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By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold…

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Dutch-flagged container vessel en route from Lithuania to neighboring Latvia caught fire in the Baltic Sea, prompting the…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain have detained the father of two sisters who were victims of so-called “honor killings” while visiting…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, says it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8%…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it is expelling two Iranian diplomats over the death sentence imposed in Iran against one of its citizens. Authorities…

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nearly one million people applied for international protection in the European Union in…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nearly a year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “turning…

By AMANCAI BIRABEN and JIM SALTER Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A brutal winter storm closed interstate highways from Arizona to Wyoming…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Thursday following Wall Street’s biggest one-day decline in two…

BEIJING (AP) — China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Security forces in Somalia have ended a siege by al-Shabab extremists that killed 10…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of gunning down Nipsey…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at a gay…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared that sanctions against…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden closed out his wartime visit to Europe on Wednesday,…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police officials say a search is underway for two motorcycle-riding men who shot and killed a New Zealand man…

By SIBI ARASU and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Top financial leaders from the Group of 20 leading economies are…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have announced an additional charge against the gunman…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a half-point…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The United Nations says three of its peacekeepers were killed and five others wounded by a…

By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Constant fear. Threats. Screams. Darkness. Cells measuring 6 feet by 9, with a hole in the floor…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine…

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A man with alleged ties to a California prison gang has pleaded not guilty to killing six people, including a teenage…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana State University football player faces a misdemeanor weapons charge following his arrest on Bourbon Street as New…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Police say Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller brought a teammate the gun that was used in a fatal shooting near campus.…

By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Investigators probing a fatal 2021 Amtrak train derailment in Montana…

NEW YORK (AP) — The family of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X marked on Tuesday the anniversary of his 1965 assassination by announcing plans…

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it will generally deny asylum to…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has barred the public and media from a courtroom where defense lawyers say…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty in the drive-by shooting death of another teen outside a Des Moines, Iowa, high school and…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate moved Tuesday to restore voting rights to convicted felons as soon…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Additional fees may be coming for incoming South Carolina residents who…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Testimony from a former ESPN executive is underscoring the high stakes and corruption that…

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A 38-year-old Chicago man has been convicted of attempted murder after he shot an Iowa sheriff’s deputy during a…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to reverse longstanding policy and allow the use of…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Two counts of aggravated assault were added to the first-degree murder complaint against an Arizona…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A handful of congressional Republicans have met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

By The Associated Press Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia, after a series of short hospital stays. The…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Microsoft’s Xbox video game division on Tuesday announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia as it tries to…

OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a maintenance worker was killed in explosion at an Ohio metals plant that sparked a large fire and…

By John Hanna AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Kansas lawmakers are pushing ahead with trying to eliminate most ballot drop…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas law enforcement officer who held down a man while two others beat him…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Alex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the witness stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence that…

By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia has deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s internationally…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police officer and a reggaeton singer are among 24 people accused of running a suspected drug-trafficking ring in…

By RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say the quick apprehension of two youths after a Temple University…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s government has vowed to improve its online security in…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two groups advocating for abortion rights say they’re ready to submit fall ballot…

SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Police in Sallisaw say…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment arm have been fined $5…

By JOHN SEEWER and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern…

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mourners filled a Detroit church for the last funeral for three students who were…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow is suspending its participation in the last…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Tuesday added caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws, becoming…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala to protest a court’s decision not to allow an indigenous candidate to…

By ANDREEA ALEXANDRU and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital agreed Tuesday to extend…

By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top state election and cybersecurity officials are warning about the threat posed by Russia…