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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service says nearly $100 billion has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An advertising-technology billionaire has formally resigned his membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Democrats appear to have come away with the advantage in a recasting of the…

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Congregations affiliated with the United Methodist Church have agreed to contribute $30 million to a fund for victims who say…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged earlier for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has reversed its own legal opinion and will now allow federal inmates released on home confinement during…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — High wind will keep NASA’s newest space telescope on the ground for at least…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers were in the mood for competition last week. NFL football games were the…

By JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics after all. Two people with direct knowledge…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” stars Penelope Cruz and Milena Smit as young mothers…

HART, Mich. (AP) — The father of four Christian missionaries from Michigan who escaped from kidnappers in Haiti is expressing gratitude and says…

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say two travelers are facing charges following a brawl with police at Miami…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News defended Jesse Watters after he used the phrase “kill shot” in a speech urging young…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The quick spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has stirred another reckoning…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The trial for a truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has set bond at $25,000 for suspended Marlboro County Sheriff Charles Lemon days…

By STEPHEN GROVES AND KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press The suburban Minneapolis police officer on trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright has said…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Documentaries about Julia Child, “Black Woodstock,” the pandemic and The Velvet Underground and acclaimed…

TAUNTON RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A rare Steller’s sea eagle was spotted by 200 bird watchers around Taunton River, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s defense minister says he cannot justify a deployment of NATO troops on his territory. Stefan Yanev…

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press / Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former Michigan…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli army says troops killed a Palestinian who allegedly tried to carry out a car-ramming attack near a military…

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Federal officials say an endangered Hawaiian monk seal that was found dead on the island of Molokai…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An F-15 fighter jet traveling over central Illinois created a sonic boom that rattled the region, prompting concerned…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Grassy yards would be banned at all new housing and commercial developments in the Las Vegas metro area as officials try to expand…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature is still working to fix problems caused by a ransomware…

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the nation’s third-largest city will require proof of…

A California man has been sentenced to three years in prison for threatening harm in text messages sent during the attack on the U.S. Capitol to a…

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal watchdog says the Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Twenty-five years after JonBenet Ramsey was killed, police say DNA hasn’t been ruled out to help solve the case. The…

PARIS (AP) — Facing a jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations, France’s government is trying to push through a law requiring vaccination to enter any…

DENVER (AP) — An online petition has gathered millions of signatures calling for leniency for a 26-year-old truck driver who was sentenced to 110…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Newly unsealed court documents show the former top executive for the contractor hired to build two South Carolina nuclear…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Intel has told workers that unvaccinated people who don’t get an exemption for religious or medical reasons will be on…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Agents with an investigative unit of the Department of Homeland Security will wear body cameras for the first time as part of a…

By LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. chief has warned the continued paralysis of Lebanon’s government may dampen…

By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky task force on search warrants established in the wake of the fatal Breonna Taylor…

FULSHEAR, Texas (AP) — Officials say two people were killed after a small plane collided with a paraglider near Houston. The Federal Aviation…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has tested positive for COVID-19, along with his wife and teenage son. The governor’s office announced…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Commonwealth University student has pleaded guilty to hazing and serving alcohol to a minor in connection…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is reimposing coronavirus restrictions because of fears over the threat from the omicron variant. The move comes…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he’s committed to keeping the city open as it…

VIENNA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s top official in Europe urged governments to prepare for a “significant surge” in coronavirus…

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have approved two solar projects in California and are opening public lands…

BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) — Police in northern Illinois are investigating the apparent shooting deaths of a man and his two young sons as a triple…

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Just as Americans and Europeans were eagerly awaiting their most normal holiday…

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Scientists predict climate change will lead to unpredictable precipitation and possible water…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Hungry squirrels are forcing a downtown St. Paul park to scale back its Christmas lights display. The St. Paul Pioneer Press…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thanks to the vaccine, more people are coming together this holiday season. But not everyone…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says his country won’t change its immigration policies…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the…

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has finished its first full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the sex…

By KRISTIN M. HALL and JUSTIN PRITCHARD Associated Press The Department of Defense is overhauling how it keeps track of its millions of guns and…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Electric and hydrogen-powered truck startup Nikola has agreed to a $125 million settlement over charges that…

LONDON (AP) — A 25-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a British lawmaker who was stabbed to death while meeting constituents.…

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Chris Noth ya no será parte de la serie “The Equalizer” de CBS, a raíz de las acusaciones de abuso sexual en su contra.…

By JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) —  Despite vaccination rates that make other governments envious, Spain…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s prime minister says he will keep in place recently reimposed strict border controls,…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leaders of Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia have met in Tirana to discuss and agree…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Tradition dictates that Venezuelans wear brand new clothes on Christmas and New…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched a load of Christmas gifts and supplies to the International…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Denzel Washington the actor has some 60 films under his belt, plus two Oscars, and at 66 is universally regarded…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African judge has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can appeal a court…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s decision to reduce COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players could signal a trend for…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has announced $1.3 billion in grants and other aid to help the hospitality industry survive…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian president has reiterated the demand for guarantees from the U.S. and its allies that…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Hundreds of far-right protesters have gathered in Romania’s capital to oppose a…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The ruler of Dubai has been ordered to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has recorded its biggest jump in daily coronavirus…

By COLIN BERESFORD of NerdWallet Building credit from scratch when you’re young can feel overwhelming; it’s no wonder that nearly 40% of…