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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by…
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German chancellor says Europe must continue to step up its help for Ukraine even after the approval of a big U.S. aid package.…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Welsh police say a suspect has been arrested after three people were injured in a “major incident” at a school in Wales.…
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A team of experts from the U.N. nuclear agency has inspected the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi…
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Penguin Random House is teaming with Amazon MGM Studios on a series of books based on “Wednesday,” the Emmy-winning Netflix hit…
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait has seen an explosion in the distance, marking…
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will investigate whether China is using unfair methods to deprive…
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has approved a controversial overhaul of the country’s public radio and television services,…
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation.…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Tech giant Cisco Systems has joined Microsoft and IBM in signing onto a Vatican-sponsored pledge to ensure artificial intelligence is…
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico will hold a Democratic presidential primary, the only opportunity for Democrats on…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Several military horses bolted during routine exercises Wednesday and ran loose through central London, injuring four people and…
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s 88-year-old King Salman has entered the hospital Wednesday for what state media described as “routine…
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign automakers have been caught flat-footed in China by an electric vehicle boom that has…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a 4.57% rise in retirees’ pensionsfrom this summer, an increase that is well above the current…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A priest who oversaw a memorial service for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended for three years…
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s public broadcaster says smoke was seen coming from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed safely at Shin Chitose…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party has made his first court appearance on sexual abuse charges dating…
Continue ReadingBy DAN FRIO Edmunds If you’ve ever spotted cars with chameleon, chrome-like finishes, patterns such as stripes and camouflage, or just an off-beat…
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The bodies of 19 people have been off the coast of Tunisia, one of the primary points…
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing to announce plans for a new five-year schedule to lease federal offshore tracts for wind…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Biden administration is setting new rules on airline fees and refunds. The Transportation Department said Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials say Nepal’s president asked the emir of Qatar, who is on a two-day visit…
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw…
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials are expressing thanks for a fresh batch of U.S. military aid that threw…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a critical trip to China armed with a…
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has reached the end of a long, painful battle with…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A prominent German far-right lawmaker says he will dismiss an assistant who was arrested on suspicion of spying for China, but will…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A top Russian military official arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe has been sent to pre-trial detention after…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan, saying such funding was pushing the self-governing island…
Continue ReadingBy ANDY WONG and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China’s space agency is making final…
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares have tracked Wall Street’s rally, led by a 2.4% advance for Tokyo’s benchmark…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Novels that tell complex and surprising stories of migration are among six finalists for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction.…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency…
Continue ReadingCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Sri Lanka to inaugurate a hydropower and irrigation project that was long…
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission has formally declared Prabowo…
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran for what would be…
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A big, new package of U.S. military aid will help Ukraine avoid defeat in…
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press Dozens of protestors have barricaded themselves inside two buildings on a Northern California…
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Detectives and secret service agents investigating the stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church have executed search warrants in the…
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY, STEVE LeBLANC and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS Associated Press Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in protest…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another…
Continue ReadingBy ARMANDO SOLÍS Associated Press VILLA MADERO, Mexico (AP) — As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and…
Continue ReadingFor a third straight week, Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are attempting to repeal the state’s near-total ban on abortions after a court…
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, MICHELLE L. PRICE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Student protests over the war in Gaza have created a new…
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. So, it’s surreal for the decorated…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday when doctors can provide abortions during…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the…
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — New Jersey is incentivizing taxpayers who work from home for New York based employers to sue…
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Presidential elections are being held in North Macedonia. The small Balkan…
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sen. Mike Braun has missed the final GOP debate in the race to become Indiana’s next…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The $95 billion foreign aid package approved by the U.S. Congress provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenishes…
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In her primary victory Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, first-term…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury has indicted more than 140 migrants on misdemeanor rioting charges over an alleged mass attempt to breach…
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America LAS VEGAS (AP) — The USPS announced on Tuesday it will continue with its plan to reroute…
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent…
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that…
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International says the world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — In a frequently tense relationship often defined by a shared border, the United States sent two officials with a different…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A 29-year-old suspect in a break-in at the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been charged with burglary and vandalism.…
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A top court in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has struck down colonial-era laws criminalizing gay sex.…
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new exhibit inside the federal agency that’s responsible for enforcing the…
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Rev. Cecil Williams, who with his late wife turned Glide Church in San Francisco…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A photographer who worked for hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion says she was an abusive…
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers have started negotiating on what could become a landmark…
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A minor league baseball team in Montana is calling out the U.S. Department of Interior for…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH CORNFIELD Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adele, Mariah Carey and Garth Brooks tower over the Las Vegas Strip, peering out from…
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government is rolling out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption…
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning of counterfeit Botox injections after more than 20 people got sick. All of the…
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate has voted for legislation meant to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November…
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A transgender Tennessee woman has sued the state’s Department of Safety and Homeland…
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is calling for “a clear, transparent and credible investigation”…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was…
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A bill designed to ban LGBTQ+ Pride flags in Tennessee public school classrooms has…
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press Former U.S. Rep. George Santos on Tuesday said he is dropping his longshot bid to return to Congress, months…
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that would let some teachers and…
Continue ReadingBy LEAH ASKARINAM and CHAD DAY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Dean Phillips will receive at least three delegates from the Ohio Democratic…
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union auditors are struggling to work out whether some of the billions the bloc has sent…
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state police officer who court documents say had a child with…
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A former Weymouth, Massachusetts, police officer has pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in his custody nearly two years ago by…
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A worsening budget crisis at Argentina’s public universities is sending…
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration…
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — GoFundMe is expanding into Mexico, the company announced Tuesday. That marks 20 countries now…
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Canadian police say that two former United Nations employees in Montreal have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian authorities say they have detained a top military official on suspicion of accepting a bribe. The arrest of Timur…
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a deputy who was a 20-year-veteran of a Houston-area sheriff’s office has died after being hit by a truck while…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Several crew members were injured when a car and truck collided on the Georgia set of the Eddie Murphy film…
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cyberattacks on businesses are rising, including small businesses. It’s a troubling trend…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A unique book club at one of the nation’s largest jails brings together college students and…
Continue ReadingNEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they…
Continue ReadingFAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Doulgas DC-4 has crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska. It is not immediately known how many people…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA ROSENBAUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Henry knows that love can change your life. She’s had it happen personally and…
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA has finally heard back from Voyager 1 in a way that makes sense. The most…
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The man charged with starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office earlier this month has…
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