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By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press An Ohio city is dropping criminal charges against a pastor over his around-the-clock ministry to the homeless and…

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The director of the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinians says Israeli restrictions are…

By JAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say at least 18 people were killed Friday when the bus they were…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gunman has killed an activist who led a group of volunteers searching for some of Mexico’s more than 100,000 missing…

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say an overnight fire caused extensive damage to an iconic Chicago restaurant that’s known for its breakfasts and…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican presidential contest is shifting to a critical two-week phase ahead of the…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A former TV news reporter is getting into New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race as a Republican.…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space. But two decades…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has met with Argentine pilgrims who are in town for this weekend’s canonization of the first female saint from his home…

BEIRIUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has vowed after arriving in Beirut to keep supporting the militant Hezbollah group, saying Lebanon’s…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Holding the Olympic Games in bustling, compact Paris is riling and worrying some residents. Games…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts to her bailiff during a murder trial will resign. In a settlement agreement…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are looking for a suspected shoplifter they say shot a tourist in the leg inside a Times Square sporting goods…

BERLIN (AP) — A court says one of the most prominent figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party will go on trial in April on charges…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Meta has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts run on behalf of Iran’s…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed the first-ever February tornado in the state of Wisconsin. The tornado was spotted…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s new King Frederik X and his Australian-born wife Queen Mary will visit Sweden and Norway in May in their…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the Super Bowl halftime show sponsor, Apple music wants to leave an influential…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in the early years of their careers in England are to go on strike later this…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has complied with court orders and voted to tell the more than 1,800 local clerks who run…

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances — often slow but moving forward.…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New York’s third congressional district will decide who will complete the remaining…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper publisher has agreed to pay Price Harry a “substantial” sum in costs and…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — Three friends who say they are the final fans who can claim membership in the exclusive…

By SAMYA KULLAB and ALEX BABENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s new military chief said Friday his immediate goals are to…

By AIDA SULTANOVA Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has officially won another term in office with…

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Seven royal artifacts looted 150 years ago by British colonial forces from Ghana’s…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives hangs in the balance in a special election…

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of Spanish farmers on tractors are blocking highways and some city streets in a fourth consecutive day of protest against…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is announcing an investment of $5 billion in a public-private consortium…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Calls for Hungary’s conservative president to resign grew on Friday amid outrage over…

By MAE ANDERSON and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Advertisers will be pulling out all the stops on Super Bowl Sunday…

TOKYO (AP) — World-renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa has died of heart failure at his home in Tokyo, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government has adopted plans to scrap its current foreign trainee program, which has…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Maddie Musselman wants to go to the Paris Games. So does her husband, Pat Woepse, who was…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s national carrier Finnair is asking passengers to be weighed voluntarily and anonymously so that it can…

LONDON (AP) — A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A Nasdaq-listed Chinese technology company that makes parts for self-driving vehicles has…

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday’s Super Bowl due to…

By The Associated Press The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local…

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Police in California have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach. The San…

By NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel bombed targets in overcrowded Rafah early Friday,…

ESSERT-SOUS-CHAMPVERT, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police say an Iranian asylum-seeker was killed by police after he used an axe and a knife to seize…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The organizer of a much-hyped soccer match that intended to showcase Lionel Messi in Hong Kong…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday as Tokyo’s benchmark momentarily touched a 34-year high,…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press Malaysia’s top court has struck down over a dozen Sharia laws in an opposition-run state it said were…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee are searching for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SANTA ANA, El Salvador (AP) — Tears welled in Alex’s eyes and he pressed his head into his hands as he…

By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Tradeoffs between strong growth and a healthy environment are not dominating the…

By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press BIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River that forms a natural border…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press How will America’s suburbs vote this year? A special election in New York next week may offer clues. The race…

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of families of Israelis who are hostages of Hamas believes that only continued…

By JOHN HANNA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ attorney general is telling public schools that they’re required…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The special counsel who concluded that criminal charges were not warranted against President Joe Biden over…

By AAMER MADHANI and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks as…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press PARKSLEY, Va. (AP) — The owners of a Haitian food truck are suing a small town in Virginia over allegations that a…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate has voted to move…

By DAVID KOENIG and LINLEY SANDERS A new poll by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds most Americans believe air…

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities in a northern Indian town have imposed a curfew and ordered police to…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s little doubt that Jon Stewart changed late-night comedy as host of Comedy…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer PHOENIX (AP) — For months after George Floyd was killed by police in May 2020, people from around the…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. general says combat exercises between the United States and the Philippines that…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The results of Pakistan’s elections were being delayed by connectivity issues a day after the vote that was marred by…

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has easily won Thursday’s Nevada caucuses, the second Republican…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — With “Eternity in a Moment,” the Japanese photographer and filmmaker Mika Ninagawa has created…

By The Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to urge Washington to recognize…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman has been sentenced in connection with a sprawling COVID-19 fraud scheme. The 32-year-old…

By The Associated Press The U.S. military has conducted new airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The U.S. Central Command said Friday that…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There was nary a sandworm in sight Thursday night on the runway of Christian Siriano. But he…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden worked so closely with the ghostwriter he is accused of sharing government…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean media say leader Kim Jong Un has restated he has no desire for diplomacy…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is urging the international community to mobilize and do…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press The pomp, the glamour, the conflicts, the characters – when it comes to the United Kingdom’s royal family,…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor and lieutenant governor are urging the State Board of…

ATLANTA (AP) — Former professional baseball and football player Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a running back who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andra Day normally deals with with nervousness before any big show — especially…