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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian government said Thursday it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian and actor Jo Koy has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, picked by producers…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilders are stepping up construction of single-family homes following a steady decline in…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities are investigating the kidnapping of a British businessman and former honorary consul, who was rescued…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit. The former New York…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say 15 people have pleaded guilty to participating in a state prison contraband scheme in Maryland. Attorney General…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that soccer’s governing bodies…

By SAM METZ and BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Russia is working to strengthen ties to North Africa and spread its…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Initially unsure of which orangutan was the father of a new baby primate, the Denver Zoo decided to have a little…

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple has been rebuffed in its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that is pushing the company into suspending…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police are pledging a thorough investigation after a police SUV slammed into a bar. But supporters of the bar question…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages are allowed to study in Islamic religious schools that are traditionally…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man with a history of mental health issues who was convicted of killing his wife with a meat cleaver and injuring…

By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A report released Thursday by the U.N. finds that more than…

LONDON (AP) — Angola says it’s leaving the OPEC oil producers cartel, coming after it battled with the group over lower production quotas this…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Workers using cranes have installed two more restored crosses on top of the domes of Kyiv’s 11th-century St. Sophia…

By ELISE RYAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — This year has been good to Gracie Abrams. She released her debut album, opened for Taylor Swift,…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time, but they can also be financially stressful. With…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker is drawing on lessons learned during his eight years as a Republican…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government says it will fulfill a commitment to legalize…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer Two-time All-Star Ja Morant will have a chance Thursday night to try to top a perfect ending to the end of his…

By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Florida State announces it will hold a board of trustees meeting on Friday and a person with knowledge…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has visited Barcelona in an effort to show that his…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press The crew of a Philadelphia television news helicopter had filmed a Christmas lights display before crashing into the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Honda Motor’s American arm is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. due to a fuel pump defect that can…

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International has accused the Myanmar military of indiscriminate killings and using…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ interior minister says the east Mediterranean island nation is the first European Union member country to…

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police say a shooting in downtown Prague has killed an unspecified number of people and wounded others. Police gave no details…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s leader has slashed the fees during the holiday season for several public…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump touts his transformation of the U.S. Supreme Court…

LONDON (AP) — High winds from Storm Pia have disrupted holiday travel in northern areas of the U.K. Flights were grounded, train service was…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer In “Occupied City,” a young woman with an even voice narrates Nazi encounters and crimes throughout Amsterdam during…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Zach Robinson spent decades trying to fight off nightmares about being raped as a child at New…

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate to help the country’s struggling economy. The drop by a…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says he accepted an invitation from Ukrainian…

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says the ripple effects of the war in Gaza are likely to knock Lebanon’s fragile…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Women’s rights activists are criticizing French President Emmanuel Macron for appearing to side…

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli police say 19 Israeli prison guards are under investigation in the death of a 38-year-old Palestinian security…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but still…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has spoken with his Chinese…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Employees at a Wells Fargo bank in New Mexico have voted to unionize, the first time that workers at a major…

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) — Snuggling on the sofa across from the Christmas tree, Sol proudly showed off the…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has paid the final tranche of a multibillion-euro support package to Ukraine to…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch man who was convicted in British Columbia of charges including extortion and harassment…

BERLIN (AP) — Martin Scorsese will be honored for his lifetime achievement at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Organizers said…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s main opposition group has urged the European Union to help open an international…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has hiked its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points as part of its efforts to combat high…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human rights activists say Pakistan’s police used water cannons, swung batons, and arrested…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly who had threatened possible impeachment of a…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to…

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has been named The Associated Press’ Male Athlete of the Year for the…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has urged Vatican bureaucrats to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that prevent…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali…

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian police say a passenger train has struck a group of maintenance workers on the tracks and killed two of them…

BEIJING (AP) — Hundreds of temporary housing units are being set up in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo is entering its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays forced…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ruled in a landmark decision for the future of soccer’s club competitions that UEFA and FIFA…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your…

By The Associated Press Asian shares fell Thursday after Wall Street hit the brakes on its big rally following disappointing corporate profit reports…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media are reporting that an accident in a coal mine in northeastern Heilongjiang province has left 12 people dead and…

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A Texas prosecutor says a criminal investigation into police failures during the Uvalde school…

PERTH, Australia (AP) — A wildfire burning out of control on the outskirts of the Australian west coast city of Perth appears to have destroyed or…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court has ordered two Japanese companies to financially compensate…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press TROY, Ohio (AP) — More than five years ago, someone left a kitten with twisted back legs at a Missouri animal…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To look is to be charmed. Amused. Saddened. Horrified. Amazed. Inspired. Photographers…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has moved over 21,000 homeless people into temporary…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with a…

By YAYAN ZAMZAMI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have detected at least five boats packed…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew…

By JOSH FUNK and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) — Two brutal killings in four months have left 1,100 residents in a tiny…

By DEL QUENTIN WILBER, ED WHITE and MADDY PEAK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — DeAngelo Martin killed four women and raped two others over a…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States, key allies and Arab nations are engaging in high-level diplomacy in…

By ED WHITE, DEL QUENTIN WILBER and MADDY PEEK Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be…

By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At 19 months old, Elijah Jack, born with no femur bone in one leg…

By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press TUNJA, Colombia (AP) — Mikhail Krasnov, a Russian-born professor of economics, this year became the mayor of…