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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli…

COLYUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal officials have notified Ohio’s former House speaker that they have closed their investigation of him and he will…

By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — It’s been almost two months since police raided the Mexican embassy in…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) — Devin Johnson’s life has been uprooted for a second time by a…

By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A four-letter word sent Shradha Rachamreddy to a third-place finish in last year’s Scripps…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge,…

By The Associated Press CENTREVILLE, S.D. (AP) — Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was arrested in March on charges of randomly hitting a woman walking down a street in…

MESEBERG, Germany (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders…

By ED WHITE Associated Press A prosecutor has declined to file charges against a police officer who struck and killed a western Michigan teenager…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A Massachusetts individual has been arraigned on charges including assault with the intent to murder after six…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An unusual weather phenomenon called a “gustnado,” which looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of…

By JANIE HAR and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man convicted of attempting to hold former Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

BY HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for…

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of people in Haiti are mourning the death of Judes Montis, a…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining a high-profile list of more than 240 wealthy philanthropists…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ apology for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump say they have enough signatures to force a recall…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A new United Nations report says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of…

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia tech company is paying nearly $40,000 to settle claims it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking…

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Hilbert Margol is a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in Dunwoody, Georgia. He and his twin brother, Howard Margol,…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Nash, who was once named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. She was 88. American Airlines, Nash’s…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You don’t initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical “Water for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors’ request to bar the former…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican opponent of a Virginia congressman…

By ED WHITE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University in Detroit has suspended in-person classes and encouraged…

Associated Press Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the…

By GERALD IMRAY and ANNIE RISEMBERG Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African opposition parties are making a final appeal to…

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press If you’re looking for fresh, locally grown food this summer, a Community-Supported Agriculture program might…

By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has showed up outside former President Donald…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With stubborn inflation and higher costs, layoffs at small businesses are sometimes a necessity.…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in May following three straight months of declines, but…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz has been denied parole after his twelfth board appearance. State corrections data shows…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that a building housing a bar and restaurant that collapsed on Mallorca lacked the proper authorization. Four…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine and should…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers are gathering at Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s request to ensure President Joe Biden appears on the…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former premier Nawaz Sharif has been re-elected president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party. He…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former head of the Dutch spy agency and counterterrorism office is tipped to become the Netherlands’ next prime…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police fatally shot a stabbing suspect and wounded the person he was trying to stab after the suspect refused to drop his…

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgian lawmakers are debating a motion to override a presidential veto of the…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces the prospect of his ruling party’s…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and JULIO CORTEZ Associated Press A possible tornado that damaged homes and a school in Pennsylvania is the latest in a serious of…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many people start no-buy challenges at the beginning of the year and commit to keep going until…

Associated Press OpenAI says it’s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A 35-year-old Brooklyn resident gave up buying new clothes. A 22-year old in San Diego swore off…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Melinda French Gates says she will be donating $1 billion over the next two years to individuals and…

BERLIN (AP) — Official data show another big increase in the number of people gaining German citizenship last year. According to figures released…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says that Congo has released a Polish man who was sentenced to life in prison on espionage…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship has come under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, with a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal…

By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said Tuesday, as…

NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments in Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial are set to begin, giving prosecutors and defense lawyers one…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested six people accused of publishing seditious social media posts, in…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered outside Taiwan’s legislature to oppose changes being pushed through by the opposition…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon has finally moved away from the Philippines, leaving at least seven people dead, mostly due to floods or…

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s former prime minister and other top officials are to appear in court to…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A report by the United Nations says that as economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man accused of running naked down the aisle of an Australian domestic flight,…

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union defense ministers are meeting in Brussels to try again to overcome Hungary’s objections to providing billions of…

By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — A stone quarry has collapsed in India’s northeast due to heavy rains triggered by a…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliament has re-elected hard-liner Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf as its speaker, reaffirming its hard-right…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister says the nation’s Cabinet is to recognize a Palestinian state as a European Union rift with Israel…

By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press CHIHUAHUA, México (AP) — José Portillo Gil, the gang leader known as “El Chueco” — the Crooked…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge is expected to weigh a union lawsuit against collective bargaining…

The Associated Press NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s historical society is close to gaining control of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks now…

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas congressman Tony Gonzales is out to save his job in a GOP primary runoff that has put…