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PHOENIX (AP) — State prosecutors declined to file criminal charges against Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs over allegations that she took part in a pay-to-play scheme with a group home company that received a rate increase from the state after contributing $100,000 to her inaugural celebration, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Friday. The Democratic governor has been accused of giving preferential treatment to Sunshine Residential Homes after the Arizona Republic revealed […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Friday allowed the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million ballroom project for now, as the Supreme Court considers the Trump administration’s emergency request to intervene in lawsuits over the project. The temporary order comes hours before lower-court rulings would have forced a halt to aboveground construction. It will remain in place until the court issues a more […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice and TikTok have reached a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations the short-video app violated children’s online privacy. The Justice Department sued TikTok and ByteDance in 2024 for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy, and illegally collecting their information. The defendants were accused of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires services aimed at children to obtain parental […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese authorities on Friday. The U.S. carmaker is recalling about 2.98 million China-made and imported EVs including Model 3, Model Y, Model X and Model S over door handle safety risks, according to China’s State Administration for Market Regulation. […]

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Karmelo Anthony had planned to testify during his Texas murder trial over a track meet stabbing but backed out amid sudden concerns that prosecutors would raise potentially damaging evidence about the teenager’s past, one of his lawyers said Friday. Anthony, 19, is asking for a new trial after a jury in June sentenced him to 35 years in prison for killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who attended […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Philanthropist Nancy Kissinger, onetime foreign policy researcher and wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has died. She was 92. She died Thursday at her home in Kent, Connecticut, Robert Johnson, manager of the property, told The Associated Press. The cause of her death was not disclosed. Johnson said she will be buried next to her late husband at Arlington National Cemetery at a later […]

D.C. United transferred forward Jacob Murrell to Falkirk FC of the Scottish Premiership, the club announced Friday. Murrell, 22, joined D.C. as the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft and signed a three-year contract through 2026 with an option for 2027. The striker contributed four goals and five assists in 65 appearances across all competitions. As a rookie, he had one goal and three assists in 27 […]

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jake Bobo sustained a “serious” knee injury on Friday during a joint practice session with the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, head coach Mike Macdonald said. “Our heart goes out to Jake Bobo,” Macdonald said after the joint practice. “It seems like it’s going to be a serious (right) knee (injury). We’re going to get an image. But early returns, just looks like it’s a long-term injury. […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx co-owner Marc Lore has agreed to sell his controlling stake in the franchises to limited partner Marc Shad at a $4.5 billion value barely a year after his purchase was finalized, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the agreement were not being publicized. Lore, a […]