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March 18, 2025

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This Oct. 17, 2019 frame grab from video provided by the Mexican government shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez at the moment of his detention, in Culiacan, Mexico. Ovidio's brothers, Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, are the lead defendants among 23 associates charged with running a criminal enterprise, fentanyl trafficking, among other things, in a New York indictment unsealed April 14, 2023 in Manhattan, while Ovidio, alias “the Mouse,” is facing similar charges in another indictment in the same district.

US flooded with cheap, deadly fentanyl churned out by sons of ‘El Chapo,’ charges reveal

With Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serving a life sentence, his sons steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggled into the U.S., prosecutors revealed in a recent indictment. Read More.

An Instacart driver shot at. An Uber Eats driver dismembered. The attacks have gig workers on edge

Ride-hailing and food delivery companies say extreme violence is rare among the millions of trips completed each week by gig workers. But three attacks in Florida last month sent ripples of fear among some app-based drivers, who have long demanded better protection from companies whose safety policies they say are more geared toward customers than workers. Read More.

Growing search for Texas gunman who killed 5 enters 3rd day

Authorities on Monday still had not captured a gunman in Texas who killed five neighbors, and as the search dragged into a third day with false alarms and few apparent leads, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott faced backlash over drawing attention to the victims’ immigration status. Read More.

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Mylissa Farmer stands for a portrait at her home in Joplin, Mo., on Sept. 28, 2022. In early August, Farmer had to travel to Illinois to terminate her pregnancy when her water broke at 17 weeks and 5 days and put her life in danger.

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found. Read More.

Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape

A former magazine columnist who accuses former President Donald Trump of raping her in a department store testified that she didn't call police because she is a “member of the silent generation” who was taught not to complain. Read More.

Americans fault news media for dividing nation: AP-NORC poll

When it comes to the news media and the impact it’s having on democracy and political polarization in the United States, Americans are likelier to say it’s doing more harm than good. Read More.

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German designer Karl Lagerfeld, center, is applauded by his models wearing wedding dresses, from left: Claudia Schiffer of Germany; unidentified model; and Helena Christensen of Denmark. The pose together after the presentation of the Chanel 1995-1996 fall-winter haute couture fashion collection he designed in Paris, July 11, 1995

Met Gala 2023 live updates: Look inside the guest list, more

Fashion’s biggest night will celebrate the late Karl Lagerfeld. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press, including a livestream of departures from the Mark Hotel, a nearby venue where many stars get ready for the gala. Read More.

Aerosmith announces farewell tour starting in September

Aerosmith will be touring a city near you for the last time to celebrate their 50-plus years together. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band announced Monday the dates for their “Peace Out” farewell tour starting Sept. 2 in Philadelphia. Read More.

Explainer: What's behind looming Hollywood writers' strike?

The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms could go on strike as soon as Tuesday. It would be the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years. Here’s a look at the storylines the fight has spawned. Read More.

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