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By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children — and…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Gandolfini’s face is thinner. His hair is thicker. His presence a little gentler. But…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have joined a search that spans three counties for a missing college…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropies are pouring millions into programs aimed at persuading Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.…

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for…

ROME (AP) — Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady,” which went missing for nearly 23 years after its theft from an Italian museum, will star…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian academic and activist is among Time magazine’s 100 most influential…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Few books have been more anticipated among art lovers. John Richardson’s fourth and final…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press VATHY, Samos (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has flown to the eastern Aegean island of Samos to view a new…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAVID McHUGH AP Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached new highs in the United States and Europe, as rising…

A group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight company of being a toxic work environment and…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut…

LEAGUE CITY, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas have arrested a man who was accused of stabbing a restaurant manager with a pocketknife after being told…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has so far this year recorded its lowest number of wildfires since 2011. Also, wildfires have claimed no lives…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in Britain’s capital are desperately trying to regain the trust of women after revelations…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he was “shocked” when Mali’s prime minister described France’s plans to reduce its troop…

By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s popularity has slumped — with half of Americans now…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Belarus human rights group said Friday that some 100 people have been detained in the…

LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two more men Friday over the death of a young journalist who was shot and killed while…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 25 fighter jets toward self-ruled Taiwan in a large display on China’s National Day. The People’s…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As North Korea goes back to its pattern of pressuring South Korea to…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief prosecutor is accusing Slovenia of interfering in the EU’s justice…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis are marching in the center of Baghdad to mark two years since mass anti-government protests erupted in the Iraqi…

By DANIEL ROCA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he has directed that the ban on Twitter’s…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government says a defense pact between Greece and France aimed at bolstering Athens’ capabilities amid…

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government has decided to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican. Switzerland’s ambassador to Slovenia is…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has outlined plans to lift its pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s statistics agency says sharply higher oil and gas prices have…

By JAMEY KEATEN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Pakistan wants the European Union to revise its plan to step up human rights…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government has suspended the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group…

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are investigating a Turkish man who was arrested in Dusseldorf on suspicion that he spied on supporters…

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia has opened the country’s first public oxygen plant as the Horn of Africa nation with one of the world’s…

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm that is not expected to strike Bermuda but is forecast bring tropical storm conditions to the…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has lifted a six-week national lockdown as COVID-19 cases and deaths…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national army has begun exercises near its border with Azerbaijan, putting on a display of military capabilities near…

By STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta has killed…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mongolia-born Hakuho was famous for his diligent training that led him to be the sumo grand…

By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Angelina Jolie, Rita Moreno and several other speakers at Variety’s Women…

BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new governor for Xinjiang where the ruling Communist Party is accused of carrying out mass detentions and…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A round of free trade talks between the European Union and Australia has been postponed by one…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A manhunt is continuing Friday for the tenant in an apartment building that was rocked by an explosion and fire this week that…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Three candidates aiming to unseat Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BIALYSTOK, Poland (AP) — A Syrian family seeking to escape the war in their homeland got trapped between borders…

By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The annual Nobel Peace Prize, to be announced Oct. 8, shines the brightest of lights on the…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer Stocks rebounded on Wall Street Friday but still ended with their worst weekly decline since February. The S&P…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After five years in office as Rome’s first populist mayor, Virginia Raggi is running for a…

By AYA BATRAWY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East’s first world’s fair has opened in…

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is pounding Japan and some of its eastern islands with gusts and downpours of rain, grounding some domestic flights…

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The oldest former U.S. president ever, Jimmy Carter, plans to quietly mark his 97th birthday at home in Georgia on Friday.…

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged on Capitol Hill to “get it done” as…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s train stations were packed with commuters Friday morning as Japan fully came out of a…

By ALAN SUDERMAN, FRANK BAJAK and RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who are healing and some still struggling are gathering to remember those who died and were…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — If you build it during a pandemic, will they still come? American Dream…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A new currency with six fewer zeros is debuting in Venezuela,…

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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shortages of power, computer chips and other parts, soaring shipping costs and shutdowns of factories to…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former vice minister of public security amid a raft of accusations from…

HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day amid a expanding crackdown on free…

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm again with forecasters predicting a glancing blow to Bermuda as it spins north in the…

A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among manufacturers at its highest level in nearly three years. The results of the central…

By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao has filed his certificate…

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rights groups, the United Nations and the U.S. government have called for a full…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. have settled her lawsuit over the streaming…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities in Bangkok have sandbagged low-lying areas in the Thai capital and checked pumping…

SEATTLE (AP) — A recently demoted Seattle police commander is suing the city of Seattle and interim police Chief Adrian Diaz, alleging…