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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security. It’s…

Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a…

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The European Union says it will not renew a fishing agreement with Senegal that has been criticized by many…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former prosecutor and local police official has been arrested in connection with the grisly decapitation of a…

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse has won reelection to the U.S. House. He is one of two remaining House Republicans who…

Democrat George Whitesides won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Garcia. Democrats…

Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Tuesday. Newhouse, who has held the seat since 2015,…

Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz says it’s no longer serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools. The company introduced…

AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast U.S. has been disrupted or delayed, after a fire broke out near a train route in New York…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A World War I veteran whose remains were identified earlier this year during a probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democrats still hold the power in the state Legislature but have fallen short of winning a two-thirds supermajority in both…

Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — As Baltimore gun violence continues trending downward after years of rampant bloodshed, a historically troubled…

Associated Press A pet squirrel who was a social media star before being seized by authorities in upstate New York has tested negative for rabies.…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A subway commuter who helped an ex-Marine restrain an agitated man aboard a Manhattan subway last year testified…

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu. British Columbia…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times,…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A month has passed since U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivered an…

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to an abortion in Kentucky. It’s the latest…

Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Dominican Republic prosecutors say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was charged…

Assocated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge in a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center has issued a preliminary…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has long criticized America’s spy agencies, accusing them of trying to undermine his first…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have reelected Robin Vos as the speaker of the state Assembly. Vos has held the…

AP Sports Writer Former Duke star Kyle Singler’s cryptic Instagram post saying he fears for his life has drawn an outpouring of concern and support…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With destructive wildfires burning on both coasts, fire officials might use jargon unfamiliar to residents of states where such…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s inflation has slowed to 2.7% in October, the lowest level in three years in a win for the libertarian…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The police officer from Ferguson, Missouri, who was critically injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael…

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For a man who loves the spotlight, Donald Trump has been conspicuously out of view since his triumph in last…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the U.S. House rests on just over a dozen races where winners have not yet been determined. About…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys. The…

Associated Press A newly unsealed federal complaint says a man accused of having a machine gun at Tuskegee University admitted to firing his weapon…

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel incorrectly interpreted federal and state laws when it ruled that Mississippi…

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, My Chemical Romance released their career-defining rock opera, “The Black Parade.” It…

AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Qatar has been praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body for improving labor laws before the 2022 World…

YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul had to wait an extra four months for his high-profile match with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson.…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers seeking to unburden themselves after last week’s election got a chance to share their feelings by…

AP National Writer Even with National signing day for college’s small sports taking place this week, there remains uncertainty about how many…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Apologetic rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced Tuesday to 45 days in prison by a federal judge who said repeated…

Associated Press ROME (AP) — The city of Florence is taking new measures to crack down on overtourism. The city government approved a 10-point plan…

Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans will keep their leadership team for the next two years. They gathered…

Associated Press More small wildfires have broken out across the northeastern U.S. in a series of blazes officials are blaming on very dry conditions…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Details about a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics…

AP Media Writer Chris Wallace says he’s leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager to see what a transformed media environment has…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia governor-elect Republican Patrick Morrisey will be sworn in Jan. 13. Morrisey, who has…

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities in Minnesota say a man shot and killed by police was being sought in the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett’s reworking of Mark Twain’s “The…

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below…

Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A man on Tuesday waived his right to a jury trial in the killing of a Georgia nursing student, a case that…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this month, but its stars have…

MANSEHRA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a bus carrying wedding guests fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least…

MEDINA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A man who abducted his 7-year-old daughter from a relative’s home in Ohio was killed by officers following a police…

PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry has summoned Israel’s ambassador following an incident involving Israeli security forces during a visit…

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a bicyclist pulling a trailer died after he was struck by a police cruiser. The crash…

PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election…