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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pamela has hit Mexico’s Pacific coast just north of the port city of Mazatlan at hurricane force, bringing high winds and rain to the city. Pamela regained hurricane strength just before it hit 40 miles (65 kms) north of Mazatlan, which also serves as a resort for Mexican tourists. The U.S.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has approved crediting what was described as a miraculous healing to one of his late predecessors, John Paul I. Francis’ signing off on the 2011 recovery in Argentina of a child moves John Paul I along the path toward possible sainthood. Thirty-three days after being elected pontiff in 1978

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices rose 0.4% last month, slightly higher than August’s gain and pushing annual inflation back to the highest increase in 13 years. The consumer price index rose 5.4% in September from a year ago, up slightly from August’s gain of 5.3% and matching the increases

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic. The COLA increase amounts

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain and the European Union are once again trading insults and accusations as they wrangle over Brexit. The current conflict centers on arrangements for Northern Ireland, which shares a land border with EU member Ireland. Britain says new customs checks and other barriers to goods entering Northern

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn’t file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a simmering clash between the automaker and regulators. In a letter to Tesla, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told the electric

By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt. U.S. regulators on Wednesday spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, french fries and potato chips. The voluntary targets are intended to help lower sodium intake. The

NEW YORK (AP) — Author Shannon Messenger can now see the end for her telepathic heroine Sophie and the million-selling middle-grade series “Keeper of the Lost Cities.” Aladdin Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, announced Wednesday that a tenth and final volume is scheduled for 2023. The book is currently untitled. Messenger’s

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch court documents show that police arrested a 22-year-old man in July on suspicion of threatening to kill caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Dutch daily De Volkskrant newspaper first reported that the documents allege the suspect used a channel on the Telegram messaging app to post incitements to violence. A

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister has accused Russia and the United States of failing to keep to their promise to restrain Kurdish militia in Syria. He says that’s forcing Ankara to take action to eliminate the threat. The comments Wednesday come after Turkey’s president warned that his country was losing patience after a

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A publishing division is being started by the conservative media company the Daily Wire. It will include releases by such commentators as Candace Owens and Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro. It will also publish a book by one of the officers involved in the Breonna