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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities and media reports say a female teacher has been stabbed to death in southwestern…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A climate center says the trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are worse than they were…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There are celebrities with TV travel shows who just can’t wait to show you where they…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Trav Robertson won’t seek another term leading South Carolina’s Democrats. Robertson…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An Italian journalist has deflated an accusation in the Vatican’s sprawling financial trial.…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The price of releasing planet-heating carbon into the atmosphere rose above 100 euros in the…

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A low credit score can hurt your ability to take out a loan, secure a good interest rate, or…

By The Associated Press One year after the invasion of Ukraine began, Russia’s reintegration into the world of sports threatens to create the…

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly wouldn’t be eligible for release until 2066, a year shy of his 100th birthday, if…

By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan are…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee says that 305 candidates — 212 individuals and 93 organizations — have been nominated…

By The Associated Press Russia and China showcased their deepening ties Wednesday in a series of meetings closely watched for signs that Beijing…

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is ready to take its new Bing chatbot mainstream — less than a week after making major fixes…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Both houses of Russia’s parliament have quickly endorsed President Vladimir Putin’s…

By LAETITIA BEZAIN Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — A weakened Cyclone Freddy which pummeled Madagascar Tuesday night with heavy…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who had been suspected of involvement in supplying automatic…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has advanced a bill that would enable lawmakers to overturn a Supreme…

BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows that German business confidence has strengthened for a fourth consecutive month as managers look past…

By ELIZA HAVERSTOCK of NerdWallet As in-person classes resume around the globe, American high school seniors are increasingly applying to undergrad…

NEW YORK (AP) — Beverly Gage’s J. Edgar Hoover biography “G-Man,” Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name is George Floyd”…

MADRID (AP) — The next Latin Grammy Awards gala will be held in southern Spain, leaving the United States for the first time. Latin Recording…

By MUNIR AHED and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the country’s defense minister is in Afghanistan and…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Both the Honda CR-V hybrid and Kia Sportage Hybrid have been redesigned for 2023. The CR-V has enjoyed its time as the king…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and AREF TUFAHA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants fired six rockets from the Gaza…

BEIJING (AP) — An open pit mine collapsed in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region on Wednesday, killing at least two people and leaving…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British woman whose U.K. citizenship was revoked after she traveled to Syria to join the so-called…

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Dutch-flagged container vessel en route from Lithuania to neighboring Latvia caught fire in the Baltic Sea, prompting the…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain have detained the father of two sisters who were victims of so-called “honor killings” while visiting…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, says it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8%…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens. Authorities…

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nearly one million people applied for international protection in the European Union in…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nearly a year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “turning…

By AMANCAI BIRABEN and JIM SALTER Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A brutal winter storm closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Thursday following Wall Street’s biggest one-day decline in two…

BEIJING (AP) — China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of gunning down Nipsey…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at a gay…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared that sanctions against…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out his wartime visit to Europe on Wednesday,…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police officials say a search is underway for two motorcycle-riding men who shot and killed a New Zealand man…

By SIBI ARASU and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Top financial leaders from the Group of 20 leading economies are…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have announced an additional charge against the gunman…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a half-point…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The United Nations says three of its peacekeepers were killed and five others wounded by a…

By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Constant fear. Threats. Screams. Darkness. Cells measuring 6 feet by 9, with a hole in the floor…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine…

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A man with alleged ties to a California prison gang has pleaded not guilty to killing six people, including a teenage…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana State University football player faces a misdemeanor weapons charge following his arrest on Bourbon Street as New…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police say Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal shooting near campus.…

By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak train derailment in Montana…

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X marked on Tuesday the anniversary of his 1965 assassination by announcing plans…

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will generally deny asylum to…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has barred the public and media from a courtroom where defense lawyers say…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty in the drive-by shooting death of another teen outside a Des Moines, Iowa, high school and…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate moved Tuesday to restore voting rights to convicted felons as soon…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Additional fees may be coming for incoming South Carolina residents who…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony from a former ESPN executive is underscoring the high stakes and corruption that…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 38-year-old Chicago man has been convicted of attempted murder after he shot an Iowa sheriff’s deputy during a…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to reverse longstanding policy and allow the use of…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Two counts of aggravated assault were added to the first-degree murder complaint against an Arizona…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of congressional Republicans have met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

By The Associated Press Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, after a series of short hospital stays. The…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Microsoft’s Xbox video game division on Tuesday announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to…

OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a maintenance worker was killed in explosion at an Ohio metals plant that sparked a large fire and…

By John Hanna AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing ahead with trying to eliminate most ballot drop…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas law enforcement officer who held down a man while two others beat him…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the witness stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence that…

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia has deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s internationally…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police officer and a reggaeton singer are among 24 people accused of running a suspected drug-trafficking ring in…

By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government has vowed to improve its online security in…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two groups advocating for abortion rights say they’re ready to submit fall ballot…

SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Police in Sallisaw say…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5…

By JOHN SEEWER and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern…

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mourners filled a Detroit church for the last funeral for three students who were…