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AP National Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — They all had a reason to come back. Every single one of them. Simone Biles to move past those wrenching two…

Associated Press IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) — Dimly lit and stuffy classrooms stir with life every morning as children file in. Rays of sunlight stream…

AP Hockey Writer Four current members of the National Hockey League charged with sexual assault in Canada will become free agents after not receiving…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has test-launched two ballistic missiles in a northeastern direction.…

TORONTO (AP) — A strike by plane mechanics forced Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, to cancel hundreds more flights Sunday, upending…

Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is pushing Boeing to plead guilty to criminal fraud in connection with two deadly plane crashes…

Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish ultra-Orthodox men clashed with Israeli police in central Jerusalem on Sunday during a…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A group of more than 100 pro-LGBTQ+ protesters have gathered in Istanbul in an impromptu demonstration for Pride after the local…

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two police officers were wounded and a suspect was killed in a shooting on Sunday morning near a park in Waterloo, Iowa. The…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuation orders in Arizona have been lifted for some residents of northeast Scottsdale who have been out of their homes…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s family used a gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A judge in Ecuador has ordered that more than a dozen suspects including judges, attorneys and government officials be held…

Associated Press NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli troops carried out an airstrike in the northern West Bank on Sunday, killing a…

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dismissed suggestions that his party is heading to defeat in Thursday’s general election. Sunak…

Associated Press On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees…

AP Film Writer “ A Quiet Place: Day One ” is making noise at the box office. The prequel earned an estimated $53 million in its first weekend in…

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two large wildfires are burning Sunday near Greece’s capital of Athens, and authorities have sent…

Associated Press NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani is on track to secure a second mandate, provisional…

AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The parade last June to honor the NBA champion Denver Nuggets was a day the city and 750,000 fans won’t soon…

Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northern Nigeria say female suicide bombers have targeted a wedding, a funeral and a…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The English bulldog had never been featured prominently in West Virginia history, until now. Republican…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With summer having gotten off to a scorching start, workers across the country may be dreaming of a seaside…

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Throughout Tim Scott’s life, people have offered him a hand to help him get ahead. Now the South…

Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has presented a new alliance with Austria’s far-right Freedom Party and the…

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Residents say fighters from Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group have looted homes and shops and taken over the…

Associated Press DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Drone footage from Ukraine’s military released Sunday has shown what appears to be bodies in a…

BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say weekend storms in Switzerland and northern Italy caused extensive flooding and landslides, leaving at least four…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron appeared on the political stage in 2017 as a bold, young leader offering to revive…

Associated Press DARTFORD, England (AP) — British and American voters are going to the polls the same year for the first time in more than three…

Associated Press DARTFORD, England (AP) — Distrust has settled over the campaign trails in the United States and United Kingdom ahead of July 4…

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even as a legal challenge is already underway over a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to…

Associated Press Beginning Monday, a California law will require credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard to provide banks with special retail…

AP Music Writer Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The…

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — As Florida’s ban on “lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah with a…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eleven people were injured when an escalator malfunctioned at American Family Field in Milwaukee following the Brewers’ loss to…

AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe…

Associated Press JAMMU, India (AP) — The putrid smell of burning garbage wafts for miles from the landfill on the outskirts of Jammu in a…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8 billion deficit through $16 billion in…

Associated Press EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jill Biden was right at her husband’s side Saturday as they exited Air Force One to head for a…

Associated Press BIBICLAT, Philippines (AP) — Aaron Favila has been working for The Associated Press in the Philippines for 26 years, covering…

AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sports leagues have 4.8 billion reasons to review how they distribute out-of-market broadcasts after the…

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian general accused of leading a failed coup has been sent to a maximum-security prison as he faces charges of…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — More than 200 firefighters were battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix that threatened scores of homes and has forced…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A northern Arizona man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old…

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary…

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The summer doldrums have set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories being issued…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Video released late Saturday shows an officer in upstate New York fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who had been…

READING, Pa. (AP) — The former president of a Philadelphia labor union has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in what federal…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Nations says workers have begun moving tons of humanitarian aid that had been piled up at a United…

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Animal rescuers were trying to keep dozens of dolphins away from shallow waters around Cape Cod on Saturday after 125 of…