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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Houston Astros’ six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second…

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia voters who had missing or incorrect dates on their mail-in ballots were allowed…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another mother searching for her disappeared child has been killed in Mexico, the fifth murder of a volunteer search activist in…

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur has won another term in the U.S. House after defeating Republican…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — University of Kentucky officials said they are still reviewing an incident in which a white student is accused of physically…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s presidency is set for profound changes no matter what the midterm…

BERLIN (AP) — Adidas has appointed Puma CEO Bjørn Gulden as its new chief executive. He will take over in January as the German sportswear brand…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former Kansas City police detective convicted of shooting and killing a Black man in 2019 is asking that his conviction…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer hopes to win another four years…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has identified an American citizen who was fatally shot in the…

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young has won his Indiana seat for a second term. Young’s win in…

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Southern California police officer was arrested for firing his gun into the air several times in a…

By FREIDA FRISARO and JULIE WALKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the northwestern Bahamas and Florida’s…

GENEVA (AP) — A pear-shaped 18-carat pink diamond is set to be sold at auction on Tuesday and is expected to fetch between $25 million and $35…

LONDON (AP) — Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the bawdy “Carry On” comedies and as the voice of the Sorting Hat…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s sitting lieutenant governor, Democrat Josh Green, has a large advantage heading into…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii voters are sending incumbent U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz back to Congress for another six-year…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has won reelection, keeping Republican…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met with lawmakers from his party to discuss…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has slapped sanctions on several senior officials and armed forces officers in Myanmar, where a military…

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democrat Wes Moore has been elected Maryland’s first Black governor. Moore, a best-selling…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Democrats hope to hold on to a key swing district in Maine as two-term incumbent Rep.…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alex Padilla ended his campaign to remain California’s junior senator the way he began _…

By WILSON RING Associated Press Voters in deep blue Vermont are deciding whether to send Republican Gov. Phil Scott back to Montpelier for his fourth…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian authorities on Tuesday announced the extraordinary discovery of 2,000-year-old bronze…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Voters have approved recreational marijuana in Maryland and Missouri and rejected it in…

By ANDREW MELDRUM and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president has hinted at the possibility of peace talks with…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU lawmakers investigating the use of surveillance spyware by the bloc’s governments have…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The daughter of Norway’s King Harald says she no longer will officially represent the…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan faces Republican Don Bolduc Tuesday in a closely-watched…

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has won a third term following one of the most expensive…

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Following a first term fraught with a double dose of crises — the COVID-19 pandemic and…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little’s reelection campaign strategy involves ignoring his…

By KEN MILLER Associated Press Republicans have kept control of Arkansas’ four congressional seats after a mostly quiet runup to Election Day in…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two Democratic congresswomen won reelection to seats in New Mexico on Tuesday while it was too…

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Matt Rosendale won a second term in the U.S. House…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is electing a new member of Congress because a Republican incumbent lost…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota has won reelection to a fourth term. He will return to the Senate and is…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ newly redrawn 17th district will be one of the U.S. House…

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are trying to sweep Iowa’s four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives,…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Republican Katie Britt could become the first woman elected to the U.S Senate from Alabama…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley was elected to an eighth term, defeating Democrat Michael…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson faced an unknown and unfunded Libertarian candidate on Tuesday as he sought a third…

By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans U.S. Sen. James Lankford and U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin have both coasted…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Three Democratic congresswomen in Virginia are looking to survive tough…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Eight-time NBA All Star Dwight Howard is headed to Taiwan to play for the Taoyuan Leopards in the island’s top division.…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Sweden’s new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, is meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bid to clinch Turkish…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Republicans in Oklahoma are heavily favored to retain all five of the state’s U.S. House…

By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is getting another term in office after besting GOP…

BERLIN (AP) — An ambassador for the World Cup in Qatar has described homosexuality as a “damage in the mind” in an interview with German public…

By COLLEEN BARRY and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press MILAN (AP) — A humanitarian group appealed to France on Tuesday for a port where it could…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Party officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has postponed the resumption of…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s first popularly elected Black mayor is hoping to fend off…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s interior minister says a Bulgarian police officer has been shot dead at the border with Turkey. The…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — A new fully electric vehicle startup in Italy is challenging U.S. and Chinese rivals with “Made…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government says repayment of the more than 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) government…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese video game maker Nintendo has reported a 34% surge in its profit for the first half of…

BEIJING (AP) — China is displaying its latest generation fighter jets and civilian aircraft as it looks to carve a larger role for itself in the…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-hauled carrier Emirates is buying five Boeing 777 freighters in a deal valued at more than $1.7 billion,…

By FRANK JORDANS and WAJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The world should confront climate change the way it does…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press DOÑANA NATIONAL PARK, Spain (AP) — Flamingos, herons and fish once filled a freshwater lagoon in southern Spain.…

BEIJING (AP) — Renault SA and China’s Geely say they plan to launch a joint venture to produce gasoline-powered and hybrid powertrains, adding to…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After a dozen meetings and sessions over the summer and fall, South Carolina lawmakers…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. midterm…

BEIJING (AP) — Police in northeastern China said that seven people have been arrested following a clash between residents and authorities enforcing…

By STEFANIE DAZIO and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial proposal to change the pay structure for servers and other workers at…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — For two years, Venezuela’s socialist government has been fighting to extricate from the U.S. justice system an…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is poised to coast to a third term after a campaign…

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Follow along for real-time, on-the-ground updates on the 2022 U.S. midterm elections from The Associated…

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Voters did not encounter widespread problems on Election Day. That has not stopped…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honor: he’s been named…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who slaughtered 51 Muslim worshippers during the deadliest mass shooting in…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens didn’t need their full complement of key…

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points and Coleman Hawkins had a career-high 23 points and 12…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A lawyer for an American father and son convicted in Japan on charges of helping Nissan’s…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An extortionist has threatened to make Medibank customer data public within 24 hours…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday he will be making a “big announcement” next week as…

SEATTLE (AP) — A suburban Seattle man accused of threatening to shoot Black customers at grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, and at businesses in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crewman who fatally stabbed his supervisor on a container ship headed to Los Angeles has been sentenced to 20 years in federal…

By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Sandinista National Liberation Front completed its political domination of Nicaragua on…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has denied American claims that it’s shipping…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Two police officers involved in the arrest of a woman who was seriously injured when the parked…

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Colorado will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court against a Christian…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Nigerian social media influencer who called himself Ray Hushpuppi and flaunted a lavish lifestyle fueled by his eforts to…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has released his response to a…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions…

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Monday sentenced a man to life in prison for killing six members of his family, including two young boys, inside their…

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday blocked a rural Arizona county’s plan to conduct a full hand-count of…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is planning a reelection rally featuring a video message…

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Commercial flights between Colombia and Venezuela have resumed as relations improve…