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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats looking to stay in the Senate majority are going on the offense in two U.S. Senate races in the Republican-leaning states of Texas and Florida. Sen. Gary Peters, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, says the group is making a “multi-million dollar investment” in television advertising in the

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore. The areas in the path of Hurricane Helene are more susceptible to surge than other parts of Florida’s coast. The Big Bend region is where Florida’s peninsula meets the Panhandle. The shallow waters and the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The baseball program at the University of California, Los Angeles, was locked out of its home stadium on veterans’ land near the campus Thursday under an order issued by a federal judge. The ruling late Wednesday from Judge David O. Carter prohibits UCLA from accessing Jackie Robinson Stadium and an adjacent

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and previously unseen evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election he lost. The brief, submitted Thursday over the Trump team’s objections, is aimed

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history. Preliminary data shows that a little over 49,300 suicide deaths were reported in 2023. That number that could grow at least somewhat as some death investigations are wrapped up and reported. Just under 49,500

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The League of Women Voters of Ohio brought its statewide roadshow to Ohio State University Thursday in an effort to register and excite student voters. The campaign is one of many taking place across the state ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Voter registration closes Oct. 7, with in-person

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss. The brief ruling Thursday from Washington D.C.’s appeals court said Giuliani did not

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s nuclear chief says the world must recognize that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons and pursue dialogue despite its violations of U.N. sanctions and international law. In an interview with The Associated Press. Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, wondered whether slamming the door on

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a merchant ship has rescued dozens of migrants from a yacht in distress off the southwestern coast of Greece. The coast guard says about 70 migrants were on the vessel, and there are no reports of anyone being in ill health. The migrants are being taken to the

Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of Baltimore longshoremen have filed a class action lawsuit against the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The suit argues the workers should be compensated for wages lost while the port was closed in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit against Tennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett over social media posts falsely accusing a man of being one of the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl victory rally. U.S. District Judge John Broomes this week said the case shouldn’t be handled

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The federal government has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight against waste from New York. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been sending material from Luckey, Ohio, where a toxic metal was produced deacdes ago.

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two decades ago was deemed to have been “poorly governed” with “inadequate financial management.” Following a three-year investigation into the financial activities of “Fashion

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In 2006, after a bruising monthlong war between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution to end the conflict and pave the way for lasting security along the border. But while there was relative calm for nearly two decades, Resolution

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strange moment in American politics surfaced at the U.N. General Assembly, brought up by a top Haitian official. Edgar Leblanc Fils, the president of Haiti’s transitional council, spoke to world leaders about gang violence in his country and bemoaned the large number of citizens fleeing the violence. Then