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AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan racked up a trade deficit in October for the fourth month in a row, as a weak yen and rising energy prices…

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a suburban Chicago woman faces hate crime charges for allegedly confronting a Palestinian American man…

AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be…

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is urging Libya and other nations to help arrest six men…

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday he had asked…

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans have advanced legislation that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor,…

Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has expressed regret that his Chinese counterpart chose not to hold…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say they’re reviewing the removal of a bald eagle nest at the site of a planned subdivision in…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a woman and a baby were shot to death while inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, after another vehicle pulled…

AP Pro Football Writer First, Robert Saleh. Now, Joe Douglas. Woody Johnson is cleaning house for his woeful New York Jets in what has been a hugely…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded…

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The narrowly trailing Republican candidate in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has formally…

Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday not to use papers taken from the jail cell of Sean “Diddy” Combs…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to enact an ordinance to prohibit city resources from being used for…

AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal is heading into retirement after Spain was eliminated from the Davis Cup. The 38-year-old Nadal…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject a Michigan school shooter’s request to withdraw his guilty plea in the…

Associated Press Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the…

McRAE-HELENA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to murder charges in the killings of a couple found shot after being lured to a rural…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two more former West Virginia correctional officers have pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights…

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s point person for U.S-Canada relations says she shares U.S. concerns about Mexico serving as as back door…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new court document details what federal prosecutors in Minnesota say was a frantic effort by two defendants to get a juror to…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional panel has recommended that the U.S. toughen its trade relationship with Beijing. That would roll…

Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has promised to provide more hospital beds for mentally ill criminal defendants. The deal was struck to…

Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has come forward to tell his story about being sexually abused by a priest when he was a…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald…

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eagle lovers around the world who were crushed when the nest of a Minnesota pair and their chick collapsed on…

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, a three-time All-Star who spent 11 years in the NBA, has died. He was 81. The Bulls say Love…

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s prime minister says the European Union country will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29. The government…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons. It comes as the Biden…

Associated Press A South Dakota judge has dismissed a lawsuit that an anti-abortion group filed in June targeting an abortion rights measure that…

Associated Press When the head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development traveled to housing sites around the country, she heard from…

BETHEL, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at an Ohio home killed two people, left another hospitalized with burns and sent debris flying through a…

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Prime Minister has approved an anticipated comprehensive military operation against separatist…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been…

ROME (AP) — Italian authorities have announced the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region. They…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An attorney says an unauthorized person gained access to a file containing confidential testimony from women who…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Police say a U.S. Naval Academy graduate has been charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop told authorities its LGBTQ+…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judicial regulators have filed a complaint against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who spread…

The 4-year-old document has a bland, bureaucratic title — “Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence” — but its contents are…

BOSTON (AP) — Police say a dog fatally attacked a woman and bit two police officers in a Boston neighborhood. The Boston Police Department says…

AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Figuring out what to do with a small business when an owner is ready to retire can be difficult, but it’s best…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won reelection Tuesday as the Democratic leader. The New York Democrat received support from his…

AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Former NBA stars Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are part of a group being considered by the NFL to…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of three people in random…

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations…

NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A man wanted in West Virginia on a federal weapons charge was shot and killed at an Ohio motel during a standoff with…

AP National Writer The new action-sports league being launched by Shaun White will air on NBC beginning next year. White announced earlier this year…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by the private equity firm Blackstone. The transaction…