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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Israel is praising Argentina for holding a Venezuelan plane that included Iranian crew, saying the flight shows Tehran is…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ripley’s Believe It or Not! on Thursday denied claims that Kim Kardashian’s wearing…

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A recount is underway in a Texas primary race between Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and progressive challenger Jessica…

OROFINO, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday announced $9 million for 40 projects in Idaho and seven other Western states for…

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A Louisiana contractor has been arrested on video voyeurism charges after a camera was found in a bathroom vent at a home…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is endorsing Mike Collins in Georgia’s 10th Congressional District runoff. Kemp is…

By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The families of two military veterans from Alabama who are missing in Ukraine have joined…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Abortion providers in some places where the procedure could be banned if the U.S.…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky’s Supreme Court has issued a sharply divided ruling against the…

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday the American people are “really, really down” after a…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Officials have voted to suspend the business permit of a Tennessee nightclub near the scene of a mass shooting where…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday meant to make shipping goods across oceans…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge has ruled there’s no basis to keep sealed documents related to a child pornography investigation of…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A father has been acquitted of paying off a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Incarcerated lawyer Michael Avenatti has pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud and a…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Travelers beware: The Netherlands’ busiest airport is reining in flight departures over its busy summer period.…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida congresswoman convicted of a federal tax charge in a charity fraud case wants to return to the U.S.…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nineteen-year-old newcomer Lola Tung stars in the Amazon series “The Summer I Turned…

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fire crews battling a pair of wildfires in northern Arizona were expecting some growth…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An aardvark cub born at the San Diego Zoo is said to be doing well and developing quickly. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — What Karla Arango says started as a dorm-room sexual assault got even worse as word…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office has released preliminary proposals for…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer With the polar bear species in a fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new distinct group…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a glittering career stuffed with No. 1 hits — not to mention a two-year pandemic…

By EMILY ROSE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says that a police investigation has found that officers engaged in misconduct…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE (AP) — A request by Louisiana legislative leaders to extend the deadline of completing a new…

MIAMI (AP) — Florida’s annual prize-winning hunt for invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades is slated to begin Aug. 5. The event…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police superintendent is recommending the firing of an officer accused of dragging a Black woman from a car by her hair…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a sweeping expansion of health care and disability benefits for…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021,…

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s central bank has announced a one-half of a percentage point increase to a key interest rate Thursday, the first…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota senators are staying silent on how they will vote as they weigh whether to…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A possible plebiscite on Puerto Rico’s political future is looming, and one of the…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The National Rifle Association says its longtime lobbyist in Florida, Marion Hammer, will retire but remain an adviser to…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor has decided against filing charges against officers who shot and killed a knife-wielding man. His…

CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot a man when “confronted with a threat.” News outlets…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A California doctor who is a leading figure in the anti-vaccine movement has been sentenced to 60 days in…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. representative in Afghanistan says her heart is breaking because of the harsh edicts that…

By EMILY ROSE Associate Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has canceled youth Holocaust-education trips to Poland this summer. Foreign Minister Yair…

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Layla Salazar adored Koala bears and loved the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and dancing to TikTok videos. Her family said she…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an unusual move for what’s been an unusual takeover bid for Twitter by the world’s richest man, Tesla…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won’t enforce some of the…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel is visiting North Macedonia. He…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch intelligence agency says it prevented a Russian spy using a false Brazilian…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Talks are going down to the wire as the World Trade Organization is set to wrap up its first…

MILAN (AP) — Italian luxury sportscar maker Ferrari on Thursday outlined an electrification strategy that calls for 40% full-electric vehicles and…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials say the Turkish and Greek defense ministers have met on the sidelines of a NATO meeting amid renewed…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is preparing its recommendation on Ukraine’s request to join the EU. The European…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The cryptocurrency company Circle says it will start issuing its first euro-denominated…

PARIS (AP) — McDonald’s France and related companies have agreed to pay over 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to the French state to settle a…

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Appeals judges at an international tribunal have sentenced two members of the militant Hezbollah group to life…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Central Bank has issued a directive allowing licensed exchange offices to resume buying and selling foreign currency,…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar Airways, one of the Mideast’s largest carriers known for on-board…

LONDON (AP) — Britain has announced a new round of sanctions against Russia. Those targeted include Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Violence has erupted in parts of India with thousands of angry youths setting train coaches and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Blas whirled off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Thursday, prompting a precautionary port closure in a region…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Rich countries including the European Union and the United States have pushed back against efforts…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is beefing up its code of practice on disinformation by enlisting more tech…