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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Faye Vann was parked at a Florida shopping mall waiting for her family when an escaped prisoner serving a life sentence for killing a deputy approached her with a knife and demanded a ride. Vann, 44, honked her horn, tried to drive off and fought her attacker that Sunday afternoon in 1990 just 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the state Capitol in Tallahassee, court records show. […]

LONDON (AP) — Senior U.K. and European Union officials met Thursday as part of what Britain called “intensive negotiations” to resolve a thorny post-Brexit trade dispute that has spawned a political crisis in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris traveled to Brussels to meet Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator. Hopes of a breakthrough were raised last week when Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flew to Belfast to meet […]

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh took the stand in his own defense at his double murder trial Thursday to deny killing his wife and son but admitted lying about when he last saw them. Murdaugh, 54, is charged with fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, who were killed near kennels on their property on June 7, 2021. He faces 30 years to life in […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Viola Davis, Paul Simon and Molly Shannon are among the nominees for prizes given for the spoken word: the annual Audie Awards, handed out by the Audio Publishers Association. The publishers association announced nominees for 26 categories Thursday. Davis’ memoir “Finding Me,” read by the Oscar-winning actor, is a finalist for audiobook of the year. The project recently won Davis a Grammy for best audio book, […]

The biggest winner in the Major League Soccer offseason transfer market ended up being the rumor mill. Whether it was the apparent flirtation between Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, or the interest that Los Angeles FC had for Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, neither came to fruition and the MLS offseason was devoid of a splashy incoming international move. But there are still plenty of stars across the MLS to watch […]

An array of U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding alarms about what they see as a threat to Israel’s democracy posed by its new government, fearing it will erode the independence of its judiciary and legal protections for minority groups. While some Jewish leaders dismiss such fears are overblown, a solid majority of mainstream Jewish American groups are voicing unprecedented criticism of the Israeli government, raising fears about a growing rift […]

Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised. Officials in 32 states and other jurisdictions have been using texts, voicemails, snail mail, flyers and social media posts — all in multiple languages — to let recipients know that their extra food stamps end after February’s […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday he expects court challenges to a new law that will cut money for thousands of staffers at the country’s electoral agency and weaken oversight of campaign spending. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has long criticized the agency for costing taxpayers too much and paying high salaries, said he’ll sign the new bill into law even though electoral authorities say it will […]

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — U.S. first lady Jill Biden told an enthused crowd of Namibian leaders on Thursday that the futures of the U.S. and Africa are “intertwined,” saying that African voices and leadership are critical to solving the world’s most pressing challenges. Addressing a luncheon in her honor that featured colorful singing, dancing and drumming, Biden said that when she and President Joe Biden were discussing her five-day visit […]