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By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial has begun in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic…

By JEMIMA RAMAN, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — On a tiny sliver land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is not seeking political asylum in the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will host President Joe Biden and the…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Sheeran took the witness stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to deny allegations that his…

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old California boy who died after being tortured has been sentenced to life in prison, along with her…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies has hired an…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A series of moderately strong earthquakes has rattled New Zealand’s North Island…

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing their debt ceiling package to a vote. The roll…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina grand jury Tuesday charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press U.S. prosecutors who introduced Russian spy intrigue into a case of a couple accused of living for…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities…

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armed with machetes, bottles, and rocks, residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press A bill that would outlaw caste discrimination in California has cleared its first big legislative hurdle. On…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama state investigator has described how 89 bullet casings were fired into a crowded…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s infamous killer clown murder case has finally ended with the…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is forgoing another presidential bid of his own and…

By TRISHA AHMED and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press With the enforcement of one abortion ban held up by the courts, North Dakota lawmakers are…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press At least 90 bodies have been found at the ranch of a Kenyan pastor who is accused of telling his followers to starve…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top farm official says that the bloc was on the cusp of ending a damaging…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Diplomats from 20 countries have gathered in Colombia for a conference in on the political…

By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun…

By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from a jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a man and stealing his…

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a 20-year-old Ohio man told investigators that he tried to burn down an Ohio church…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she sees a federal role in the debate over…

By SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An attack on the prison holding deposed Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir has raised questions…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven people are dead, including one soldier, following a shootout between gunmen and troops in rural western Mexico.…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Fithian, the outgoing CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners, assured exhibitors…

BERLIN (AP) — The German Catholic Church says a senior priest has been removed from office after criticism of his handling of abuse allegations…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy reports show eight members of an Oklahoma family found dead inside their burning home were each shot. The…

LEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an explosion and fire at a suburban Chicago petroleum refinery killed one person and injured a second Tuesday…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Money earmarked for thousands of new IRS employees would be transferred to a grant program allowing schools…

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — Many loyal Republicans in the state that kicks off the presidential…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations says at least 150 civilians may have been killed and many others injured…

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has condemned the European Union’s new sanctions on Damascus over making and trafficking an amphetamine, saying the…

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press Broadway legend Chita Rivera reminisces about her career, love life and family in her new book, “Chita: A…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Before ousting Tucker Carlson, Fox News had twice fired wildly popular hosts – and both times the…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad with a legislative candidate’s phone…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The granddaughter of late Latino labor activist Cesar Chavez is moving from President Joe…

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have detained a Syrian man on suspicion of planning to carry out an explosives attack motivated by Islamic…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden has informed Russia that five employees with the Russian Embassy in Stockholm have been asked to leave the country, saying…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A stage play about the making of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” will soon take a huge…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The national gas system operators of Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia have agreed to boost the transfer of natural…

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Jeff Drummond spends days and nights alone in a tiny room with fake wood paneling, two…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The All England Club will pay for two rooms for Ukrainian tennis players and their teams during the grass-court…

By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N. officials say one side in the Sudan conflict has seized control of a national…

BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has rejected a married couple’s request to legally change their Russian-sounding surname. The couple had sought…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally announced he’s seeking reelection. But he’s also…

By AMY TAXIN and JAE C. HONG Associated Press LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — In the heart of California, some rural communities are facing the prospect of…

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Traveling while pregnant can be tough. Activities like adventure sports, scuba diving and going to high-altitude…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan are investigating a suspicious object found in a paper bag inside a commercial…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of dog farmers in South Korea are rallying to criticize the country’s first…