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Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The manager of the Texas rapper BeatKing says the Houston club music hitmaker has died at the age of 39. Tasha Felder told The Associated Press that BeatKing, whose name was Justin Riley, died Thursday after being taken to a hospital after fainting during a recording session.

Report for America/The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The family of a man who was killed by a police dog in Alabama six years ago has agreed to settle its lawsuit against the dog’s handler. But the family of Joseph Pettaway still plans to appeal a ruling clearing the city of Montgomery and its

Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped his former chief of staff to serve temporarily as a U.S. senator to replace convicted Sen. Bob Menendez. Murphy announced George Helmy’s appointment on Friday. Helmy’s term will end when a permanent replacement is elected in November. Democratic Rep. Andy Kim

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced Friday that deals have been reached in principle to transition operations at four hospitals operated by Steward Health Care to new operators. The Healey administration will take control of a fifth hospital through eminent domain to help transition it to a new owner. The

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 prisoners convicted for taking part in protests. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile, has welcomed the move but vowed to keep fighting until each of nearly 1,400 political prisoners in the country is set free. Lukashenko’s office said Friday that he

COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it’s on the upswing around the country. “We’ve seen these summer increases every summer that COVID-19 has been with us,” said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a Johns Hopkins University infectious disease physician. “What’s different about these cases this summer vs. prior

Associated Press A South American crime boss wanted in the killings of at least 23 people in Peru was captured this week in New York, three months after U.S. immigration authorities arrested and then released him after he illegally entered the country at the Texas-Mexico border. The arrests Wednesday of Gianfranco Torres-Navarro and his girlfriend,

STOW, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man who got out of his car in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant in Ohio and fatally shot a woman in another vehicle before turning the gun on himself did not know the woman. Stow police Chief Jeff Film says a motive for the shooting may

AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission. Sweden has since announced it had found the first case of a new form of mpox previously only seen

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and Sabrina Carpenter, George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is available on the small screen and Kevin Costner’s Western “Horizon: An American Saga” is landing on Max. “Reasonable Doubt” debuts its second season on Thursday on Hulu and the acclaimed series “Pachinko” returns

ELK RIVER, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say they won’t charge a woman who left her newborn in a box on the side of a Minnesota road 35 years ago. On Thursday, the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office announced the decision by County Attorney Kathleen Heaney, who said the statute of limitations had run out. The case

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. has called on Sudan’s military to join talks aimed at calming the country’s grinding conflict as the country faces a worsening humanitarian crisis. The military has boycotted negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland, now in their third day, despite international pleas that they participate. Sudan’s military is battling the powerful paramilitary known

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows and looting stores — it didn’t take long for the federal government to see a role for itself.

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Levy and Dan Levy will make history at the Emmy Awards next month as the first ever father and son co-hosts. “We are thrilled to welcome two generations of comedy genius to the Emmy’s stage as hosts,” said Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego in a statement Friday.

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer sentiment slightly this month. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index edged up to 67.8 after coming in at 66.4 in July. Americans’ expectations for the future rose, while their assessment of