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BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group says it has killed six U.S.-backed Syrian fighters in eastern Syria. The group said in a statement that the…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Three English Premier League games scheduled for this weekend were called off on Monday on safety grounds while…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The acting U.N. human rights chief has urged European Union member states to avoid…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing a new initiative to encourage biotech production and…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan starting Wednesday in his first trip abroad since the early…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Central Bank has lifted its remaining subsidies on fuel. The spokesman of the…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is extending a state of calamity declared by his predecessor more than two…

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s nuclear waste authority has proposed building the country’s permanent waste storage site close to the…

By DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — As Queen Elizabeth II’s four children walked…

By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops expanded their territorial gains Monday, pushing…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will not…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are…

By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati court has ruled that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is removing most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions as the government…

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops,…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops say they’re willing to abide by an immediate…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Monday defended an obscure and longstanding protocol…

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in western China rose to 93 as the search for survivors continues. A magnitude 6.8 quake hit…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmy Awards have spread honors around repeat winners – Zendaya, Jason Sudeikis and Jean…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Republican Party once relied on votes in Atlanta’s close-in suburbs, but today the…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) — When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made one of his first general election campaign swings in August, he…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he…

By HOLLY RAMER and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press Months after the first nominating contests of the 2022 midterm season, New Hampshire, Delaware…

By ZEKE MILLER and CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new…

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Opening statements are expected in the death penalty trial of a man indicted for his role in the death of eight family…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is backing a program that aims to give ownership rights…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climbed again Monday, as Wall Street made its final moves ahead of a…

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly parlayed his fame as an R&B superstar to sexually abuse minors and record that…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — With just as much fanfare but a tad less drama, Harry Styles took the Toronto International Film…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walking out for his first Grand Slam final at age 19, Carlos Alcaraz bumped fists with fans…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer Activist investor Daniel Loeb said Sunday that he is no longer pushing Disney Corp. to spin off or sell…

SEATTLE (AP) — Students in Seattle on Monday will miss a fourth day of school as teachers strike over pay and classroom support. The school…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A single strike of lightning from a small Oregon storm and the ensuing thunder shook the city of Portland on Sunday…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll in a northern Mexico bus crash has risen to 20, as questions emerge about whether a double-tanker fuel truck may…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuela is defending the detention of United States citizens, rejecting an earlier statement from the…

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a 67-year-old man has died after a motorboat flipped over inside Grand Canyon National…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When the hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s body pulled out of the gates of Balmoral Castle on…

HELSINKI (AP) — Scaled-down celebrations are taking place in Denmark marking 50 years on the throne by Queen Margrethe, whose reign is now…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — The Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary “Sidney” has arrived eight months after the death of Sidney…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deactivated the agency’s Twitter account for the West Texas region after it…

JERUSALEM (AP) — An amateur video shows a Palestinian man lying face down, bloody and unconscious, as an Israeli policeman kneels on his neck. The…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The horror film “Barbarian” won the weekend as the late-summer doldrums at the box…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of opponents of a pan-European LGBTQ event planned for this week in Belgrade marched through the Serbian capital…

ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — A police officer in the Colorado city of Arvada was killed in the line of duty and a suspect has been taken into custody.…

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested a suspect in the death of an 8-year-old girl whose body was found last March inside a central California…

FORESTHILL, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters made progress against a huge Northern California wildfire that was still growing and threatening thousands…

DONCASTER, England (AP) — British horse racing has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as the late monarch’s favorite sport returned after a…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer In the spring of 2012, portrait artist Ralph Heimans stood on the Cosmati pavement of Westminster Abbey and…

By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says he cannot imagine that tensions with neighboring…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Three years after premiering “Knives Out” at the Toronto International Film Festival, Rian Johnson…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The heads of the nation’s two largest rail unions said Sunday that the freight railroads’…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Residents of Okinawa have reelected their incumbent governor, who opposes an ongoing U.S. Marine…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A visiting U.S diplomat has urged Sri Lankan authorities to tackle corruption and…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Around 150,000 Catalan separatists have rallying in Barcelona in an attempt to reignite…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation isn’t only costing small businesses money. It’s costing them customers as well. At…

By BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Glemaud brought out crowds of onlookers to catch his latest New York Fashion Week show at…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery of hundreds of classified records at Donald Trump’s home has thrust U.S.…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For many people around the world, the word corgi is forever linked to Queen Elizabeth II. The…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Fans of Lea Michele will have to wait a little more to see her singing in “Funny Girl” on Broadway. The…

By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some leaders in states with strict abortion bans say exceptions for rape or incest victims…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Testimony at the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz shows that chaos…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Through the debris-strewn rooms of the bomb-blasted house, the incessant ringing of a…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is asking for prayers to accompany him this week for what he calls his “pilgrimage of peace” in Kazakhstan.…

By The Associated Press The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest, was shut…