports identified the dead man as Hazem Joulani, 50, a doctor living in Jerusalem.

By JIM MUSTIAN, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida businessman who gained notoriety for helping Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information on Joe Biden in Ukraine has pleaded guilty to seeking illegal foreign campaign contributions in an effort to build a marijuana business in the U.S. Igor Fruman

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan marching band is performing a halftime show on Saturday that its director says will not only pay tribute to the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, but also will be dazzling in its scope. During the 10-minute performance called “We Remember,”