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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s often violent disputes between street performers reached a new level this week when a group of guitar-toting mariachis attacked a flame-swallower. What happened next was, perhaps, predictable. According to security camera footage obtained by The Associated Press, the mariachis in their white jackets at first seemed to be winning, punching

By The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has begun a round of drills involving tactical nuclear weapons. It was the first time Russia has publicly announced drills involving tactical nuclear weapons, although its strategic nuclear forces regularly hold exercises. Russian officials said the drills were a response to remarks by senior Western officials

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Residents in Omaha, Nebraska, awoke to weather sirens blaring and widespread power outages early Tuesday morning. That came as torrential rain, high winds and large hail pummeled the area. More than 10,000 customers were without power in and around Omaha, and more than 5 inches

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Vince Gilmer, the former North Carolina doctor whose murder conviction and medical mystery captured widespread attention after being documented in a popular radio show and a book, is set to be released from a Virginia prison. Gilmer received a conditional pardon over two years ago, but

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press Former President Donald Trump seems open to supporting regulations on contraception and says his campaign would release a policy on the issue soon. During an interview Tuesday with a Pittsburgh TV station, the former president was asked “Do you support any restrictions on a person’s right to contraception?” Trump responded,

DALLAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice won’t face charges from the injured person over his reported involvement in an alleged assault. The incident happened a little over a month after Rice was one of the speeding drivers in a chain-reaction crash that led to multiple charges. Dallas police say the reporting party

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two senior Biden administration officials say the U.S. has privately urged the Israeli government to reverse its decision to seize equipment from The Associated Press and block it from broadcasting live video of northern Gaza from inside Israel. Israeli officials accused the news organization

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A falling tree has killed a woman in Serbia in a heavy storm that also caused power cuts and pummeled towns with hail. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic has urged caution during extreme weather conditions, which experts say is partly caused by climate change. In neighboring Croatia, strong winds and rain felled

By SAMY MAGDY, LEE KEATH and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday due to a lack of supplies and an untenable security situation caused by Israel’s expanding military operation. The U.N. warned that humanitarian operations across the territory were

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden, aiming to highlight his legislative accomplishments this election year, traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to discuss how he’s helped military veterans get benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service. “We can never fully thank

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Biden administration official says the U.S. has privately urged the Israeli prime minister’s office to return equipment seized from The Associated Press and to reverse its block on broadcasting images of the war-torn Gaza strip from inside Israel. Officials accused the news

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is celebrating the removal of a hulking container ship just under eight weeks after the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. But he says the work is not done. Moore said Tuesday that he’s moved that he can look out over the Patapsco River and not

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Arizona to Joe Biden. Ten others, including former Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward, also pleaded not

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer of “The Godfather Part II” who helped launch the careers of numerous superstars from Jack Nicholson to Tom Cruise, has died. He was 89. His representative says Roos died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, just days after his and Francis

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian authorities say serial killer Robert Pickton who killed over 20 women has been hospitalized and is in a life-threatening condition after an assault at a Quebec prison. The Correctional Service Canada confirmed that 74-year-old Pickton was the inmate injured in a major assault Sunday at a Quebec prison. Quebec provincial police

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s so hot in Mexico that howler monkeys are falling dead from the trees. At least 138 of the midsize primates, who are known for their roaring vocal calls, were found dead in the Gulf Coast state of Tabasco since May 16, according to the Biodiversity

CHICAGO (AP) — Caitlin Clark has signed a multiyear deal with Wilson Sporting Goods for a signature basketball line. The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft will also test, advise and provide feedback on a range of Wilson basketball products. Wilson will release collections that celebrate Clark throughout the rest of 2024, as well

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s high court has upheld a rule requiring companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions. The decision from the Court of Appeals on Tuesday came after a lawsuit from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other religious groups. They argued the rule violates their religious freedoms.