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When you die, you don’t just leave behind your family and your legacy. You also leave behind your debts. But what happens to those debts once you’re gone? In general, your assets and debts become part of an estate. It’s the estate’s responsibility to pay them. If there’s any money left, it goes to your

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois is billions in debt, has billions in overdue bills and can’t seem to remove itself from a budget morass, yet it’s the nation’s worst in reclaiming hundreds of millions of dollars in overpaid unemployment benefits, an Associated Press analysis of federal labor data found. The abysmal performance — claiming only about

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A record 1,201 couples have renewed their wedding vows at a ceremony on the campus of Western Michigan University. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2dXf2Y5 ) a Guinness World Record official on site certified the record event Saturday. It broke the previous mark of 1,087 couples renewing their vows at Miami University in

WILLISTON, Vt. — A man driving the wrong way on an interstate highway in Vermont spawned several crashes that left five people dead, an unknown number injured and at least two vehicles in flames, including a stolen police cruiser, state police said Sunday. Local news outlets are reporting those killed were teenagers riding in the

KUWAIT CITY — American troops deployed in Kuwait who were intentionally rammed by an Egyptian man over the weekend pulled their attacker from his burning vehicle after it caught fire, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday. The embassy described the incident on a Kuwaiti highway Saturday that was initially thought to be a traffic accident as

His eyes staring straight ahead, Tom Brady strode down the corridors of Cleveland’s FirstEnergy Stadium and into the visiting locker room three hours before he’ll finally take the field in a 2016 NFL game. Brady was wearing headphones around his neck and a glare on his face Sunday morning. He already had his game face

HOUSTON — Officials in Texas’ biggest county say they’re working to fix problems with its bail system, which criminal justice reform advocates allege unfairly keeps poor defendants in custody for too long. A July study by the University of Pennsylvania Law School found more than 50 percent of misdemeanor defendants in Harris County are detained

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to take a case involving a man who was seriously injured in a crash and amassed over $625,000 in medical bills. The Journal Gazette (http://bit.ly/2dABxOT ) reports the high court’s ruling leaves in place a trial court and state appeals court decision that ruled Parkview Hospital will

SHANGHAI — James Harden had 26 points and 15 assists and Eric Gordon went 5 for 10 from three-point range to help lead the Houston Rockets to a 123-117 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in a preseason exhibition game in Shanghai, China on Sunday night. E’Twaun Moore led the scoring for the Pelicans with

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster and Republican former Navy SEAL officer Eric Greitens will face off Nov. 8 in Missouri’s gubernatorial election. The Associated Press asked the candidates by phone about various social issues. Here’s how they responded: Should Missouri allow for the medical use of marijuana? KOSTER: “I come out

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — A Pakistani militant linked to a number of high-profile attacks was killed in a joint Afghan-U.S. special forces operation in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan police officials and Taliban commanders said Sunday. Qari Ajmal, allegedly responsible for several militant attacks in Pakistan, was killed in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, three Taliban commanders said.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The Latest on the shooting of three police officers in Palm Springs (all times local): 6:50 a.m. Authorities have identified the man suspected of fatally shooting two officers and wounding another in Palm Springs, California, and say he will be charged with two counts of murder on a peace officer. The

JOHANNESBURG — At first, the drone took some explaining. Anxious villagers buzzed with rumors of a new blood-sucking thing that would fly above their homes. Witchcraft, some said. The truth was more practical: A United Nations project would explore whether a small unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, could deliver HIV test samples more efficiently than

LONDON — British conservationists say two critically endangered eastern black rhinos bred in captivity in England have given birth in the wild in Africa — a development likely to please Prince William. The Aspinall Foundation said Sunday that the two females bred at its wildlife park in southern England and released near Mount Kilimanjaro in

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Authorities say the eight people who survived being shot at a party in the western Michigan city of Grand Rapids are expected to survive. One man was killed in the shootings early Sunday morning at a party in a strip mall. Authorities identified him as 21-year-old Juwan Boykin. No arrests have

LONDON — World Cup qualifying in North America set to be overhauled to avoid shutting out the majority of countries in the CONCACAF region so early. CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has instigated a review of an “archaic” format that leaves only six out of the region’s 35 teams still in with a shot at qualifying

CAMP SWIFT, Iraq — Thirteen years ago, Chase Snow’s father was among the American troops who moved into the Iraqi city of Mosul during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now Snow, a U.S. Army specialist, is deployed in Iraq to help in the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State group.

INDORE, India — New Zealand reached 28-0 at stumps on day two of the third test against India on Sunday but still trail the hosts by 529 runs. The tourists’ openers Martin Guptill was unbeaten on 17, while Tom Latham was batting on 6. Earlier, India had declared their first innings at 557-5. India’s innings

BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say three bomb attacks have killed 10 people and wounded at least 37 across the Iraqi capital. In a statement, the Islamic State group claims responsibility for the largest attack, which killed five people and wounded 22 in eastern Baghdad. It says a suicide bomber targeted Shiite pilgrims marking the holy

BEIJING — Andy Murray won the China Open in Beijing on Sunday, defeating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6 (2), in a hard-fought match that featured plenty of acrobatics from both players. Playing in his ninth final of the season, the top-seeded Scot broke Dimitrov in the first game of the first set and again in the

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday representing Asia, Africa, North and South America, Europe and Oceania. Thirteen of them are under age 80 and thus eligible to vote in any conclave to elect his successor. Here they are, in the order in which Francis announced them from the steps of St.

LONDON — A U.K. Independence Party legislator was discharged from a French hospital on Sunday following an altercation with another senior party member three days ago, officials said. Steven Woolfe, who had been a leading contender in the race for party leadership, is thought to be returning to Britain. Woolfe “is focused on continuing his

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday — three of them American moderates, including Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and Indianapolis Archbishop Joseph Tobin — in a clear signal to the conservative U.S. church hierarchy that he values pastors focused more on mercy than morals. Tobin’s nomination also carries a political message ahead

RABAT, Morocco — Voting in Morocco last week was largely free and fair, the country’s election observer body said Sunday, but it is investigating some cases of vote-buying and expressed concern about low turnout. The moderate Islamist Party of Justice and Development won Friday’s legislative election, beating out a party with close ties to the

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately following a week of anti-government violence that resulted in deaths and property damage across the country, especially in the restive Oromia region. In a televised address on Sunday morning, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the state of emergency was