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Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Scott Brown, a Republican who once represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate, announced his second bid Wednesday for the New Hampshire Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jeanne Shaheen next year. Brown, 65, was born at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and moved to Massachusetts […]

Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. A new U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months by U.S. strikes, according to two people familiar with the early assessment who were not authorized to address the report publicly […]

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Published [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Librarians who feared fines for hosting drag queen story hours and Pride parade organizers who worried about citations for including drag performers can breathe easier now that a judge has ruled that his injunction blocking Florida’s anti-drag law extends to… […]

By JIM POLLOCK Published [hour]: [minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   “Barbie The Album” by Various Artists (Atlantic/Warner/Mattel)The Barbie industrial complex has detonated, coating the planet in pink, sparkly fallout. For the blockbuster’s soundtrack, “Barbie The Album,” film director Greta Gerwig and music producer Mark Ronson corralled a set of huge artists at the top… […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short… […]

FLEETWOOD GRINDS OUT 71 TO GET IN FINAL GROUPHOYLAKE, England (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood battled for one last par for a 71 at the British Open. He’s still five shots behind leader Brian Harman, but he’s in the final group. Fleetwood grew up about 40 minutes away in Southport. He has enjoyed massive support from… […]

College athletic departments are scrambling. Players are transferring season to season, top talent is demanding big contracts and millions of dollars will start flowing directly from schools to their rostered athletes as early as next week. That is way too much work for a coach or even a coaching staff. Enter the general manager a […]

Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. A new U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months by U.S. strikes, according to two people familiar with the early assessment who were not authorized to address the report publicly […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] NEW YORK (AP) — The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile, was built to take a deeper look at the night sky, covering […]

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] ROME (AP) — Greenpeace on Monday joined the smattering of protests in Venice against the upcoming wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. A half-dozen protesters unfurled a giant banner early Monday in St. Mark’s Square reading: “IF YOU CAN RENT VENICE FOR YOUR WEDDING YOU […]