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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday, seeking…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major step to fight climate change, the Biden administration is raising vehicle mileage…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Poland and Lithuania have joined Ukraine to urge stronger Western sanctions against Moscow…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has ordered two German diplomats to leave in response to the expulsion of two Russian envoys after a German court’s ruling…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor says he’s tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing cold-like symptoms.. Gov. Larry…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — People in crisis and those trying to help them will have a new three-digit phone…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell is speeding to a conclusion. The…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work following a week of isolation…

LONDON (AP) — The government of Belarus says it has summoned a British diplomat in protest after its embassy in London was “attacked” and a…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When he sat down at his parents’ house to write a simple, melodic song for his band Fleet…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer’s treatment months after the drug debuted to widespread criticism for…

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. (AP) — When Microsoft urges shareholders to reject an activist investor’s…

VIENNA (AP) — Austria has reported fewer than 2,000 new coronavirus cases as the last few regions in the country reopened restaurants and hotels.…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than a decade ago, Matthew Viragh was a Texan with a dream. He wanted to serve…

PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has received a manslaughter lawsuit for failure to help in the tragic capsizing last month of…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s drugs regulator has given the green light to a fifth COVID-19…

Associated Press Moderna said Monday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a series of measures to encourage lira-denominated savings, easing…

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. chief has called for an impartial and transparent investigation into last year’s massive Beirut port explosion to ensure…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Leaders of Bulgaria and Greece have discussed bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, with an emphasis on reducing their…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers expect record-breaking sales for the holiday shopping season, but low-income…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Despite what you may hear about the advantages of rolling over a 401(k) from a former employer into an IRA, it’s hardly…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium’s health ministers have agreed to start vaccinating children aged between 5 and 11 against the coronavirus. Ministers…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced domestic violence against woman as “nearly satanic” and said parents should never slap their children.…

BERLIN (AP) — A truck ran into a U.S. military vehicle on a highway in Bavaria on Monday in what German police said was an accident. The truck…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Monday approved a record extra budget of nearly 36 trillion yen ($317…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A suspected pirate wounded during an exchange of gunfire last month with the Danish navy off West Africa has been…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese medical group says a protester was shot dead in mass demonstrations against the recent…

BERLIN (AP) — The new German government has chosen an experienced central banker and former board member of Germany’s state-owned development…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in…

BEIJING (AP) — An Asian American who is one of the biggest pop stars in China has apologized to his family and fans. Wang Leehom says he will take…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A wave of stormy weather has prompted Egyptian authorities to suspend classes in the capital of Cairo…

BANGKOK (AP) — A Myanmar court has postponed to Dec. 27 the issuing of verdicts in the latest of a series of cases against the country’s ousted…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WESTERSTEDE, Germany (AP) — As hospitals across Europe brace themselves for a surge in coronavirus cases because…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher after a worldwide slump for financial markets spurred by…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS and FARES AKRAM Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of trucks heavy with fuel, cement and other goods cross a…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Pro-Beijing candidates have won a landslide victory in Hong Kong’s legislative elections, beating…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Democrat Stacey Abrams is calling on Congress to act on voting rights as she launches a second bid…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jurors now responsible for assessing 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Rescue teams are working to free people trapped by Malaysia’s worst flooding in years after heavy rains stopped…

By PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Former student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from…

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Schools are turning to educational programs based on cognitive behavior therapy in an…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll following the strongest typhoon to batter the Philippines this year has…

By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The jury has concluded its first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street lower amid concern about the coronavirus’s latest…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied saying she was sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory Booker of New Jersey say they have tested positive for COVID-19. Their…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube TV began restoring access to Disney content after a dispute between the companies led…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese billionaire, his producer and a Russian cosmonaut have safely returned to Earth…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man has been arrested in Colorado on suspicion of killing a teenage girl in San Francisco more than four decades ago. San…

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL and its players association temporarily clamped down on teams crossing the Canadian border and shut down operations of two…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials in southern Mexico say a pedestrian suspension bridge has collapsed, dumping a group heading to a Christmas party into…

VIENNA (AP) — Five years after a terrorist killed 12 people at a Berlin Christmas market, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germany’s…

HOUSTON (AP) — A group of attorneys and advocates are seeking clemency for 110 Black soldiers who were convicted in a mutiny and riots at a…

VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Vienna residents have turned out to participate in a “sea of lights” commemoration for the more than 13,000…

CRAWFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi town has canceled its annual Christmas parade because of an increase in shootings. Crawford Mayor Willie…

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped by 6 cents over the past two weeks to $3.41 per gallon. Industry…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is walking a political tightrope as he faces increasing attacks…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poles flocked to city centers across the country to defend a U.S.-owned television network…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities say 15 historical artifacts stolen almost a half-century ago from a number of Pennsylvania museums have…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police department says one of its officers shot and killed a man who was stabbing his ex-wife’s…

ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special rapporteur of the United Nations says the international community should…

A grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns…

MOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in Russia have evacuated 128 coal miners from a coal mine in Siberia amid reports of a fire in one of the mine’s…