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NEW YORK (AP) — It may be time to get out those fairytale ballgowns. The theme of the next Met Gala has been unveiled: It’s “Sleeping…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press After Ohio voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment protecting the right to abortion and other forms…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup intentionally discriminated against Armenian Americans when they applied for credit…

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis town became what is believed to be the first in the U.S. to elect a Somali American mayor when…

MENTONE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 5.3 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in a sparsely populated county in western…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities are seeking an eight-year prison term for an artist and musician…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press Close to 400 people connected to fossil fuel industries in some way or another…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s panel of independent economic advisers is forecasting that the country’s economy will shrink by 0.4%…

By LISA NAPOLI of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy First-class recreation centers in low-income neighborhoods — dozens of…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An effort to remove Kristina Karamo as the Michigan GOP’s chairwoman is being…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister said the country is setting up an institute to document Serbia’s crimes against its…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Culinary Workers Union in Las Vegas has reached a tentative deal with casino giant Caesars…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Even before last month’s Hamas attacks in Israel, the leader of Hungary had long…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats in Michigan who’ve enjoyed control of the governor’s office and slim…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — A City Council candidate in the Miami suburb of Hialeah used Donald…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Adidas believes it may have to write off the remaining 300 million euros ($320…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb says the biggest reason it loses some bookings to hotels is that people never know exactly what their…

LONDON (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will be greeted with royal pomp and ceremony before commemorating the sacrifice of British…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds It’s a great time to be in the market for a midsize truck. Midsize trucks are a viable option for truck shoppers looking…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended until lawmakers return for a special…

By RONITA CHOUDHURI-WADE of NerdWallet Adoption can be a way to build a loving family, particularly for same-sex couples, who are more likely to…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian pro-government media and an opposition war monitor say the Islamic State group ambushed…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s largest egg producer, which had nearly 1.2 million chickens or 20% of all laying hens in the country before a…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Authorities in Croatia have urged citizens to drink tap water only as they investigated cases of people suffering injuries…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia are moving forward in their quests to join the European Union. But…

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese industry association has reported that sales of passenger cars rose 10.2% in October over a year earlier as makers ramped…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The owner of Facebook and Instagram says it’ll put labels on political ads created using…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is recalling all 950 of its cars to update its software…

By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-graft court on Wednesday sentenced a former…

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Chinese military official is visiting Moscow and is hailing strong ties between the countries during a trip that underlined…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister has sought to reassure Afghans waiting in Pakistan for resettlement in…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation…

By MELINA WALLING Associated Press This October was the hottest on record globally, 1.7 degrees Celsius (3.1 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s domestic and foreign intelligence services have won a case against a Dane of Syrian origin who claimed he…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the European Central Bank and other policymakers…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William is looking to expand his Earthshot Prize program into a global movement…

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian court will consider overturning a woman’s convictions for killing her four children. A government inquiry reported…

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing south on foot with only what…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A series of powerful and shallow earthquakes have shaken a sparsely populated island chain in eastern Indonesia. There…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital that killed at least seven…

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — She refused to ban books, many of them about racism and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people. And…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping says potential risks associated with artificial intelligence are challenges that countries should deal…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ATACORA, Benin (AP) — Groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State have been spreading from the vast, arid…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in muted trading Wednesday as attention focused on prospects for…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Foreign policy and the Israel-Hamas war are expected to be prominent in…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear won reelection to Kentucky’s highest office Tuesday by improving…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s Constitution was approved in a statewide…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond voters have rejected a ballot measure that would have opened the door to a proposed…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and DIDI TANG Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The U.S. has announced plans to launch a $553-million project to…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Ivanka Trump’s turn to take the witness stand in the civil…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A United Nations-backed study finds that the major fossil fuel-producing countries still plan to extract more…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s time for the third Republican presidential debate. The two-hour debate will start at 8…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five Republicans will appear on stage Wednesday night in Miami for the GOP’s…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Awards are back Wednesday to honor the top artists in country music, with Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde…

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — From Western capitals to Muslim states, protest rallies over the…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have become more likely to describe Israel as an ally that shares…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — People magazine has named Patrick Dempsey as its Sexiest Man Alive. The actor and race car driver takes the mantle from…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Hurricane Irma slammed into the tiny island of Barbuda as a powerful Category 5…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower chamber of Mexico’s congress has once again turned to spectacle, giving hours of its time to a controversial…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SPATA, Greece (AP) — In the Mediterranean’s olive-growing countries, the extreme weather caused by…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says 40 Filipinos have fled from the war-ravaged…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game “The Legend of Zelda,”…

By MATTHEW LEE and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has criticized rival South Korea for removing a law that banned private…

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Kimberly Mata-Rubio, a mother who has pushed for tougher gun laws since her daughter was among 19 children killed in the Robb…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There was plenty in the early results of Tuesday’s off-year election to make…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press The people of Bridgeport, Connecticut, have cast their ballots for mayor knowing there’s a chance the results…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge’s order to deny bail is being challenged by a New Mexico man charged with attempted…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press Democrat Gabe Amo has defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat.…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church’s Japanese branch plans to set aside up to $67 million to cover possible…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A clerical error in an eastern Pennsylvania county caused votes to appear to be flipped on a ballot question…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press The Biden administration is urging an appeals court to allow sweeping new restrictions on…

By YOLANDA MAGAÑA Associated Press SAN SALVADOR (AP) — As El Salvador President Nayib Bukele seeks re-election, a growing number of voices have…

By AAMER MADHANI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping remain on track to meet during next…

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thieves entered the home of Brazilian soccer star Neymar’s partner’s home and took her parents…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers and tribes have unveiled a monument outside of…

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Authorities in Panama say two people have died while participating in a third week of protests against a government mining…

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to uphold health care guidance…

By KEN KUSMER Associated Press A law firm says the Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Illinois who…

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota district judge said Tuesday he will rule soon on whether to issue a temporary…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon who walked out of the Legislature earlier this year have filed a federal lawsuit as part of…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Some polls in Kentucky have closed as voters there decide whether to give Democratic…

MAXTON, N.C. (AP) — The sheriff in a North Carolina county says that two deputies and a suspect have been seriously wounded during an exchange of…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump went off. Again and again. Making the witness stand at his New…

By FU TING, JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at…

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There are just 10 days before another potential government shutdown. Congress…

GENEVA (AP) — Christie’s says the largest fancy vivid blue diamond to ever come to auction has sold for more than $44 million, far outstripping…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nine-inning World Series games averaged 3 hours, 1 minute, the fastest since 1996, according to…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet in Belvidere, Illinois, with the head of the United Auto Workers…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police officers shot and killed a man who pointed a gun at them following a foot pursuit…

By ADAM BEAM and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Paradise is still recovering five years after a wildfire destroyed most…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods couldn’t be more involved with prime-time TGL unless he had built the arena. He helped develop the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican Supreme Court justice who rose to fame after openly declaring himself a fan of pop star Taylor Swift has resigned.…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say they are on a manhunt for suspects who robbed a government…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The future of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio is in the balance. Issue 2 on…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Russian troops stationed in Georgia’s breakaway province of South Ossetia have shot and killed a Georgian civilian near…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators are holding a meeting to confront Alabama Sen.…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A deep affection for cinema tends to run alongside the moviemaking for Alexander Payne. “The…