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By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross in Atlanta gave Todd Chrisley 12 years in prison, while Julie Chrisley got seven

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Tuesday afternoon, triggering a tsunami warning for nearby islands.  There were no immediate reports of widespread damage or injuries. The quake’s epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean southwest of the capital, Honiara, according to the United States Geological Survey.

BEIJING (AP) — A fire has killed 36 people at an industrial wholesaler in central China’s Henan province. A district government in the city of Anyang said two other people were injured and two were missing. More than 200 rescuers and firefighters responded to the fire that took four hours to extinguish Monday evening. No

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden continued a 75-year tradition Monday and pardoned a pair of Thanksgiving turkeys named after his favorite flavor of ice cream while cracking jokes about his political party’s better-than-expected performance in this month’s midterm elections. “The votes are in, they’ve been counted and verified,” Biden

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver of an SUV that crashed into Los Angeles County law enforcement recruits on a training run last week fell asleep at the wheel while driving to work, his attorney told a newspaper Monday. Attorney Alexandra Kazarian told the Los Angeles Times that Nicholas Gutierrez was on his way to

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian bilateral free trade agreements with India and Britain have entered the Senate with the government pushing to have both deals secured this year. Australia needs to diversify its exports from the troubled Chinese market, and Britain has had to forge new bilateral trade relations since

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court ruling means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker. The state had argued that allowing voting this Saturday is illegal because it’s the day after a

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a toddler reported missing Oct. 5 in Georgia has been arrested in connection with the child’s disappearance and presumed death. The Chatham County Police Department in a post Monday on Twitter said officers had arrested 22-year-old Leilani Simon on several charges, including malice murder and making false statements

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A memorial service was set for Monday afternoon for one of the four University of Idaho students who were stabbed to death in their home early on Nov. 13. Police in the college town of Moscow, Idaho, have yet to identify a suspect in the slayings. The memorial service for

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A second Republican-controlled Arizona county on Monday delayed certifying the results of this month’s election as a protest against voting issues in Maricopa County that some GOP officials have blamed for their losses in top races including the contest for governor. The delay came as Maricopa, the

By STEVEN SENNE Associated Press HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say an SUV crashed into an Apple store in Massachusetts, killing one person and injuring 16 others. A large hole was seen in the glass front of the store and first responders arrived at the scene Monday morning in Hingham. Police didn’t immediately say whether

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government says Houthi rebels have targeted at ship an oil terminal in the south of the country. The government says Monday’s strike took place while a commercial ship was in the port of Al-Dabah and that it had been carried out by drones.

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Consumers could see higher gas prices and shortages of some of their favorite groceries during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can’t agree on new contracts by an early-December deadline that had already been pushed back. The likelihood of a

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys asked a jury Monday to award $55 million to the widow of a former USC football player in a landmark case accusing the NCAA of failing to protect him from repetitive head trauma that led to his death. Matthew Gee, a hard-hitting linebacker who was

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Colombian government and the South American country’s largest remaining guerrilla group have resumed peace negotiations, breaking a roughly four-year hiatus during which the rebels have expanded the territory where they operate. Neighboring Venezuela on Monday hosted representatives of the National Liberation Army and the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A movie that takes a fond look back at the original golden age of TV has reached a milestone. “My Favorite Year” is marking its 40th anniversary. Peter O’Toole and Mark Linn-Baker star in the comedy that’s set in the 1950s and was produced by

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The Dominican Republic said it “profusely rejects” criticism of its crackdown on Haitian migrants from a growing number of countries and human rights agencies. Dominican authorities have ramped up border enforcement and deportations of Haitians amid intensifying turmoil in Haiti due to a gang blockade of fuel