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MADRID (AP) — As Spain braces for soaring temperatures this weekend, officials say a wildfire in the south that forced the evacuation of 2,000…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Central Bank will raise interest rates next month for the first time in 11 years, followed by another hike in…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court says British citizens living in the 27 EU member countries have no right to vote or stand for…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say a man accused of driving into a school group in Berlin appears to have a…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A top State Department official has met with Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday, with only Shanghai rising, after stocks tumbled…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a…

By JON GAMBRELL and PHILIPP-MORITZ JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has begun removing 27 surveillance cameras from nuclear sites across…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A major free zone operator in Dubai owned by the sheikhdom’s ruler says it…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will hold…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are holding…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the events of Jan. 6 will hold their first…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has interviewed more than 1,000 people who were directly or…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to present a unifying vision for the Western…

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about three foreign fighters who were sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade growth rebounded in May after anti-virus restrictions that shut down Shanghai and…

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Throughout the postseason, the Boston Celtics had played their best basketball away from home. Not…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say at least 17 people have been killed and four are missing in flooding and a landslide following days of…

By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya with a shot to the back…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like…

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,”…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is a Democratic fortress, but Tuesday’s primary election may have revealed…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The non-profit group Ocean Cleanup has installed a huge, steel-mesh screen on a heavily polluted river outside Guatemala…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The owner of a commercial nursery has won a $1.2 million judgment against the Florida Department of Agriculture in the latest…

By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Judicial documents that The Associated Press has obtained state that…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U/N. report says the ripple effects of the war in Ukraine are increasing the suffering…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has convened a political conference where he’s…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Three Texas families with transgender children are suing the state over its investigations into them over…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest utility is pledging to take as many carbon emissions out…

BRAWLEY, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a Marine Corps aircraft carrying five Marines has crashed in the Southern California desert. Marine Maj. Mason…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Ballot printing errors have delayed election results for Montana’s new congressional…

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says a federally threatened species of orchid that hasn’t been confirmed…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television viewers will find nearly blanket prime-time coverage of a Congressional hearing…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Video testimony played for jurors at a civil trial shows Bill Cosby denying…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities have urged a town to evacuate after a wildifire erupted in a hilly area of southern Spain. Three firefighters…

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily…

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A masked woman in a hooded shirt set a fire at a planned abortion clinic in Wyoming, according to newly released police…

By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — After walking along rural highways in southern Mexico for two days, Venezuelan Wilber…

By STEVE PEOPLES and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Democrats are defending their record on crime a day after an election for…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer A group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has passed a wide-ranging gun control bill in response to recent mass shootings in…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a Florida police officer has died after a crash with a shooting suspect. Police say the crash occurred early…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has accused three U.S. companies of sending China blueprints and…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan prosecutor says he will announce Thursday whether charges will be filed in the death of Patrick Lyoya.…

By ALAN SUDERMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press The prestigious Brookings Institution placed its president, retired four-star Marine Gen. John…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A union representing housekeeping workers at Atlantic City’s casinos says four of the…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia defended their vetoes of a strongly backed U.S. resolution that would…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow has announced that he plans to step down next year. Bacow said in a statement…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has announced it is “immediately” suspending a two-decades-old friendship treaty with Spain. It was the latest…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have kept up their crackdown on critics of its military operation in Ukraine. A court extended the detention of…

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months…

By DIANE JEANTET and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian authorities have begun using helicopters to…

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is limiting when someone can sue for a violation of their rights by a…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders assistant coach Jack Del Rio issued an apology for his word choice…

ATLANTA (AP) — A financial adviser who’s been on the run for nearly two years has been ordered to pay $12 million to his victims in Georgia,…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who survived the mass shooting at an elementary school…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York Republican running to represent a congressional district that includes suburbs of…

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — In a story published June 7, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a Texas school district police chief was criticized for…

BERLIN (AP) — An expert panel says authorities in Germany should prepare for several possible pandemic scenarios this fall that would likely strain…

By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days. Cities like Phoenix,…