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REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters hope shifting winds and cooling temperatures over the next few days will aid their efforts to battle a destructive wildfire in a drought-stricken forest in California’s far north that has displaced thousands of people and burned at least 100 structures. Authorities have arrested a 30-year-old woman on suspicion of starting

By SALLY HO Associated Press The speeches may be scripted, but the U.N. General Assembly can sometimes be the only direct window into the regional challenges that command global concern. On Saturday, world leaders were speaking on behalf of some of the most unstable and unsettling current conflicts. That includes India’s fight over the Kashmir

By MARÍA VERZA and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — The Texas border crossing where thousands of Haitian migrants converged in recent weeks will be partially reopened late Saturday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Federal and local officials said no migrants remained at the makeshift encampment as of Friday, after

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — You’re lucky, the U.S. officials said. “You’re going to see your family.” The authorities had called out numbers corresponding to raffle-like tickets the Haitians had been issued when they were detained after crossing the border into Texas. As each number was called, another

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition Nationalist Party has chosen former leader Eric Chu as its new chairperson in an election overshadowed by increasing pressure from neighbor China. Four candidates competed Saturday for the leadership of the party that has advocated closer relations with Beijing. That means agreeing to Beijing’s demand that it regard

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that removes the word from various sections of the state code. The word will be replaced with terms like “noncitizen” or “immigrant.” Assemblywoman Luz Rivas authored the legislation

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To say “The Beautiful Liar,” the third, full-length album from X Ambassadors, has a lot going on would be a little bit of an understatement. It’s a concept album about a fledgling superhero, but also a trip into Jungian psychology and a valentine to old-fashioned

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Imran Khan sought to cast Pakistan as the victim of American ungratefulness and an international double standard in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. In a prerecorded speech aired during the evening, the Pakistani prime minister touched on a range

ADEL OMRAN Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Libya’s capital of Tripoli to oppose a decision by the country’s lawmakers to pass a vote of no-confidence in the transitional government. The motion, passed Tuesday, represents a challenge to planned December elections and impedes efforts to unite the oil-rich North

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials say eight Virginia Commonwealth University students have been charged with hazing in a fraternity pledge’s death from alcohol poisoning after a party earlier this year. Richmond police say the eight men arrested Friday range in age from 19 to 22. All are charged with unlawful hazing of a student and

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ry Russo-Young knew she had a story worth hearing, but it was one she was struggling to tell. As a youngster, Russo-Young was at the heart of a legal fight that drew headlines in 1990s America. The two mothers who raised her in New York,

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s almost certain that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers won’t get to speak at this year’s U.N. General Assembly meeting of world leaders. The Taliban challenged the credentials of the ambassador from Afghanistan’s ousted government and asked to represent the country at the meeting. It ends Monday,

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lauding another new abortion law that tightens limits on abortion-inducing medications. Opponents call it another attack after a near-total ban on abortion in the state began this month. The new restrictions take effect in December and shrinks the window when doctors and clinics in Texas can

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, a prominent figure in national Democratic politics who was on President Joe Biden’s short list when he was considering a vice presidential pick, is planning to run for Los Angeles mayor, a person familiar with her plans said Friday. Bass’

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer If you’ve been on social media, or texted with GIF-loving friends, you know Drew Scanlon’s face. His GIF, known as “ Blinking Guy ” or “Blinking White Guy,” is estimated to have been used more than 1.7 billion times across the internet to express disbelief or confusion. It even

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Sen. Tim Scott,

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — You’re lucky, the U.S. officials said. “You’re going to see your family.” The authorities had called out numbers corresponding to raffle-like tickets the Haitians had been issued when they were detained after crossing the border into Texas. As each number was called, another

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Attorneys for the federal government have opposed Dylann Roof’s request for a new appellate hearing, arguing that the South Carolina man was properly convicted and sentenced for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black congregation. Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing “unequivocally” to Indigenous peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this fall. The institutions held children taken from families across the nation. From the 19th century until the 1970s, more

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week opened its third day of preview shows for next spring and summer against the backdrop of thousands of young environmental protesters calling out the industry Friday for its wasteful and polluting ways. The question hanging over fashion week is whether after 19 months,