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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans who lead three key House committees are joining forces to probe the Justice…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council plans to vote Monday on extending aid deliveries from Turkey…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — On Feb. 14, 1904, someone curious about the emerging possibilities of a key force of nature checked…

BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China has sent 13 aircraft and 6 vessels to airspace and waters around Taiwan as of early…

By SAM METZ Associated Press ON THE GREAT SALT LAKE (AP) — A brisk wind caught a Kevlar-fiber sail, sending it snapping as Bob Derby and Randy…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel’s United Nations ambassador is calling on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to…

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Texas has started rolling out what is set to become a new…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a…

ATLANTA (AP) — Police in the sprawling suburbs northeast of Atlanta say an investigator with a county prosecutor’s office was shot and wounded by…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The union that represents locomotive engineers says a coal train derailment in Virginia is renewing questions about…

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block…

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a congressman from the suburbs of the nation’s capital, has…

By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz has been a breakout star on the field, and now he’s…

MADISON, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska mother has pleaded guilty to giving her 17-year-old daughter pills for an illegal abortion last spring and helping…

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C (AP) — A 69-year-old woman killed by an alligator in South Carolina on Tuesday had drowned and experienced blunt force…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan is returning to work. Monahan has told the tour he will resume his job on July 17.…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has voiced support to Ukraine’s membership in NATO, saying the war-torn country deserves to join the…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Top U.N. officials say they will keep pushing for an extension of the deal that allows…

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana officials say juveniles currently housed at the country’s largest…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is challenging a federal judge’s injunction that blocks portions of a new…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain in downtown Omaha on Friday, including one who was washed…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations of former President Donald Trump’s retention of classified…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-controlled Legislature in Iowa will aim to enact a ban on abortion…

BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s top court has dismissed a case brought by a dozen minors seeking to force the government to take tougher action against…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Federal prosecutors say it appears that a Michigan man strangled a 2-year-old girl after he kidnapped her following…

WINNETKA, Ill. (AP) — The family of a suburban Chicago man who drowned in Lake Michigan while trying to help children struggling in the water says…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A review panel says former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred in Washington for…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to force the state to be among a few…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A Florida man prosecutors say is affiliated with the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voter registration closes Monday in Ohio for a high-stakes Aug. 8 election on whether to…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has suspended coach Pat Fitzgerald for two weeks without pay following an investigation into alleged…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Andy Murray didn’t know. As he was asked to dissect his loss to Stefanos Tsitsipas…

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — An electoral official in Guatemala says a court-ordered review of the country’s…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge refused Friday to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s 174-year-old…

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says it has disciplined five officers for their actions during a 2021 war in…

BLANCHARD, Okla. (AP) — A search is underway for a missing pet wallaby in the rural Oklahoma community of Blanchard. City Clerk Diana Daniels says…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Tennis appears set to follow the path of golf and other sports by doing business with…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended treatment at one of its hospitals in Haiti after some 20 armed men burst…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say they’ve arrested a 17-year-old boy they believe was involved in a mass shooting at a block party that…

NEW YORK (AP) — An Asian American-owned bookstore in Manhattan’s Chinatown left gutted by a July fourth fire is getting flooded with support from…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police oversight agency says it’s investigating sexual misconduct allegations against officers involving a migrant…

By MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s federal crime agency has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and PETER SMITH Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania grand jury investigating child sexual abuse among…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say no charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — An American Jesuit who runs outreach ministry for LGBTQ+ Catholics has been tapped by Pope…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Not even $12 million worth of fines is enough to stop a Jersey Shore town from…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio ‘s posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature’s…

LONDON (AP) — London police say an 8-year-old girl is in a “life-threatening condition” in the hospital  following a car crash at an…

WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Taylor Swift’s home in Rhode Island was arrested this week outside…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts will…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida has ordered a 65-year-old California fugitive held without bond in connection with the death of a woman…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Swedish city of Malmo will host the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in the same venue that housed the colorful and eclectic music…

By The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.N. human rights experts are calling for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they…

PARIS (AP) — The children of French actor Alain Delon have accused a woman who lived with the 87-year-old movie star of bullying him and of…

By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress has approved a major reform of the nation’s…

By ANNA FRANTS Associated Press NEAR TSEL, Belarus (AP) — The Belarusian military has shown off a field camp it has offered to Russia’s Wagner…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese security official says at least one person is dead and several more are wounded after a…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister and Catholic church leaders have begun observances to honor victims of World War II massacres.…

By ZEKE MILLER, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday defended what he said was a…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, says he’s pushing for access to the roof of the…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced his resignation and that of his Cabinet on…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three helicopter tour operators have pleaded guilty to safety breaches when New Zealand’s White Island volcano…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say a blast at an explosives plant has killed six people and injured two more. The explosion occurred on…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals court judges in Amsterdam say the Dutch government can order Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Muslims in Pakistan are holding rallies to observe a “Day of the Sanctity of Quran” after the…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Cities across China have opened their air raid shelters to offer residents relief from the heat as unusually high…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a…

BEIJING (AP) — China is insisting it is up to the U.S. to “create necessary conditions” for anti-drugs cooperation, following complaints from…

By ÁLVARO BARRIENTOS Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of thrill seekers took part Friday in the first running of the bulls at the…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang are expressing hopes for better…

By AREF TUFAHA Associated Press NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in a flashpoint West Bank city, days after…

MILAN (AP) — A fire that broke out in a Milan nursing home during the night has killed six residents. Italian firefighters said the blaze began…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) — Off the coast of Long Island, drones sweep over the ocean, patrolling the water for any…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Friday after data suggested the U.S. job market is still warm…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government has formally endorsed the safety of Japanese plans to…

NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian state court has refused to stay opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction for criminal defamation. Friday’s…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In 2010, newly anointed as a Grammy winner, Taylor Swift released “Speak Now,” her third…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is taking a major step in approving plans to boost its anemic production of…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s rebellious mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin walked free from prosecution…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — After a pleasant evening of wine-tasting — joyfully billed “Grapes and Friends!” — with a…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia and Iran at the U.N.…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the…