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FILE - The Fulton County Jail is shown, April 11, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback, File)

Contract security officers leave jail in Atlanta after nonpayment of contract

Some security officers at a jail in Atlanta that is under federal investigation walked off the job after the Fulton County sheriff’s office failed to pay money owed to the third-party contractor … more

8/30/24

FILE - Frank LaPere, Nico LaPere and Caroline Frank, the family of Pava LaPere, founder of tech startup EcoMap Technologies, speak during a vigil on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Man pleads guilty to killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur in attack that shocked the city

A man has pleaded guilty to killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last September in an apparently random attack that shocked the city. Jason Billingsley entered the guilty plea instead of … more

By LEA SKENE | 8/30/24

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Ga., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Election 2024 Latest: Trump to appear at Moms for Liberty event, Harris campaign launches bus tour

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ+ identity … more

By The Associated Press | 8/30/24

FILE - In this photo released by Israeli Defense Forces on Aug. 27, 2024, Qaid Farhan Alkadi, right, and the commanding officer of the 162nd Division, Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, talk after a rescue operation to free Alkadi. (Israeli Defense Forces via AP, File)

What to know about the rescued hostage's Bedouin community in Israel

The rescue from Gaza of hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi, who belongs to the Bedouin community in Israel, has put the focus on a minority group that has largely existed on the margins of Israeli society. … more

By MARIAM FAM | 8/30/24

Students working at the site of an African burial ground, backfilling a hole they had dug, in Kingston, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved

A historic cemetery for African Americans in Kingston, New York, is being reclaimed as the Pine Street African Burial Ground. People denied church burials were interred in the cemetery for more than … more

By MICHAEL HILL | 8/30/24

Revelers embrace in a pool of squashed tomatoes during the annual "Tomatina" tomato fight fiesta, in Bunol, Spain, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

AP Week in Pictures

Aug. 23-29, 2024 Spain’s annual Tomatina street battle took place in the eastern town of Buñol, where workers on trucks tipped more tons of overripe tomatoes into the main street of the town … more

By The Associated Press | 8/30/24

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

Three years ago, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan when the last American plane departed Kabul. But for some Americans, that was not the end of the story. In the three years since, a … more

By REBECCA SANTANA and FARNOUSH AMIRI | 8/30/24

Professors Keely Muscatell, left, and Margaret Sheridan, right, stand together for a portrait on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

After diversity pushback, some faculty feel left in dark at North Carolina's flagship university

Several programs of diversity, equity and inclusion are at risk of elimination at North Carolina's flagship university after the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to scrap a … more

By MAKIYA SEMINERA | 8/30/24

FILE - Muhammad Syed takes his seat before opening statements at the Bernalillo County Courthouse in Downtown Albuquerque, N.M., March 12, 2024. (Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Afghan refugee accused in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community reaches plea agreement

An Afghan refugee who was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community has reached a plea agreement that could … more

8/29/24

FILE - Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, surround Big Tex as storm clouds move in above, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

State Fair of Texas is sued by state's Republican AG over new rule banning guns on premises

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a ban on firearms at the sprawling State Fair of Texas, one of the state’s biggest annual celebrations. Fair organizers … more

8/29/24

FILE - In this photo released by Roscosmos State Corporation, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio sits in a chair shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-23 space capsule about 150 km (90 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 27, 2023. (Ivan Timoshenko/Roscosmos Space Corporation via AP, File)

NASA record holder can relate to astronauts stuck in space. He was, too

NASA's record-holding astronaut is urging his two stuck-in-space colleagues to stay positive and “keep up the good work." Frank Rubio says he's been helping out from Houston for the past two weeks … more

By MARCIA DUNN | 8/29/24

FILE - President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

New Trump book defends 2018 Putin meeting, taunts rivals and threatens to imprison Meta's Zuckerberg

In a new book, former President Donald Trump threatens to imprison Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg if the tech mogul does anything akin to his 2020 donations that helped fund local election offices. … more

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JILL COLVIN | 8/29/24

A man waves a Palestinian flag as an Israeli armored vehicle moves on a street during a military operation in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams, Tulkarem, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

What to know about Israel's large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank

Israel is carrying out large-scale military raids in parts of the occupied West Bank, where the decadeslong conflict with the Palestinians had worsened even before the outbreak of the war in Gaza. … more

By JOSEPH KRAUSS | 8/29/24

FILE - Marijuana buds ready for harvest are seen at AT-CPC of Ohio, Jan. 28, 2019, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Ohio regulators: Marijuana sellers can't give out food from ice cream truck

Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control has proposed fines totaling more than $200,000 against five businesses for violating the state’s advertising rules for marijuana sellers. The Akron Beacon … more

8/29/24

A for sale sign stands outside a home on the market in the Alamo Placita neighborhood Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, in central Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.35%, its lowest level in more than a year

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased for the second week in a row and remains at its lowest level in more than a year. That's good news for prospective homebuyers facing home prices near … more

By ALEX VEIGA | 8/29/24

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, leads a meeting with top security and defense officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside of Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 12, 2024, to discuss the fighting in the Kursk and Belgorod border regions of Russia. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin to travel to Mongolia next week despite an ICC warrant for his arrest

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia next week despite the country being a member of the International Criminal Court. The ICC issued a warrant for Putin's … more

By The Associated Press | 8/29/24

Jaguar tells owners of older I-Pace electric SUVs to park them outdoors due to battery fire risk

Jaguar is telling owners of about 3,000 electric SUVs to park them outdoors and away from structures due to the risk of battery fires. The British automaker is recalling I-Pace SUVs from the 2019 … more

8/29/24

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a stop at a campaign office, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Roseville, Mich. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Latest: Trump to campaign in Michigan, Wisconsin; Harris will have sit-down interview with CNN

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign Thursday in Michigan and Wisconsin as he ramps up battleground state travel heading into the traditional Labor Day turn toward the fall … more

By The Associated Press | 8/29/24

Former Russian defense official detained suspected of fraud in latest high-profile military arrest

A former Russian defense official was detained on fraud charges Thursday, Russian state news agencies said in the latest high-profile arrest of a senior military official in Russia. It appears to be … more

By EMMA BURROWS | 8/29/24

FILE - In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Aug. 9, 2024, a Russian military column moves to fight Ukrainian forces in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region of Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Why Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine's incursion in the Kursk region

After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key response to the first occupation of its territory since … more

By The Associated Ptess | 8/29/24