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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii health officials say testing on west Maui residents shows no evidence of widespread lead exposure from last summer’s…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on a resolution that would grant…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark walked into her new home arena Thursday night with No. 22 shirts and jerseys…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after the South Pacific state-owned carrier cancelled all…

Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Maui officials say they will hire an outside expert to analyze how the county’s emergency management…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who says he was paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do if she wants to win a record sixth straight LPGA…

By STEPHEN SMITH and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The family of the U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to time served in connection with a scheme to funnel illegal straw…

By MOUTA ALI and EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, has been declared the…

By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a video commencement message that is being played for…

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers may soon change the legal standard that allowed Harvey Weinstein’s…

Associated Press The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other…

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s attorney general says the Seattle Archdiocese isn’t cooperating in a sex…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House, celebrating what he called…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is scrambling to pass a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge says a plan to close a troubled prison in California where female inmates…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior FBI official says the agency is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Maine man who admitted trying to kill three police officers with a machete near New…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration rule aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border,…

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A new report finds fewer U.S. medical school graduates are applying to residency programs, but the drop is more…

Associated Press One skier was rescued and two remained missing following an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City that…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it found “insufficient evidence”…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are expecting their first child together. A representative for…

By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — About 24 hours after it was first spotted and with people…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter and moving her corpse…

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced to 40 months in a federal prison for his participation in a…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin have completed a contentious land…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Xavier University of Louisiana has reversed course and canceled Saturday’s planned commencement address by U.S. Ambassador to…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawmakers in Ohio have failed to come to an agreement on adjusting a state election…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Hunter Biden’s case on firearms charges should move forward. Thursday’s ruling…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager who video-recorded his mother’s forceful arrest by Louisiana sheriff’s deputies…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former senior White House aide with deep political connections is running for Congress in…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to kill a man because was sexually…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The administration of Mexico’s president has accused the press and volunteer searchers who look for the bodies of missing…

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUD Associated Press DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Police say suspected militants blew up a school for girls in a former…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State University officials say a postdoctoral research scholar remains on leave as the school investigates his…

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States warned on Thursday that Israel will be dealing a strategic…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — High-level meditation talks for South Sudan have been launched in Kenya with African…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve…

By AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press Yerevan, ARMENIA (AP) — Thousands of protesters gathered in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, to demand the…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA has approved a waiver that will allow men’s and women’s basketball programs to pay for…

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ted Danson, Woody Harrelson and Jon Stewart — stars better known for their work onscreen — are delving into the world of…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson’s job isn’t safe yet. In a stunning show of unity in the often…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal $30,000…

DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the junkyard. General Motors confirmed…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police say a stick shift thwarted a Colorado woman who tried to steal a pickup truck — shortly after she was released from…

By ED WHITE Associated Press Police in Michigan say a startling discovery was made on the roof of a Michigan grocery store: A woman was living inside…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sided with a music producer in a copyright case, allowing him to…

STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a wrong-way crash on Connecticut’s Merritt Parkway has killed all four people in two vehicles. State…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce…

By SYLVIE CORBET and TOM NOUVIAN Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — A Ukrainian gymnast has led a group of European athletes carrying the…

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York appeals court has ruled that a state commission tasked with investigating ethical…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Civil rights and immigrant rights groups are suing Iowa over a new law that makes it a…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge who oversaw a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court has ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Selleck starts his memoir in the middle of a car crash. He is 17 and in the passenger…

By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A leading rights group says attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces and their allied militias that…

By VASILISA STEPANENKO and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country’s army…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country star Cindy Walker will be posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein returned to court in New York City as authorities consider an extradition…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a…

By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu has apologized after she made…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s biggest trade unions have mounted one of their fiercest challenges to…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are protesting in Malmo, Sweden against Israel’s…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted its 10th class of honorees. The games Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil, SimCity…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police have cleared out a homeless encampment in a city neighborhood where drug use has been pervasive for years.…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Two men who were instrumental in creating a global seed vault designed to safeguard…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says Canada has informed it about the arrest of three Indian men who have been charged with…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The head of a center-right 22-party coalition that emerged victorious in…

By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press Ramón Fonseca, a partner in the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, has died.…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have named Charles Lee as their next head coach. The 39-year-old Lee…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Soccer Writer The Philadelphia Union have formally announced that they have signed 14-year-old academy prospect Cavan Sullivan…