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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies…

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The U.S. population expanded by 1.2 million people this year, with growth largely driven by international…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted 36 activists and former opposition lawmakers of conspiracy to commit treason. The…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three Cabinet ministers from Myanmar have attended an informal regional meeting in Thailand’s…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JILL BLEED Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Thousands of flights were canceled and homeless shelters were…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House holiday parties are back. And the “people’s house” is welcoming the…

WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of killing several people in two states has been sentenced in New Jersey to 35 years in prison for the beating…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A severe economic crisis in Lebanon has sapped the savings of millions of residents. Now,…

By ED DAVEY SAN MARTIN, Peru (AP) — Rolando Zumba, a gentle 59-year-old, wept, though the moment he described took place many years ago. Nothing…

By WILSON RING Associated Press Two of the men charged in the murder for hire case that led to the 2018 killing of a Vermont man are now facing…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for Christmas, New York legislators passed a bill in both…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian and Chinese warships have practiced joint action in the East China Sea, continuing a series of drills that reflect a growing…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press DERVICAN, Albania (AP) — The Greek prime minister has offered his country’s full support to neighboring…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The unspoken deal between sports fans and their favorite teams and players has been, in theory: Sure, there are…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Burkina Faso’s state broadcaster says the government has expelled two French nationals…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fans will have to Google it beginning next season if they want to access the NFL’s “Sunday Ticket” package.…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off rampant inflation and rising interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at an…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried walked out of a Manhattan courthouse Thursday…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — In 2014, groups of unaccompanied children escaping violence in Central America overwhelmed…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has sealed final approval for controversial reforms to the crimes of sedition and…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Forest carbon credits are promises that companies, individuals and governments can buy to…

By ED DAVEY SAN MARTIN, Peru (AP) — Rolando Zumba, a gentle 59-year-old, wept, though the moment he described took place many years ago. Nothing…

By SUZAN FRASER and KARL RITTER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says his country appreciates steps Sweden…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A bear escaped an exhibit at a Florida zoo and attacked a zookeeper before being fatally shot by workers, officials said.…

By INNA VARENYTSIA and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians hailed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s wartime visit…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state media say a fire broke out onboard Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, in the latest of a string of incidents incidents…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors say a former European Parliament vice-president suspected of being at the center…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s only nuclear plant has signed a deal with Westinghouse Electric Sweden to provide nuclear fuel for one of its…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense ministry says that Indian and Chinese military commanders have met in yet…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Court of Justice says online retail giant Amazon may be in breach of luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin’s…

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. economy contracted by more than earlier estimates between July and September, according to revised figures from the Office…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has praised the Hong Kong government’s efforts in revitalizing the…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Lucila Gomez and her husband started their holiday shopping around…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency says North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The head of the Faeroe Islands’ social democrats says his party will form a majority coalition government after a…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Superintendent Torie Gibson felt she had no choice but to make the unpopular decision. When learning Amador…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis warned Vatican bureaucrats on Thursday to beware the devil that lurks among…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic…

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — More than nine years after Croatia became the European Union’s newest member, the…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The minister of higher education in the Taliban government on Thursday defended his decision to ban women from…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain has kicked off the festive period with one of its most iconic events: the huge Christmas…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it has nationalized energy company Uniper after the European Union gave its blessing for it to rescue the…

BEIRUT (AP) — Iraqi state news says two soldiers have been killed and three have been injured in an explosion in northern Iraq. The agency reported…

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In homes and schools around Bosnia, youngsters have been preparing gift boxes…

By LORI HINNANT, VASILISA STEPANENKO, SARAH EL DEEB and ELIZAVETA TILNA Associated Press Throughout Mariupol, Russian workers are tearing down…

By LORI HINNANT, VASILISA STEPANENKO, SARAH EL DEEB and ELIZAVETA TILNA Associated Press Throughout Mariupol, Russian workers are tearing down…

By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press The Associated Press estimated at least 10,300 new graves in and around Mariupol — most in the Staryi Krym…

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities say vandals have destroyed rock art believed to be some 30,000 years old. Kyam Maher, the…

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…