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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has kicked off his second term by…

By HUIZHONG WU and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health…

By GENE JOHNSON and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The white sedan cruised past the gray, three-story rental home on a…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It was a tragically high price to pay for catching a suspected car thief: two innocent…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is trying to keep his bid for speaker…

By FARES AKRAM and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Khaled Shurrab had been waiting more than half his life to get out of Gaza. The…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rest easy, America … we got this. What others see as dysfunction and chaos, many of Rep.…

By ADRIANA MORGA, JAMES BROOKS and CARA RUBINSKY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tech companies are showing off their latest products this week…

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic…

By TERRY SPENCER and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people were wounded in a shooting after an altercation…

BEIJING (AP) — China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the…

By MARK STEVENSON and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The operation to detain Ovidio Guzman, the son of imprisoned drug lord…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Russell Pearce, a Republican lawmaker who was the driving force behind Arizona’s landmark 2010…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Acclaimed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky won’t be going far when he leaves American Ballet…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares says his company has to work to cut costs globally in order to keep…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Federal authorities say a Border Patrol agent in body armor was struck by gunfire but not seriously hurt while confronting…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — For the first time ever, Oregon had the highest voter turnout rate in the nation for last November’s elections. Former Oregon…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than a thousand startups are showcasing their products at the annual CES tech show in…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Idaho’s Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death while covering conflict in Southeast Asia and…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort has filed paperwork and pledged 13 acres for a commuter rail station that could link the seventh…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state’s ban on transgender…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bill to strengthen abortion rights in Minnesota by codifying protections into state…

By CODY JACKSON, TERRY SPENCER and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Cuban migrants are still arriving by boat in the Florida…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — When a futuristic-looking electric Ram pickup truck goes on sale next year, it will hardly be the…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State football player has pleaded guilty to misdemeanors for a skirmish inside the Michigan Stadium tunnel after…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft is shying away from talking about her…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A preliminary report on a Hawaii medical transport plane that went missing says a…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Court documents unsealed Thursday after the suspect in the November fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho…

By GRACE EKPU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The European Commission on Thursday banned imports of seafood caught in Cameroon’s…

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a rule that would prevent employers from…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill aimed at easing the cost for prisoners to call…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Turks & Caicos Islands say they have arrested a police officer and charged him with harboring…