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DA who oversaw abandoned prosecution of Colorado man in wife's death should be disbarred, panel says 09/11/2024 03:05pm • DENVER (AP) — Colorado state regulators have ruled that a district attorney who brought criminal charges that were ultimately dismissed against a man accused of killing his missing wife should no longer be allowed to work as a lawyer, finding that her management of the high-profile case resulted i Remains found in car in Illinois river identified as 2 men who vanished in 1976, coroner says 09/11/2024 02:41pm • ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — DNA testing on skeletal remains found in a car pulled from an Illinois river confirmed they are those of two men who vanished in 1976 after leaving a farm auction, authorities said. Testing performed by the Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services confirmed they ar Spacewalking is the new domain of the rich as billionaire attempts first private spacewalk 09/11/2024 02:04pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — First came space tourism. Now comes an even bigger thrill for the monied masses: spacewalking. The stage is set for the first private spacewalk Thursday. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman will pop out of the hatch of his orbiting SpaceX capsule, two days after blasting of US Postal Service squeeze on shipping consolidators could raise consumer costs 09/11/2024 12:01pm • The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation's doorsteps, in a move meant to help the Postal Service slow losses but that could see the higher costs passed on to consumers. Consolidators move abou College football picks: Welcome to rivalry weekend in September for divorced Pacific Northwest foes 09/11/2024 11:42am • Welcome to rivalry weekend in September. As college football fans adapt to the new world order brought on by conference realignment and playoff expansion, among the changes are a pair of rivalries that used to cap off regular seasons now taking place before summer ends. Despite a nasty divorce last AP PHOTOS: As wildfires burn in California, firefighters work to squelch the flames 09/11/2024 11:36am • Wildfires raged across parts of Southern California this week, forcing thousands of people to evacuate, damaging homes and creating multiple areas where firefighters had to try to confront the flames—all at the same time. In Wrightwood, a small mountain community in San Bernardino County, firefig Edmunds: 5 game-changing vehicles you'll want to know about 09/11/2024 08:28am • If you’re thinking about buying a new car but don’t need one right away, now is a great time to show a little patience. Generally, waiting until the fall of winter can create an opportunity to purchase an all-new or significantly updated vehicle. The 2025 model year is jam-packed with big update America's largest Black and Latinx orchestra visits Washington Convention Center, Kennedy Center 09/11/2024 04:59am • Vice President Kamala Harris isn't the only groundbreaking California force making history in Washington. America's largest full-time Black and Latinx orchestra is paying a special visit to the nation's capital as the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (ICYOLA) kicks off its exciting f The US-Russia battle for influence in Africa plays out in Central African Republic 09/11/2024 02:46am • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African Republic, where som Wildfires burn out of control in Southern California and more evacuations ordered 09/11/2024 01:02am • TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters battled three major wildfires that erupted amid a blistering heat wave and threatened tens of thousands of homes and other structures. Evacuation orders were expanded Tues Takeaways from AP's report on Russian and U.S. influence in Central African Republic 09/11/2024 12:29am • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — In the wake of Russian mercenary leaderYevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion, a deal was struck between a private U.S. security firm and Central African Republic, a nation where his shadowy Wagner Group has long been a fixture. The move sparked backlash and tensio Colombia edges Argentina 2-1, Brazil loses to Paraguay in South American World Cup qualifying 09/10/2024 11:38pm • BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) — Two South American soccer powerhouses lost in World Cup qualifying Tuesday in the absence of their biggest stars, with Lionel Messi missing Argentina’s 2-1 loss to Colombia and Neymar still on the sidelines for Brazil’s upset defeat in Paraguay. James Rodríguez s Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected Wednesday landfall 09/10/2024 10:55pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm's way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expecte How does the huge crowd for the pope's Mass in East Timor compare to others? 09/10/2024 10:41pm • TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — Popes are popular. So much so that nearly half the population of East Timor gathered Tuesday in a seaside park for Pope Francis’ final Mass in the small Southeast Asian country whose people are deeply Catholic. Other papal Masses have drawn millions of people in more Missing boater found dead at Grand Canyon National Park 09/10/2024 09:34pm • GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The body of a missing boater was recovered Tuesday from Grand Canyon National Park, marking the 16th fatality at the popular tourist destination so far this year. The latest death involved what the park says appears to be the missing 71-year-old man who was