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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A tropical cyclone has hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean,…

PRAGUE (AP) — A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo has debuted his first photoshoot to the delight of spectators. He is considered a…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples but admitted that “solitude is a…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted four land rights activists of plotting to provoke…

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press RECAK, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in a village in southern Kosovo…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment…

By WILL WEISSRT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have announced raising more than $97…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s economy shrank 0.3% last year as Europe’s former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s new King Frederik X has visited the Danish parliament on his first formal…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Some schools have reopened and limited garbage collection has resumed in Japan’s northcentral…

By EMILY WANG Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s incoming president is promising continuity. The question is what that will bring,…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military chief is claiming that the Ukrainian air force has shot down a Russian…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria after a yearslong wait. The…

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature,” after molten lava from a volcano…

MOSS BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California authorties say an airplane has crashed into the Pacific Ocean near an airport south of San Francisco. KRON-TV…

MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister is visiting Russia for three days of talks as international concern grows over an alleged arms…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — UNICEF says almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan direly need support, three months after…

By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese prosecutors say the former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has…

By PAN PYLAS and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The anti-poverty organization Oxfam International says the world could…

BERLIN (AP) — Columns of tractors are rolling into Berlin as farmers gather for the climax of a week of demonstrations against a plan to scrap tax…

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian-born Mary Donaldson’s unlikely journey from Tasmania to queen of Denmark is being celebrated across her homeland. She…

BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations is appealing for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year. It said on…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The government in China’s gambling hub of Macao says there will be no more horse racing in…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen and his commoner wife is to be feted at a royal banquet to mark the end of a lavish…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained Turkish club Antalyaspor’s Israeli player for questioning after he displayed solidarity…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The move on Monday…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on…

By HANDRIANUS BELUTOWE Associated Press FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwanese democracy activist Shih Ming-teh, who helped lead the island from authoritarianism to…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a customer at a Starbucks in what was reportedly a gang-related crime.…

By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday, with Tokyo extending its New Year rally, as China’s…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for wins in two…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press SINT WILLEBRORD, The Netherlands (AP) — Voters across the Netherlands have veered far to the right politically. The…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press SINT WILLEBRORD, The Netherlands (AP) — “Everyone is welcome,” reads the sign at the church door in this quiet…

By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Voting is set to begin Monday night in icy Iowa as…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Climate, conflict, a divided world and the rise of artificial intelligence round out a…

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Retired U.S. officials have met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and praised…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from indie rock heroes Sleater-Kinney and the pop-punk trio…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’re four months late, but the Emmys have finally arrived. The 75th Primetime…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw for a touchdown and completed a game-sealing first down against the team that cast…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns, Aaron Jones ran for three more and Darnell…

By JAMIE STENGLE and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With snow falling at a rate of 2 inches per hour, a group of about 85 people tried to dig out…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claims it has flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile…

GALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who became a vocal advocate for families of 9/11 first responders following the death of his NYPD officer…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge says former President Donald Trump can wait a week to testify at a…

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Ruth Ashton Taylor, a trailblazing journalist who was the first female newscaster to work in television on the West…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Monday marks the official start to the Republican presidential nominating contest with the Iowa caucuses. Iowa…

Pope Francis says if he can, he’ll keep a promise to visit his native Argentina in the second half of this year. The pontiff last year said he…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Business Insider’s top executive and parent company said Sunday they were satisfied with the…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday defended the qualifications of a special…

BOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a small plane carrying three people has crashed in a remote, wooded area of Massachusetts. Police reported multiple…

INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump’s comeback bid for the White House ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Burgum…

PHOENIX (AP) — Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon be disappearing from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S.…

AL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A moment of silence was observed and then shouts of “free Palestine” rang out ahead of the Asian Cup game between Iran…

PARIS (AP) — Authorities are urging residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to shelter indoors as a powerful storm bears down…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students…

By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, DANICA KIRKA and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi,…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the…

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Honeymooners” actress Joyce Randolph, who played Ed Norton’s sarcastic wife Trixie, has died. She was 99. Randolph died…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — All the major candidates for the Republican…

By MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The new Prada menswear collection for next fall and winter unveiled on the third day of Milan…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is banking on his loyal supporters to turn out for Monday…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “Mean Girls.” The…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has endorsed Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination. Hogan…

Associated Press Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic…

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his…

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo is scheduled to be sworn into office Sunday…

By MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two civilians have been killed in northern Israel after an…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say two journalists serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini…