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By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers approved a sweeping overhaul Friday of the state’s handgun licensing…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press A former Georgetown University tennis coach has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for pocketing more…

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of people in several Spanish cities are protesting the deaths of at least 23…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. financial analyst Peter Schiff says he will fight to be able to sell a bank he…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential…

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Some 2,000 migrants, most Venezuelans, have walked out of the southern Mexico city…

By ALBA ALEMÁN, DELMER MARTÍNEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN MARCOS ATEXQUILAPAN, Mexico (AP) — Clutching rosaries, residents of…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Last July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to…

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit in which the parents of Gabby Petito claim that Brian Laundrie told his…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Health authorities in Africa say they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak here…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed following an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that killed four…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Lesbian and gay couples can now legally tie the knot in Switzerland as the rich Alpine nation has…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican said Friday it had finalized the sale of a London property that is the focus of a…

By REBECCA BOONE and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In Arizona, Republicans are fighting among themselves over whether a…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The chief of the Dutch central bank has apologized for the institution’s involvement in the 19th-century slave trade, the latest…

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Among the world’s present-day religions, Zoroastrianism, founded more than 3,000 years ago, is…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed full control over a major oil and natural gas project partly owned by Shell and two…

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands have taken to the streets in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, a day after nine people were killed in anti-military…

PARIS (AP) — Australia and France have opened a “new chapter” in their relations as the new Australian prime minister seeks to heal wounds…

LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30% in the last week, new data showed Friday, with cases…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Opposition leaders have asked new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to restore the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Bonnie hit the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua near the border with Costa Rica late Friday and was expected to make…

LONDON (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made her first visit to the U.K. since both countries signed a free trade agreement.…

by FABIANO MAISONNAVE and NICOLE WINFIELD RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When the Archbishop of the Brazilian city of Manaus Leonardo Steiner kneels before…

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has unveiled a new draft constitution that would bestow…

PRAGUE (AP) — An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary has kicked off amid controversy following a protest by Ukraine…

CHICAGO (AP) — A person opened fire during a verbal dispute early Friday in downtown Chicago, killing two men and wounding three other people,…

By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is dealing with another boozy scandal after the deputy chief whip resigned…

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has accused her then-manager of trying…

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court is marking the 20th anniversary of its…

By OLEG CETINIC and BOUBKAR BENZEBAT PARIS (AP) — Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports are facing disruptions…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s supreme leader has offered prayers for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims…

By The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street shook off a downbeat start and ended broadly higher Friday, though the…

HONG KONG (AP) — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to…

It has not been an easy week for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He took his first foreign trip since the invasion of Ukraine to shore up relations…

By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian airstrike on residential areas killed at least 21 people early Friday near…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Emails and phone calls from same-sex couples, worried about the legal status of their…

ALLEN, Ky. (AP) — Three Kentucky law enforcement officers were killed when a man opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant at a home in…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand says neighboring Myanmar has apologized after one of its fighter jets crossed into its airspace on a bombing run along the…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea suggested Friday its COVID-19 outbreak began in people who had contact with…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women’s rights…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the…

By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump’s…

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies Friday as they resumed searching for dozens of missing after a…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest…

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is back at it, doubling down on his country’s losing investment…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Navy investigation released Thursday revealed that shoddy management and human…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nipsey Hussle was a hip-hop star who sought to raise up his neighborhood with him until…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California may turn to fossil fuels to avoid blackouts during hot weather that…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is letting states set their own standards for meal and rest breaks by airline crews. On Thursday, the…

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A teenage member of the MS-13 gang has pleaded guilty to charges she lured a 15-year-old boy to his death in 2019 on…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State officials are ordering local school districts across Texas to audit and correct security deficiencies at their schools…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will not consider amending its state constitution to eliminate an exemption…

By KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threatened Thursday to derail a bill…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a…

SEATTLE (AP) — A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs. The Norwegian Sun hit part of an iceberg on…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Public schools in Texas would describe slavery to second graders as “involuntary relocation” under new social studies…

By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Essence’s chief executive officer said she’s been asked many times whether the Essence…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The federal control board that oversees the finances of Puerto Rico’s government…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has adopted a resolution extending an arms embargo on armed…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s climate change ruling on Thursday is likely to hinder President Joe…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly has approved a controversial bill allowing Los Angeles, Oakland…

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic might be playing in his last Grand Slam…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at the Altoona, Iowa amusement…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities have evacuated a portion of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis following reports of a fire and…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the race for South Carolina education superintendent, questions about…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One death and nearly two dozen hospitalizations are being tied to a new listeria outbreak of…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has set Aug. 9 for a second trial for two men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov.…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers began a special legislative session seeking to limit the…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran says it’s ready for new indirect talks with the United States to overcome the…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has thrown out a murder conviction for a once-prominent Atlanta attorney…

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government and the country’s main Indigenous group have reached an agreement to end 18 days of often-violent…

OTTAWA (AP) — Canada’s chief public health officer is warning of a possible COVID-19 resurgence in the fall and winter. Theresa Tam said Thursday…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Years before “Bridgerton” and the Regency-era fashion moment it helped inspire, director Emma Holly Jones was…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi insists his government won’t collapse despite rising…

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock. The sleek Mayflower…

LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — The leather-clad figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has died. Sonny Barger was 83. Barger’s death…