The Associated Press

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Bronny James returned to full-contact basketball practice on Thursday for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest in July, paving the way for the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to make his college debut with Southern California.
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Authorities say she left a loaded gun in a worn and tattered cardboard box in her car.
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Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.
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|By The Associated Press and MAYSOON KHAN
The episode in the state capital of Albany took place amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel’s intensifying war in Gaza, which faces heightened criticism for the mounting Palestinian death toll.
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut plane’s engines is released from jail; must avoid aircraft
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An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight while off-duty and riding in an extra seat in the cockpit was released from jail pending trial Thursday, after an Oregon judge approved it with conditions that include keeping away from aircraft.
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|By The Associated Press and DOUG FERGUSON
The development comes 25 days before the deadline for the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund try to finalize their shocking June 6 agreement to become commercial partners in a for-profit enterprise, along with the European tour.
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|By The Associated Press and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Lawyers for the 2024 Republican presidential primary frontrunner filed a notice of appeal Thursday indicating that they will challenge U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision rejecting Trump’s bid to dismiss the case headed to trial in Washington, D.C., in March.
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It could become the first test of the union’s strategy to simultaneously try to organize the nonunion plants.
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A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people — three in the U.S. and five in Canada, health officials reported Thursday.
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|By The Associated Press and JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
With testimony winding down after more than two months, court officials and Trump’s attorneys and aides have indicated that he is expected to show up as a spectator Thursday.
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|By The Associated Press and NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press
Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas from the devastated north to southern areas already packed with displaced people.
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After hitting the officer and utility worker, the suspect reportedly pulled a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser.
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|By The Associated Press and MEG KINNARD
CNN will host a Jan. 10 debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a Jan. 21 debate at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
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|By The Associated Press and PAUL J. WEBER
She is 20 weeks pregnant, and doctors say her fetus has a fatal diagnosis.
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The dangerous bacteria that sparked powdered formula recalls and shortages last year has infected two babies this year, killing a Kentucky child and causing brain damage in a Missouri infant.
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|By The Associated Press and AMANDA SEITZ and ZEKE MILLER
The government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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If the Republican censure resolution passes, the prominent progressive will become the third Democratic House member to be admonished this year.
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The young nurse says the experience changed her perspective on life.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 11:55 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and NAJIB JOIBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press
Israeli forces are battling Hamas militants across Gaza after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 11:48 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and TARA COPP Associated Press
The Air Force said it was unknown how long the aircraft would be grounded.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 10:07 PM EST
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The City and Borough of Wrangell on Wednesday said the decision to end the search for Derek Heller followed “15 days of tireless and exhaustive efforts” by search and rescue teams.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 9:13 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER
The four Republican presidential candidates debating Wednesday night mostly targeted each other instead of Donald Trump.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 8:21 PM EST
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The body of Sergio Brown's mother, 73-year-old Myrtle Brown, was discovered Sept. 16 near a creek in Maywood, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) west of Chicago.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 8:18 PM EST
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A deputy U.S. marshal was detained in the United Kingdom on suspicion of acting inappropriately while intoxicated on a flight from New York, the agency said Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 8:04 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
Biden said Republicans who are insisting on border policy changes as a condition for voting for the aid “are playing chicken with our national security,” even as he expressed openness to some changes.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 7:19 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and MICHAEL R. BLOOD
McCarthy is the only speaker in history to be voted out of the job.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 7:14 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and NICHOLAS RICCARDI and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press
The former president has condemned the lawsuits as “anti-democratic” and designed to block voters from having their say.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and JIM VERTUNO and ACACIA CORONADO
In all, four who died were found in two homes in Austin and two others were found in a home more than 80 miles away in the San Antonio area.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and GABE STERN
In December 2020, six Nevada GOP members signed certificates falsely stating that Trump won Nevada and sent them to Congress and the National Archives, where they were ultimately ignored.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 6:12 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Hunter Biden has insisted that he will only testify to the House if it’s in public, but top Republicans told him that their subpoena for a closed-door deposition on Dec. 13 is non-negotiable.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 5:43 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and DEE-ANN DURBIN
The burger giant said Wednesday that it aims to have 50,000 restaurants in operation worldwide by the end of 2027.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 5:10 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer
Administration officials indicated Wednesday the process will continue into next year.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 3:55 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and COLLEEN LONG, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press
President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that aims to make it easier for Native Americans to access federal funding and have greater autonomy over how to invest those funds.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:52 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appear to be leading the fight for a distant second place, yet conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are still factors.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:19 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and LYNN ELBER
Lear fashioned bold and controversial comedies that were embraced by TV sitcom viewers who long had to watch the evening news to find out what was going on in the world.
US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:03 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ERIC TUCKER
The American said the Russian soldiers had abducted him, stripped him naked, pointed a gun at his head and badly beaten him.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 12:45 PM EST
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that contaminated cinnamon is the likely source of the lead.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 12:13 PM EST
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David Schultz’s semi-truck was found two weeks ago on a rural highway in northwest Iowa, its trailer still filled with baby pigs he was transporting.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 12:09 PM EST
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The pictures show a young humpback whale breaching in front of the Space Needle, capturing a rare display of wildlife next to a major city.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 6:04 AM EST
|By The Associated Press and TARA COPP and MARI YAMAGUCHI
The CV-22B Osprey crashed on Nov. 29 during a training mission.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 2:09 AM EST
|By The Associated Press and ANDREW DALTON
The 78% approval from the members of SAG-AFTRA was no certainty, with some prominent members voicing dissent on the deal.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2023 at 12:34 AM EST
|By The Associated Press and WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
New orders to evacuate areas around Khan Younis are squeezing people into ever-smaller areas of the already tiny coastal strip.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 9:09 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press
All officers escaped serious injury, but it was unclear what happened to the suspect who was inside when it was leveled by the explosion Monday night, Arlington County, Virginia, police spokesperson Ashley Savage said.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 8:57 PM EST
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Denny Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Moody Blues, in 2018.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 8:12 PM EST
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Joseph Emerson is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on 83 charges of recklessly endangering another person — for each person who was on the plane — and one charge of endangering an aircraft.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 7:34 PM EST
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The first woman on the Supreme Court, O’Connor died Friday at age 93 in Phoenix.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 7:13 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY
The student, Darryl George, said he feels like is being singled out because there are other boys in the school with longer hairstyles than his.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 6:50 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and KEVIN FREKING
Almost 400 military nominations have been in limbo due to Tuberville’s blanket hold on confirmations and promotions for senior military officers.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 6:48 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and JENNIFER PELTZ
Testifying for Trump’s defense, a Florida real estate attorney said the club could be sold as a home, notwithstanding decades-old legal documents in which Trump said he intended to forswear its use as anything but a club.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2023 at 6:46 PM EST
|By The Associated Press and By JESSE BEDAYN
At the funeral home, investigators discovered dozens of stacked bodies, some that had death dates as far back as 2019, according to a federal affidavit.