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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear showed off his Halloween spirit Thursday. He was decked out as fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso at…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed…

The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near…

HONOLULU (AP) — An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general’s office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century won’t lead to…

NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network…

Associated Press A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff’s officers who severely beat him last year after he ran…

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of PEN America, has stepped down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent…

Associated Press President Joe Biden hosted a formal ceremony Wednesday to publicly celebrate his executive order establishing an initiative to…

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The national and state Republican parties are appealing a Pennsylvania court ruling that would relax the…

Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working…

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a…

AP Medical Writer Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the…

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get…

AP Film Writer It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the…

Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker…

Associated Press A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his…

Associated Press Federal highway officials on Thursday announced $635 million to repair or replace numerous old and outdated bridges ranging from…

Associated Press Human-caused climate change made Spain’s rainfall about 12% heavier and doubled the likelihood of a storm as intense as this…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s no surprise that workers feel burned-out. We’ve been through a lot the past few years. A global pandemic…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — There is increased security at a downtown Detroit convention center ahead of next week’s presidential…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — According to a Pentagon audit, Boeing has overcharged the Air Force on spare parts for a major cargo plane,…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former South Florida school district attorney accused of illegally sharing information from a statewide grand jury…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an apparent brown bear mauling on an island in southeastern…

Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — For U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan, America’s has mismanaged the war in Ukraine. It has rallied…

Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has purchased 815 acres of land to build a new prison intended to ease a backlog of inmates…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act…

Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A student from the University of Michigan faces criminal charges after authorities say an illegal ballot was…

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain swept away everything in…

Associated Press SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — Trick-or-treaters in the Northeast who in past years would bundle up under their Bluey or Beetlejuice…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Voting has closed in contest to lead Britain’s Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat. The result…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a recent naturalization ceremony, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan…

AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Athletics executive Sandy Dean says club owner John Fisher and his family will invest $1 billion into the…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has conceded that wages may rise by less than previously thought as a direct…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey’s main…

Associated Press NAIROBI (AP) — Western envoys in Kenya have raised concerns over reports of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances and…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man…

PARIS (AP) — A Paris commercial court has lifted a ban that had prevented Israeli defense companies from exhibiting weapons used by its military in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Please disregard ENT–TV-SNL, published on Nov. 10, 2024, and datelined in NEW YORK. It duplicates a previously published…

Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Prosecutors in Finland have filed charges over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against…

AP Sports Writer University of Montana track athlete Lily Meskers drew attention when she rejected a NIL deal to support Democrat Jon Tester in his…

AP Sports Writer University of Montana track athlete Lily Meskers drew attention when she rejected a NIL deal to support Democrat Jon Tester in his…

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A  Lebanese judge has charged the country’s detained former central bank governor with illicit enrichment and…

Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A national campaign is backing ballot measures in six states to end partisan primaries, seeking to turn down the…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — An appeals court in Slovakia has upheld a lower court ruling that found former President Andrej Kiska guilty of tax…

Associated Press ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — A Republican committeeman has asked a judge to stop early voting in Missouri’s third-largest county…

Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan economist known for his work defending human rights has been detained after criticizing the…

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four Iowa voters and a Hispanic civil rights group are suing Iowa’s top election official after he…

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya has cleared the way for a new deputy president to take office despite a continuing court…

AP Technology Writer PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says explosions and gunfire in Iran targeted and killed at least two Afghans earlier this month. Iran…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking…

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the…

Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign’s final days. It’s a risky…

Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Two Guatemalans wearing traditional embroidered skirts bought coconut boba teas on an October afternoon…

Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Immigration from around the world has transformed Worthington, bringing new businesses to emptying…

Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With the death and destruction in Gaza on her mind, Soraya Burhani agonized over how to cast her vote for…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Commercial satellite images reveal that North Korea freshly carved at least two large trenches across…

MOSCOW (AP) — A gas explosion in a residential building in southern Russia has killed five people and injured another four. Local emergency…