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Pulitzer-winning novel ‘James’ is up for another major honor

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett 's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "James" is up for another literary honor. Everett's dramatic retelling of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a fiction nominee for the 20th annual Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which comes with a $10,000 cash ...

Lawmakers visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ after being blocked

OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers condemned Florida's new Everglades immigration detention center after visiting Saturday, describing it as crowded, unsanitary and bug-infested. Republicans on the same tour said they saw nothing of the sort at the remote facility that officials have ...

Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire destroyed a historic lodge and dozens of other structures on the Grand Canyon's North Rim, forcing officials to close access to that area for the season, the park said Sunday. The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North ...

The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby's in New York will be auctioning what's known as NWA 16788 on Wednesday as part of a natural ...

Lawrence and Deegan on the cusp of motocross’ next big rivalry

Jett Lawrence and Haiden Deegan have not faced each other on the track, aren't even in the same class, yet they hold the keys to the future of motocross. Lawrence, the former breakdancer-turned-racer, has overpowered the 450cc class since moving up two years ago. Deegan, son of a freestyle ...

A Utah man dies after falling from a mountain in Glacier National Park

WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A 42-year-old Utah man died after he fell while descending a mountainside in Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana, authorities said Friday. Brian Astle, of Provo, Utah, fell while going down an off-trail climbing route on the west face of Mount Gould. The ...

Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades is launching a potentially half-billion-dollar effort to extract rare earth metals from the fossil fuel that are crucial for tech products and military hardware. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, ...