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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid…

CARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police…

AP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in…

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald…

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gunmen have opened fire at a bar in southeast Mexico, killing six people and injuring at least five others. Local…

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into…

Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Twenty-four people died after two boats capsized off the Madagascar coast in the Indian Ocean,…

DENVER (AP) — A Civil Air Patrol plane crash in Colorado has killed the aircraft’s pilot and an aerial photographer. The crash that occurred in…

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon”…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says a number of small drones were detected last week around three bases in eastern England that…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has big plans for the economy — and a big debt problem that will be a hurdle to delivering on…

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Police in Jordan have shot and killed a man after he opened fire near the Israeli Embassy. Authorities say three police…

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist has been arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in…

WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts…

AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Asked how he planned to celebrate his fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship, Max Verstappen did a quick…

Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates…

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters as the capital remained under lockdown ahead of a…

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection”…

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Northeast is experiencing an unusually severe and widespread drought during months that are typically the…

Associated Press UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — In the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel’s government has been cracking down on…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The last meatpackers in New York’s Meatpacking District have agreed to end their leases early and make way…

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang…

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many…

Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in a tight presidential…

Associated Press SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg strolled in wearing a jacket with JuJu Watkins’ name and number on the front and back. Michael B.…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer fatally shot him, according to authorities and 911…

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who accused…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in…

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Paris and other French cities against femicides and sexual and sexist violence. In Paris,…

AP Medical Writer The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a…

MONTREAL (AP) — Senior Canadian ministers have condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent, saying “hatred and antisemitism”…

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least six Russian mercenaries were killed in an attack by an al-Qaida-linked group in central Mali,…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to…

Associated Press Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player…

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s wife announced Friday that she’s pregnant with the couple’s fourth child. Kylie…

BERLIN (AP) — American photographer and activist Nan Goldin has used a speech at the opening of her exhibition in Germany to condemn Israel’s war…

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli…

Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The first woman to command Canada’s military called out a U.S. senator on Saturday for…

AP Health Writer Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has been taking a bashing for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North…

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who…

AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of…

Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman…

Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says its leader and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have met for talks on global security. The military alliance said in a…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since…

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says Moody’s two-notch credit ratings upgrade to A3 from Baa2 will open the threshold to quality…

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party is headed for a victory in state elections in…

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the…