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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator has been convicted of dozens of federal charges stemming from a yearslong scheme to divert money from public schools to a friend’s company in exchange …

Jason Arday has been found dead (Picture: University of Cambridge Faculty/SWNS) Former Cambridge University academic Jason Arday has been found dead at his home in London. Metropolitan Police said they were called out by the London Ambulance Service at 3.12pm …

Since 2020, residents of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood have been waiting for the city to erect a gateway arch at the entrance of its Soul City Corridor, the stretch of Chicago Avenue from Austin Boulevard to Cicero Avenue. They were thrilled …

Bedridden for more than a month, Hayden Large found a favorite television show: “Friday Night Lights.” Of course he did. It was where he wanted to be. “Greatest show ever,” the Bears tight end said. In 2019, Large tore his …

The former assistant state’s attorney charged with murder. The judge caught driving drunk. The clerk accused of skimming government funds. When local prosecutors might have political or personal ties to a defendant, the state brings in an elite squad of …

MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities recovered three artworks by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros that were stolen earlier this year from a private museum near the northern city of Parma, police said Friday. Five people were detained. …

Lawrence, Mass. Mayor Brian Depena has been arrested by federal agents on charges of $1.5 million of pandemic loan fraud and money laundering. Federal prosecutors allege he used the stolen funds to pad his campaign account while also paying off …

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy while also announcing Friday that the city has agreed to pay $4.75 million to the teen’s family. The settlement, which still …

Reddit users are predicting scrums at Starbucks restaurants this weekend when the coffee giant briefly brings back its Unicorn Frappuccino. The Unicorn Frap created a viral sensation when it was introduced for five days in April 2017. This is the …

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and …

Jim Kinney has seen just about everything in his Far Southeast Side neighborhood: industrial waste that lit up the sky, the crime of the century, a mad bomber and a business that’s been allowed to fill the air with a …

LADF CEO Nichol McKenzie-Whiteman, center, along with Dodgers Catcher Will Smith and broadcaster Stephen Nelson are flanked by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) 10 Legacy Scholars wearing custom Dodger jerseys, and were also given backpacks, and Apple laptops during …

By JIM VERTUNO The Army on Friday identified the two Fort Hood helicopter pilots who were killed when their Apache crashed during a maintenance test flight in central Texas. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, …

A stroll on Colorado Boulevard is often known as a thing of Rose Parade lore. But there’s another chance upcoming, not just for marching bands and floats: The city of Pasadena announced on Friday that CicLAvia Pasadena is set for …

LOS ANGELES — Ty Simpson shifts back to 2023 in his mind when he thinks about where he sits heading into the preseason. He’s had reps in training camp, watching Matthew Stafford and Stetson Bennett IV take the bulk of …

By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Ash spewing from Sicily’s Mount Etna has forced the closure of the Italian island’s largest airport for the fifth consecutive day, stranding hundreds of summer holiday travelers during the busiest travel week of the …

The 1970s Montezooma Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm is back with a vengeance after a $20 million makeover that turned the aging but beloved ride into a reimagined thrill machine destined to be the first looping coaster for new generations …

By LAURIE KELLMAN LONDON (AP) — Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to consider the death of the summertime state of mind. The season itself is in no danger; climate change, mainly caused by the burning of oil, gas …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican running for re-election with President Trump’s endorsement, was filmed chopping meat at the new Buc-ee’s Brisket restaurant in San Marcos, Texas. https://t.co/AMXn8Fq44m https://t.co/e3BXSp1wRz — Sara McGee for Texas HD 132 (@SaraForTexLege) August 13, 2026 …

By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there’s a fair chance being an influencer is on their list. Digital media and the people who star in it have …