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By SAVANNAH PETERS CEDAR CREST, N.M. (AP) — The state of New Mexico sued the Department of Justice and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday, saying the federal government blocked the state’s ability to investigate the sex crimes of …

Convicted racist Joshua Bonehill-Paine has withdrawn as a Conservative candidate for Somerset Council A former neo-Nazi who was selected as a Conservative council candidate has said he will no longer stand for election. Joshua Bonehill-Paine pulled out of the race …

Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed Tuesday to do “anything and everything necessary” to keep Chicago Public Schools afloat, but claimed it’s past time for the Illinois General Assembly to deliver on its commitment to fully fund public schools. By declaring a …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will make his first trip to Latin America as pontiff in November, returning to a region where he spent much of his ministry, with visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican announced …

Foothill Boulevard cuts through San Bernardino and Pomona counties heading west to Glendora. A good portion of that journey is Historic Route 66, the legendary Mother Road that is marking its centennial this year. Before freeways, Route 66 was an …

By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers undoubtedly slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year, scientists reported. …

By JESSICA HILL LAS VEGAS (AP) — The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur is scheduled to go to trial Monday, almost 30 years after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Duane …

By JOHN SEEWER and PATRICK AFTOORA-ORSAGOS WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — Inside Neil Armstrong’s boyhood home, at the top of a creaky stairway, sits his bedroom where he launched model airplanes out of the rear window to measure how far they’d …

By HUIZHONG WU and KANIS LEUNG BANGKOK (AP) — China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday against the United States, including controls on exports of drones to the U.S. and a ban on dealings with six American entities, in …

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to …

By DÁNICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico will implement water rationing measures in San Juan and other major cities as a drought grips the U.S. territory with no relief in sight. More than 180,000 customers will …

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Walker couldn’t pet a dog without sneezing — until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey. Now, he can feed …

By RIO YAMAT LAS VEGAS (AP) — New details about one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur — could finally come to light in the upcoming trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis. …

Florence Mclean lost a £10 note while working on the Jacobite steam train, only for it to be returned by air mail (Picture: Anthony MacMillan / SWNS) A worker on a picturesque railway line used in the Harry Potter films …

Have we found what might finally save the UK high street? (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) The scent of vanilla, warm amber lighting and a carefully chosen playlist could be what saves the UK high street amidst constant closures. Over …

Suzie Mahe secretly recorded Gavin Roberts because she feared he could kill her (Picture: Suzie Mahe/SWNS) A woman who was raped and repeatedly strangled by her abusive boyfriend secretly recorded him trying to blame her for the injuries he had …

A 16-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was fatally struck by a truck driver in North Center on Monday, the third teenager to be killed in traffic on e-scooters this year. The teen was riding the scooter northbound in the 4100 …

A free three-day AI boot camp for high school students held in cities around the country since 2019 is expanding to Chicago this fall. The Mark Cuban Foundation and the nonprofit group Youth Advocate Programs Inc. announced Tuesday that online …

While the Trump administration has ignited diversity, equity and inclusion policy rollbacks across corporations, philanthropic foundations and higher education institutions, one Chicago-based foundation has strengthened its commitment to racial justice. Grand Victoria Foundation launched a rebrand Tuesday — changing its …

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, JACQUELINE GANUN and JESSE BEDAYN DETROIT (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state. The …