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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Toymakers are tweaking original classic games or coming out with new ones that embrace…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Divine Bourrage is one of the top high school prospects in the country, juggling the stressful challenges of…

TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Meteorological Agency says a volcano in Papua New Guinea has erupted and it is assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for…

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The NATO chief has said that the alliance strongly supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemned…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticized China for a “dangerous” encounter…

By The Associated Press Microsoft has announced that it’s hired Sam Altman and another co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI after they…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s top diplomat welcomed four Arab foreign ministers and the Indonesian one to Beijing on…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has made an unannounced visit to Kyiv. He arrived Monday in…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong Disneyland has opened its first Frozen-themed attraction, with thousands of eager visitors…

ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were higher Monday after Wall Street closed its third straight winning week with a tiny…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant says the release of a third batch of…

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Holiday meals may be changing for millions of Americans struggling with obesity and taking a new generation of…

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting erupted Monday around a hospital in northern Gaza…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says severe storms have delayed a search-and-rescue operation for 12 crew members of a cargo…

By DAVID BILLER and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — His legions of fans call him “the crazy” and “the wig”…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The frontrunner in Taiwan’s presidential race has picked the long-term de-facto ambassador to the United States as his…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Australia are set to hold talks focused on bolstering their strategic, defense and security ties in New Delhi.…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Global pop star Shakira has been summoned to a Barcelona courthouse to attend the first…

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is hearing arguments Monday…

By GIADA ZAMPANO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Verdicts are expected Monday in the trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy’s…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescuers blocked from reaching 41 workers trapped by a highway tunnel collapse are shifting to an attempt to reach them…

By JULIE WATSON and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sardines swirling in preserved lemons. Mackerel basking in curry sauce.…

By JUWON PARK Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s esports powerhouse T1 has won the League of Legends World Championship by…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press When Staff Sgt. Buck Aldridge fatally shot Leonard Cure during a roadside struggle after pulling him over for…

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BIGFORK, Mont. (AP) — After 17 years in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Jon Tester is a well-known commodity in Montana…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky could learn Monday whether he will be ordered to trial on allegations that…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Getting a big holiday meal on the table can be stressful for the cook (see “The Bear,”…

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — For Kylie Ossege, the 19-year-old college student who survived two deadly mass…

By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — What many deemed impossible just months ago is reality:…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HAWSTON, South Africa (AP) — South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail, is a highly prized morsel in…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press QUSRA, West Bank (AP) — When Israeli warplanes swooped over the Gaza Strip following Hamas militants’ deadly…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Adam Sandler playing a 74-year-old elementary class lizard in the latest…

By The Associated Press Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit. His decision to step down, announced…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military has warned North Korea not to go ahead with its planned spy…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Rights group Afghan Witness says online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active Afghan…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five workers on a road project in central Mexico are dead and three ware injured after the collapse of a 50-foot (15 meter) tall…

By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The party of jailed Senegalese leader Ousmane Sonko says it’s now backing another…

ATLANTA (AP) — Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian: ___ Former President George W. Bush called…

The Associated Press ___ Rosalynn Carter, from her 1984 book, “First Lady from Plains” On the campaign: “Later I was thankful for those early…

The Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — ___ Landmarks and notable events in the life of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter: — Aug. 18, 1927:…

By BILL BARROW and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his…

By BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter…

PARIS (AP) — French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds have led thousands of people on a silent march through Paris to call…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police say two people have been killed and three wounded when shots were fired during an argument at a gathering at an Oklahoma…

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old who was killed during a police traffic stop in France has…

LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by British police over three alleged sexual offenses. The Sunday Times and BBC say Brand,…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Investigators in New Hampshire were probing for answers as to why a man shot a security guard to death at a New Hampshire…

PARIS (AP) — A faded, cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings.…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department is calling Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States “another…

By LUCAS DUMPHREYS and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by unusually dry and…

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and a politician hoping to…

DECATUR, Ala. An Alabama police chief says he believes department policies were violated when an officer shot and killed a man in his front yard…

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into…

By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say at least 32 people were killed following heavy fighting in the disputed…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” tops the North American box office in its first weekend…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post…

LONDON (AP) — An Irish businessman who survived a kidnapping by the IRA and triggered a scandal that shook Ireland’s politics has died.…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to visit naval installations in Virginia for an early kickoff…

By CHETAN NARULA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Australia has won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time. Australia…

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Police say a mother is facing a child endangerment charge after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it…

KYIV An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home on his 18th birthday. The head of…

By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says Yemen’s Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, has won the Miss Universe competition in El Salvador, the first to wear the…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online…

By MELINA WALLING MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Following historic rainfall and flooding earlier this summer, farmers in Graves County, Kentucky sustained…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Congress are facing some unusually public challenges over…

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s largest Islamist…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main religious political party have rallied in the eastern city of Lahore…

By JILL COLVIN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the U.S.-Mexico border for a visit as he…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the Supreme…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Sunday as the British Defense Ministry said there were “few immediate…

By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he’s “never been more…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Gale-force winds and heavy rain and snow have hit large parts of Bulgaria, claiming the lives of two people and causing…

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a roadside bomb exploded, killing three people in insurgency-hit southwestern Baluchistan province.…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space…