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By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer It’s been three years since the World Health Organization’s first called COVID-19 a pandemic on March…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching an opera box…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many things about the Academy Awards have changed over the years, but for the past six decades…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has written to labor unions insisting on the need to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 in order…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Will Joel and Ellie finally reach the doctors in “The Last of Us”? Will Michelle Yeoh take home the Oscar for…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fire broke out Friday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, leading to the…

BEIJING (AP) — China has condemned a plan by Japan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea,…

CAIRO (AP) — A U.S. free speech and literary organization has called on Egypt to release a well-known poet and songwriter who is on a hunger strike…

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Ingemar Stenmark’s unbreakable skiing record just got matched by Mikaela Shiffrin. The American won a giant…

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s former prime minister was taken into custody after questioning the country’s…

By PATRICK WALL and AMELIA PAK-HARVEY of Chalkbeat and COLLIN BINKLEY of The Associated Press David Daniel knows his son needs help. The 8-year-old…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Total pay for BP’s CEO more than doubled to $12 million last year. The disclosure Friday from the…

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally set the country’s parliamentary and…

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has made his youngest brother the Duke of Edinburgh, passing on a title held by their late father, Prince Philip.…

FRANKLIN, N.C. (AP) — An emergency helicopter transport service announced Friday that it suspended operations, a day after one of its helicopters…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of Syria’s civil aviation says flights at the international airport in Aleppo have resumed, three days after…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida threw out the first pitch for the World…

BEIJING (AP) — China has accused Canada of smearing its reputation over allegations China is secretly operating two overseas Chinese police…

Georgian lawmakers have voted to drop a controversial bill that opponents — and thousands of protesters gathered in the capital — warned could…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military academies shot up during the 2021-22 school…

By KARL RITTER and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital had most of its power supply restored Friday,…

LONDON (AP) — Trains have been canceled, schools shut and drivers stuck for hours as a blast of snow and wind hits Britain for the second time in a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union member countries and negotiators from the EU Parliament have agreed on a provisional deal aimed at reducing energy…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Decamping from her usual base in Milan to show her wares in Los Angeles — only three days…

ARE, Sweden (AP) — Moments after winning her record-tying 86th World Cup race, Mikaela Shiffrin was asked by a Swedish broadcaster to directly…

By ALFIAN KARTONO and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua province released more…

By The Associated Press After Russia invaded Ukraine, guerrillas from Belarus began carrying out acts of sabotage on their country’s railways,…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A nationwide strike by Belgium’s public sector is slowing rush-hour traffic and affecting everything from garbage collection to…

MIAMI (AP) — Police in Miami say five suspects were taken into custody in connection with a shooting that wounded an officer on Wednesday. WTVJ-TV…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Only a few months into its term, Iraq’s government is suddenly enforcing a…

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Surrounded by miles of dried land and what remains of his famished livestock, Daniel…

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus in 1996, has been sentenced to 25…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fear rattled Wall Street Friday, and stocks tumbled on worries about what’s next to break under…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With Chinese leader Xi Jinping receiving a norms-breaking third five-year term as president,…

By LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s federal budget is a statement of his values.…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A second volcano in remote Alaska is experiencing elevated earthquake activity, signaling an increased potential for…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has approved the central bank’s appointment of Kazuo Ueda as its…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji’s former leader Frank Bainimarama has been released on bail after pleading not…

BEIJING (AP) — Xi Jinping has been awarded a third five-year term as China’s president, adding to signs he might stay in power for life at a…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was charged Friday with corruption and money…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill to prohibit minors from getting married in West Virginia was resurrected in the state…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire artillery drill simulating an…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan’s foreign minister says his country is facing “a perfect storm” of…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury that…

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press An African serval cat that was found with cocaine in its system after an escape at a traffic stop now calls the…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A confidential settlement has been reached in civil negligence lawsuits stemming from a December…

DETROIT (AP) — A man charged with threatening the lives of Jewish Michigan public officials on Twitter has been indicted on a hate crime charge.…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. railroads were warned to take certain cars out of service Thursday after Norfolk Southern…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill that would allow inmates of prisons and jails in Oregon to vote in elections moved on…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s largest city has voted to allow noncitizens who are in the country legally to vote in local elections. The…

By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has given final approval to a ban on transgender…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are forfeiting an effort to create a state-dominated board to…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Mushers and their dogs in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race face plenty of variables in…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Shots were fired inside a building used by Jehovah’s Witnesses in the northern German city of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last month has pleaded not guilty to…

PIEDMONT, Ala. (AP) — A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama on Thursday, but company and local officials said there is no threat to the…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa’s president says a race discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Iowa by former…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have identified the suspect who allegedly shot and wounded three officers as a 32-year-old wanted parolee who…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ROB GILLIES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will visit Canada for the first time…

By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and Tennessee’s governor have given their…

MONTREAL (AP) — Canadian police say they are investigating two alleged secret “police stations” operated by Chinese authorities in Quebec. The…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Maryland police chief was convicted Thursday of intentionally setting fire to buildings…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Flashy footwear is a feature of this year’s World Baseball Classic. Stadium Custom Cleats has provided about…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Officials in Poland and Slovakia are urging their allies to provide fighter jets to Ukraine, saying they are ready to send…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says it has signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Tammy Brady began her career as an Atlantic City casino dealer at the age of 18. Now 55, she…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer La Nina seemed to treat Louisiana and the rest of the Southeast United States like a punching bag. Its…

BERLIN (AP) — European countries say they have decided to dissolve a system that was conceived in 2019 to enable trade with Iran and protect…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who shot five people, killing one, during a small racial justice protest in Portland, Oregon, last year pleaded guilty…

CHICAGO (AP) — Two former prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A third person has died after being injured in a stampede after a weekend concert by the rapper GloRilla in western New…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican lawmaker has accused the FBI of wrongly searching for his name…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday that his country does not produce or consume fentanyl,…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed Daniel Werfel to serve as commissioner of the Internal Revenue…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has slapped more sanctions on people and firms associated with Iran and with…

By MARK PRATT and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A man charged with attacking a flight attendant and attempting to open an…

By ALFREDO PEÑA, MARK STEVENSON and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug…

By The Associated Press U.S. product regulators said Thursday that Yeti has recalled 1.9 million coolers and gear cases because magnets can come…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is requesting more than $2.8 billion in the federal budget proposal…