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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Senior Vice …

LONDON (AP) — Police in England say a drunken driver did the right thing after doing the wrong thing. An emergency dispatcher received an unusual call just before noon Monday when a motorist reported he was driving drunk and said he “doesn’t know what he is doing,” North Yorkshire police said. The man said he had a rough weekend. “Man …

Lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation to put a politically appointed board in control of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, pushing the change after some lawmakers were upset last year about the department hosting a lecture on LGBTQ+ history. The Senate County and Municipal Government advanced the bill on a vote that broke down along party and racial lines. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Casi la mitad de las especies migratorias del mundo están en declive, según un nuevo reporte de Naciones Unidas publicado el lunes. Muchos pájaros cantores, tortugas marinas, ballenas, tiburones y otros animales migratorios se trasladan a diferentes entornos con el cambio de las estaciones y se ven amenazados por la pérdida de hábitat, caza y pesca ilegal, …

NOM PEN (AP) — El hermano de un niño que murió la semana de gripe aviar en Camboya ha dado positivo al virus, informó el lunes el Ministerio de Salud del país. La muerte del chico de 9 años en la provincia nororiental de Kratie fue la primera de gripe aviar en Camboya este año, luego de las cuatro del …

WOODBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church’s rectory, police said. The reverend of a United Methodist Church in Woodbury was taken into custody Friday after police received a tip about the drugs, authorities said. AP AUDIO: Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory. …

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch said Monday that Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp reduction in foreign assistance, coupled with serious Taliban abuses against women and girls, jeopardizing the right to healthcare of millions of Afghans. In a report, the New York-based watchdog said this has left the “Afghan population increasingly vulnerable to severe …

U.S. auto safety regulators have closed a seven-year investigation into complaints about power-assisted steering failures in Ford Fusions without seeking additional recalls. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Monday that its testing found only minor steering effort changes if the power-assist failed. It also found a declining failure trend, and a lower failure rate in Fusions …

HELSINKI (AP) — Former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has narrowly won a runoff vote to become Finland’s next president, who will steer security policy that includes integrating the new NATO member into the alliance at a time of concern over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The final tally from Sunday’s runoff shows Stubb, of the center-right National Coalition Party, had 51.6% …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a Boeing 747 cargo plane that officials say was previously sold by a sanctioned Iranian airline to a state-owned Venezuelan firm in violation of American export control laws. The Justice Department said Monday that the American-built plane had arrived in Florida and would be disposed of. The plane had earlier been transferred …