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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man convicted of helping two other men escape prison while he was in custody for a fatal brawl among soccer fans in…

AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Niagara officials say the pilot who died after a group of skydivers she was flying jumped near the falls was…

AP Film Writer Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling “Twisters” to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say three men were killed and six other people wounded in an early morning shootout during a gathering in west…

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Utah State cornerback Andre Seldon Jr. died Saturday in an apparent drowning at Porcupine Reservoir, according to the school. A…

Associated Press VINCENNES, France (AP) — A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli strike on south Lebanon has carried…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The uproar over President Joe Biden’s reelection bid is showing no signs of abating. A fifth senator is now…

Associated Press Francisco Seco, based in Istanbul, enjoys making photos of daily life in cities around the world. This assignment, though, took The…

BERLIN (AP) — Police said Sunday that they detained more than 50 people as they clashed with protesters trying to disrupt a march by hundreds of…

Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured overwhelming support in parliament with more than…

AP Medical Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Some people develop a weird allergy to red meat after being bitten by a lone star tick yet find they can…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war…

Russia said it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft that approached the Russian border over the Barents…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kimberly Cheatle led the Secret Service’s operations to safeguard the American president and other…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Treasury chief says she will run the economy with “iron discipline.” But Rachel Reeves also…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone, missile and shelling attacks on Sunday. At least two people were killed…

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Authorities in the United Arab Emirates ordered an investigation and an expedited trial of…

AP Technology Writer The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and…

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China and the Philippines have reached a deal intended to end confrontations at the most fiercely…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A year ago, the head of the Paris Olympics boldly declared that France’s capital would be “ the safest place…

AP Media Writer BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Butler Eagle reporter Irina Bucur had a relatively straightforward assignment when a Trump rally came to town.…

Associated Press SPRING, Texas (AP) — The number of heat-related deaths in Texas is rising among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl.…

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Malayan tigers and Aldabra tortoises are native to hot and humid lands, but that doesn’t mean…

Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Posters inside a complex of giant, white tents tell migrants in English, Spanish, Mandarin and Hindi they…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job…

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Downtown Milwaukee turned red last week as thousands of Republican National Convention delegates and other party…

The Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans,…

A wildfire in Salt Lake City forced people living uphill from Utah’s state capitol to evacuate, and it remained uncontained Sunday as more than…

Associated Press Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on…

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi gave a speech largely lacking mention of President Joe Biden’s…

Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India’s lithium ion battery storage industry — which can store electricity generated by wind turbines…

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his administration will propose legislation aimed at overhauling…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it is bolstering anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the tense border with…

Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler has announced his withdrawal from the Republican Senate race in…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have flown a drone…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign released an update on the former president’s health Saturday, one week after…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California officials say that a ransomware attack has shut down the computer system of the largest trial court in the country.…

AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Billy Horschel leads a British Open that featured some of the hardest conditions players can remember. He…

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. (AP) — A 12-year-old girl has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept. A…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department says that two women and two children were found dead in their Brooklyn apartment. Police on Saturday…

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Colombian bishop who was mentioned in a book about priests…

NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they’re advising people who are pregnant,…

Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily, Secretary of State Antony…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said that its fighters fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, targeting a…

A fire all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas, sending smoke billowing over the city but causing no deaths or…

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a mail carrier was fatally shot while walking a route in Chicago. Investigators with the U.S. Postal Service are offering…

AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else —…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thomas Jolly is preparing to share France with the world with the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. The July 26…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority returned to prison after a five-day reprieve to attend the opening session of…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill to ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that…

Associated Press They gathered one last time on Sunday — the handful of mostly elderly members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The…

AP Health Writer Did your parents warn you against jumping in the pool right after eating? They were misguided. In most cases, there’s no need to…

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was…

Associated Pres KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, anyone could come to the White House and see him. Come they did:…

Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Lightning strikes in northern Greece have killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Traditional pomp and cannon fire marked the coronation of Malaysia’s billionaire King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who…

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A group that monitors armed conflict in Myanmar says an intensification of fighting in the Southeast Asian…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces…

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has disqualified a number of booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died and 30 are missing in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the…

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved more transparent procedures for the hundreds of…