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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse. This one will last…

ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office on Monday. The federal agency said in an email that…

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel,…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon confirms that a senior Defense Department official who attended last year’s NATO…

By BOB THOMAS AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Rush, who co-starred in films with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other leading…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge…

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software after the practice attracted antitrust…

By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer New federal guidance says hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese…

By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The collapse of a proposal to relocate the Washington NBA and NHL teams…

SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis has been found dead in his South Florida home. Police in the Fort Lauderdale…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an Arizona officer died after a driver crashed into a patrol car that had its siren on and lights flashing.…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA said Monday one of the 3-point lines on the court used for the women’s basketball regionals…

SEATTLE (AP) — Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small says a search of his home last week by prosecutors…

BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 after a giant chunk of the highway…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Conservationists in Maine want lawmakers to ask voters whether to approve millions of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a week after a flashy stock market debut, Donald Trump’s social media company is disclosing that it lost nearly $58.2…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei’s…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular…

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. highway safety regulators say traffic deaths fell 3.6% last year, but still, almost 41,000 people were killed on the nation’s…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Bands who play the thumping tuba-and-drums songs of northern Mexico on beaches in the resort city of Mazatlan appear to have…

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending investigation…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is…

By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the arrest in recent days of a former Austrian…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport has announced 10 changes to the way it operates in a move it says is…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes have opened a vacation visa terminal for Turkish…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — American and Israeli officials are planning talks to discuss the potential expansion…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the Easter egg roll at the White House for 90…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful,…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A nearly $1 billion Powerball jackpot will tempt lottery players who think they just might hit it rich after three months…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say dozens of migrants found in a wooden boat on the Mediterranean Sea between northern Africa and southern…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency said Monday it has broken up what it called a “terrorist cell” in southern Russia…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A woman has died and a child has been injured in southern Poland when strong winds toppled trees. A spokesman for…

BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto pledged to continue his country’s “friendly policy” toward China as he met with…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A contentious new law against hate speech has come into force in Scotland. It’s being praised…

By LEA SKENE and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing a temporary, alternate channel for…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is visiting China to help build social and cultural links on a trip that might…

NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson is launching a true crime series on the streaming service Fox Nation. “Unsolved With James Patterson,” hosted…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Who do you have winning your college basketball bracket? The head of AT&T’s marketing is…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani appeals court has suspended a 14-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife…

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Only about 1 in 8 adults know when they’ll be eligible for full retirement benefits through Social Security,…

Authorities in Russia’s Far East have called off a rescue effort for 13 workers trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine and declared them…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service. The Atlanta shipping company…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British royalty and the media can be an explosive mix, as recent weeks of speculation over the…

ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey is coming to terms with the opposition’s unexpected success in local elections that saw it outperform…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — In September, Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million vehicles in the United States with an…

By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany has legalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The new law took…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — In September, Hyundai and Kia issued a recall of 3.4 million of its vehicles in the United States with…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s imperial family has made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts, hoping to shake off…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An old land mine found by children in eastern Afghanistan has exploded while they were playing with it, killing nine children. A…

BEIJING (AP) — The French foreign minister has pressed China on trade issues and the war in Ukraine ahead of a planned visit to France by Chinese…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The world’s largest democratic election could also be one of its most consequential. With a…

NEW DELHI (AP) — A court in Indian has placed a top opposition leader in two weeks of judicial detention after his 10 days in the custody of a…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani officials say the bodies of five Chinese nationals who were killed last week in a suicide bombing in northwestern…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a man was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting inside a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant.…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A World Bank report says Asian economies are not doing as well as they could and growth in…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A racially biased test delayed Black patients from getting a kidney transplant and now…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has vowed not to back down in the face of vehement protests…

By DIANE JEANTET, DAVID BILLER and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested the chief of…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They’d head out to a church, a temple, a park…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They’d head out to a church, a temple, a park…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers are approaching a deadline to pass pending legislation or let it die. The…