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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be

By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press LECCE, Italy (AP) — Puglia is known for its olive groves, white-washed houses and spectacular coastlines that will provide the backdrop when Premier Giorgia Meloni hosts Group of Seven leaders for their annual summit this week. But the region is also home to the Sacra Corona Unita, Italy’s fourth main

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three Republican incumbent U.S. House members in South Carolina are facing primary challengers. In the coastal 1st District, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace is seeking a third term with the backing of Donald Trump. The former president opposed her in 2022. Mace’s chief rival is Catherine Templeton,

By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the criminal case against President Joe Biden’s son over a gun Hunter Biden bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction. Jurors deliberated for

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl knocked Florida’s Aleksander Barkov out of the game. The Panthers made sure they responded by landing the bigger blow. And the Stanley Cup Final took a heated turn Monday night. Evan Rodrigues had a pair of third-period goals, Niko Mikkola and Aaron

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management’s preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink the size by nearly half and keep it farther away from a national historic site. BLM’s preferred alternative was detailed in its final environmental review released last week. It decreases

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Palestinian chef using ancient cooking techniques, a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and an upscale Thai restaurant in Oregon won coveted James Beard Awards Monday at a red carpet awards ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants were finalists across 22 categories for the culinary world’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media. The conservative justice is also heard agreeing with a woman who says the United States should return “to a place of godliness.” The audio was posted on X

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) — Four Iowa college instructors teaching in China have been attacked while visiting a public park. Cornell College President Jonathan Brand said in a statement Monday that the instructors were teaching as part of a partnership with Beihua University in eastern China. Brand said the Iowa instructors were with a faculty

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses, spotlighting a slew of features Monday designed to soup up the iPhone, iPad and Mac. And in a move befitting a company known for its marketing prowess, the AI technology coming

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a Monday concert on the White House South Lawn with singers including Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. “Black history is American history,” Biden told the crowd. The Democratic president warned that some “old ghosts” in new clothes —

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops briefly violated the tense border earlier this week, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, as the rivals are embroiled in Cold War-style campaigns like balloon launches and propaganda broadcasts. Bloodshed and violent confrontations have occasionally occurred

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men connected to a toddler’s fatal opioid overdose at a New York City daycare have pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm, prosecutors said. Prosecutors say the men admitted to storing fentanyl in the floorboards of a Bronx daycare’s playroom. They pleaded guilty to felony charges likely to

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Rev. James Lawson Jr., an apostle of nonviolent protest who schooled activists to withstand brutal reactions from white authorities as the Civil Rights Movement gained traction, has died, his family said Monday. He was 95. His family said Lawson died

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Utah judge has set an August date for the execution of a man convicted in the 1998 killing of a 49-year-old woman in her home. The judge on Monday sided against defense attorneys concerned about what they said was an experimental drug combination for the lethal injection.