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BERLIN (AP) — A statue of a deceased German cardinal has been removed from its perch outside Essen Cathedral in western Germany, days after…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials have vowed to remove a floating barrier placed by China’s coast…

By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is observing a day of mourning for the Kosovar Albanian police…

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Top Thai officials have welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister is accusing Germany of trying to interfere in his country’s internal affairs. He made the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A senior Australian public servant has stepped aside while an investigation is underway…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian state radio says that Matteo Messina Denaro, a convicted mastermind of some of the…

By TAMMY WEBBER and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press More Americans believe they’ve personally felt the impact of climate change because of…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s trade commissioner has called for a more balanced relationship with China,…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A prominent Pakistani television journalist who went missing more than four months ago after being…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in…

By LAURA UNGAR and MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writers More research is showing that we carry genes from other kinds of ancient humans, and their DNA…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — From just outside the burn zone in Lahaina, Jes Claydon can see the ruins of the rental…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press LUHANSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Flying above enemy lines, a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone sends a clear image back…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin as members of an extended family face trial on kidnapping…

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man says authorities wrongly arrested him based on a match generated by facial…

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Judge Peter Cahill hardly slept during the six weeks he presided over the murder trial of…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General…

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The exclusive online livestream for the second Republican presidential debate this week will take…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Ed Sheeran centered on his relationships, a spinoff of “The…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — This fall, the United Nations is to convene an advisory group on artificial intelligence.…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares in Asia were mostly lower on Monday, with Tokyo the only major regional market to advance, after Wall…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supplying of bomb-carrying drones to Russia could see Moscow help…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Now that a tentative deal has been struck to end Hollywood’s writers strike after…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “a guy with a trash-like…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a…

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities have rescued a 17-year-old boy in Southern California after he was kidnapped and held hostage for four days…

LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — Lithuanian teenager Dominika Banevič and American Victor Montalvo have qualified for next year’s Paris Olympics after…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons is apologizing for recognizing in Parliament a man who…

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 35-year-old businessman without prior political experience has been elected to lead…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taylor Swift took advantage of an invitation from Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to see…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer Spain is a strong contender to be the next international host of a regular-season NFL game and it could happen as…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins scored the most points in a game by an NFL team since 1966,…

By The Associated Press Canadian autoworkers have ratified a new labor agreement with Ford Motor Co., averting a threatened strike. The decision on…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed several bills aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ people.…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham weren’t enough to save “…

PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador out of the country after its…

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Newcastle has equaled its biggest win of the Premier League era by beating Sheffield United 8-0 away with eight different…

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Chandler, Arizona, woman who ran an animal rescue out of her now-condemned home has been arrested. Dozens…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Colorado fell out of The Associated Press college football poll after a resounding loss in one of the…

Giorgio Armani has closed Milan Fashion Week with good vibes and a front row that included frequent guests such as Cate Blanchette and Juliette…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police say one person was injured when shots were fired during an argument between two groups of people at the…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer CASARES, Spain (AP) — Europe has retained the Solheim Cup after securing a first-ever tie with the United States.…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say former NHL player Nicolas Kerdiles has died after a motorcycle crash in Nashville. He was 29. Police say the…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A student and his parents are suing a University of Alabama fraternity, saying he suffered a traumatic brain injury while…

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — The school superintendent in Farmingdale, New York, says all the high school students who were injured in a bus crash on…

ARCADIA, La. (AP) — The FBI says a Louisiana man who fled his 1991 trial for attempted murder has been arrested more than three decades later after…

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The Carter Center says former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, on took a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security…

BEIJING (AP) — Local authorities in southern China say a coal mine fire has killed 16 people. The blaze broke out on Sunday at the Shanjiaoshu coal…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press The Afghan man speaks only Farsi, but he wasn’t worried about representing himself in U.S. immigration court.…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music…

By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Officials in Armenia say the first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in the…

By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Archaeologists say they have discovered dozens of ancient graves including two rare…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities on Monday will begin allowing the first residents and property owners to…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is poised to allow Israeli citizens to travel to the United States…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 3-year-old child and two adults are dead after being shot during an argument over an apparent dog sale. Jacksonville…

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s police force says some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Soon after Felix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017,  the Cuban activist was drawn to…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As Congress considers payments to victims of Cold War-era nuclear contamination in the St. Louis…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The governor of southern Ukraine’s Kherson region says Russian airstrikes have killed…