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WASHINGTON (AP) — Executives at the advertising website Backpage.com are refusing to testify before Congress following a Senate report that accuses the site of systematically editing its “adult” ads to remove words that indicate sex trafficking. Four top executives and the company’s lawyer told a Senate panel Tuesday that they were invoking their Fifth Amendment […]

HOPATCONG, N.J. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped most charges against two New Jersey brothers stemming from an incident in which one of them wore a bunny costume and repeatedly blew an air horn inside a police station. The New Jersey Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2i9spps ) the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office will not pursue charges of harassment, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is trying to figure out whether a New York law that prohibits businesses from imposing fees on credit-card purchases violates merchants’ free-speech rights. The justices engaged in an hour of argument Tuesday that was entertaining, but inconclusive. At issue are swipe fees that merchants must pay to the credit-card […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police spokeswoman: Suspect arrested, hostages are “fine” after Alabama incident.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare bird has died at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Bird House. Zoo officials said in a statement that the Guam Kingfisher died Saturday at the age of 17. The zoo says the bird was one of only 146 members of its species in the entire world. The Washington Post reports (http://wapo.st/2j12u2o) […]

He gets to show AdvantaClean CEO and founder Jeff Dudan the ropes at Seattle-area franchise.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press that NASCAR driver Carl Edwards is retiring. Joe Gibbs Racing has scheduled a pair of news conferences Wednesday in which Edwards is expected to announce he is giving up the sport immediately. The two people spoke to AP on Tuesday […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A statue in Buenos Aires of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been vandalized, with the head, torso and arms all being removed — leaving only the legs and a soccer ball on display. The statue was installed in late June, just shortly after Argentina and Messi lost the […]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina says it has struck a deal with labor unions and energy companies aimed at attracting investment to one of the world’s biggest unconventional hydrocarbons deposits. President Mauricio Macri on Tuesday said the agreement will offer a subsidized price for natural gas produced at new wells at the Vaca Muerta […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters disrupted Sen. Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general on Tuesday, including two men wearing Ku Klux Klan costumes and a woman wearing a pink crown. The conservative Alabama senator, who is Donald Trump’s pick for the nation’s top law enforcement official, faces concerns over how committed he would be to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of women who visit inmates at New York City jails say they have been subjected to demeaning and illegal strip searches. A report published Tuesday says New York City’s 311 call center has received at least 83 complaints about correction officers subjecting visitors to strip searches or cavity searches since […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is asking a judge to dismiss lawsuits against the agency stemming from an electrical malfunction on its yellow line in 2015 that left one woman dead and other passengers stuck on a train in a subway tunnel. The malfunction sent smoke into the train as well as the nearby L’Enfant Plaza […]

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Police say a southern Utah mother is under arrest after a seriously malnourished 12-year-old boy was found locked in a filthy bathroom. The Spectrum newspaper in St. George reported Tuesday (http://bit.ly/2ieNbT3) that the child’s father discovered him in the feces-strewn bathroom that had two latches on the door and a […]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new U.N. secretary-general is urging the world organization and its 193 member states to stop focusing on responding to conflicts and do far more to prevent war and sustain peace. Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in his first speech to the Security Council that the multiplication of conflicts and the human […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions Tuesday on a British member of an Islamic State cell dubbed “The Beatles” who Washington says has conducted executions of hostages. The State Department said Alexanda Amon Kotey is one of four members of the cell that has beheaded about two dozen hostages. Victims included American journalists James […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police report says an intruder broke into the home of the consul general of the United Arab Emirates but ran away without taking anything. Majid Al-Suwaidi (MAJ’-ihd al-soo-WAY’-dee) woke up Monday morning to a noise in his apartment and saw his bedroom door open. According to the […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to disrupting a Chicago performance of the musical “Hamilton” and is temporarily banned from some theaters. John Palmer entered the plea Monday to a charge of misdemeanor trespassing and was sentenced to six months of court supervision. As part of his plea agreement, the 56-year-old can’t attend […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s defense minister has lashed back at the Pentagon chief for saying that Moscow has made virtually no contribution to fighting the Islamic State group. U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Russian forces “haven’t done anything” in the fight against IS, adding that Moscow’s contribution […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor says her administration is close to an agreement with the federal government to overhaul police practices. The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2iXudyK ) that Mayor Catherine Pugh said Monday that their goal is to be done this week. Last month, Attorney General Loretta Lynch put pressure on Baltimore saying “the ball […]

Spare5, which uses humans to fine-tune artificial intelligence technology, will now be known as Mighty AI.

LONDON (AP) — The company behind messaging app Snapchat will place its European base in Britain in a vote of confidence in the economy following the vote to leave the European Union. Los Angeles-based Snap Inc.’s decision runs counter to that of tech giants like Apple and Google, who have chosen lower tax bases like […]

BERLIN (AP) — Four-month-old Elsa was born in a traveling circus and rejected by her mother. Now the little Siberian tiger is being cared for by a human couple, and she’s growing up fast. Monica Farell and Saad Rose, who run a park with 13 tigers and five lions near Germany’s Baltic coast, are taking […]

GENEVA (AP) — The leaders of Cyprus have begun a second day of talks aimed at reunifying the island split along ethnic Greek and Turkish lines, addressing issues of how power could be shared, ties with the European Union and economic matters. Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci were meeting […]

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister says he will honor a request from the country’s new king that several changes be made to a constitution that was approved in a referendum last August. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said Tuesday that King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun told his royal advisers that he wished to have several articles […]

The teams that started the season Nos. 1 and 2 finished as the top two of 2016. Just not in that order. Clemson was No. 1 in the final AP college football poll , knocking preseason No. 1 Alabama from the top spot when it counted the most. The Tigers beat the Crimson Tide 35-31 […]