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By SAM METZ Associated Press DELTA, Utah (AP) — The coal plant is closing. In this tiny Utah town surrounded by cattle, alfalfa fields and scrub-lined desert highways, hundreds of workers over the next few years will be laid off — casualties of environmental regulations and competition from cheaper energy sources. Yet across the street

By MATTHEW BROWN ASSOCIATED PRESS BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana authorities say a man drove his pickup truck into a family as they walked in a tourist village bordering Glacier National Park, got out and began shooting at them with a shotgun. Two people were killed in the weekend attack, including a toddler in her

HELEN SANTORO 100Reporters In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting on input from a group of veterinary researchers, began investigating whether the increasing popularity of grain-free dog foods had led to a sudden rise in a potentially fatal heart disease in dogs, dilated cardiomyopathy. Four years later, the FDA has found no firm

BERLIN (AP) — Europe faced an energy crisis even before the Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Russia to Germany went offline for regular maintenance. While there were signals that at least some gas was likely to flow Thursday, it was still uncertain and government officials braced for the possibility that the key pipeline won’t restart

WALTERBORO, SC (AP) — The disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife and son. His defense lawyers and prosecutors have agreed to keep the evidence secret amid media attention. His defense agreed to ask the judge to deny him bond, saying he can’t afford to post it anyway.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister has been elected president by lawmakers who opted for a seasoned, veteran leader to lead the country out of economic collapse. Ranil Wickremesinghe is an ally of the ousted president whose term he is finishing after he fled the country and resigned. The new leader on

By LORI HINNANT, CARA ANNA, VASILISA STEPANENKO and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press NARVA, Estonia (AP) — For weeks Natalya Zadoyanova had lost contact with her younger brother Dmitriy, who was trapped in the besieged Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. Russian forces had bombed the orphanage where he worked, and he was huddling with dozens

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump. The two will hold dueling events in Arizona on Friday as they stump for rival candidates who offer dramatically different visions of the Republican Party in a critical

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street, a day after the market logged its biggest gain in more than three weeks. The S&P 500 was little changed after the first few minutes of trading Wednesday, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%. Gains for several big

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Shell-shocked family pets started roaming around Ukraine’s capital with nowhere to go in the opening stages of Russia’s war. Volunteers opened a shelter to take them in and try to find them new homes or at least some human companionship. Every day, Kyiv residents come to

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the uninitiated, outfitting a college dorm room can be a dizzying experience. Doing it at a time of high inflation can make it even more daunting. The first step: Meticulously go over what the school allows and provides. If you want a microwave and minifridge,

By IVANA BZGANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Egypt and Serbia have agreed to boost political, economic and other cooperation as the two countries look for ways to deal with the global impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is in Serbia on a three-day visit this week — the

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party are choosing the two finalists in the contest to replace Boris Johnson. It comes on the day Johnson made his final appearance in Parliament as prime minister. Johnson signed off his last weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session with the words “Hasta la vista, baby.”

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Italy’s political turmoil is making life harder for the European Central Bank as it hikes interest rates and raising bad memories of the eurozone debt crisis a decade ago. Premier Mario Draghi has offered to resign, and the threat of political changes as borrowing costs

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has resumed hot air ballooning over the ancient city of Luxor following a two-day hiatus after two tourists were lightly injured during a ride. The Ministry of Civil Aviation says Wednesday it decided to resume the rides after reviewing “all safety measures and steps taken” to operate the popular flights. A

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers have elected the country’s unpopular prime minister as their new president. Wednesday’s choice risks reigniting turmoil in the South Asian nation reeling from economic collapse. The crisis has already forced one Sri Lankan leader out, and a few hundred protesters quickly gathered

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has strategies to hold down costs. She avoids the West Coast and the Northeast, where diesel prices are highest. She organizes her delivery route to minimize “deadheading” — driving an empty

By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds There are two key points within the life cycle of a vehicle: the introduction of a fully redesigned model and a significant midlife update. If you’re looking to maximize your new vehicle purchase, knowing these timelines can help you make the best decision. An automaker’s marketing might liberally describe the vehicle

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months as the bloc braced for a possible full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies that could add a big chill to the upcoming winter. While the