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BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump…

By The Associated Press New productions of Mieczysław’ Weinberg’s “Der Idiot” and Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” will highlight next…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer In weather terminology, they call it “rapid intensification” — the process by which a storm strengthens…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general is requesting a new hearing after a federal appeals court struck down the state’s handgun…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he’s not supposed to…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane is disappointed in the allegations of…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he’s resigning from his congressional seat in…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration is expected to announce a new…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair shops outside…

By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Guyana’s president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans who died after a…

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The heads of the nation’s biggest banks say there are reasons to be concerned about the health of…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has filed war crime charges…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot turbine is sending the first…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Chanel Miller’s next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream to write and…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The opposition in Albania has spoken up at the Constitutional Court against the…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch military police have found 47 illegal migrants hidden in a truck that was about to board a ferry to the United…

MILAN (AP) — Media reports say Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn’t go as far for…

By KIM COOK Associated Press Tis the season to decorate for the holidays. But if you’re in a small apartment, there are limits to what you can do.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Is the year of Taylor Swift over now? Not yet. Time Magazine named Swift its person of the year on Wednesday, a week after Spotify…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A conglomerate of unions in Norway says it will take action against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues. The…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will be getting a Serbian passport. Wozniak, who teamed…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new lower house of the Dutch parliament has been sworn. That’s two weeks…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ government says a group of experts from the United States is on the…

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Preparing for Hanukkah — Judaism’s celebration of finding light in the…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, where officials are reporting new infections and deaths…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer The College Board on Wednesday released an updated framework for its new Advanced Placement African American…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has approved an amendment to the country’s penal…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A daylong series of attacks in Austin has left four people dead and at least three injured, and a man believed to be connected…

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England says it will make an assessment next year about the risks posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning.…

By LUJAIN JO and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will fly to Greece on Thursday on a visit…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate…

BEIJING (AP) — An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western…

By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet For some people short on cash, a credit card with a 0% promotional APR offer could be a budget-friendly solution for the…

By COLLEEN LONG and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a…

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security aims to help churches, synagogues,…

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds All-wheel drive is great. Winter is just around the corner, and having some extra grip is something even warm-climate…

BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats have agreed to build on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to defend his record at a public inquiry into the…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging…

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Rescuers say a man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he’s “much better” after a two-week bout of bronchitis but says…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Marking his first anniversary of coming to power, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahm admitted he was still…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after most stocks slipped on Wall Street following a…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been charged in Arizona over online posts that allegedly incited what…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday…

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press VERONA, Italy (AP) — Western officials say sanctions against Russia’s billionaires are meant to isolate…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed “Russian oligarchs”…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last…

By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators at a critical United Nations climate conference prepared…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Andy Hoang eagerly began her first nursing job this year in New Hampshire, with a desire…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s siblings topped a Yale list of 2023’s most notable…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania have emerged publicly in a court…

By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to…

By BILL BARROW and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The shrinking field of Republican presidential hopefuls are…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit both Saudi Arabia and the United…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon. Their…

By ROD McGUIRK Associatedc Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of Hollywood’s actors union have voted to ratify the deal with studios that…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European climate agency calculates that for the sixth month in a row,…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is declining to rule out abusing power if he again wins the…

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis is asking a court to let her have…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has intensified a crackdown on online scams operated in border areas of Myanmar. The drive has…

By ADAM BEAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Biden administration said it will give more than $6 billion to a pair of…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A rights group says the Taliban’s education policies are harming boys as well as girls in…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers and family members of three Black people who were fatally shot during a racially motivated attack at a north…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ordering the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 83 charges…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would underwrite the creation of a strategic new source of water by buying treated…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has reaffirmed her ruling this summer that state law permits consensual…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press WOODBINE, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Black man fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop…

By MEG KINNARD and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of…

LONDON (AP) — British police say a woman has died and two people have been wounded in a shooting in east London. The Metropolitan Police force said…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say at least 16 people have been killed and 12 others injured when a passenger bus lost control…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Donald Trump ally who worked in his Justice Department says that if the former president is…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A man hiding in a pit during the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on an outdoor music festival in Israel said…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations food agency says it’s stopping food distribution in areas of…

REFORM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is on leave after video circulated on social media showing her appearing to shock a handcuffed man…

NEW YORK (AP) — Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says the world needs to…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer selected to be the Army’s first top prosecutor of sexual assaults under an…

DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling reports of sexual violence by Hamas militants against Israelis…

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer A new survey shows 55% of Black patients said they feel like they must be very careful about their appearance to be…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in Philadelphia have charged a man with murder and other counts in the fatal stabbing of a department store…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With George Santos out of Congress, the special election to fill his seat has been set…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted murderer already on Florida’s death row for the slaying of one…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in Mexico’s northern state of Sonora have protested at the state capital against persistent pollution from an almost…