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By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Allies of the imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say they are searching for him for a 13th day…

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he has tested positive for COVID-19. The government says a visit by Slovakia’s prime…

By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — An explosion and inferno at Guinea’s main fuel depot in the capital of Conakry has…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An early official vote count of Serbia’s weekend election has confirmed the triumph of the…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is paying a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement with the…

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flood risk and climate change are pushing millions of people to move from…

BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the four-year-olds on a journey that was delayed…

Par RENATA BRITO et FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — Le voyage de Fass Boye, petit village de pêche sénégalaise,…

By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — The voyage from the struggling Senegalese fishing town of Fass Boye to…

By RENATA BRITO and FELIPE DANA Associated Press FASS BOYE, Senegal (AP) — A month had passed when the first four men decided to jump. Countless…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says nearly 70% of the nation’s gas pumps are out of service after possible sabotage — a reference to…

BERLIN (AP) — German farmers are gathering in Berlin to protest against planned cuts to tax breaks for diesel used in agriculture, part of a deal…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says two Chinese balloons flew north of the self-ruled island over the weekend as China increases pressure on Taipei…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout has meant that customers can avoid long lines by scanning…

By MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was expected to press Israel to wind down major…

BANGKOK (AP) — Fifteen suspected drug smugglers have been killed and about 2 million methamphetamine tablets seized in northern Thailand near the…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s president says he has confidence an upcoming vote will be rolled out credibly, as…

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America VIRGINIA CITY, Nev. (AP) — The man who will oversee elections in one rural county in Nevada next…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court will lie in repose at the Supreme…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey has vowed he’s not going anywhere amid a federal…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the last few years of its life, HBO’s “Real Sports” taped its episodes on the same…

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials have ramped up their involvement in the recent border talks…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers nearly two years after Russia invaded their…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children.…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooper’s loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in…

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw a touchdown pass and made the play of night when he avoided a…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday as the Bank of Japan began a 2-day meeting that is…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley denounced Republican presidential rival Ron DeSantis in Iowa Sunday for…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A landmark national security trial has opened in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Officials say more than 300 people have been rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia, with dozens of residents…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Donald Trump called out three of Nevada’s fake electors during a rally in…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden ‘s motorcade…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — James Cook had a career-best 179 yards rushing and scored twice as Buffalo dominated on…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast. South Korea’s military says in a…

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — Biotech giant Illumina says it will undo its $7.1 billion purchase of the cancer-screening company Grail. The company lost…

By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek parliament has approved the government’s 2024 budget, the first in 14 years…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Twelve people are dead following an attack by gunmen on a Christmas season party in the town of Salvatierra in Mexico’s…

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say five people including three young children have died in a house fire in northwestern Arizona near the…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Rebels from Colombia’s leftist National Liberation Army have agreed to stop using kidnapping as a fund-raising tactic, if…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway scored 15 points with six assists and Jaylin Williams had 14 points to help Auburn…

GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of a Mississippi man stemming from a fatal store robbery in…

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators are rushing to reach a U.S. border security deal that would…

BERLIN (AP) — A candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany has been elected as the mayor of the eastern town of Pirna. The victory marks…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A show produced by Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has won a Daytime Emmy. “Recipe for Change: Standing Up to…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida suspended Chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded…

By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime Associated Press writer, whose deep knowledge of the presidency, Congress and…

POMOMA, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles-area church was destroyed in a massive fire just hours before a Christmas play and a toy giveaway. The Los…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Wonka” debuted with $39 million in box office sales in the U.S. and Canada over the weekend.…

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are trying to determine who injured three bystanders as officers shot and killed a man who pointed a firearm…

HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish police are seeking a court order to imprison a Russian man who had been living under an alias in the Nordic country and is…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A prolific Chicago artist who was the first Black sculptor to receive a solo retrospective at New…

LUTON, England (AP) — Luton says its captain Tom Lockyer is undergoing tests and scans at hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a…

By ARIEL SCHALIT and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has excavated a large tunnel shaft…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A storm is moving up the East Coast with strong winds and precipitation after dumping up to five inches (12.7 centimeters)…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court just gave Democrats a chance to redraw the state’s…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state new agencies have reported that delegates from Russia’s ruling party have unanimously backed President Vladimir…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Priests in the Church of England have blessed same-sex partnerships for the first time. However,…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it has detected that North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its…

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO and MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s the fortnight before Christmas and all through the…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A member of Britain’s House of Lords has acknowledged that she repeatedly lied about her links to…

ROME (AP) — The Vatican has decided to shut down a Slovenian-based religious community founded by a controversial ex-Jesuit artist. The…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is marking a birthday. He turned 87 on Sunday, closing out a year that saw big…

Jerusalem (AP) — Some of Israel’s closest European allies pressed for a cease-fire in the war with Hamas on Sunday, underscoring growing…

By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine have launched over a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a…