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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A lag in routine school immunizations is threatening a smooth start to the school year…

RISHABH R. JAIN and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of Afghans living in India are taking to the streets to ramp up…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by…

By COLLIN BINKLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A new poll finds that a majority of Americans support mask and vaccine…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An online account describing itself as a group of hackers has shared footage of…

TOKYO (AP) — The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for two U.S. Park Police officers told a judge that local prosecutors are not…

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Having a good grasp of your expenses and budget is the best preparation for a drop in income. But if that ship has…

By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s largest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City, has begun a tightened lockdown to battle the…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — International aid groups are warning that millions of people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials say Egypt has closed its main border crossing point with the Gaza Strip amid tensions with…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say they have arrested two people for allegedly hurling tear gas cannisters during a concert by a Bosnian…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court has sentenced a former Cabinet minister to 12 years in…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is sending three military aircraft to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese citizens and local…

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is scrambling firefighting aircraft and ground forces as at least two new blazes…

By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading international human rights group says Israeli airstrikes that demolished four…

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health sector is a casualty of the multiple crises that have plunged the country…

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press Ahmad Sarmast left his home in Melborne, Australia, on a mission to revive music in the country of his birth,…

By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight outside Kabul’s international airport has…

BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…

By DAVID PORTER and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents across the waterlogged Northeast are clearing mud and…

By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul has become New York’s first female governor. The Democrat from western New…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A close ally of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been defeated in a high-profile mayoral…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — When the Taliban shot policewoman Khatira Hashmi and gouged out her eyes, she knew Afghanistan…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says torrential rains caused landslides, knocked out power and damaged houses in central China. But no…

By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are trying to muscle President Joe Biden’s…

By ROBERT BURNS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S military troops flying round the clock have managed their biggest day…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press Police departments in 2021 are desperate for positive press. They’re facing headline after headline about police…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea has said he’s ready…

By EVENS SANON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police force says it has deployed additional units south of the capital…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are gaining, boosted by a near-record rise on Wall Street. Still, early momentum…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has received her first dose of the island’s domestically…

By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Football is reported to be considering dropping the “All Whites”…

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — The White House on Monday announced a series of new agreements with Singapore aimed at…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife,  Jacqueline, remain under doctors’ observation at a…

NICE, France (AP) — A French league soccer match between Nice and Marseille has been abandoned. Marseille refused to restart the game after Nice…

HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and has moderate symptoms. Nehls, a Republican from the…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in Brazil say an illegal fire balloon has fallen in the Juguery Park near Sao Paulo, setting off a fire that has…

FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — Authorities fighting a northeastern Minnesota wildfire say the blaze did not expand its reach over the weekend. The Greenwood…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian officials have confirmed the release of 15 more students who were abducted from…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao sounded like a fighter on his way out and a politician on his way up. He might…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office projecting an image that he is still in control and fully engaged…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan…

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering rock ‘n’ roll Everly Brothers, has…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this…

By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans was counting on the music playing again, recruiting The Rolling…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says that he has tested negative for COVID-19, four days after testing positive. He said in a video…

By AMY BETH HANSON and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A shortage of bus drivers is complicating the start of a new school…

MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida eloped to Southern California, marrying his girlfriend Ginger Luckey in a small ceremony on Catalina…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pop-up restaurants, many started as stopgap measures by struggling chefs and owners, may have…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign in disgrace this week. His departure comes after a state investigation found…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Stefan Lofven, Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, is stepping down as head of government and the party in…

By EVENS SANON and MARKO ALVAREZ Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitians have resumed services in or outside damaged churches, sometimes…

PARIS (AP) — Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris. The…

By ROBERT BURNS and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk…

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — Several thousand people have demonstrated in Montenegro over the planned inauguration…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar has announced Oct. 2 as its date for the country’s first election to vote for members of its top…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national Holocaust memorial has a new director. Israel’s government on Sunday approved the appointment of Dani…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian police say they have arrested 24 people protesting the government’s response to the death of a prominent…

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed hope that the Kremlin’s United Russia party will…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Just a few years ago, Virginia was considered a civic embarrassment for its staggering…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A cybersecurity firm plucked from relative obscurity to conduct an unprecedented review of…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Top Republican leaders in Kentucky are promising to work with Gov. Andy Beshear to fight…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s new prime minister has struck a conciliatory tone in his first national address. A day after being sworn…

By YURAS KARMANAU and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to move forward stalled peace…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former British prime minister who deployed troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago says the U.S.…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli government commission investigating a deadly accident at a holy site in April has…

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — This time, Barry Manilow didn’t make it through the rain. Unlike the Grammy-winning recording…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media are reporting that Iran’s president has met with Japan’s foreign minister in Tehran and the two discussed…

BERLIN (AP) — An iconic modern art museum in Berlin designed by Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has reopened to the public after a…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s annexation of of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula in 2014 evoked tragic…

By VADIM GHIRDA and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The 20th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press AGDINES, Greece (AP) — Residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their livings from the…

By AHMAD SEIR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The British military says at least seven Afghans died in a…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has bombed Palestinian militant weapons sites in the Gaza Strip following a violent demonstration on the…

The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is raising concerns that the Islamic State poses a threat as American troops seek to evacuate…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party is investigating the top official in the eastern tech and tourism hub of Hangzhou for what it…

PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire burning for a week in Northern California continues to grow out of control — one of about a dozen big…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is facing heightened risks, along with potential political and economic opportunities…

By DAVID KLEPPER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DAVID PORTER Associated Press WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The tropical storm system Henri brought heavy winds and…

By NICK PERRY, MARI YAMAGUCHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan, Australia and New Zealand all got through the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Opposing rallies that drew hundreds of people in Portland, Oregon, are sparking clashes Sunday. The two groups had gathered…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A conservative talk radio host from Tennessee who had been a vaccine skeptic until he was hospitalized from COVID-19 has…

CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19. The famed 79-year-old…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A cruise ship headed for the Mexican Riviera set sail from the Port of Long Beach on Saturday — the first cruise ship…

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a San Francisco man died while hiking in Death Valley National Park, where temperatures can be among…

By JONATHAN MATTISE and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff in Tennessee says at least 22 people are dead any many are…

FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has closed a popular recreational wilderness area in northeastern Minnesota as the state’s largest…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach police officers are no longer enforcing a new law that critics believe has emboldened officers to arrest…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Catholic Church authorities in Poland say the Vatican is punishing a retired Polish archbishop for his alleged negligent…

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin shrine founded by a high-ranking Roman Catholic cardinal who has COVID-19 says he has been taken off a…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky governor’s efforts to aggressively combat COVID-19 have suffered a…

By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli gunfire has wounded 24 Palestinians,…

CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — A heavy police presence has guarded two marches for LGBT rights in Poland. One was held Saturday at the foot of Catholic…