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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has struck down a Trump-era rule that eliminated federal protections for some wetlands and…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly half of the money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin’s…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two human rights groups have accused both sides in the Yemen conflict of using starvation as a weapon…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Senior European Union officials say the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the…

HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested two men they allege were digging in an area of protected fossilized dinosaur…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Nas X has been awarded the inaugural Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year Award from…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin regulators have backed down on requirements that operators of a startup that allows…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Pace, a longtime Washington journalist who managed coverage of the U.S. government during a…

MADRID (AP) — Europol says that over 100 people were arrested when police in Spain busted an illegal drug ring earlier this summer. The European…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for many as the Venice International Film…

By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds If this were a normal year, Labor Day would traditionally kick off the start of end-of-model-year vehicle clearance sales.…

By NerdWallet staff If you’ve been affected by a natural disaster like Hurricane Ida, you have several options for finding immediate help from…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator has cleared TV personality and journalist Piers Morgan of any violations for making comments about…

By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The World Health Organization says new tests show Ivory Coast didn’t…

By DAVID PORTER and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through the mid-Atlantic states with at least…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is aiming to give a technological upgrade to government services and recordkeeping with the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is granting a promotion to the handler of an agent who spied on the United States, more than 30 years after the episode…

By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says thanks to surgery that removed a portion of his colon he can now…

BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of killing his wife and young child. City police in Zwickau…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Shopping malls, restaurants, parks and schools have reopened in Thailand’s capital after…

LONDON (AP) — Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain for the first large-scale conference to…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian police have outnumbered demonstrators at several main train stations as COVID-19…

By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The president of the U.N. Security Council says the U.N.’s most powerful body will not take its focus…

By ARITZ PARRA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Pope Francis criticized the West’s recent involvement in Afghanistan as an…

HONG KONG (AP) — Popular Hong Kong singer and pro-democracy activist Denise Ho will not be allowed to perform at one of the city’s top theaters…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A new report from the United Nations weather agency finds the world is getting…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Micronesia’s leader says he’ll continue to walk around his island nation…

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — More students in India will be able to step inside a classroom for the first time in nearly 18…

ADGER, Ala. (AP) — Two electric company employees contracted to work with Alabama Power were killed while working on storm restoration. WBMA-TV…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Many Lebanese are more openly criticizing the powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group as the country…

By SAM METZ, JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Officials say they lucked out with…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel approved a series of measures easing its blockade of the Gaza Strip, including opening the main commercial crossing with…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has warned U.S. climate envoy John Kerry that deteriorating U.S.-China relations could undermine…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher as investors waited for U.S. jobs data that might influence when…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Main Street in the Louisiana town of Houma resembles a canyon of rubble after Hurricane Ida. Metal…

By JESSICA GRESKO, PAUL J. WEBER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press The nation’s most far-reaching curb on abortions has taken effect in Texas, with…

By REBECCA SANTANA, MELINDA DESLATTE and JANET MCCONAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents of Louisiana communities hit hard by…

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials call an aggressive response to try…

By TERENCE CHEA and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — While more than 20,000 people packed roads leading out of…

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, say it’s…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Response to disasters such as Hurricane Ida falls primarily to state and local officials, but…

By AAMER MADHANI, LYNN BERRY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his first meeting with a foreign leader…

By ROXANA HEGEMAN and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion…

By ROXANA HEGEMAN and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press BOYDTON, Va. (AP) — U.S. farmers of color are battling in the courts to save a $4 billion…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press MEQUON, Wis. (AP) — A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has dramatically increased COVID-19 vaccination rates in its vast…

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — Experts in the firearms industry as well as gun-rights advocates say more and more Black…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer’s coronavirus surge has been labeled a “pandemic of the…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The sports minister for Victoria state says tennis players at January’s Australian Open can expect fewer restrictions…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A day after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in the ocean off Southern California near an aircraft…

LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A U.S. Marine who was among 13 killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan was honored Tuesday evening in her hometown.…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — One of two British nationals charged with joining with the Islamic State group and…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in…

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly four decades in the music business helping craft hits for icons like Michael…

By GERALD HERBERT Associated Press GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island…

By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign sweeping changes to the…

WACO, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict a Texas police officer in the death of a Black man who was…

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A retired Naval officer admitted in federal court in San Diego to sending a Malaysian defense contractor…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. Yet an estimated 33,000 or more…

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wasn’t a fan of R. Kelly says she ended up getting exposed to a sexually transmitted disease after he enticed her to…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An elderly man and woman died of gunshot wounds at a Honolulu assisted living center.…

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Gospel music artist Lee Williams, the leader and founder of The Spiritual QC’s, has died. He was 75. Williams’ death was…

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Mystic Aquarium is asking that it be allowed to resume research on four beluga whales that was halted following…

Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — One of the men who U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz accused of being behind a plot to extort $25 million from his…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a Trump-era rule that ended federal…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition parties say they will participate in the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November, a…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Response to disasters such as Hurricane Ida falls primarily to state and local officials, but…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The COVID-19 surge is stretching oxygen supplies tight and sending hospitals…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Jury selection in the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes began Tuesday, casting a spotlight on…

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A whistleblower lawsuit alleges that Indiana’s state treasurer violated state law in handing…

By BEN FOX Associated Press NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were formally charged…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is urging all nations to help the people of Afghanistan “in…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The backers of a measure that would change Seattle’s approach to homelessness are appealing a…

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has reversed four previous rulings that overturned death penalty…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new documentary chronicles the life and 42-year career of Bill Feehan, the highest-ranking…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old was bludgeoned to death by his grandfather who blamed the child for stealing his money. A criminal…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Nate Burleson has been doing morning television since 2016, but he is about to become a familiar face to a new…

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials call an aggressive response to try…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has refused to halt the October execution of a man convicted of a triple killing who…

CINCINNATI (AP) — A Common Pleas judge in Cincinnati has rescinded his order that a man sentenced for a felony drug charge get vaccinated against…

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press AVEZZANO, Italy (AP) — A 39-year-old man who served as a translator for the Italian military and embassy in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey woman with the Instagram handle AntiVaxMomma sold several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at…

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers face tough economic and security challenges as they…

NEW YORK (AP) — For Alicia Keys, “Girl On Fire” isn’t just a million-selling single, but the title and inspiration for a young adult graphic…

MOUNTAIN VIEW Google is once again postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-January. The internet search giant is also to…

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature has signed off on a sweeping GOP rewrite of…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has allowed dozens of truckloads of construction materials into the…

By EMILY McFARLAN MILLER Religion News Service Terry Wildman hopes a new translation of the New Testament published Tuesday will help Christians and…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi says he has fully recovered from COVID-19, less than two weeks after being…