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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A 24-year-old man now linked to an unusual string of crimes that kept the Dallas Zoo on the lookout…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson’s troubled water system could be one step closer to getting…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Defense attorneys for actor Alec Baldwin are seeking to disqualify the special prosecutor in the case against him stemming…

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small California city that was overrun by visitors four years ago when heavy winter rains…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed a bill…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no Oscar nominee this year quite like the one from Pamela Ribon. And not just because of…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A family friend of the rapper XXXTentacion broke down Tuesday as he told jurors how…

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has finished with his State of the Union address in the House chamber. Rather than…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan’s top prosecutor say they will go after…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The family of a Virginia Commonwealth University student who died after a 2021 hazing is suing the fraternity for $28 million.…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Gov Tim Walz has signed a bill requiring Minnesota utilities to get 100% of…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mezcal is not your ordinary pet. Hundreds of years ago the Latin American…

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Massachusetts woman used exercise bands to strangle her three children in the family home in a…

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man selling a French bulldog was fatally shot in the parking lot of a South Carolina fast food…

BY JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York stockbroker-turned-Islamic State group militant has been convicted of becoming…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has underscored the urgency of resuscitating diplomatic efforts…

By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says the idea that a brawl would break out between adults at a…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two major conservative groups have signaled they are open to supporting someone other than…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year, now that Anheuser-Busch…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big name advertisers from T-Mobile to Google are paying as much as $7 million for a 30-second…