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NICE, France (AP) — French writer Dominique Lapierre has died at age 91. In 1964, Lapierre drew on archived material to co-author with American…

By AUDREY McAVOY and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — USS Arizona sailor Lou Conter lived through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Memphis hospital says it has paused, not stopped, its gender-affirming services in…

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say a Turkish military vehicle has run over a woman and a child in a northern Syrian town killing them…

French President Emmanuel Macron says it’s time to “open our eyes” to resurgent antisemitism and xenophobia. He spoke on Monday while…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rail service has resumed between Nigeria’s capital and neighboring Kaduna state eight…

By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Scientists around the world warned governments who will be gathering in Montreal this…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The police chief in Tampa, Florida, resigned Monday after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a businessman and president, Donald Trump faced a litany of lawsuits and criminal…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Major Western measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war in Ukraine have…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5. The…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press HAVACO, W.Va. (AP) — The unmarked graves in a forgotten West Virginia burial ground known locally as Little…

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has denounced a European…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press HAVACO, W.Va. (AP) — Mayapple plants sprout in the sunken soil where the bodies lie, their leaves sheltering…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says a European Union summit in his country’s capital this…

NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published December 6, 2022, about “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” The Associated Press erroneously reported that 2023…

MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian environmental official said Monday that the thousands of dead seals that washed up on Russia’s Caspian Sea coast…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — FIFA has brought disciplinary charges against Serbia for alleged misconduct by players and fans including offensive chants at a…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has driven a vehicle across a bridge to Crimea that was damaged by a truck bomb attack in October.…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has welcomed Sweden’s extradition of a convicted member of an outlawed militant group, calling it a “start” that…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBT rights…

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO of The Associated Press and YONAT SHIMRON of Religion News Service COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (AP) — As monks chanted evening…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and other current and previous top officials have paid their respects to former leader Jiang Zemin, who…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no rest for the spicy: Fresh off a world tour and two albums this year, Red…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The image of a young Pelé celebrating goals and lifting trophies with Brazil’s national team…

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The main opposition party in Georgia has filed a court case calling for the imprisoned ex-president of the country to be…

BERLIN (AP) — The governor of Germany’s state of Lower Saxony says he is quitting Twitter because the microblogging site is increasingly being…

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s military says more than 700 personnel will travel to eastern Congo to join…

PAPHOS, Cyprus (AP) — Defense lawyers for a British man on trial for causing the death of his sick wife in Cyprus’ coastal resort town of Paphos…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has set a new target for military spending over the next five years to $318 billion, or 1.5…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet The vast majority of Americans no longer get tax breaks for charitable contributions, but that’s no reason to stop…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Global arms sales have grown by nearly 2%, chiefly because of the war in Ukraine. But the conflict may also hamper production, not…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s foreign minister has signaled that his country will continue to buy oil from…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson can expect plenty of more LPGA faces next year in the QBE…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The death toll from the tragic flash flood that swept away members of a church…

LONDON (AP) — Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries said Monday that “goblin mode” has been…

By ASHRAF IDRIS and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s coup leaders and the main pro-democracy group signed a deal…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban government spokesman says an Islamic State suspect has been arrested in last week’s…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police have arrested three teachers at a nursery school in central Japan on suspicion they…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — In a dusty neighborhood on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital, guards stand duty at a gated…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey has eased slightly in November for the first time in more than a year, but remains close to…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has fired about 130 artillery rounds into the water near its western and…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Hours after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, health staff at a children’s hospital in…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The text message to the Vatican monsignor offered forgiveness along with a threat: “I…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The leader of the United Arab Emirates is making a surprise visit to Qatar during its hosting…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck two air bases deep inside Russian territory, the Kremlin said Monday,…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a 22-year-old Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli fire during a military raid in the…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas safety Malik Hooker had no idea what he was starting with a fumble return…

VENICE, Fla. (AP) — A private airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast Saturday night, with two people confirmed dead as…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people braced Monday for days without…

WASHINGTON (AP) — About 200 protesters in Washington have lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House in a show of…

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Legislation that ensures same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized as legal unions appears…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls and authorities say new…

By JANIE HAR and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is launching a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it made the right…

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier for…

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ‘s conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday…

By ADAM BEAM and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for…

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white former police officer is set to go on trial Monday for fatally shooting a Black…

By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) — Improved weather conditions have allowed rescuers to resume their search for…

Bob McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jurors in the capital murder trial of a former U.S. Border Patrol agent have heard him confess in a taped interview to killing…