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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. deputy secretary-general is urging every country “with capacity” to…

By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed slightly higher in premarket trading Friday as investors await the…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fijian police on Thursday said they were calling in the military to help maintain…

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An IRS policy governing the audits of tax returns filed by U.S. presidents is under new…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent 39 planes and three ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was caught on a hot mic using a…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian medics say Israeli forces have shot dead a 23-year-old man and wounded five others during clashes in the…

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Republican Joe Kent has officially conceded the race to represent Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District after his…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police are investigating dozens of rideshare carjackings and robberies over the past month. But despite several arrests,…

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A half dozen women have gone to the Bahamian Embassy hoping to deliver a list of more than 100…

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia congressman voted three times in a county where he no longer lives, possibly violating state law. Republican U.S. Rep.…

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has set an April trial date for a civil trial arising from a former columnist’s claim that Donald Trump raped her in…

By AAMER MADHANI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic visit to Washington is a moment for the White…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Netflix says it plans to build a state-of-the-art production facility at a former Army base at the Jersey Shore that…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fans of the San Francisco Giants spent a week reveling in the good news: Carlos Correa…

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Large-scale farming is now restricted in part of western Arizona in a bid to protect…

By DANIEL POLITI and HERNÁN ALVAREZ Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s government on Wednesday defended the mammoth…

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday that his office is suing Kroger, Albertsons and Rite Aid,…

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A 14-year-old Idaho girl has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after prosecutors said she and a friend both tried to kill…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Noah Baumbach doesn’t often look for books to adapt. But early in the pandemic he picked up Don DeLillo’s 1985…

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The big earthquake that rocked the far north coast of California this week originated in an…

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with wounding 10 people when he fired a gun into a crowded Brooklyn subway car has told them he’d…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The opening of a Las Vegas museum devoted to punk rock music has been pushed back. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Designated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced late Wednesday that he has successfully…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Republican who won a seat in the U.S. House in the November election is under pressure to…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Noah Baumbach doesn’t often look for books to adapt. But early in the pandemic he picked up Don DeLillo’s 1985…

TROY, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri deputy who investigated a murder case that became the subject of an NBC show starring Renee Zellweger is now…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Harvard fencing coach was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he accepted more than…

DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee say a man set fire to a Christmas tree and gifts in an acquaintance’s apartment. The Dyersburg…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has filed kidnapping charges against the nephew of imprisoned polygamous leader Warren…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nearly seven years after the death of a prominent Des Moines architect police have arrested a suspect. Police spokesman…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says a recent review of the state’s investment…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Hennepin County Attorney’s office says no charges will be filed against two Minneapolis police snipers who fatally…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution demanding an immediate end to…

By ARLEIGH RODGERS and RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities say a 20-year-old gunman who fatally shot…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has unanimously passed a bill posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick,”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S.…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crosses the Atlantic to arrive at a White…

The Associated Press Investors found few, if any, places to safely put their money in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised…

BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Residents in several regions of California allege that they’ve been misled by signature gatherers over the last…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania officials say a newly built bridge to replace the one that collapsed in Pittsburgh will open to traffic by the end…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Bettany has long been an admirer of art superstar Andy Warhol from a distance, like an…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Southern California police say officers shot and killed a man who was holding a knife during a foot chase. Bakersfield…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Congress has halted a bill that would have allowed Native American tribes in Maine to get…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana is set to open Dec. 29. The opening of the Manhattan dispensary…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Board of Regents has ordered a review of university campus events and…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm the new U.S. ambassador to Russia. The vote to confirm Lynne M. Tracy as the new…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Chance the Rapper visited West Africa earlier this year, he initially…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is slapping sanctions on Iran’s chief prosecutor, four other Iranian officials and a company that…

By KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press/Report for America LOS ANGELES (AP) — States are racing against a deadline to challenge the map federal officials…

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will not face charges stemming from a…

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Nepal, was ordered…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British filmmaker Mike Hodges, who directed gangland thriller “Get Carter” and sci-fi cult…

By ADAM BEAM and AMY TAXIN Associated Press RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) — Outside the Dollar General, the store manager ticked off the items she had to…

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore homicides surpassed 300 for the eighth year running in 2022 as gun violence remains…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization arbitrators have concluded the United States violated its rules in…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho police say they’ve determined that a white sedan found in Eugene, Oregon, is not…

By KEN SWEET, REBECCA BLACKWELL and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two of Sam Bankman-Fried’s top associates secretly…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man who was recently retried and convicted in a 1995 killing is set to get out of…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man already serving a federal prison sentence for running an illegal autopsy scheme also has been sentenced to serve…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s government says the first group of 5,000 Somalis sent to Eritrea for military…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the tenth month in a row in November,…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that…

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say they have arrested nine people, including a police officer, on suspicion of smuggling…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Three estranged daughters of a 73-year-old man who fatally shot five people in his condominium near…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American consumer’s confidence rebounded this month, even as the Fed continues to raise…

By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan court has charged an American couple with child trafficking in a case that…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from…

By HILARY FOX Associated Press PARIS (AP) — “Emily in Paris” fans will get a few surprises in their Christmas stockings, when the third season…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s national weather service said preliminary data indicates that 2022 will finish with average daily temperatures above 15…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Wednesday that it opposes bailed-out national carrier Lufthansa’s plans for bonus payments to…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy ministry says a consortium made up of energy companies Eni of Italy and France’s Total is expediting…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — As a kid, Kevin Fair would take apart his Nintendo console, troubleshoot issues…

By ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press SERREKUNDA, Gambia (AP) — Gambian authorities say that a dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A plan by Scotland’s government to make it easier for people to change gender for legal purposes…

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s state media says that four men have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister thinks it’s time to “drain the swamp” in the European…

By The Associated Press Russia announced an ambitious plan to beef up its military from 1 million to 1.5 million and create multiple new units.…

By NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Red Cross said Wednesday that it had conducted rare visits to thousands of…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s King Harald V has been discharged from an Oslo hospital where he had received intravenous antibiotics to…

PARIS (AP) — The launch of a European rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites failed and ditched in the sea less than three minutes after…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A right-wing Danish lawmaker has been acquitted of misusing European Union funds worth 98,835 kroner ($14,105) and…

By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet If you bought an unsuccessful gift this holiday season with a “buy now, pay later” plan, you or the recipient…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s government says it has purchased three Turkish-made Byaraktar TB2 drones, the model that is becoming…