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ROME — A neo-fascist party attacked the headquarters of the left-leaning La Repubblica newspaper Wednesday and declared “war” against its publisher, the latest in a series of extremist, far-right and anti-immigrant incidents across Italy. A dozen masked Forza Nuova supporters, dressed in black and carrying the party’s flag, threw flares at the office housing Repubblica,

ROME — Italy’s neo-fascist Forza Nuova movement has attacked the headquarters of the left-leaning La Repubblica newspaper, the latest in a series of extremist, far-right incidents across Italy. A dozen masked Forza Nuova supporters, dressed in black and carrying the party’s flag, threw flares at the office housing Repubblica and its weekly L’Espresso. They carried

WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump delivered his presidential inaugural address last January, his national security adviser Michael Flynn told a former business associate in text messages that a private plan to build nuclear reactors in the Mideast was “good to go” and that U.S. sanctions hobbling the plan would soon be “ripped up,” a whistleblower

GARY, Ind. — An influential conservative lawyer is suing a northwestern Indiana city for allegedly violating the state’s ban on so-called sanctuary cities with its “welcoming city” ordinance approved earlier this year. Terre Haute-based attorney James Bopp Jr. filed the lawsuit against Gary in Lake County on Tuesday, The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported. The ordinance,

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than $9 billion in insurance claims have been filed following wildfires that ravaged Northern California two months ago, the state’s top insurance regulator said Wednesday. The figure represents residential, commercial, automobile and other property claims filed with 260 insurers by Dec. 1, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said. It’s up from $3.3

MOSCOW — As a kid in a dismal Soviet communal apartment, Vladimir Putin was a scrapper who dreamed of being an operator — diligently training in martial arts and boldly walking into a KGB office to inquire about how to become a spy. As Russia’s leader in the 21st century, he’s been the epitome of

PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court has acquitted a group of nine Albanian men accused of a 2012 terror attack against a border post in southern Serbia. The court in Pristina, the capital, decided Wednesday to acquit the nine men of the attack, which injured a Serb border guard, saying there was no prove they

BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials say they’ll review the recent lifting of protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears in light of a court ruling that retained protections for gray wolves in the Great Lakes. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday that it is seeking public comment on the court ruling given the possible implications

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets coach Steve Clifford will be away from the team for an undetermined period of time to deal with a “health issue.” The team made the announcement Wednesday in a release. The 56-year-old Clifford missed Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic because he was not feeling well. Associate head coach Stephen

FARGO, N.D. — Trial is scheduled in March for a North Dakota man accused of killing a pregnant neighbor so he and his girlfriend could keep the baby. William Hoehn (HAYN’) appeared Monday in Cass County Court in Fargo. The 32-year-old and his girlfriend, 38-year-old Brooke Crews, are charged with conspiracy to commit murder and

HONOLULU — A commercial fishing vessel carrying foreign workers that ran aground and later burned and leaked fuel just off the beaches of Waikiki was towed out to sea Thursday and sunk by a team of salvage workers. After being patched up and filled with foam to regain buoyancy, the 79-foot (24-meter) Pacific Paradise was

HONOLULU — A derelict fishing boat has been removed from the shores of a famous tourist mecca in Honolulu. Salvage crews Thursday morning were able to pull the Pacific Paradise out to deeper water after it had been grounded off Waikiki beach for nearly two months. The plan is to eventually sink the ship in

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Michael Veitch, Jack Whitaker and the late Barney Nagler have been selected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Joe Hirsch Media Roll of Honor. Veitch has covered thoroughbred racing for The Saratogian, his hometown newspaper, and The Pink Sheet since 1979 and has written two books on

NEW YORK — Dule Hill was searching for the right word to sum up how it felt that some original crew members from his series “Psych” turned down other jobs to work on “Psych: The Movie.” “I think that is a…” he began. “Testament,” interrupted his co-star, James Roday. “I knew where you were at.”

NEW YORK — Aaron Boone was pulling into the driveway of his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, last Thursday, bringing 8-year-old daughter Bella home from school so his wife could drive her to a dance lesson, and he noticed a missed call from Brian Cashman. Boone called back the New York Yankees general manager as his

ADRIAN, Mich. — Cyber shenanigans for 200? A former “Jeopardy!” winner has been charged with illegally accessing co-workers’ email accounts at a small Michigan college. Stephanie Jass is a former history professor at Adrian College. She appeared in Lenawee County court on Tuesday, charged with unauthorized access to a computer and using a computer to

BARCELONA, Spain — Ousmane Dembele trained with his Barcelona teammates for the first time since rupturing a thigh tendon nearly three months ago. Dembele, the most expensive signing in Barcelona’s history, joined the rest of the group for the first part of Wednesday’s session and then continued with his recovery routine. The 20-year-old Dembele hurt

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, Stanford running back Bryce Love and Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson are the finalists for The Associated Press college football Player of the Year. The winner will be announced Thursday. The finalists are the same as those for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented Saturday. Mayfield has led the No. 2

BERLIN — A vast international experiment designed to demonstrate that nuclear fusion can be a viable source of clean and cheap energy is halfway toward completion. The organization behind the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor announced the milestone Wednesday and confirmed it’s aiming to conduct a first test run in 2025. Construction in southern France has

Penn State’s Saquon Barkley is the offensive player of the year for the second straight season and Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell is defensive player of the year on The Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team released Wednesday. Wisconsin took the other two top honors. Freshman running back Jonathan Taylor was voted newcomer of the year

NEW YORK — You’ll still have ways to watch YouTube service if it disappears from Amazon’s Fire TV streaming device. Google is threatening to pull YouTube from Fire TV as a fierce battle between the two tech heavyweights escalates. The latest dispute is over the e-commerce company’s refusal to sell some Google devices that compete

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has fired the assistant coach who called its offensive plays. Coach Will Muschamp said in a statement Wednesday he decided after much deliberation to dismiss co-offensive coordinator Kurt Roper and go a different direction. The Gamecocks other co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon, will call plays at the Jan.

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ease the country’s tight restrictions on abortions, shrugging aside opposition from religious groups. The Legislative Assembly vote will allow “students, adolescents or girls” to have abortions up to the eighth week of pregnancy. The measure doesn’t specify ages, but it appears to apply to girls up

LONDON — The jewelry maker who worked on the engagement ring Prince Harry gave to Meghan Markle says it’s been inundated with requests for replicas— but it won’t be taking any orders for copycat rings. Stephen Connelly, director of Cleave and Company, tells The Associated Press: “We’re not going to be making replicas of it.

HAMMOND, Ind. — A disbarred northern Indiana attorney has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the estate of a defunct supermarket chain. Sixty-four-year-old Robert E. Stochel was convicted of mail fraud in May. He was sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge in Hammond who also ordered