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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer was involved in a crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Missouri earlier this month.…

MADRID (AP) — Officials say some 9,000 hectares of wooded hill land in northwestern Spain have been burnt by a wildfire that forced the evacuation…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A legal official says a court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a close colleague of ousted…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican narcos’ fascination with exotic animals was on display this week after a spider…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Making his first public appearance since the House committee investigating the Jan. 6…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — After just seven months in office, and now reduced to heading a minority government,…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it will keep Pakistan on a so-called “gray list” of countries…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For decades, it was accepted wisdom in the casino industry that eliminating smoking…

GENEVA (AP) — The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest says that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year’s event in…

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — What is art? Do awards make you a better artist? Are blockbuster movies only for…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has said at Russia’s showpiece investment conference that the country’s economy will…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested a 92-year-old retired priest for a sexual assault more than 50 years at one of…

BLACK JACK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a house explosion near St. Louis early Friday that killed two people and critically injured several other…

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Horse races are regularly held in only two spots in Nebraska, and the tracks in Grand…

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president is accusing Rwanda of trying to occupy his…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Kawase had more material than she knew what to do with after being commissioned by the…

LONDON (AP) — British health officials have reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country, for a total of 574 cases. That makes the…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has recommended granting Moldova — a tiny,…

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Following a string of union victories at Amazon and Starbucks, a group of…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was…

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A senior Kosovo official has criticized the length of the international trial process for detained former independence…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct…

GENEVA (AP) — The scientific lab that’s home to the world’s largest atom-smasher says it plans to terminate all cooperation with Russia and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Blas is heading out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, but Tropical Storm Celia formed off Central America.…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukranian authorities have introduced a visa regime for Russian citizens. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that…

By HARUKA NUGA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific says his forces are committed to defending…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s government is accused of using violence against Maasai herders protesting efforts…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pilot crashed a small airplane into Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin and was helped to shore by paddleboarders, officials…

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Ankara…

BEIJING (AP) — China is defending its tough “zero-COVID” policy after the U.S. ambassador said it is causing serious damage to the global…

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian reporter working for an Iranian news agency was briefly abducted, beaten and threatened by Palestinian gunmen. The…

By MIKE FEINSILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For half a century, every major Washington scandal started with some form of this question:…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of Pope Francis’ proposed new cardinals has bowed out of accepting the honor because of his…

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The wreckage of Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart yet rooted in the same ancient…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Equating the oil and gas industry to Big Tobacco, United Nations…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has placed price caps on fuel and some food and imposed special taxes on…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine security officials say two long-wanted Abu Sayyaf militant commanders accused…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new foreign minister has visited the Solomon Islands to assure the South…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Angry bank customers who traveled to a city in central China to retrieve their savings from…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Hong Kong is preparing to introduce new middle school textbooks that will deny the Chinese…

By DAVID KEYTON, JOHN LEICESTER and EFREM LUKATSKY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm recommended putting…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government is not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa could face criminal charges and is already…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers have staged a protest to condemn the anti-graft agency’s probe of a senior judge who…

By OMER FAROOQ and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — At least one person has been killed as angry young people in parts of India…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A blanket of hot air stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea is bringing much of Western…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is lifting a pre-arrival registration requirement for foreign visitors that was seen as onerous and a drag on the recovery…

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese low-cost carrier Zipair is changing the design on its tail from the letter “Z,” which resembles the symbol on Russian…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Al Jazeera news network has published an image of the bullet that it says killed its veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. She…

By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press BORETTO, Italy (AP) — Water is so low in large stretches of Italy’s largest river that local residents…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended another bumpy day mostly higher on Wall Street but still wound…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — World Trade Organization members have reached a string of deals and commitments aimed to limit…

By JAY REEVES and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — The 70-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St.…

By DAVID RISING and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Beijing launched a new-generation aircraft carrier Friday, the first such ship to…

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — As punishing floods tore through Yellowstone National Park and…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States has arrived in Honolulu Harbor flying an…

By ALAN SUDERMAN and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Teachers unable to get paychecks. Tax and customs systems paralyzed. Health…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will take advice on whether to…

PANAMA CITY (AP) — A Panamanian judge has acquited 39 people charged in the Panama Papers case, including the key figures,  Jurgen Mossack and…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has won former President Donald’s Trump’s…

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The chairman of a special state House committee taking testimony on the Uvalde school shooting says it’s uncertain…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians and wounded at least eight others during a military operation in the occupied…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former North Texas police officer has been indicted on a murder count in the fatal shooting of a suspect after a…

By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt change of course, the White House is now declining to comment on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill that will give around-the-clock security protection to the families of Supreme Court…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President…