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BERLIN (AP) — The Catholic Church in Germany is reforming its labor rules for employees of church-run institutions to allow them to work regardless…

HINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — A man was arraigned Tuesday on charges that he crashed his SUV through the front window of an Apple store in Massachusetts,…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the United States on…

By SAM METZ, JAMIE STENGLE and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press The five people who were killed at a gay club in Colorado are being remembered as…

BERLIN (AP) — Steven Spielberg will be honored for his life’s work at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Festival organizers…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government has announced a ban on aid groups that are funded by France. It’s the…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Police in Oklahoma say the suspect in the killings of four people at a marijuana farm has been arrested in…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s governing parties and the main opposition bloc have reached a compromise that should allow an overhaul of the country’s…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to London on Tuesday for the first…

By ISABEL DEBRE and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hundreds of soccer fans in Doha are struggling to retrieve their digital…

PARIS (AP) — France, Germany and Italy have announced an agreement for a new-generation European space launcher project. It’s part of…

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — Turkey’s president has again hinted at a possible new ground offensive in Syria against Kurdish…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle, looking stone-faced as…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has resumed the long-delayed trial of two members of China’s Muslim Uyghur…

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet You share a lot with your spouse, but your credit score isn’t one of those things. Even if you don’t earn an income…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has backed a Russian who is seeking to stay in the Netherlands because he needs a medicinal…

BERLIN (AP) — Consumers and businesses in Germany will receive subsidies to soften the blow of higher gas and electricity prices starting in…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Iran was reeling Tuesday from the humiliation of starting the World Cup with a lopsided 6-2…

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Seventy years ago, Saad Ismail Al Jassim used to free dive 40 feet (13 meters) deep into…

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers Hobbled by high interest rates, punishing inflation and Russia’s war against Ukraine, the…

MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The CEO of Dubai International Airport says passenger numbers for the third quarter…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A Democratic swing in the Michigan Legislature highlights the role that redistricting can play in the outcome of…

By HENG SINITH Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — The defense chiefs of the United States and China have held talks on the sidelines of a…

By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities have arrested two people on suspicion of espionage in a pre-dawn operation in the Stockholm area. The…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March in frigid, snowy weather…

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Once they all assume office, California will be the first state where it’s…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s visions have spanned colorful smiling flowers, a zany take on…

ROME (AP) — Leaders of Italy’s League party say one of the movement’s longtime leaders and a three-time Cabinet minister, Roberto…

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Some of Taylor Swift’s fans want you to know three things: They’re not still 16, they have…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it has begun producing enriched uranium at 60% purity at its underground Fordo nuclear plant. Iran’s official…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with hundreds of migrants that lost steering and had been drifting…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and PATRICK ONEN Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Kenzo has become the first singer from Uganda to earn a Grammy…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says more than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in the past three…

By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 260 dead and hundreds injured as buildings…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdown passes, including two each to Brandon Aiyuk and George…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king has failed to reach a decision on whom to pick as prime minister…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts…

By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press GANDAKHA, Pakistan (AP) — Maryam Jamali should have been preparing for an economics exam. Instead, the teenager…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after solid earnings pushed retailers higher on Wall…

By THOMAS PEIPERT, JESSE BEDAYN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The alleged gunman facing possible hate crime…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Pablo Milanés, the Latin Grammy-winning balladeer who helped found Cuba’s “nueva trova”…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have secured their majority in the Senate for the next two years. But holding…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was recently seen in public for the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao has defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district, overcoming a strong…

By ANDI JATMIKO and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press CIANJUR, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Six former executives of a now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper have pleaded guilty to a…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck near the Solomon Islands but there are…

By HANK KURZ Jr. Associated Press The University of Virginia has canceled its game against rival Virginia Tech scheduled for Saturday following the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament has passed bilateral free trade agreements with India and…

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis doctor who provided abortion drugs to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio has…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In a story published Nov. 22, 2022, about a shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, The Associated Press…

By EDITH M.. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies have strongly condemned North Korea’s latest…

NEW YORK (AP) — Forty-game winner Amy Schneider capped her big year by winning a hard-fought “Jeopardy!” tournament of champions in an episode…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who bilked investors in a Southern California hotel and condominium project out of at least $26 million has been…

BEIJING (AP) — Investigators said that sparks from welding work appears to have been the cause of a fire that killed 38 people at a company dealing…

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Friends and family gathered Monday to remember one of the four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in their…

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government says Houthi rebels have targeted at ship an…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The mother of a toddler reported missing Oct. 5 in Georgia has been arrested in connection with the child’s disappearance…

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A second Republican-controlled Arizona county, Mohave, has delayed certifying results of this…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Simon & Schuster’s corporate parent has officially ended the agreement for Penguin Random…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A U.S. military veteran and his daughter are filing a lawsuit challenging a federal rule…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 3 Michigan running back Blake Corum may be the most pivotal player in The Game against…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The former top aide to New Jersey’s Senate president has pleaded guilty in federal court to…

By JESSE BEDAYN and AMY FORLITI Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the mostly conservative city of Colorado Springs, Club Q has…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement has been…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A military appeals court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for a U.S. Navy SEAL who got 10…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Colombian government and the South American country’s largest remaining guerrilla group have resumed peace…