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By PETER SMITH and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press All the former hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown…

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has gotten into a testy exchange with media host Charlamagne Tha…

A school bus crashed on a rural southeast Texas road, killing an adult bus aide and injuring the driver and three students, one seriously. The Texas…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say they’ve arrested and charged two men in an ambush shooting that critically wounded a Baltimore police…

By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mayor of San Francisco declared a state of emergency on Friday in the Tenderloin to bring…

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois’ governor has signed legislation to repeal a requirement that parents or guardians be…

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Olympic team’s airline partner will charter a flight from Los Angeles to Beijing to bring about half the American…

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Authorities say two men have died in wildfires that erupted across Kansas earlier this week. Leoti officials…

SEATTLE (AP) — Aerospace giant Boeing says it’s suspending a company vaccination requirement for all U.S.-based employees. The Seattle Times…

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Several hundred demonstrators have taken to the streets of Senegal’s capital,…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Federal environmental officials have announced a $1 billion infusion to the Superfund program. The money comes…

By MARK THIESSSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The newly crowned Miss America has made history. When 20-year-old Emma Broyles was…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s largest province is cutting capacity at restaurants, bars and retailers to 50% and…

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s treasurer no longer will help schools refinance bond debt unless they…

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Faith Hill and Tim McGraw called on their parental instincts for “1883,” a prequel to the…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is shooting for next Friday to launch its newest space telescope. NASA…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York state is reporting its highest single-day total for new COVID-19 cases, with just over 21,000…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge’s decision to reject a multibillion dollar opioid settlement involving OxyContin maker Purdue…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press They are just three little words, but they have become nearly impossible for many Republicans to say: “Joe…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate has fallen below 7% for the fist time since March of…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leading California cannabis companies are warning Gov. Gavin Newsom that the state’s…

By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities are urging people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus…

By IAN PHILLIPS and SYLVIE CORBET NEW YORK (AP) — French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says President Emmanuel Macron’s potential reelection…

MATT OTT AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump launched a venture this week selling non-fungible tokens that must be…

By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After 12 days of testimony over three weeks, jurors heard from the final…

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A Russian warship under construction at a shipyard in St. Petersburg has caught fire, leaving at least three workers…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say the discovery of four bodies at two different locations are the work…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he has asserted his Fifth Amendment right…

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government will require proof of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 for access to restaurants, cultural or sports events…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Students will be able to apply to Harvard University without submitting SAT or ACT scores for at least the next four years.…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A child abuse charge has been dismissed against the drummer for Grammy Award-winning rock band Alabama Shakes. Court…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Alibaba this week revealed an ambitious vision to quintuple its Southeast Asian e-commerce business to…

SUDHIN THANAWALA A week after a deadly tornado outbreak, families of the victims are still processing the terrible toll. Authorities on Thursday…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Associated Press photographer has been pushed and beaten by Israeli police in an unprovoked…

By KANTELE FRANKO and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some parents kept their children home, police stepped up patrols…

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say two species of rare, winged insects in the Rocky Mountains will need several thousand acres of…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The union vying to represent Starbucks employees is objecting to the results of elections…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Pfizer is testing an extra dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for babies and preschoolers after preliminary research…

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer Rock singer Rod Stewart and his son have pleaded guilty to battery in an assault case stemming from a New…

NEW YORK (AP) — A rare copy of a Superman #1 comic book that sold on newsstands for a dime in 1939 was purchased for $2.6 million in an auction.…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry mob on Jan. 6 has…

By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever. After…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. “Spider-Man: No Way Home”…

CLEVELAND (AP) — McDonald’s will pay $33.5 million to a former baseball player who owns multiple franchises to end a lawsuit he brought against…

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A lawyer says a Pakistani court has sentenced four men implicated in the 2013 killing of a female activist in Karachi to…

NEW YORK (AP) — The editor of Forbes magazine says he testified Thursday before a grand jury hearing evidence in a criminal investigation into…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top financial regulators told Congress Friday that threats to financial…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A white Christmas is going from reality to more of a dream for chunks of the United States. Analysis of 40 years…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New England’s commercial shrimp fishery will remain shuttered because of concerns…

KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency expects to announce its decision Monday on whether to allow a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the departed United Kingdom are showing that their relationship remains on…

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had…

By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever. After…

MADRID (AP) — The European Union crime agency says police in Spain, France and Belgium have broken up a drug trafficking ring believed to be…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from U2 as part of the soundtrack for the animated “Sing 2,”…

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has given emergency approval to a coronavirus vaccine made by U.S.-based Novavax, paving the way for…

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Sears plans to sell the sprawling suburban Chicago corporate headquarters that has been the struggling retailer’s…

MOSCOW (AP) — The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V says its vaccine provides the best protection against the omicron variant of the coronavirus.…

By JACK JEFFERY RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials say Jewish settlers have attacked several villages in the occupied West Bank,…

By The Associated Press An 11-day war between Israel and Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group in May left over 260 Palestinians and 13 Israelis dead.…

By AMANDA LEE MYERS AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — At 24, Sydney Sweeney has starred in hit shows including “Euphoria,” “Sharp…

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is hopeful that a deal with Denmark to rent 300 prison cells…

By KIYOKO METZLER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Talks aimed at salvaging Iran’s tattered 2015 nuclear deal with world powers have adjourned to…

By MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — He started off wanting to be a star soccer player, but instead Rauw Alejandro has become a…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president will have the final decision on a controversial media bill seen as…

By DAVID KLEPPER and LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — New research indicates far-right extremists and white supremacists are gaining…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The jury that will weigh 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy against former Theranos…

By The Associated Press A war that erupted in November 2020 between Ethiopian forces and fighters from the country’s Tigray region has killed tens…

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say they will seek European Union legal action against Britain over a months-long, unresolved fishing dispute. The…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The two straw goats of Gavle, Sweden’s most endangered Christmas decorations, have gone up in flames after surviving…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and France have discussed future collaboration and co-production of defense equipment…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Emirati billionaire Majid Al Futtaim, who rose from working as a bank clerk to…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister says her government is moving to close theaters, cinemas,…

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of inmates have set fire at a prison in southern Thailand in a riot over demands for better medical care for those…

By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Opponents and supporters of Tunisia’s leader held rival demonstrations on the new…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government says the country will donate just over…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Heading into the Christmas week, nuclear energy has become a big thorn in the…

BY JENNIFER PELTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. officials intensified calls for unvaccinated Americans to get…

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet A summer spent fetching coffee and answering phones can result in a more impressive resume, but you may be paying for…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Federal Reserve and most other central banks are shifting into inflation-fighting mode as pandemic…