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By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is expected to star in this year’s big races for state…

CAIRO (AP) — The European Union has announced a $8 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts…

By MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland flowed Sunday toward defenses around the town…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The story of March Madness figures to look a lot like the story of the regular season that led up to it: a healthy…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say an early morning shooting in Washington, D.C., killed two people and wounded five others. Metropolitan Police…

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government is closing down all schools starting Monday as the country…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election,…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan has left at least 21 people dead and 38 others injured. The accident occurred on Sunday…

By The Associated Press Ukraine has launched a new massive wave of drone attacks as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters are set to decide whether to make it unconstitutional to accept private grant…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Voters are set to cast their ballots to decide competitive U.S. House races during the Illinois…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden attended the annual Gridiron Club and Foundation Dinner this weekend, the…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels saw an explosion detonated near a…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Bengaluru in southern India is witnessing an unusually hot February and March, and in the…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The government of Guatemala says the offices of its honorary consul in Haiti have been ransacked. Friday’s attack was…

By DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta says the U.S. military presence in the country is no longer justified after…

ALBUEQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State police are seeking a suspect they have now identified in the shooting death of one of their officers.…

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media say Israeli airstrikes have hit several sites in southern Syria wounding a soldier. The Britain-based Syrian…

PHOENIX (AP) — The former elections director for a rural Arizona county who resigned last year because a flap over the hand-counting of ballots has…

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.…

By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden —…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The police department in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says a fourth officer has resigned during an investigation into alleged…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has become his party’s official nominee for July’s highly anticipated…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more…

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A late-night fight at a New Hampshire diner has led to an assault charge against a former police officer and arrest…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans rely on Medicaid when fighting diseases. But there’s a catch. Often, states…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he’s “not afraid of any trial,” a day after documents released by…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — A day and a half after deadly tornadoes ripped through part of the central U.S.,…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has been suspended indefinitely while the football program and athletic…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla and a Black man who worked at the company’s California factory have settled a discrimination case that drew attention…

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Defense officials say at least 16 soldiers, including four officers, have been killed in southern Nigeria while responding to…

DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, that involved a Ford electric vehicle…

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Want to cash in on some of that St. Patrick’s Day luck? You may want to buy a…

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have issued a shelter-in-place order following the shooting of multiple people in a suburban Philadelphia…

HELSINKI (AP) — Media reports in Latvia say that the country’s state security service has started criminal proceedings against an European…

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) — A mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest…

By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After the pandemic, young Chinese are again looking to study abroad. But the decades-long run that…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarians have lined the streets of Sofia to bid farewell to the late Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte. The spiritual leader of…

By STAN CHOE and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Mnuchin is a former U.S. Treasury secretary who said this week that…

By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the…

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida say they’ve arrested a woman believed to be the mother of an infant found dead in a trash bin…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader…

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy says it has intercepted a bulk carrier that was hijacked by Somali pirates and demanded they surrender. The navy…

By COREY WILLIAMS, GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, MARIAM FAM and DARREN SANDS Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — While Muslim students remain a…

By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden truck into a…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India has announced its general elections will start on April 19 and results are expected on June 4. The voting will stretch over…

LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething has won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to…

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many German train drivers and the main national railway operator have resumed negotiations in a bitter dispute…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One person is dead and five others suffered injuries in a shooting at an Indianapolis bar. WXIN-TV reports Indianapolis Metro…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani says the upcoming Major League Baseball opener…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian regional governor says two people have been killed in Ukrainian shelling of the city of Belgorod, close to the…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Alexei Navalny’s team is used to working independently. The most potent foe of…

Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin,…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mice that were accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker is trying to get the state Legislature to…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — An independent commission has been reviewing the events leading up to Maine’s deadliest…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Visitors to New Orleans might be surprised to know that Irish immigrants are part of a city…

NEW YORK (AP) — America’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parades are being held Saturday. While the St. Patrick’s Day holiday is March…

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — When the wife of Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown spoke about an abortion she…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s sprawling home outside downtown Wilmington, Delaware, has…