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Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday following a decision by the Bank of Japan to raise its benchmark interest rate. Policy decisions were due…

Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Legislators approved Tuesday a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey’s streets…

Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has welcomed what he said is the largest ever delegation of foreign…

Associated Press A pair of Syrians have created a community that provides support to migrants and vulnerable people in Rome, by sharing the flavors…

Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A steady stream of miserable children and worried parents flowed into the dermatology office at…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two days after a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children,…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say torrential rains have left seven people dead and three others missing in the country’s southeast,…

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin voices have frequently threatened the West with its nuclear arsenal.…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The office of Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille says security officers had to fire shots to cover leader’s exit…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Olympics organizers are banking on the sun and scorching temperatures to improve the water quality of the Seine River…

Associated Press The income gap between white and Black young adults was narrower for millenials than for Generation X, according to a new study that…

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona, setting up a fierce battle against…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service’s acting director told lawmakers Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the…

Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and her Democratic allies are emphasizing a new line of criticism against Republicans — branding…

AP Technology Writer The White House is coming out in favor of “open-source” artificial intelligence technology, arguing in a report Tuesday that…

AP Technology Writers Artificial intelligence’s growing visibility in everyday life has made it a popular discussion topic but hasn’t yet…

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under the debris,…

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Washington’s top diplomat and defense chief announced $500 million in new military funding Tuesday to…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump on Monday seemed to back away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the University of California, Los Angeles, to craft a plan to protect Jewish students. The move…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate…

Associated Press/Report for America GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Donald Trump has endorsed two of the six Republicans vying for the nomination in…

Associated Press A city in southern California is replacing its entire police fleet with electric vehicles. South Pasadena officials said Monday that…

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was killed and two people were wounded in a shooting near a New York City migrant shelter as a crowd gathered for the…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s government has given temporary residency to 207 Mexicans, mostly children, on humanitarian grounds, after they…

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from…

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service is being cut in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to…

SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Most Comcast subscribers will be able to watch their favorite sports teams again after it reached an agreement with their…

Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned three journalists who were charged with sex crimes and espionage…

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A swarm of dragonflies stunned and surprised beachgoers over the weekend in Rhode Island. The dragonflies descended on…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to appoint an outside monitor to oversee the finances and internal policies of the…

Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Officials say a man who was identified as a possible new suspect in the 1991 killing and sexual assault of a…

Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey says a series of earthquakes have been hitting West Texas and it’s highly likely they are being caused…

AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is making it look easy at the Paris Olympics so far. She added a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Maria Lourdes Carle…

Associated Press SABAC, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in several towns in Serbia to protest a lithium excavation project the…

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge in North Dakota on Monday canceled a trial scheduled for August in a lawsuit challenging the…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has announced that it will send $1.7 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including an array of…

PARIS (AP) — Japan surged past its longtime rival China to win gold in the Paris Olympics men’s gymnastics competition, and the Americans earned…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging absentee voting procedures in swing state Wisconsin. Thomas…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight…

Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the…

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — There’s a very notable difference about the Paris Olympics: the noise. From the judo mat to the swimming pool,…

AP Film Writer “Deadpool & Wolverine” had a better Sunday than anticipated. The comic book film earned $211 million in its first weekend in…

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles. The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four…

Associated Press MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah…

MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — A Chinese automotive glass maker says the company is not the target of a federal investigation that temporarily shut down…