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Funeral home owner who sent families fake ashes pleads guilty to fraud
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 200 decomposing bodies…

What is known about the search for a former US soldier suspected of killing 4 at a Montana bar
The search for a former U.S. soldier suspected of killing four people at a bar…

Tennessee set to execute inmate without turning off his implanted defibrillator
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is set to execute a man Tuesday without deactivating his…

Faced with hardships at home, Ethiopians risk dangerous seas for a better life elsewhere
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The deadly shipwreck in waters off Yemen’s coast over the…

NCAA: No expansion of basketball tournaments beyond 68 teams this season, talks ongoing about 2027
The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will not expand beyond 68 teams in 2026,…

August recess can’t hide tensions ahead for Congress on spending and Trump nominations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few…

Langley RCMP appeal for footage, witnesses after fatal B.C. highway crash
LANGLEY — Police in Langley, B.C., say a motorcyclist has died after a crash on…

Stella Rimington, Britain’s first female MI5 spy chief, dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain’s MI5 intelligence agency and…

Big Dumper’s big year: Cal Raleigh’s ‘staggering’ season leads an offensive surge by MLB catchers
Seattle’s Cal Raleigh — better known by the catchy nickname “Big Dumper” — has lived…

Mitch McConnell’s legacy comes under fire in Kentucky race to replace him in the Senate
CALVERT CITY, Ky. (AP) — Republican Nate Morris had deftly warmed up a crowd of…

From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out
NEW YORK (AP) — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country…

Israeli government votes to dismiss attorney general, escalating standoff with judiciary
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Monday voted unanimously to fire the attorney general,…

Tenor Piotr Beczała sings different productions of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ 41 hours apart
BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Less than 41 hours after his final bows for singing the…

Canadian Armed Forces airdrop aid to Palestinians in Gaza
OTTAWA — Canadian aircraft carried out an airdrop Monday of nearly 10,000 kilograms of aid…
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 4 The Washington…