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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two of Russia’s top swimmers who could be eligible for the next year’s…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lily Gladstone is the anguished heart and compassionate conscience of Martin Scorsese’s Osage…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Two utilities and two media organizations are suing over a referendum in Maine that closed a…

By ED DAVEY and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press At least 15 people who registered for Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the COP28 climate…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness:…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is issuing a construction permit for a new type of nuclear reactor that…

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The father of the suspect in a deadly 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago has been released early from…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man was shot to death at a large Minnesota homeless encampment, days before it was scheduled to be removed. The shooting was…

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — Flooding driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and increasingly brutal…

By KARIN LAUB Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians published Wednesday shows a rise in support for…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — LeBron James says the “moment was everything” to see oldest son Bronny James make his…

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque in the 1980s to fish. Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have begun outlining their case against 15 Michigan Republicans who face…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden on Wednesday lashed out at Republican investigators who have…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Independent media outlets and rights groups in Hungary have condemned legislation passed…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump are telling a federal appeals court it should not speed up its…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say six people are dead following a shootout between drug cartel gunmen in the northern Mexico state of Zacatecas.…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is making his third trip to Iowa this month as he…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will hear appeals that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most…

By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Over 14 days of U.N. climate talks, delegates from nearly 200 countries…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s five Associated Press Breakthrough Entertainers of the Year includes actors and musicians who…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Wholesale inflation in the United States was unchanged in November, suggesting that price increases in the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say a body found inside a warehouse has been identified as an inmate who walked away from a work detail…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An editor says Myanmar’s military government has arrested two journalists with a local online news…

NEW YORK (AP) — A fire that started in a deli in New York City spread to several other stores and sent flames shooting into the sky. The fire…

By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he has reached a tentative agreement…

BERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s environmentalist Greens have failed in a long-shot bid to enter the national government as lawmakers elected a new…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Following years of heated debates, authorities in Bulgaria began to dismantle a monument of the Soviet army that has…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you’re getting a product made…

By DEEPA BHARATH and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced plans to replace some of his Cabinet ministers…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is hosting nearly 100 lawmakers from around the country to work on how their…

By DEEPA BHARATH and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat-Nelsen’s voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells…

By NICK KURCZEWSKI Edmunds The Mercedes-Benz GLC has long been a popular choice for a small luxury SUV. From luxury and performance to technology,…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police have seized what is being called a record haul of methamphetamine tablets in the western province of Kanchanaburi, close…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday allowed military courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A cost-of-living crisis in Hungary is on display at the country’s popular Christmas…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The attack on a top Turkish referee this week has been described as an example of the…

By TAYLOR GETLER of NerdWallet Planning a wedding and buying a home are two of the most expensive milestones of adult life, and couples with both of…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City voters have approved a 1% sales tax for six years to help fund a new downtown…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders says he wants to be prime minister for “all…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Regulations are a double-edged sword. They’re created to improve business dealings,…

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire sheriff accused of stealing $19,000 in county funds has resigned, leading prosecutors to withdraw their…

By JEFF AMY of The Associated Press and STEPHEN FOWLER of Georgia Public Broadcasting ATLANTA (AP) — An analysis by news organizations finds…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A former soldier who won a sexual assault case against three of her former colleagues says she…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says his government will block a proposal to start talks…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say a powerful bomb explosion has damaged a commercial apartment block housing stores and businesses…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles across its model lineup to fix a defective system…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person meeting with…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Houston, we have a problem: Where’s Kevin? Perhaps the ultimate coming-home movie, “Apollo 13,” and…

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Theatre announced that Indhu Rubasingham will be the next artistic director of the United Kingdon’s…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested two people who jumped from the visitors’ gallery into the chamber of the lower house of Parliament.…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say the suicide bomber who rammed his car into a police station’s main gate in…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund executive board has approved the release of the…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A top Turkish referee has been discharged from a hospital days after he was punched by the president of a top-flight soccer…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s peace minister has been fired and arrested for having alleged links to an outlawed rebel group after he…

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least seven Israeli soldiers were killed in an ambush…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he wants to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary Major, not in the grottoes of the Vatican like other popes. He…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hitting hundreds of people and firms around the globe with new…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been sworn in by the president in a ceremony where each of his ministers was…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state news agency says authorities have executed a bank guard who was convicted of fatally shooting a senior cleric in…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday ahead of a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels missed a…

By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker to six years in prison…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese aerospace company COMAC has showcased its domestically-developed C919 passenger jet in Hong…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has reached a solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month. German news agency dpa…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s…

By JUSTIN KABUMBA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s presidential election is a week away, and the major issue is…

By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes…

By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A towering new tower aiming for the vibe of Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau resort is…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion bans and…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing toward a vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey on business sentiment shows large Japanese…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden’s favorite stories is about his first international summit after…

By MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 7 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States believe…

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around…