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By RICHARD VOGEL and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Ventura County issued a…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists as the Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will launch three additional military…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit accusing former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the…

MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Venezuela say they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A fake swatting call was made Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. The Maine…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s chancellor is using his New Year’s speech to call on his country’s citizens…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York police sergeant is believed to have fatally shot his wife and two sons before taking…

MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela says it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna is heading to UAB in an attempt to resurrect his football career. Kitna has been…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith is urging a federal appeals court to reject former President Donald…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley finally got her wish to see Iowa…

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Court records show that Indianapolis Colts tight end Drew Ogletree was arrested Friday on domestic violence…

China will soon ease visa restrictions for people visiting from the United States. Starting Jan. 1, American tourists can visit the country without…

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli woman who recently returned from captivity in Gaza says she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua, but there were no immediate reports of…

LONDON (AP) — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The…

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — The top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East says…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care…

NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of New Yorkers, tourists and celebrities are expected to pack into Times Square on Sunday for the annual New…

By The Associated Press Texas and Washington will meet in the Sugar Bowl for a chance to play in the national championship game. The unbeaten and…

MILAN (AP) — The Italian city of Venice has announced new limits on the size of tourist groups. Starting in June, groups will be limited to 25…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat in Poland says Moscow won’t provide any explanations about an unidentified object that briefly…

BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government says that it is giving the country’s world-famous Vienna Boys Choir 800,000 euros ($884,000) to help it out…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer The New Year is almost upon us. And as the world prepares to ring in 2024, many are winding down from…

Associated Press The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in…

BY AYANNA ALEXANDER and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Activists who engage with voters of color are finding lackluster enthusiasm…

BY AYANNA ALEXANDER and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Activists who engage with voters of color are finding lackluster enthusiasm…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani election officials have rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a candidate in the country’s February…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — An Albanian court has ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes. But industry…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia’s capital, chanting “Thieves!” and accusing…

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates have expressed desire for peaceful relations with…

LONDON (AP) — Eurostar services to and from London have been canceled after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded due to heavy rain,…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activists have blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former headquarters of ING bank. They’re…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African police spokesperson says flash floods killed 21 people in the small town…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Two members of Iraqi militia groups have told The Associated Press that…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza…

By The Associated Press Russian officials say 32 Ukrainian drones were detected over Russia, a day after Moscow’s 18-hour aerial barrage of…

By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader is vowing to keep weakening his…

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake has shaken part of Indonesia’s Aceh province, but there were no immediate…

By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. With less than three weeks until…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A chaotic year for the House is coming to a close with more Democrats than Republicans deciding…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free…

By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Fuzzy dice finally will be free to dangle in Illinois. Starting Monday, police there no longer…

RED LAKE, Minnesota (AP) — Authorities say more than 100 people stranded while fishing on an ice chunk that broke free on a Minnesota river have…

By VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood has made a financial comeback this year worthy of one of its traditional…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has again vetoed legislation that would have…

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Local Republican Party leaders of a North Dakota lawmaker’s own district joined calls on…

By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 410-foot cargo vessel in the North Pacific Ocean has reported a fire in its cargo hold. The U.S. Coast Guard says the…

A 14-year-old California boy who told police an intruder attacked his family has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and severely…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon ignored his flight instructor’s advice to…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have told a New York judge that they will not proceed with a second trial…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An Oakland police officer was shot and killed Friday while answering a report of a burglary at a marijuana dispensary,…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Singer Shirley Bassey, director Ridley Scott and Mary Earps, the goalkeeper for England’s…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors are telling a Nevada judge that witnesses may be at risk in the case of a former Los…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Iowa law banning some books from school libraries and forbidding teachers from…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Supreme Court of the Canadian province of British Columbia has blocked new provincial laws against public…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; former Trump White House staffers Alyssa Farah Griffin, Cassidy Hutchinson…

STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky found a missing 16-year-old North Carolina girl under a trap door in the bedroom of a 34-year-old man after…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January trial set to…

NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party as the event’s organizers heaved…