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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations have reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Charges of inciting a riot will be dropped against online streamer Kai Cenat after he agreed to pay restitution and apologize for…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Kosovo’s foreign minister says her country is convinced that Russia must lose the war in…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about a push by some House Republicans to include a…

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Two young siblings died after being swept away by a rapidly flowing creek in Southern California’s San…

By LISA LEFF Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert…

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer DALLAS (AP) — A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that’s twice as big as Earth in a…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Funeral services will soon begin for an Ohio man who died in police custody last month after he was handcuffed and left…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s ruling conservatives have agreed to form a coalition with an extreme party, which would push the country further…

An attorney says nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after the 2021 Astroworld festival have been settled, including one that was set to go…

NEW YORK (AP) — Many current and former BetterHelp customers have begun receiving refund eligibility notices spanning from a $7.8 million…

By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since Giacomo Puccini died in 1924 without finishing his last opera, “Turandot,”…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is expelling Russia’s defense attaché after accusing him of being an undeclared…

HOUSTON (AP) — The mayor of Houston says the city’s police chief has retired. A spokesperson for the city says Mayor John Whitmire has…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is going…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Moscow court rejected an appeal filed by a Russian deputy defense minister’s lawyers who sought to have him moved from…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fulton County…

By ALEXA ST. JOHN and DOUG GLASS Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Several dozen young people wearing light blue T-shirts imprinted with…

By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press Even people who know that looking at their smartphone in bed isn’t good for them do it anyway. If you’d like to…

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility is moving ahead with a plan for a new natural gas…

BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand says he wants to outlaw the cannabis over concerns the lack of regulation had made it available to…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say that a 41-year-old man from Russia has been detained and is being questioned after…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the…

By JOSH JACQUOT Edmunds With used car prices dropping, it’s crucial to know the best way to maximize your return when you part ways with your…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian international footballer has been splashed by acid and two other top players were attacked within a week…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been accused of leading a “chaotic” government as another…

LONDON (AP) — The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled. In an update on the…

By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press GEORGE, South Africa (AP) — Rescue teams are continuing to search for dozens of…

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors recommended Wednesday that an investigating judge shelve a probe into another…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has declared Friday a public holiday to mourn the 238…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Human Rights Watch says an extremist group linked to al-Qaida carried out mass killings in two…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have begun to clear a Pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University,…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s aviation authority has barred humanitarian migrant rescue groups from using a Sicilian…

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is racing into yet another battleground state. Biden on…

By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry is insisting that the months-long…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europeans focus more on curbing immigration than on climate change and few of those interviewed across the globe…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban has rejected claims of Afghan involvement in recent attacks in Pakistan, calling it “irresponsible and far from the…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Berlin politician has been violently assaulted and suffered injuries to her head…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A cargo aircraft has made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed. A video on social media…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to meet Wednesday with Serbian…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press BOULEVARD, Calif. (AP) — Mexico has begun requiring visas for Peruvians in response to a major influx of migrants…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and KEN RITTER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos will face a judge in Los…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments about whether to remove a…

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney has received a key approval to expand its Southern California theme parks in its first push to make major changes to…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says Russia has launched aerial attacks on energy facilities throughout Ukraine, targeting seven…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. stocks held relatively steady on Wall Street.…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An appeals court has granted the Hong Kong government’s request to ban a protest song,…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota has reported that its profit for the fiscal year that ended in March doubled over a year…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of…

By The Associated Press Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing remained closed early Wednesday after an Israeli tank brigade seized it the day before.…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Paris Games organizers are promising “fantastic” celebrations to welcome the Olympic…

By LISA LEFF Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans are following her across the pond after missing out on her U.S. concert…

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The decision by Boy Scouts of America to rebrand after 114 years and become Scouting America marks…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Voters in North Macedonia are casting ballots in a parliamentary election…

By ED WHITE, ALEXA ST. JOHN and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms have battered parts of the Midwest, unleashing a curtain…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Representatives from 22 Western Hemisphere countries gathered in Guatemala have renewed their commitment to continue offering…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Paintbrush in hand, Anastasiya Sereda is working on a painting of a chubby-faced panda in the…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit seeking damages from a 23-year-old man and…

By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of three large public school systems will appear before Congress to answer questions…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says China’s account blaming Australia for…

By JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The future of the Tampa Bay Rays is about to come into clearer focus as the St.…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The trial has begun for a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of fatally shooting a professor in 2022 after…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict on whether…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Italy’s president says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can’t be solved by rewarding…

By EDNA TARIGAN and KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — Huddled on board the boat, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear.…

JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA LAOAG, Philippines (AP) — Military force from the United States, Australian and the Philippines launched a barrage of…

By EDNA TARIGAN and KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Soccer fans around the globe will now have a day to celebrate the world’s most popular…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says Kim Ki Nam, the propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country’s three…

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Panera Bread said it’s discontinuing its Charged Sips drinks that were tied to at least two wrongful death…

By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump squirmed and scowled, shook his head and…

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a cruise ship worker from South Africa has been arrested in Alaska’s capital city after he was accused of…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have approved legislation to provide state tax breaks to businesses that help their employees afford…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — State experts have found the man charged with shooting and killing 10 people at a Colorado…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s first astronaut launch is off until late next week to replace a bad…