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BEIJING (AP) — The new Solomon Islands prime minister is in China for a visit as Beijing and the strategic Pacific archipelago strengthen their…

Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Under the sweltering Turkish sun, tourists wander through sets that recreate Ottoman and Byzantine-era castles,…

Associated Press ANKARA (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar Assad in recent weeks have signaled they are…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s tribulations were previewed in Hollywood days before he got on the debate stage. At a…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing…

Associated Press PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of…

Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials with health care companies in Oregon say more than 2,400 patients at hospitals in the Portland area may have been…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey man who authorities say was on his way to Ukraine to join a volunteer fighting unit…

PHOENIX (AP) — Backers of an Arizona abortion rights ballot initiative have sued a GOP-led legislative committee that seeks to include language on…

Associated Press Virginia congressman Bob Good has filed a petition for a recount after state election officials say he narrowly lost a Republican…

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi election officials say redrawing legislative districts in time for this November’s election is…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative think tank that is planning a complete overhaul of the federal government in the event of a…

SHIJAIYAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians returned to breathtaking scenes of destruction in the Gaza City district of Shijaiyah after Israeli…

Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced…

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor says Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury has been told it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his…

NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Ginstling surprisingly resigned as chief executive officer of the New York Philharmonic after one year on the job. No reason…

AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Uruguay striker Luis Suárez defended his teammates’ decision to enter the stands following a 1-0 loss to…

AP Technology Writer GRAFTON, Mass. (AP) — When two octogenarian buddies named Nick discovered that ChatGPT might be stealing and repurposing a…

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — National Republicans are poised to support “universal school choice” as part of the policy platform they…

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An investigation into Brazil’s federal police alleges that the country’s intelligence agency spied on…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Nicolas Cage first read the script for “Longlegs” and considered the part of the titular occultist…

Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the election system in Dodge City, Kansas, doesn’t violate the voting rights…

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two organizations that gathered voter signatures to qualify proposed constitutional amendments for the…

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Bestselling author Brendan DuBois has been arraigned on multiple counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials. He was…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday acknowledged a string of errors in its response to the deadly Hamas attacks last…

Associated Press A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights”…

PHOENIX (AP) — Former child actor Benji Gregory has died in central Arizona at age 46. Gregory played the young boy on the 1980s television sitcom…

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials say people in the southeast Caribbean urgently need food, water and shelter nearly two…

ROME (AP) — Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy’s second-busiest passenger airport, is being renamed after Silvio Berlusconi. Transport Minister…

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in…

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says authorities will consider a plan to expel hundreds of thousands more…

AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan fashion stalwart Giorgio Armani celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday just like any other day — at work.…

Associated Press Leaders of two performing arts festivals say that they will gladly give up their grants if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis restores the…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A top aide to a powerful North Carolina state legislator has been named chief executive officer of the parent company of the…

MIAMI (AP) — South Florida prosecutors dropped the computer hacking charge Thursday against an OnlyFans model accused of fatally stabbing her…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — United Airlines says one of its jets from Miami to New Jersey made an unscheduled landing in Orlando, Florida, after a…

Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As Houston slowly struggles to recover after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power, experts say it’s…

Associated Press Utah’s Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to opponents of redistricting that carved up Democratic-leaning Salt Lake…

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental group has sued the Department of Interior in federal court for allegedly failing to account…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine, including a Patriot missile system…

Associated Press The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations at the…

AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell slightly this week, providing modest relief for home shoppers…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Official say the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that’s been used to get…

Associated Press ROME (AP) — An influential Catholic charitable organization says it will cover up mosaics made by a famous ex-Jesuit artist…

AP Sports Writer Georgia starting linebacker Smael Mondon was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday night on charges of speeding and…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s rescue service says a landslide hit a tourist shelter trapping 16 people inside after a thunderstorm…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The embattled police force of the Mexican city of Celaya has seen two more police officers shot to death, amid…

Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Shalom Korai never knew his real name or his birthday. He was saved from the streets of a burning…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune says he is running for a second term. The 78-year-old political veteran said…