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ATLANTA (AP) — Four students were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon outside an Atlanta high school, officials said. Shortly after dismissal, shots were fired from an unknown vehicle, striking four students in the parking lot of Benjamin E. Mays High School, Atlanta Public Schools said in a news release. Police and fire rescue responded immediately, officials said. The victims were …

NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s former White House adviser and his son-in-law, defended on Tuesday his business dealings after leaving government with the Saudi crown prince who was implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Kushner worked on a wide range of issues and policies in the Trump administration, including Middle East peace …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Texas company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to address air pollution concerns in the largest oil and gas producing region in the United States. The agreement announced Tuesday with Apache Corporation calls for the company to pay $4 million in penalties and spend more than …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man accused of killing a Tennessee deputy and wounding another during a traffic stop last week was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, a sheriff said. Kenneth Wayne DeHart, 42, was found in Knoxville, about 17 miles (30 kilometers) from his last known location, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said on social media. The post …

HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the wildfire that destroyed the historic Hawaii town of Lahaina in August rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one new victim, a 76-year-old man. Maui police found Paul Kasprzycki’s remains off a side street in an industrial area, Maui police spokesperson Alana Pico said in an email. …

BEND, Oregon (AP) — Public health officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague in a local resident who they said likely contracted it from a pet cat. All close contacts of the person and the cat have been contacted and provided medication, Dr. Richard Fawcett, the health officer for Deschutes County, said in a statement last week. …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Fidelity Charitable, el mayor donante en Estados Unidos, distribuyó un récord de 11.800 millones de dólares a organizaciones sin fines de lucro en 2024, más del 5% más que el año anterior en un momento en el que las donaciones en general están cayendo. El total de la subvención muestra cuán rápido está creciendo el uso …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Leaders of Mississippi University for Women made a new proposal Tuesday to shed the school’s gender-specific name in a way they hope will be accepted by alumni who fondly call their alma mater “The W.” The public institution would become Wynbridge State University of Mississippi and would still market itself as “The W,” if legislators approve …

NUEVA ORLEANS (AP) — La temporada de Carnaval en Nueva Orleans inició su clímax, el “Martes Gordo”, con los últimos desfiles fastuosos del Mardi Gras listos para recorrer los vecindarios históricos, mientras las estrechas calles del Barrio Francés albergan una estridente y continua fiesta callejera que desborda los bares y restaurantes. El Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club repartió su …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season comes to a close Tuesday with thousands of people expected to crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding communities for the annual Mardi Gras celebration complete with parade floats, neighborhood street parties and jammed restaurants and bars in the old French Quarter. The Rex Organization, founded in the 19th century, rolls every Fat …