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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The vast majority of candidates running to become their states’ chief election officers oppose hand…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk didn’t allow the responsibilities of becoming CEO at a third major company curb his Halloween spirit…

By TAMMY WEBBER and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press SANTA CLARA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — Raymond Naranjo sings for rain, his voice rising and falling as…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history could soar to the largest ever if…

By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An exiled climate and antiwar activist says a Moscow court has stripped him of his Russian…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s capital has begun issuing certificates recognizing same-sex couples, becoming the…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Embracing without permission. Disparaging one parent over the other in front of children…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched its mega Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in more than three…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year will induct Eminem, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In a story published Nov, 1, 2022, about the sentencing of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, The…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday put a temporary hold on the handover of former President…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended by the Conservative Party after signing…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off one of her biggest album launches of her career, Taylor Swift announced a new U.S. stadium tour…

By COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ships loaded with grain departed Ukraine on Tuesday despite Russia suspending its participation…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Music is gearing up for a massive content expansion: The streaming giant…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The debut of a giant “Bluey” balloon, Lea Michele and the Broadway cast of “Funny…

ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily on Tuesday convicted 91 defendants of roles in a organized crime scheme that bilked the European Union of some 5…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister is facing criticism for describing migrants crossing the English…

LONDON (AP) — The family of Egypt’s most prominent imprisoned activist says he went on “full hunger strike.” The family says Alaa…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Police say they have few leads in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s currency has dropped to its lowest value against the dollar, as nationwide unrest and a stalemate in…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Andrea Campbell’s personal history is a tale of perseverance. When she was a child,…

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have revoked the licenses of two pharmaceutical companies to…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and STANLEY CHOE Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The political fight is only getting fiercer over whether it’s…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press This summer, as China fired missiles into the sea off Taiwan to protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to…

HELSINKI (AP) — Police say that two people have died and one person has been seriously injured in a helicopter crash in central Norway. Norwegian…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A new campaign in France allows young children to flag abusive attacks by simply dropping letters in…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Shock and anger have been supplanted by grief as families and friends mourn the 134 lives…

By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet Once people land a job with a competitive benefits package, it’s easy for some to forget to make the most of it.…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer New research shows vaccinating pregnant women helped protect their newborns from the common but scary…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BP’s earnings have more than doubled in the third quarter as the London-based energy giant…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A tropical storm and absences of VIP guests are casting a shadow over a financial conference meant to…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported its quarterly profit through September rose 24% on healthy demand for its music…

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden has lashed out at Republican Florida Gov. Ron…

By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia is reinforcing its military with an annual fall draft of 120,000 men. Russian…

By JUWON PARK and DAVID RISING Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The narrow street in Seoul’s popular Itaewon neighborhood was…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is blaming years of deforestation for a deadly…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard is searching for dozens of migrants reported missing after the…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The decorative candles Yaroslav Vedmid bought more than a year ago were never meant to be lit,…

CHICAGO (AP) — As many as 15 people were injured in a drive-by shooting, including three children, in the city’s Garfield Park neighborhood on…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were temporarily blocked from leaving as part of virus testing…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Days after more than 150 Halloween revelers died in South Korea’s deadliest crowd…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s election on Tuesday, the country’s fifth since 2019, largely pits familiar…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday ahead of a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on an…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco is reporting a $42.4 billion profit in the third quarter…

By FAY ABUELGASIM, BARBARA SURK and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Arab leaders are meeting in Algeria at the 31st summit of…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — India’s prime minister prepared to visit the site in western India where…

By BASSEM MROUE, JON GAMBRELL and MARIAM FAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Francis is making the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain this week,…

By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An Australian survivor of a crowd crush that killed more than 150 partygoers in the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a seventh…

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Families of the 17 children and staff members Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The future of abortion access in Kentucky could hinge on a constitutional question on…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to edge toward election victory on…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean officials admitted responsibility and apologized on Tuesday for failures…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In an attempt to see how social media influences American politics, a BBC reporter created some…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — At least three Republicans running for the U.S. House attended the “Stop the…

BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai Disneyland was closed and visitors temporarily kept in the park for virus testing, the city government announced, while…

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — A Halloween celebration in Omaha turned frantic after a man drove through a barricaded area and was shot by a police officer…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — For the first time this season, the Cleveland Browns put it all together and played like a…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say an Oregon man is accused of abducting a Canadian child he met online, taking her across the border in…

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fans wearing “Fight Antisemitism” shirts occupied some courtside seats at the…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the water in…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has blocked Penguin Random House’s proposed purchase of Simon & Schuster.…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Foreign Ministry criticized the United States for expanding joint…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Fifty mainly Western countries are urging China to fully implement all recommendations…