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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street bounced back from an early slide and closed higher Monday, extending the market’s recent winning ways as investors look ahead to several updates from retailers this week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after having been down 0.5% in the early going.

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has rejected a suggestion by Democrats to let voters decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state. The Republican governor said Monday that he’s confident the Legislature will pass a bill that he will sign. During a special

By MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection in R. Kelly’s federal trial on charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial began Monday with the judge and attorneys quickly focusing on whether would-be jurors watched a 2019 documentary about sex abuse allegations against the R&B singer. After

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill, whose time in office was marred by allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party, is seeking the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski following her death in a highway crash. Hill is among at least five

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend up to $1.2 billion on payments of $350 apiece to poorer Georgians. More than 3 million people who were benefitting from Medicaid, subsidized child health insurance, food stamps or cash welfare assistance as of July 31 will get the

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Simon Stiell from the Caribbean island nation of Grenada as the new U.N. climate chief, calling him, “a true champion” of creative approaches to tackling the global climate crisis.  U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced Guterres’ appointment Monday of Stiell as executive security of the United

The Associated Press Five European citizens captured in eastern Ukraine have gone on trial in a court administered by Kremlin-backed separatists in the city of Donetsk. Russian media say the five included Swede Matthias Gustafsson, Croat Vjekoslav Prebeg, and Britons John Harding, Andrew Hill and Dylan Healy. They say all pleaded not guilty to charges

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published August 12, 2022, about Fox News saying it had aired a doctored photo in jest, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a photo of U.S. Magistrate Bruce Reinhart was doctored to make him appear to be holding a bottle of bourbon and package of Oreo cookies. That

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Authorities in western Libya say they rounded up dozens of migrants in the capital of Tripoli in the latest crackdown on migrants in the conflict-ridden country. A police statement says security forces raided migrant dwellings in Tripoli’s Airport Road area and detained “many” migrants, The statement did

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Strict anti-abortion laws that took effect in Oklahoma this year led to the quick shuttering of every abortion facility in the state, but left questions for those who work directly with women who may seek their advice or help getting an abortion out of state.

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a chaotic announcement that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya’s electoral commission chairman on Monday declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country’s close presidential race over five-time contender Raila Odinga. The outcome was a triumph for a candidate who shook up the

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tracks used by the nation’s deadliest railroad will see added fencing to keep pedestrians away and safety improvements at crossings under a $25 million federal grant. Brightline and government officials announced the grant on Monday as the privately owned passenger line continues to be plagued

LANCASTER, Texas (AP) — The brother of retired NFL cornerback Aqib Talib turned himself in to authorities Monday after police identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of a coach at a youth football game in Texas. Police said that a murder warrant was issued for Yaqub Salik Talib, 39, in the fatal

By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have found 38 migrants who had been reported stranded on an islet in the Evros River on the border between Greece and Turkey. Police announced that they found 22 men, 9 women and 7 children at a site inside Greek territory. They

By MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection is underway at R. Kelly’s federal trial in his hometown of Chicago. The R&B singer faces charges that he rigged his 2008 state child pornography trial by threatening and paying off a girl who he allegedly filmed himself having sex with when

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany does not support several fellow European countries that are calling for an EU-wide move to stop issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens. The countries backing a visa ban say Russians should not be able to vacation in Europe while Moscow wages war in Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas hasn’t started a statewide hand recount of this month’s decisive vote in favor of abortion rights. The Kansas secretary of state’s office is waiting until the abortion opponents seeking it can show they can cover $229,000 in projected costs for the recount. The state’s

By ED WHITE Associated Press A crucial informant is on the witness stand in the trial of two men charged with scheming to kidnap the Michigan governor in 2020. Jurors heard Adam Fox declare, “That’s it!” when he drove past Gretchen Whitmer’s vacation home in 2020. Dan Chappel was driving the pickup truck and secretly

MOSCOW (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says prison officials ordered him to serve at least three days in solitary confinement, citing a minor infraction, in retaliation for his activism behind bars. A post about it appeared in Navalny’s social media accounts on Monday. It wasn’t immediately clear how the politician got the