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GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has carried out the biggest hike ever to its key interest rate. It’s following the U.S. Federal…

HOBART, Australia (AP) — Wildlife experts on Thursday rescued 32 of the 230 whales that were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Dozens of women holding babies rushed to take their places on wooden benches at a clinic…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press PRUDYANKA, Ukraine (AP) — The four soldiers lay in the grass, sleeping bags and cans of food, some opened,…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Mexico early Thursday, causing at least two deaths, damaging buildings and setting…

By SYLVIA HUI and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — On a blustery November day last year Britain’s future king stood before world…

By EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aid agencies say the number of children working in Afghanistan is growing ever since…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Some Hyundai and Kia cars and SUVs are missing a “key” anti-theft device, and thieves know. An…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has honored Queen Elizabeth II with a day of mourning and a wreath of golden…

By JULIE WATSON and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since escaping two weeks ago, officials say the fugitive Malaysian defense…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Executive directors of the Inter-American Development Bank voted unanimously Thursday to recommend…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, Puerto Rico (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is…

By PIA SARKAR Associated Press Heads of state from Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands have launched a “Rising Nations Initiative” as they race…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is reaching out to local governments. It hosted officials from North Carolina on…

By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his Connecticut defamation trial,…

By PIA SARKAR and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One day after Ukraine’s president laid out a forceful case against…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to…

By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The international court that judged the Khmer Rouge for its brutal…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor declares in a new television ad that she agrees men don’t…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer BENGALURU, India (AP) — Eight-year-old Jerifa Islam only remembers the river being angry, its waters gnawing…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joan Didion’s precision with words extended even to ones she would never live to hear,…

CLARE, Mich. (AP) — A woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing her father, sister and two handymen in rural mid-Michigan last year. Judy Boyer,…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The governments of South Korea and Japan say their leaders have agreed to accelerate…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of making…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Inside the grand hall of the United Nations, the world’s leaders are convening this week.…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says he’ll meet with Ukraine’s and…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 has been convicted…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man who ran two California-based investment companies and frequently appeared as a TV financial news…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it hasn’t exported any weapons supplies to Russia during the war in…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has declared a pre-Hispanic site in the central state of Guanajuato as an archaeological monument zone protecting it from…

NEW YORK (AP) — A man seen on a video slapping the back of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani accepted a deal to have assault charges…

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four former correctional officers at a Georgia prison have been sentenced for their roles in the beating…

By ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative activist Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Five of six Kentucky football players cleared by a grand jury last year on burglary charges have sued a Lexington police…

By DAVE COLLINS and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — Two parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre…

NEW YORK (AP) — A Fox News Channel original, Trace Gallagher, will take over as anchor of the network’s newscast that airs at midnight on the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old boy was found dead inside his family’s SUV hours after a man fatally shot his dad at a Houston gas…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A last-minute deal prevented a railroad strike for now, but many rail workers remain unhappy…

By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered the lone video speech at the U.N. General Assembly.…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has taken major action to address climate change by ratifying an international…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — After a decade in limbo, Nevada is pressing U.S. nuclear regulators to finally kill a mothballed…

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida highway had to temporarily close Wednesday after a semitrailer carrying cases of Coors Light crashed and turned…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who fled the U.S. and was eventually arrested in Croatia has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $7.2 million…

BY FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the same day the Federal Reserve gave a sobering report on the U.S. economy’s trajectory,…

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A judge has sentenced former Honduran First Lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo to 14 years in prison on corruption…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Michigan man charged in a New Year’s Eve shooting at a West Virginia bar that wounded seven people has pleaded guilty…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s latest legal woes focus on allegations that he and his company inflated the value of about two…

By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Anthony Mackie was not carrying his Captain America shield when he returned to his…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer is a father of four — two girls who are 13, two boys who are 8 — and so perhaps…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge says Rhode Island’s truck tolling system for funding repairs to the…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Lena Dunham estimates her career is now a “tween.” It’s been 12 years since Dunham’s feature…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court won’t reinstate the conviction of a former Michigan State University…

MCHENRY, N.D. (AP) — Court documents say a driver charged with fatally striking an 18-year-old in North Dakota allegedly told investigators he…

By The Associated Press In a harsh warning, President Vladimir Putin declared that he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to protect Russian…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former Alaska attorney general has been indicted by a state grand jury on three felony…

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard boats are a familiar presence during the U.N. General Assembly, guarding the…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal has been struck by the progressive and centrist factions of the…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor says a western Michigan sheriff’s deputy…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station is welcoming three new residents following a smooth…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Two U.S. military veterans who disappeared three months ago while fighting Russia with…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There are few places in the U.S. with a more deeply ingrained reputation as a refuge for…

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued another grave warning to the West after his country’s military suffered a…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Saskatchewan’s chief coroner says an inquest will determine the cause of death of the suspect who…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO and JAMES LAPORTA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican J.R. Majewski has campaigned for a northwestern Ohio…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego City Council rescinded a resolution it passed 80 years ago in support of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing a lawsuit after her office refused to release…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the U.S. Embassy in Cuba will begin processing full immigrant visas in early 2023.…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Robert Sarver says he has started the process of selling the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, a move that comes…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the Lebanese government’s slowness to implement…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Large numbers of Russians rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country while they…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks in a test ahead of a possible…