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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Men usually outnumber and outrank women negotiators in climate talks, except…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street declined following indications the Federal…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man for the torture killing of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son in…

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s largest Palestinian camp was once bustling with activity: It was crowded with…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s execution of a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a…

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on a California river and open up…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership…

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou plans to build quarantine facilities with almost 250,000…

By BILL BARROW Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Republicans insist they’re working together to help Herschel Walker unseat Democratic…

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades,…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that voters are “looking for new leadership”…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government released an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker,…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Leno underwent surgery for serious burns suffered when flames erupted as he worked on a…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will withdraw from a 32-state voter registration database, the incoming secretary…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press SHALER, Pa. (AP) — Until recently it was a garage with a dirt floor. But what had been an outbuilding for the…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, scored a U.S. House win in a…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Donald Trump’s suspension from Facebook and Instagram will stand for now despite his candidacy for president.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked a trade deficit for the 15th month in a row in October as both imports and exports…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles has elected its first Black woman as mayor. Democratic U.S. Rep. Karen Bass…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Even as they signaled a continued hardline stance on opposing abortion and same-sex marriage, the…

By MARC LEVY and BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is beginning the transition to his new…

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — A doctor who police say has spent two decades providing medical assistance to youth hockey teams in Michigan and…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in southern Mexico say they detected a dismembered human body after spotting a dog trotting down the street with a human…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. and its Western allies clashed with Russia at the U.N. Security Council over…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Republican win in California on Wednesday has given the party control of the U.S.…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A class-action federal lawsuit is accusing 11 of the United States’ largest beef and pork…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats have held on to a swing U.S. House district in Maine. Two-term Rep. Jared…

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former President George W. Bush described the Ukrainian president as a “tough dude” on…

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California water polo coach has been convicted of sexually assaulting teenage girls during underwater training…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials hosted a dice roll to launch an audit of votes in last week’s election for secretary of state.…

By HANK KURZ Jr. and BEN FINLEY Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The three University of Virginia football players who were killed are…

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Among U.S. faith leaders and denominations, there are sharp differences over the bill advancing in the Senate that…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Justice Department says it is investigating whether Missouri has violated civil rights laws by needlessly…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — They were supposed to be birthday presents. They were supposed to be Christmas presents.…