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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Ending a walkout that held up key bills for six weeks, Republicans showed up for work in the…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal judge in Argentina has called on Interpol to detain four Lebanese citizens so they can be questioned for…

By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press Federal authorities have announced charges against nine people for thefts of millions of dollars worth of…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has slammed Pakistan’s government over its proposal for the new…

By MARGARET STAFFORD and JOHN HANNA Associated Press CASSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — John Forsyth was known as a hard-working doctor who cared deeply for his…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set. Former…

BEIJING (AP) — Lionel Messi got hugged by a fan who ran onto the field wearing a No. 10 Argentina shirt during a 2-0 friendly win over Australia in…

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Performing in a fairy tale musical with songs by the Princess of Pop can be both magical…

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI investigators who searched Harold Martin’s Maryland…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles is changing its name to Peacock Theater and the open-air plaza next to it will be…

By LISA RATHKE and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The Vermont man charged with killing his mother off the coast of New England in a scheme to inherit…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a North Korean husband and wife living in China for their…

By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” is about New England — a topic the Vermont…

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A songwriter and music industry entrepreneur from Atlanta has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers Sweden is moving closer to a bid to host the Winter Olympics for the first time in what is…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is visiting Europe’s largest atomic power…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press The European Union’s ambition to lead the way on ecological issues has avoided a major setback. The…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Confidence in the scientific community declined among U.S. adults in 2022, a major survey…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations attacked fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee has issued a damning report concluding that former Prime Minister Boris…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans increased their spending at retailers last month despite pressure from…

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained elevated last week, a possible sign that the…

By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — An American man has been arrested over the death of one U.S. tourist and an…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the…

By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez believes the European Union will finalize a…

ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is going to be discharged from the hospital on Friday. On the eve of his release, he visited the…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has seen no evidence that Russia has changed its nuclear…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi police have filed charges of sexual harassment and outraging the modesty of six female…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — When it comes to baseball and LGBTQ+ inclusivity, Billy Bean often flashes back to his playing days.…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer says as many as 30,000 people in the country are involved in criminal networks. He…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The race for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest is still on. Sherpa guide…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s main opposition party has expelled a senator after a female senator accused him of sexual assault and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has highlighted progress in chipping away at so-called junk fees as a “win for consumers” while…

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister says border security will be tightened…

By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A committee of lawmakers has harshly rebuked former British Prime Minister Boris…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has pressed ahead with another interest rate hike and is…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New figures show that New Zealand’s economy has dipped into recession as higher…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are weighing future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares logged moderate gains on Friday after Wall Street benchmarks swept higher,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than a year…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The number of people suffering anxiety and other psychological issues in Ukraine is on the…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that…

By JIM MUSTIAN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man Thursday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest death in…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang is meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a drive by Beijing to elevate relations and…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nine more women are accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault in a lawsuit that alleges he used his “enormous power, fame and…

By FARES AKRAM, NINIEK KARMINI and MARIAM FAM Associated Press This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full pilgrimage after three years when the…

By VANESSA GERA and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian forces have destroyed or damaged thousands of Ukrainian schools.…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been executed for the separate 1984 killings of a teenage babysitter…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — Nine survivors of a migrant boating sinking were arrested on…

By FARES AKRAM, NINIEK KARMINI, ABBY SEWELL, MARIAM FAM and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A deep earthquake has shaken part of the Philippines, southwest of the capital, but there were no immediate reports of…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory and consumer activity weakened further in May and surging unemployment among…

SYDNEY (AP) — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has revealed he spent time in a psychiatric ward following a loss at Wimbledon in 2019 because of…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police in the western Japanese city of Osaka say they have arrested a woman who allegedly sprayed…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four environmental and conservation groups have endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the annual…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A drug syndicate that tried to smuggle tons of methamphetamine from Canada to…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place. Modelo…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of migrants who arrived by bus in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday were sent from…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph says efforts to…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament passed legislation on Thursday to prevent Russia from…

SEATTLE (AP) — A woman who was eight months pregnant died after a man shot multiple times into a car she was in while stopped at an intersection in…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in Alberta, Canada, with new sex crimes in the latest criminal…

By SCOTT SONNER and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A public financing package to help build a new $1.5…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former a former Indiana congressman say he should be spared from prison after his…

By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than a year and a half after Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer…

PONTIAC A Detroit-area woman accused of fleeing to Thailand after killing a Michigan State University student in a hit-and-run crash has pleaded no…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says a female Mexican gray wolf has been returned to the wilds of…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has suspended the head of the West African nation’s…

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area community has banned LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned flagpoles. The unanimous vote by the Hamtramck City…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The parents of a 6-year-old girl who drowned at a Kansas City water park allege in a lawsuit that the park hires young,…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected a bid for bail by a self-exiled Chinese businessman…

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Police in a seaside community on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula say two Americans have been found dead in…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors are expected to start deliberating Thursday in the criminal trial of three men accused of…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The University of Delaware has agreed to pay $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit over its campus…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with manslaughter for putting an agitated New York City subway rider in a fatal…

By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Just last week, former Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements. Sportsbook branding has prominent placement in…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy…