AP National News

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Los Angeles attorney detained in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration, saying in a secretly recorded jailhouse message that he feels forgotten by the U.S. government as he faces criminal charges at the hands of one of the nation’s top adversaries. Eyvin Hernandez,

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief is warning that failure to resolve Libya’s political crisis and hold delayed elections poses a growing threat in the country. Rosemary DiCarlo pointed to violent clashes Saturday that killed at least 42 people and injured 159 others according to Libyan authorities.

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with multiple water problems — too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. Parts of Jackson were without running water

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who set out to revitalize the Soviet Union but ended up unleashing forces that led to the collapse of communism, the breakup of the state and the end of the Cold War, died Tuesday. The last Soviet leader was 91. Gorbachev died after a long

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Relatives of some of Mexico’s over 100,000 missing people are demanding authorities find their sons, daughters, fathers and brothers. The protesters marched Tuesday in Mexico City, chanting “Where are they? Where are they?” ”Frequently, there are no investigations, re-victimizations. We continually face negligence and inaction,” said Miriam Jaqueline Palmeros,  whose daughter

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has struck a complex deal for the eventual return from a U.S. billionaire’s private collection of 161 top quality ancient Greek artifacts dating from more than 4,000 years ago. It’s a new approach in the country’s efforts to reclaim its cultural heritage. A government spokesman

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is about to send the nation a powerful message on the future of nuclear power — it’s just not clear what it is yet. Legislators in Sacramento are expected to vote this week on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to extend the life of

DETROIT (AP) — Witnesses are telling a TV station that an armed bystander likely prevented a fourth death in a series of random shootings in Detroit. Three people were killed over roughly two hours on Sunday. The 19-year-old suspect shot a fourth person, identified as an 80-year-old man who was walking his dog. The man

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s highest court is breathing new life into a $1 billion transmission line project aimed at serving as a conduit for Canadian hydropower. The  Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that there was merit in developers’ claims that a referendum rebuking the project was unconstitutional. Now it

NEW YORK (AP) — “60 Minutes” leads for Aug. 22-28 in television’s prime-time ratings as measured by the Nielsen company, in another quiet week for the television industry. The CBS newsmagazine beat out the week’s two editions of “America’s Got Talent” on NBC, traditionally the most popular prime time program during the summer months. Otherwise,

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations and Pakistan have appealed for $160 million in emergency funds for nearly a half million displaced victims of record-breaking floods that have killed 1,162 people since mid-June. The appeal was issued at a ceremony in the capital, Islamabad, with the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

By DAVID PITT Associated Press The northwest Iowa city of Sheldon planned to make the opening of a time capsule among the centerpiece events of its 150th anniversary, but it ran into a slight problem. No one can find the time capsule. The time capsule was buried 50 years ago during Sheldon’s centennial celebration. Sheldon

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has reprimanded St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner for mistakes made in the 2018 prosecution of then-Gov. Eric Greitens, but agrees with an advisory counsel’s decision that suspension of her law license or disbarment are not merited. The brief ruling Tuesday from the state’s high court

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A three-story building under construction has collapsed in Nigeria’s northwestern Kano state. That has trapped some shoppers who were already doing business on its ground floor. Eight people trapped in the debris have so far been rescued, according to the head of Nigeria’s National Emergency Management

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three years, the fall movie industrial complex is lurching back into high gear. Festival red carpets are rolled out. Oscar campaigns are primed. Long-awaited blockbusters, like “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water,” are poised for big

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Los Angeles attorney detained in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration, saying in a secretly recorded jailhouse message that he feels forgotten by the U.S. government as he faces criminal charges at the hands of one of the nation’s top adversaries. Eyvin Hernandez,

By MICHAEL HILL, MAYSOON KHAN and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards of New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting signs proclaiming the bustling crossroads a “Gun Free Zone.” The sprawling Manhattan tourist attraction is one of scores of “sensitive” places — including parks,

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony, including from four Kelly accusers, in their bid to prove the singer enticed underage girls for sex, produced child pornography and successfully rigged his 2008 state trial.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police are investigating after Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was subjected to a profane tirade in Alberta. A video posted on Twitter shows a large man approach Freeland, swearing at her and calling her a “traitor.″ The man in the video looms in front of open elevator doors and tells