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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss criminal fraud and conspiracy charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of duping investors in a massive solar project in …

A centuries-old Japanese culinary tradition will be celebrated at Japan House Los Angeles this year with an exhibit that bites deep into Washoku. “WASHOKU | Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine,” runs from May 22 through Oct. 18. Washoku is …

California has a pitiful record when it comes to recycling. Only about 9% of plastic gets recycled. The rest — bottles, cups, ties, get washed into our oceans, entangling sea birds and when they get pulverized into microplastics, they’re eaten …

By JEFF AMY and BILL BARROW ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, who wants to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November, happily calls himself a warrior for President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” …

John Krasinski returning as Jack Ryan in “Jack Ryan: Ghost War” for Prime Video and “Stranger Things” masterminds the Duffer Brothers producing a Netflix show in which a retirement community teams up to battle monsters are some of the new …

Newsweek has recognized Panorama City and Woodland Hills medical centers among 13 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Southern California as being on its America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2026 list for exception patient care. High-quality maternity care, provided from pregnancy through birth …

Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education President Tina Fredericks created her own consolidation plan that proposed closing six schools, public records show. According to records revealed in a published report, Fredericks created the plan last fall before the Board …

HAVANA (AP) — A ship laden with humanitarian aid from the governments of Mexico and Urugay arrived Monday in Havana to help ease Cuba’s spiraling crises. The ship, which departed from Mexico, includes food and personal hygiene items, according to …

By DIDI TANG WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate of $17 billion per year for 2026 and at that level for 2027 …

BEIRUT (AP) — The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon surpassed 3,000, Lebanon’s health ministry said Monday. The ministry said the toll is now 3,020 killed in the Israeli strikes, including 292 women and 211 children. …

By GRAHAM DUNBAR, AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA added another gambling industry sponsor to the 2026 World Cup on Monday, signing Greece-based betting brand Betano to a regional deal covering Europe and South America. Betano was the World …

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial, accused of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student brought a loaded gun to school that was later used to …

By ISABEL DEBRE USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) — Travelers hoping to catch a glimpse of Magellanic penguins and humpback whales have journeyed in greater numbers every year to Ushuaia, the main Antarctic cruise hub at the southernmost point of Argentina. The …

Do you live in Los Angeles County? If so, there might be a free program packed with interesting activities for your kids happening weekdays at your local park. In the “Every Body Plays: Summer Adventures” program, kids can engage in …

By FARAI MUTSAKA HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A new and deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda is the latest health emergency forcing African governments to break free of dependency on global donors like the United States as international support …

By NICOLE WINFIELD ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the …

By JOCELYN NOVECK, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Or … maybe not? More than three weeks after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was thrown into chaos and panic when …

California’s largest wildfire of the year is burning on Santa Rosa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park. The fire, which was reported on the morning of Friday, May 15, had burned 10,029 acres (15 square miles) as of Sunday …

A woman has been charged with fatally stabbing her infant daughter in Gage Park after allegedly arguing with the child’s father about waking up her other children. Tatiana Maxwell, 25, faces murder charges in connection to the Friday morning incident …

Some compared the influx of bikes to an animal migration (Picture: SWNS) Racers taking part in the Hackney half-marathon this weekend were baffled by the ‘sea of Lime bikes’ stationed nearby after the event. Mabley Green was packed to the …