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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose for the fifth straight week to its highest level since breaching 7% in…

MOSCOW (AP) — The chairman of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s investigative foundation has resigned over a letter he wrote…

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first in a new series of atmospheric rivers has pushed into California and forecasters warn…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new moms, Republican officials in more…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has announced a crackdown on people smugglers, from a…

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — No charges are immediately being filed against former NBA star Shawn Kemp following his arrest in connection with a drive-by…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The opening of the 95th Academy Awards on Sunday is going to be a “moment,” the show’s producers promise. They…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The tiny clinic where physicians prescribe hormones and other medications to…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives have gathered for the final meeting of a…

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s military said Thursday at least 36 people were killed by extremists in the…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Six people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in…

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has rejected accusations that he is stoking anti-Black racism.…

By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Three more Greek rail officials have been charged in connection with a train crash…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AP) — For two hours each afternoon, the Catholic priest listens to confessions…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped by the most in five months, but layoffs…

Prague (AP) — A retired army general and former senior NATO official has been sworn in as the Czech Republic’s new president, succeeding the…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch says many middle and working class families in Lebanon have been forced to…

MOSCOW (AP) — Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, which has close ties to Moscow and hosts Russian troops, claims it has thwarted an…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has filed another complaint to authorities following racial insults aimed at Real…

LONDON (AP) — The pay package for Shell’s CEO jumped by half last year to nearly $12 million. Oil and gas companies have made record profits from…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward waters off its…

By JOHN HANNA and TOM DAVIES Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republicans who want to thwart socially and environmentally…

By RENATA BRITO and JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press SURIA, Spain (AP) — Three Spanish geologists have died in a tunnel collapse deep…

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says inflation in the country has hit a new high this year, with the steepest price rises for basic foods. Official figures…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police say they are investigating officers after violence at a women’s march in the capital, Islamabad. Hundreds…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior legal adviser says UEFA rules on homegrown players are partially incompatible with…

By TRISNADI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court has jailed a soccer club organizer and its chief of…

By EILEEN NG Associated PRess PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been arrested and will be brought to…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — He’d paid about $80 for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey.…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong national security police have arrested a veteran labor activist who is also the wife of…

By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Young people in France are protesting against the government’s push to raise the retirement age.…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Police say a Taliban-appointed provincial governor and two others have been killed by a bomb. Mohammad Asif Waziri, the Taliban…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and Japan say their leaders will meet next week in Japan. Their…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s parliament members are lining up to elect a new president, the third since…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has been airlifted to the country’s main…

By EDNA TARIGAN and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press PENAJAM PASER UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Orange-red ground has been broken in the jungle of East…

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s ruling party says it will withdraw a bill that opponents warned would…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of an update on United States…

By STEPHEN GROVES and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO is apologizing to Congress and pledging millions of…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox…

By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate for the drug-related killings of four…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A Maine vegan whose custom license plate contains the word “tofu” is one of the motorists…

By ODED BALILTY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police say a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a crowded street in central Tel…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — When he looked to the future, Grayson Hart always saw a college degree. He was a good…

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — The Australian prime minister is starting his four-day visit to India by inaugurating a cricket test match in the western…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution renewing an arms embargo and other…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue workers have recovered more bodies buried under tons of mud following a landslide that crashed onto a hilly…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Six men sit alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the ruling Communist Party’s…

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been questioned by anti-graft officials over alleged corruption in…

By HANNA ARHIROVA and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A barrage of more than 80 Russian missiles and a smaller number of…

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal court in New York has authorized the seizure of a $25 million Boeing 737 owned by a Russian energy company, citing U.S.…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The pro-business track record of the man poised to become China’s top economic official will…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Democratic-led House approved legislation Wednesday that would repeal…

By MARCIO SANCHEZ and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. (AP) — After a blizzard swept through Southern California mountains,…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant’s home debut with the Phoenix Suns will have to wait a little longer. The…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The license of a Rochester, New York, concert venue has been revoked while authorities investigate the…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase sued its former executive Jes Staley on Wednesday, alleging that he aided in hiding…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican says that a plan put forward by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan is revving up its electrification shift and slashing costs by using the…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA will tip off ESPN’s coverage of the league’s 27th…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Saudi man long held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a suspected…

By JAMES POLLARD, JAKE BLEIBERG and JULIE WATSON Associated Press/Report for America LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) — The frantic effort to rescue four…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials have informed members of the House and Senate and their staffs that hackers may have gained access to their sensitive…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Body camera footage released Wednesday by a suburban police department in Utah shows five…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote…

NEW YORK (AP) — An 82-year-old Colorado man has been charged with selling and trading fake Michael Jordan basketball cards. Prosecutors in New York…

By LAÍS MARTINS Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has announced proposals to promote and protect…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh revelations flowing from a major defamation lawsuit are shedding light on what was happening…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Active-service members and veterans provided firsthand testimony…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas was still heavily segregated in 1946 when Herman Moody became the city’s first Black…

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Two freshwater mussel species are getting federal protection. The U.S. Fish and…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama star Brandon Miller talked publicly for the first time since police said he was at the scene of a fatal shooting.…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Police say Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant won’t face charges in Colorado related to the livestreamed…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston City Council has overwhelmingly approved a proposal from the mayor to cap rent prices as…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The theme park parent company of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man is getting a new…

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department found Louisville police have engaged in a pattern of violating…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Academy Awards are Sunday, but did last year’s Oscars ever really end? When Hollywood reconvenes at the Dolby…

By MEHMET GUZEL and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Women have braved an official ban on an International Women’s Day march in…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has brought together state lawmakers, federal officials and others for a…

STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement following a six-year relationship with the…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in Georgia’s capital have fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators around the parliament…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis police department…