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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials cleared a homeless encampment at a California state beach Thursday, a month after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed cities and state agencies to take urgent action against people sleeping in public spaces. Bright yellow trash trucks rolled onto the sands of Dockweiler State Beach, located behind the Los Angeles

Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service hopes to save $3 billion a year through a series of changes reflecting greater reliance on streamlined regional networks. The proposal, announced Thursday, would adjust mail delivery times while maintaining a commitment to a maximum five-day delivery for the flagship Ground Advantage program and a maximum three-day delivery for

AP College Football Writer Florida State and the Atlantic Coast Conference completed mediation mandated by a Florida judge, according to a court filing, as the legal battle between the school and league appears poised to drag into the football season and beyond. According to the filing, representatives of the school and conference mediated in person

SANTAQUIN, Utah (AP) — A 5-year-old Utah boy died when he accidentally shot himself with a handgun in a small town south of Salt Lake City on Thursday. Lt. Mike Wall with the Santaquin Police Department tells KSL-TV the boy found a 9 mm handgun in the back room of his house and fired a

Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate has defied the government to approve an increase to pension spending that would cost at least an estimated 0.4% of the gross domestic product, dealing a blow to President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity program. Thursday’s bruising defeat for right-wing President Milei again cast a spotlight on

Associated Press/Report for America A Virginia man facing two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his girlfriend’s parents has died in a Virginia jail. Authorities say they found Nicholas Giampa dead in a Fairfax County jail cell on Thursday, where he had been incarcerated since 2018. Fairfax County police are investigating the 24-year-old

Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for an electronic voting company targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump with accusations of manipulating the 2020 presidential election asked a Delaware judge Thursday to rule in their favor in a defamation lawsuit against a conservative news outlet. Florida-based Smartmatic sued Newsmax in 2021, claiming the

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature signaled its intent on Thursday to cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant, exposing a rift with Gov. Gavin Newsom who says that the power is critical to safeguarding energy supplies amid a warming

AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion. Yes, she’s been ranked No. 1 in doubles and No. 2 in singles. Yes, she’s already a big star who transcends her sport and was a flag bearer alongside LeBron James at the Paris Olympics and has a signature shoe

CHICAGO (AP) — The fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention is underway, culminating with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party’s nomination for president. Harris will be introduced by her sister, Maya Harris, and then North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Also speaking Thursday is Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Sen. Mark Kelly of

KENTWOOD, Mich. (AP) — A now-retired Michigan State Police trooper who drove his unmarked SUV into a 25-year-old man who was fleeing from police has been ordered to stand trial for second-degree murder. A district judge in Kentwood said via a Zoom hearing Thursday that she was sending former Detective Sergeant Brian Keely’s case to

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is joining the University of Arkansas School of Law faculty next year. The university on Thursday announced that Hutchinson will join the faculty during the spring 2025 semester as “executive in residence.” He will teach a course on leadership in state and federal government and

AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains — and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer,

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Across this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and other social media personalities have been capturing and livestreaming their impressions of what’s happening. The creators were invited to the DNC by convention organizers. It’s a new but significant part of a digital strategy that

Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions in a New York court Thursday about how his presidential campaign handled revelations that some people gathering signatures to get him on the state ballot concealed his name on the petitions and used other deceptive methods. Kennedy’s virtual appearance from an office in