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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscow’s attempt to grab its neighbor’s territory. The vote in the 193-member

By BRIAN MELLEY and DON THOMPSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from public office Wednesday, three days after a recording surfaced of her making racist remarks in a meeting that is now the subject of a state investigation. Nury Martinez, the first Latina to

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A fired San Antonio police officer has posted bond and been released after he was charged in the shooting of a teen as the youth sat in a car eating a hamburger. James Brennand posted $200,000 bond after turning himself in on Tuesday to face charges of aggravated assault by a

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Less than a month before Election Day, 14 members of Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt’s family sent a letter endorsing his opponent, Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. “We staunchly believe that Catherine is well equipped with her own ‘Nevada grit’ — a

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is encouraging Americans once more to roll up their sleeves and get their COVID-19 booster shot ahead of the upcoming holiday season. Biden’s visit to Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday came the same day as the U.S. announced that children as young as

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a story published October 11, 2022, about boaters rescued from the Gulf of Mexico, The Associated Press erroneously reported that one man texted a Google map of his location from his phone. It was an Apple map.

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is seeking to project confidence in the U.S. financial outlook while pledging vigilance in responding to “risks on the horizon.” She’s offering that message as global finance leaders gather in Washington to discuss the increasingly dismal view of the global economy. Yellen

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated the first national monument of his administration at Camp Hale, a World War II-era training site in this state, as he called for protecting “treasured lands” that tell the story of America. The announcement is a boost to

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Before the 2020 presidential election, certifying election results was routine and generated little public attention. That has changed. Members of certification boards have raised unsubstantiated claims of fraud or other wrongdoing, focusing new attention on a process that could be manipulated if either side didn’t like

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria and GOP challenger Jen Kiggans have faced off in a combative first debate in their closely watched race to represent Virginia’s coastal 2nd Congressional District. The swing-district contest between Luria and Republican state Sen. Jen Kiggans is among the most competitive

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California again pushed back its decision on whether to list the western Joshua tree as threatened after a unanimous vote Wednesday by the Fish and Game Commission. The decision to move back the vote until at least February comes months after the commission deadlocked

By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Three children who were sexually abused by their father are accusing a Utah state legislator and a prominent Salt Lake City law firm of conspiring with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to cover up the abuse, allowing it to go on for years. In

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge has approved a plan to restructure some $6 billion of debt held by Puerto Rico’s Highways and Transportation Authority as the U.S. territory emerges from bankruptcy. The plan approved Wednesday saves Puerto Rico more than $3 billion in debt service payments, according to a federal control

NEW YORK (AP) — Minka Kelly wants her fans to know that her life is not just a story of success. The actor and model known for “Friday Night Lights,” “Titans” and “Euphoria” among other shows is working on a book that publisher Henry Holt and Company calls “a gripping memoir of family, forgiveness, and

By JIM SALTER and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge in St. Louis is weighing the fate of the Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans following a court hearing on Wednesday. It’s unclear when U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey will rule on

By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities say two anglers accused of stuffing fish with lead weights and fillets in an attempt to win thousands of dollars in an Ohio fishing tournament have been indicted on charges of attempted grand theft and other counts. Forty-two-year-old Jacob Runyan, of Broadview Heights, Ohio, and 35-year-old

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks edged higher, though trading remain unsettled on Wall Street Wednesday after a report showed that inflation remains very hot. The indexes were little changed following the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last interest rate policy meeting. The minutes show Fed officials