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Associated Press HUSSEINIYEH, Syria (AP) — A rebel force has deployed to a village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military intelligence agency and the Pentagon said Monday that some North Korean troops have been…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has approved the sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal…

Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Amnesty International says Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and…

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have set out conditions for lifting sanctions on Syria. They want guarantees from Syria’s…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s biggest bank has apologized after an employee allegedly stole more than 1 billion yen ($6.6 million) from…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has summoned Prime Minister Albin Kurti to testify in a case that remains unclear,…

MILAN (AP) — A major rescue operation is underway in a cave northeast of the Italian city of Bergamo to free a woman who was injured in a fall and…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation establishing a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The archbishop who is due to take temporary charge of the Church of England is facing calls to resign over his…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit since…

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas…

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this…

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military…

Associated Press SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship has arrived in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has begun its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted amid mixed trading Monday, ahead of this week’s upcoming meeting by the Federal…

TORONTO (AP) — Canada Post said operations will resume at the national postal service on Tuesday after the nearly monthlong work stoppage. Workers…

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For decades, a little-known Christian sect has dealt with its abusive ministers and spiritual elders mostly in…

AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese retail sales slowed in November and housing prices fell, with demand still lackluster despite a flurry of…

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly every detail about the religious group Lisa Webb’s family belonged to was hidden from the outside…

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to…

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an…

Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan’s…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former FBI informant pleaded guilty on Monday to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe…

Associated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma…

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians who defied genres and introduced tabla…

Associated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A Filipina who was on death row in Indonesia and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015 will…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol dodged requests by investigative agencies to appear…

AP Sports Writer A French league soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon was briefly interrupted Sunday because of homophobic chanting by…

Associated Press SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS has approved setting up a special court Sunday to try crimes…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Motor Vehicles has apologized for an “unacceptable and disturbing” personalized truck license…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Foxx required stitches after getting hit in the face with a glass while celebrating his birthday at a restaurant…

AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers has heard and seen enough. He’s convinced there will be an NBA team in Las…

HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Houston say two teens were killed and four were injured — including a 13-year-old girl — in a shooting at a makeshift…

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected…

LONDON (AP) — Edinburgh Airport has been shut down by an unspecified information technology issue, causing headaches for passengers at the start of…

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio are investigating after the bodies of three women were found inside a Columbus home. Officers were called…

Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing surgery to…

AP Business Writer With a late Thanksgiving, the holiday shopping season is five days shorter than last year, and owners of small retail shops say…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone has struck a campus belonging to Russia’s National Guard in the Russian region of…

Associated Press Right now chestnut enthusiasts are cozying up next to their open fires (or toaster ovens) to roast a holiday snack that has long…

Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Much anticipated peace talks between Congo and Rwanda have been unexpectedly canceled. Congo’s President…

Associated Press AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Before the November presidential election, Ohio’s secretary of state and attorney general announced…

MOSCOW (AP) — At least one person has died after two Russian oil tankers took heavy storm damage in the Kerch Strait, spilling oil and sparking an…

Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister is warning anyone involved in atrocities for the ousted Syrian government against seeking refuge in her…

The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says five Australians who have spent almost 20 years in…

Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado near a mall in central California swept up cars, uprooted trees and sent several people to the…

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials are preparing to execute the state’s first death row inmate in 15 years, who was…

Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — The new head of security arrived at Damascus’ international airport with his men, a bearded fighter who marched…

Associated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — At Damascus’ international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American couple has been shot to death while visiting the western Mexico state of Michoacan. State prosecutors said the…

Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A red fox frantically scratches the wires of its small cage. An Arctic fox meanders lazily with a bloody tail. Other…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political…

AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the…

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s picked longtime foreign policy…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Fifty years later, a man who grew up in suburban Detroit tried to return a very overdue baseball book to his…

AP Pro Football Writer A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Bill Belichick contacted the New York Jets about their…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas has sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving…

OAKLAND, Wis. (AP) — Officials say roughly 70,000 gallons of oil from a pipeline spilled into the ground in Wisconsin. The problem was discovered…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police are trying to find out who taped a bulldog inside a trash bag and abandoned him in Des Moines. The emaciated dog was…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, has died after suffering an accident, the company said in a…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities have arrested a female singer who performed a virtual concert on YouTube, a lawyer said.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Santa Clauses are coming to town. Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Longtime NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer is the new head coach at Santa Margarita High School, his…