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Police believe 3 children drowned by mother at NYC beach

NEW YORK (AP) — Three children were found dead in the surf off Brooklyn's famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother. New York Police investigators examine…

‘Barbarian’ is top film amid late-summer box office doldrums

By: Andrew Dalton - AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “Barbarian” won the weekend by bringing in $10 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the late-summer doldrums at the box office continued. Director Zach Cregger’s debut from…

Former MLB pitcher turned cop Varvaro dies in car crash

(AP) -- Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car accident Sunday morning on his way to work at the…

Visa, Mastercard, AmEx to start categorizing gun shop sales

NEW YORK (AP) - Payment processor Visa Inc. says it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops. The move disclosed Saturday marks a major win for gun control advocates. They say it will help better track suspicious surges…

Testimony: School shooter's home ruled by chaos

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Chaos reigned in the home where Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz grew up, testimony in his ongoing penalty trial has shown. He and his half-brother Zachary tormented their adoptive,…

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror

By Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and…

Indiana Jones, Black Panther take spotlight at Disney expo

By Andrew Dalton - AP Entertainment Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — An emotional Harrison Ford appeared along with a new trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, cast members from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" showed footage from their forthcoming sequel,…

Burger King investing $400m in U.S. revamp to boost sales

By Dee-Ann Durbin (AP) --Burger King plans to invest $400 million in its U.S. restaurants over the next two years to update its stores and boost flagging sales. The burger chain said Friday the investment includes $250 million to revamp…

New words added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary

By Mark Pratt UNDATED (AP) - It's that time of year when the words “pumpkin spice” are on many of our lips, not to mention in many of our coffee cups. So it should come as no surprise that it's…