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WASHINGTON — The next Supreme Court justice will join the bench at a time when the public has more confidence in the high court than in Congress or the presidency. A Gallup survey in June found 37 percent of Americans have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the court, while another

HOUSTON — Officials in the Texas county hardest hit by Hurricane Harvey say $5 billion in federal funding that’s been awarded to Texas in the wake of last year’s deadly storm will help them finish major flood-control projects. Some of the projects in Harris County , where Houston is located, have been under construction for

NEW YORK — Twitter shares tumbled Monday after a news report quantified its purge of fake and malicious accounts, noting that the aggressive action could harm its user growth. Twitter has been open but vague about its crackdown, an effort aimed at preventing the spread of fake news and making its service more welcoming for

NEWARK, N.J. — The family of a New Jersey woman who relied on electric-powered oxygen to breathe says she died after New Jersey’s largest utility cut off service at her house. Desiree Washington says her 68-year-old mother died Thursday, hours after Public Service Enterprise Group cut power because she owed money on her account. Linda

Uber appears to be getting into the scooter-rental business. The ride-hailing company tweeted a link Monday to a story about an Uber investment in Lime, a startup based in San Mateo, California. Bloomberg News reports the companies will announce that Uber is investing in Lime in a deal that values the scooter outfit at $1.1

JACKSON, Miss. — The Latest on complaints about a Mississippi prosecutor’s conduct in a murder case (all times local): 2:50 p.m. A Mississippi judge is denying an attempt to throw a prosecutor off a murder case in which a man is accused of setting a woman on fire. Circuit Judge Gerald Chatham ruled Monday that

LONDON — Serena Williams figures this statistic needs an asterisk: For the first time since Wimbledon started seeding players in the 1920s, none of the top 10 women reached the quarterfinals. It’s also the only Grand Slam tournament in the half-century professional era with zero top-10 seeds in the women’s final eight. “I don’t think

PITTSBURGH — Police say a former Detroit Lions player has been arrested in Pittsburgh for punching an officer after refusing to pay a limo driver. NFL free agent Brandon Pettigrew is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, theft of services and public drunkenness. Police say the 33-year-old tight end refused to pay $97 for

EL PASO, Texas — A mother has accused a West Texas police officer of choking her son before a video recording captured the officer pointing a gun at a group of children. The video, which has been viewed millions of times online, shows an El Paso officer briefly pointing his weapon at a group of

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A sports complex in West Virginia is having its grand opening. A ceremony is set for Tuesday for six new turf soccer fields at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Institute. Exhibition games will be held afterward. The 127-acre (51-hectare) complex west of Charleston also will include four collegiate-size turf baseball and softball

NEW ORLEANS — A lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service claims the real-life bears that inspired their toy “teddy bear” counterparts should be returned to federal protection. The lawsuit was filed June 28 in Washington by environmental groups and others. In 2016 the federal agency took Louisiana black bears off the “threatened” list

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Latest on a former Ohio State team doctor accused of sexually abusing athletes (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A former Ohio State athletic director says he doesn’t recall any complaints during his tenure about a team doctor’s alleged sexual misconduct with athletes. Andy Geiger said he does recall some concerns about

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Anaheim Ducks will retire the numbers of Paul Kariya and Scott Niedermayer during the upcoming season. The Ducks announced the honors for their Hall of Famers on Monday. Kariya’s No. 9 will go into the Honda Center rafters on Oct. 21, and Niedermayer’s No. 27 will be raised Feb. 17. Teemu

LONDON — Serena Williams and John Isner expressed different levels of enthusiasm over a hypothetical visit to Wimbledon by President Donald Trump. On Monday, Williams and Isner advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals, leaving them as the only American singles players who could still be in the tournament when Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom begins

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have signed forward Anthony Tolliver to a one-year, $5.75 million deal. The team announced the signing Monday without releasing details. The Associated Press reported the terms last week. The 6-foot-8 Tolliver has played for nine different franchises and spent last season with Detroit, where he averaged 8.9 points per game.

MOSCOW — A look at what’s coming up at the World Cup: FOREIGN OBJECTIVE Roberto Martinez is determined to end a streak of one kind for World Cup coaches. All 20 previous World Cup-winning coaches were born in the nation they led to the title. Martinez, a Spaniard, is two wins away from guiding Belgium

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the battle between nationalists and progressives will be at the heart of European Union parliamentary elections next year, a “turning point” that will define the Europe of the future. Macron made the assessment of what he said was Europe’s real crisis during a 90-minute speech before

TOPEKA, Kan. — GOP candidates for Kansas governor are offering varying responses to President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on other countries, which some farm groups are warning could damage the state’s economy. After the U.S. imposed $34 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods on Friday, Kansas Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer said he supports Trump’s

WASHINGTON — The U.S. opposed a World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breastfeeding because it called for limits on the promotion of infant formula, not because of objections to breastfeeding, President Donald Trump tweeted Monday. Trump criticized The New York Times for reporting that U.S. officials sought to remove language that urged governments to protect,

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Movie star Gal Gadot surprised children at a Virginia hospital with a superpowered superhero moment: She visited them wearing her iconic Amazonian armor costume from the popular “Wonder Woman” film. Gadot doled out hugs, kisses, and autographs Friday at Inova Children’s Hospital in northern Virginia. She posed for photos with patients

“A Terrible Country: a Novel” (Viking), by Keith Gessen With the United States in an uproar about Russian meddling in its election, it’s a good time to brush up on the country’s former Cold War enemy. Here to help is Russian-born emigre Keith Gessen, whose hilarious, heartbreaking second novel, “A Terrible Country,” may be one

LUBBOCK, Texas — Glynn Cyprien has returned to the college ranks as an assistant coach at Texas Tech after spending the past four years working with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. Red Raiders head coach Chris Beard announced Cyprien’s hiring Monday. Cyprien was director of pro personnel for the Grizzlies and coached the Memphis Hustle in

JACKSON, Mich. — Thousands of harness racing fans flocked to a southern Michigan track to bid farewell before the 70-year-old raceway is demolished. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports that Jackson Harness Raceway celebrated its final hurrah Sunday by hosting a dozen horse races. The track has been closed for 10 years but reopened this weekend

DES MOINES, Iowa — Officers who followed a car zig-zagging down a Des Moines street before it crashed were surprised to find a 10-year-old boy at the wheel with his 7-year-old brother riding shotgun. A 911 caller alerted police to a reckless driver a little before 8:30 a.m. Monday. Officers who spotted the car turned

“Caged” (Minotaur Books), by Ellison Cooper The FBI’s hunt for a serial killer fuels Ellison Cooper’s intense debut that introduces FBI special agent and neuroscientist Sayer Altair. Cooper’s relentless energetic storytelling elevates “Caged” beyond the typical serial killer novel as the author weaves in real science to create some unique twists. Cooper also wisely avoids