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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish authorities say the police car crash in Sweden that killed Swedish artist Lars Vilks last year was an accident. That…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Automakers have reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist…

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer A leading transgender health association has lowered its recommended minimum age for starting gender transition…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet With record-high gas prices, travelers can save money on summer road trips by considering alternatives. They can plan a…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Blas has strengthened from a tropical storm as it moves off the Pacific coast of southwestern Mexico, though…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut their spending unexpectedly in May compared with the month before,…

BERLIN (AP) — A Russian man has gone on trial in Germany on charges that he planned to kill a Chechen dissident. Valid D., whose last name wasn’t…

By EMILY ROSE and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against high inflation on Wednesday, raising…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has unveiled a bill to resolve a long-running dispute between federal authorities and the country’s 16 states…

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish foundation has recognized four scientists for their pioneering work in artificial intelligence. The four were named…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino workers have authorized their leaders to call a strike against the…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union court has invalidated a decision by the bloc’s executive arm to fine technology company Qualcomm more than $1…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MIKE CORDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. announced it will send an additional $1 billion in military aid to…

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel hopes President Joe Biden’s visit to the region next month will bolster its efforts to…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has acknowledged it plans two tests for its new solid-fueled rocket after…

By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds The 2022 Audi A3 has been completely redesigned with new tech, updated styling and improved fuel efficiency. But can it…

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the spiraling…

By JOHN LEICESTER and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press MAKARIV, Ukraine (AP) — The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing key…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, saying their profits…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has backed a far-right party’s complaint against comments by former Chancellor Angela Merkel that the…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to unilateral moves…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s showpiece investment gathering begins Wednesday, and organizers are telling foreign…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Israel and the European Union have signed a deal to increase liquified natural gas sales to EU…

By The Associated Press The European Central Bank has vowed to come up with a new, unspecified market backstop that could be used to buffer some…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government vowed Wednesday to organize more flights to deport asylum-seekers from around…

BEIJING (AP) — Heavy rain in China has claimed six lives this week and forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people. Five people died in…

GENEVA (AP) — Twenty-five people have been treated for burns after walking on hot coal in northern Switzerland, according to police. Emergency…

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland has reopened its airspace after a brief closure for safety reasons because of an unspecified “technical malfunction.”…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A new study has found that Facebook has failed to catch Islamic State group and al-Shabab…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A campaign strategist says the previous Australian government’s stance against a more…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Australia’s defense ministers have vowed to step up their ties to support democratic…

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. media giant Walt Disney and India’s Reliance Industries have won the broadcasting rights for the Indian Premier League for…

By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press Ask a man about gender equality, and you’re likely to hear the U.S. has made great strides in the 50 years since…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures…

By MATTHEW BROWN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Devastating floodwaters that wiped out miles of roads and hundreds…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more…

MEXICO CITYit (AP) — The second tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season is forecast to become a hurricane Wednesday off southern Mexico,…

By STEFANIE DAZIO and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press EL MONTE, Calif. (AP) — Officials have identified the two police officers who were killed…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate…

By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — Bart Barber is a staunch Southern Baptist conservative who would…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The second tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season has formed off southern Mexico, though forecasters say it is unlikely to…

CHICAGO (AP) — Charges of official misconduct and aggravated battery have been filed against a white former Chicago police officer captured on…

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California officials have agreed to pay $51 million to settle lawsuits against the state stemming from a shooting at a…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police said Tuesday they arrested a second suspect in…

CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Schwindel’s eephus pitch last weekend attracted the attention of Stephen Colbert. The Chicago Cubs first baseman made his…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor in South Carolina has decided not to charge two police officers in the fatal…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, accusing it of not protecting an…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a federal judge to convict a Confederate flag-toting man and his son…

CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of torturing, raping and disfiguring a woman who was held captive in his Southern California home for six…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a North Carolina charter school violated female students’ constitutional rights by…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson and emotional, do-everything teammate…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Republican attorney general has gone to court over the state’s new…

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking to reassure his compatriots over…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a measure suspending taxes on gasoline and diesel for 45 days amid the worldwide…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — ABC took home the crown as television’s top-rated network last week behind two games of the…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced his support Tuesday for his chamber’s…

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court says state courts can keep juror identities secret even if they provide…

By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For tens of millions of Americans who see abortion as wrong, it’s gone this way for a…

ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) — Police say a north suburban Chicago man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the drowning…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Top Gun: Maverick” director Joseph Kosinski again had a plane in the air, only this time Chris…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A U.S. House committee has approved legislation that would put voluntary questions about sexual orientation and…

EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prisoner has been found guilty of murder in the killings of two guards during an escape from a prison bus five years…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A reality show inspired by Netflix’s hit series “Squid Game” is coming to the streaming service, but with less dire…

By JULIE WALKER and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — UPS has unveiled a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul…

UNION GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say multiple people have been killed in a fiery head-on crash involving two semi-tractor trailers in…