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By JILL COLVIN Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candidate field is…

By AAMER MADHANI, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a matter of days, Saudi Arabia carried out blockbuster…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s dispute with Japan over tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea is heating up, with both sides accusing…

WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok was dismissive Wednesday of reports that the Biden administration was calling for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will strike for three days next week over stalled…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A powerful explosion tore through a series of five coal mines interconnected by tunnels and ventilation systems in a rural…

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a house fire in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has killed an adult man and three young children. The…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants state regulators to decide whether to impose the…

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A business owner whose luxury yacht ran aground and leaked diesel fuel into waters off the Hawaiian island of Maui last…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is demanding an immediate end to all fighting in South Sudan…

By MATTHEW BROWN and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Dozens of bison from a mountain park outside Denver were transferred…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 are…

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is being criticized by a victim’s sister and a powerful county…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Bobby Caldwell, a soulful R&B singer and songwriter who had a major hit in 1978 with “What You…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco supervisors have backed the idea of paying reparations to Black people, but…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two men were found dead after floodwaters poured into a slot canyon near the Utah-Arizona…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers have taken another swing at adding a narrow exemption…

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press The Minnesota labor department is asking a district court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bill preventing transgender people at public schools from using restroom that…

NEW YORK (AP) — A onetime aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit has filed a separate…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawmakers investigating the South Carolina comptroller general’s $3.5…

By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s government sent 2,000 more suspects to a huge new prison built…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of threatening people at the…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Signature Bank’s collapse came stunningly fast, leaving behind the question of whether there was a…

By MEGAN JANETSKY and MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Honduras’ decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota courts will allow greater audiovisual coverage of criminal proceedings…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — News outlets report that police officers in Oregon revived a 2-year-old girl suspected of overdosing on fentanyl. The…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A photo voter identification mandate first sought over a decade ago by North Carolina…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men have been convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection. Court records show…

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Scientists have created baby mice with two fathers for the first time by turning male mouse stem cells into female…

By JUAN A. LOZANO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials have announced a takeover of Houston’s nearly 200,000-student…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer James Gunn is directing a Superman film. The film, which Gunn also wrote, will be titled “Superman: Legacy” and is…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday he intends to play for the New York Jets in 2023 after 18 seasons in Green Bay and…