The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to new government data. The Centers for …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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11/4/22
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OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3, 2022
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from North America made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was …
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11/3/22
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A Colorado woman convicted of plotting to kidnap her son from foster care after associating with supporters of the Qanon conspiracy theory has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years …
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN
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11/3/22
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A northern Indiana judge has recused himself from the case of two slain teenage girls. Indiana Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathryn Dolan said Thursday the Supreme Court is in the process of appointing …
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11/3/22
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George Booth, a prize-winning cartoonist for The New Yorker who with manic affection captured the timeless comedy of dogs and cats and the human beings somehow in charge of their well being, has …
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11/3/22
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A federal official says the Canadian man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacking her husband with a hammer should have been flagged by immigration …
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT
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11/3/22
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The Associated Press could declare winners in some races in this year’s midterm elections at the moment polls close Tuesday. Some are in races with only one candidate on the ballot. And then there …
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By MIKE CATALINI
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11/3/22
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Residents of a Louisiana community face the possibility of a second night away from home as workers clean up an acid spill from a derailed railroad tank car. St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin Jr. …
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11/3/22
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New York Attorney General Letitia James says the state will receive up to $524 million from drugmaker Teva to settle claims that the company contributed to the U.S. opioid epidemic. The state has …
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11/3/22
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Attorneys representing the family of a Black fifth grader in Utah who died by suicide alerted a northern Utah school district on Wednesday they plan to file a lawsuit seeking damages for their …
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By SAM METZ
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11/2/22
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A preliminary study says the psychedelic chemical in “magic mushrooms” may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients. The effects in a study released Wednesday were modest but they occurred …
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By LINDSEY TANNER
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11/2/22
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When NBC cancelled the sci-fi family drama “Manifest” after three seasons, the cast, crew and its fans were devastated. The show was cut short with its storylines unresolved. Around the same …
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By ALICIA RANCILIO
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11/2/22
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Officials say the search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has turned up 21 additional coffins in unmarked graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery. The Oklahoma state …
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By KEN MILLER
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11/2/22
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It’s Election Day, and you’ve decided you’re going to vote in person. You get there and — choose your own adventure — maybe the power is out at the building. Or there aren’t enough paper …
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By MIKE CATALINI
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11/2/22
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Authorities are searching for a gunman who wounded two Newark police officers as they sought to question him about a previous shooting. Authorities say 30-year-old Kendall Howard is considered …
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11/2/22
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Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is about to be sentenced to life in prison, but not before his victims' family get to call him a monster to his face. Cruz will be sentenced Wednesday for the 2018 …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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11/2/22
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For the fifth time in four years, Israelis went to the polls, and once again, no clear victor immediately emerged. Exit polls by Israeli media gave former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS
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11/1/22
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Prosecutors say two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade. It's the first time prosecutors have revealed a possible motive. It came …
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By DAVID PITT
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11/1/22
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SpaceX has scored another set of double booster landings following a Florida launch for the military. Elon Musk's company launched its mega Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in more than three …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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11/1/22
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Hurricane Ian not only ravaged southwest Florida on land but was destructive underwater as well. Researchers say it destroyed reefs and brought along red tide, the harmful algae blooms that kill fish …
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11/1/22
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