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Musk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue

By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher and Matt O'Brien - Associated Press (AP) -- Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number…

Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory

By Frank Bajak - Associated Press (AP)--Abbott Nutrition says baby formula production has resumed at the Michigan plant whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage. Damage from severe thunderstorms had halted Sturgis plant operations in mid-June after…

Larry Storch, zany Cpl. Agarn on TV's 'F Troop,' dies at 99

By Lynn Elber-AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his "F Troop" role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier…

Knox County Schools ban backpacks for some students

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky school district has banned middle and high school students from using backpacks to address safety concerns. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Knox County Schools will implement the policy when students return to school in…

Weak protection for vanishing whale violates law, judge says

By: Patrick Whittle --AP Writer PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A judge says the federal government hasn’t done enough to protect a rare species of whale from lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear, and new rules are needed to protect the…

Craving something sweet? It's National Sugar Cookie Day!

-- July 9th marks a special day for cookies! If you have been watching your summer figure, but maybe need an excuse to enjoy a sweet treat, here it is...It's National Sugar Cookie Day. According to the nationaldaycalendar.com, July 9th…

'Sopranos' actor Tony Sirico, 'Paulie Walnuts,' dies at 79

By Lynn Elber - AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in "The Sopranos" and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including "Goodfellas," died Friday. He was 79. [caption id="attachment_1154746"…

Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the “extreme” Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to “vote, vote, vote vote” in November. Under…

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican whom Biden served with in the Senate, and gun-control advocate…