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Associated Press A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door amid a long-running dispute has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction. Susan Lorincz was sentenced Monday. The 60-year-old was convicted in August of killing 35-year-old Ajike “A.J.” Owens by firing a single shot from

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to another all-time high. The Dow added 1% Monday to the record it set on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. Treasury yields eased in the bond market after President-elect

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Two U.N. agencies say an average of 140 women and girls were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year. By contrast, the vast majority of male homicides take place outside homes and families. The agencies reported approximately 51,100 women and girls were killed in

Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has delayed a hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody. Jones alleges a bankruptcy auction was marred by fraud and collusion. The judge was scheduled to hear an emergency motion Monday

Associated Press FIUGGI, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from the world’s leading industrialized nations are expressing cautious optimism about possible progress on a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The Group of Seven ministers are meeting outside Rome. The top diplomats met for the final time before a new U.S. administration takes office with wars raging

Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country’s new president in a tight runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the South American nation the latest to rebuke the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections worldwide. Even as the vote count continued, Álvaro Delgado,

AP Airlines Writer The last-minute Thanksgiving travelers are packing their cars and carry-on bags to hit the nation’s highways and airports. Holiday travelers were experiencing few canceled flights early on Wednesday, and the weather could determine whether that good luck holds up. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 2.9 million people on Wednesday and

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets. Four of the pilot whales died, New Zealand’s conservation agency said. New Zealand is

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia’s Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week. Sunita Bose is managing director of Digital Industry Group Inc. which is an advocate for

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Left-wing politician Yamandú Orsi is poised to become the next president of Uruguay after his main challenger in the runoff conceded defeat Sunday and even the outgoing leader of the South American country congratulated him. His victory marks the return of a center-leftist government to Uruguay’s presidency after five years of

Associated Press SADO, Japan (AP) — South Korea has paid tribute to wartime Korean forced laborers at Japan’s Sado gold mines in a memorial ceremony. The event on Monday came a day after Seoul boycotted a similar event organized by Japan, as tensions over historical atrocities continue to strain relations between the two sides. Monday’s

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Syriza, the left-wing party which once governed Greece, has elected a new leader after a year of internal turmoil and diminishing popularity. Sokratis Famellos, 58, on Sunday defeated fellow lawmaker Pavlos Polakis and two other candidates in a vote open to all party members and people aligned to the

Associated Press A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea. National delegations still have a lot to hammer out before there is a treaty. Most contentious is whether there will be a limit on how much plastic companies are

Associated Press Negotiators are gathered in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. Monday’s meeting in Busan is the fifth time nations are convening to craft a legally binding plastic pollution treaty. On the periphery are representatives from the plastics industry, scientists and environmentalists seeking

Associated Press/Report for America Fred Harris, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Oklahoma, is being remembered by party members for his commitment to social and economic justice. Harris died Saturday at age 94. He served in Congress for eight years before mounting an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. The Oklahoma Democratic Party commemorated his work

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The engine of a Russian plane with 95 people on board caught fire after landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on Sunday, Turkey’s transportation ministry said. All passengers and crew were safely evacuated. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 type aircraft run by Azimuth Airlines had taken off from Sochi and was

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of revelers gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual pride parade on Sunday, many scantily dressed and covered in glitter. Rainbow-colored flags, towels and fans abounded among the crowd mostly made up of young people who danced and sang along to music blaring from speakers.