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PANAMA CITY (AP) — The number of child migrants who crossed the treacherous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama has spiked, the United Nations…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California pair not only smuggled drugs to five other states but repeatedly…

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Officials in the West Texas city of Odessa say residents who have been without safe tap water this week amid scorching…

Russian state television showed video Friday of two U.S. military veterans who went missing last week while fighting in Ukraine, confirming that the…

By SARA CLINE and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press Louisiana’s secretary of state and attorney general have asked the Supreme Court to put a…

BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — A judge has handed down a mandatory life sentence to a man who stormed a medical clinic in Minnesota, fatally shot one person…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Rep.…

By ALEJANDRA MOLINA Religion News Service As the United States Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Muslim Americans are gearing up…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Caught between the pandemic and war in Europe, Milan luxury fashion designers on Friday open four…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Mississippi businessmen are facing federal charges connected to the fraudulent…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Quarles is doubling down on his grassroots Republican…

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and LORI HINNANT Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A celebrated Ukrainian medic whose footage was smuggled out of the…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A recount in Texas has affirmed Democrat Michelle Vallejo as her party’s nominee for a new congressional district along the…

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Democrat Mary Peltola has joined Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich and independent Al…

HAWTHORNE, Calif. (AP) — SpaceX, the rocket ship company run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has fired several employees involved in an open letter that…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An ambitious California proposal aims to reduce plastic production for single-use…

DENVER (AP) — The family of a Texas woman who died after falling from a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort as she was riding up with her two…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Federal police said Friday that human remains found deep in Brazil’s Amazon have…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trial has begun for a Southern California man on charges alleging he was responsible for a blast that killed an ex-girlfriend…

By JULHAS ALAM and WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Army troops were called in to rescue thousands of people stranded by…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Vets for Trump co-founder arrested after driving a Hummer containing weapons and…

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says it’s “absolutely necessary” for some leaders to talk directly to Russian President Vladimir…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An elected official who was a central figure in a New Mexico…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has held a state funeral for many of the worshippers who were killed by gunmen…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it will keep Pakistan on a so-called “gray list” of countries…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden says parents and teachers must “speak up” and demand that Congress pass gun…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court says the NAACP has no standing to sue a Mississippi…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. (AP) — Two Jersey Shore towns plan to have extra police on hand this weekend even though…

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Two Uvalde city police officers told a sheriff’s deputy that they passed up a fleeting chance to shoot the gunman for…

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A restaurant created by KFC founder Harland Sanders for his wife decades ago is for sale. The Claudia Sanders Dinner House…

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…

By MICHAEL PHILLIS, SETH BORENSTEIN and BRITTANY PETERSON RED LODGE, Montana (AP) — Just three months ago, the Yellowstone region like most of the…

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Pedro Castillo appeared before national prosecutors to answer questions regarding an ongoing investigation in…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors have accused a Las Vegas man of committing a hate crime by killing one person and wounding five at a mass…

By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — About 20 students at a Michigan high school where four students were killed in a…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission moved closer Friday to a final rule that would…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s military says a Russian warship has violated its territorial waters. The Defense Command of the Danish armed…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Hard to think of a better way for Paul McCartney to celebrate his 80th…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Nicaragua’s state-owned gold mining company and the…

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday asked that a statewide grand jury be set up to examine networks that illegally smuggle…

PARIS (AP) — French film actor and amateur race car driver Jean-Louis Trintignant has died at age 91. Trintignant earned acclaim for his starring…

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Missouri earlier this month.…

MADRID (AP) — Officials say some 9,000 hectares of wooded hill land in northwestern Spain have been burnt by a wildfire that forced the evacuation…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A legal official says a court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a close colleague of ousted…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican narcos’ fascination with exotic animals was on display this week after a spider…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Making his first public appearance since the House committee investigating the Jan. 6…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — After just seven months in office, and now reduced to heading a minority government,…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it will keep Pakistan on a so-called “gray list” of countries…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking…

GENEVA (AP) — The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest says that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year’s event in…

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — What is art? Do awards make you a better artist? Are blockbuster movies only for…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has said at Russia’s showpiece investment conference that the country’s economy will…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested a 92-year-old retired priest for a sexual assault more than 50 years at one of…

BLACK JACK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a house explosion near St. Louis early Friday that killed two people and critically injured several other…

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Horse races are regularly held in only two spots in Nebraska, and the tracks in Grand…

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president is accusing Rwanda of trying to occupy his…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Kawase had more material than she knew what to do with after being commissioned by the…

LONDON (AP) — British health officials have reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country, for a total of 574 cases. That makes the…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has recommended granting Moldova — a tiny,…

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A senior Kosovo official has criticized the length of the international trial process for detained former independence…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct…

GENEVA (AP) — The scientific lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom-smasher says it plans to terminate all cooperation with Russia and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Blas is heading out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, but Tropical Storm Celia formed off Central America.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukranian authorities have introduced a visa regime for Russian citizens. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that…

By HARUKA NUGA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific says his forces are committed to defending…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s government is accused of using violence against Maasai herders protesting efforts…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pilot crashed a small airplane into Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin and was helped to shore by paddleboarders, officials…

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Ankara…

BEIJING (AP) — China is defending its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it is causing serious damage to the global…

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian reporter working for an Iranian news agency was briefly abducted, beaten and threatened by Palestinian gunmen. The…

By MIKE FEINSILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For half a century, every major Washington scandal started with some form of this question:…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ proposed new cardinals has bowed out of accepting the honor because of his…

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The wreckage of Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart yet rooted in the same ancient…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Equating the oil and gas industry to Big Tobacco, United Nations…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security officials say two long-wanted Abu Sayyaf militant commanders accused…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Angry bank customers who traveled to a city in central China to retrieve their savings from…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese…

By DAVID KEYTON, JOHN LEICESTER and EFREM LUKATSKY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting…