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By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden spent much of his day after Thanksgiving focused on work. But he was…

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Academics in Mexico City are asking for donations to protect axolotls, an iconic fish-like…

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BEITUNIA, West Bank (AP) — More than three dozen Palestinian prisoners have returned home to a hero’s welcome in…

ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Canada and the European Union say they are making strides toward new partnerships on green energy, digital…

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona state troopers say nobody was injured when a runaway bull was found wandering around a Phoenix freeway. Sgt. Kevin Watt told…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is being sued by a former aide who says Cuomo sexually harassed her while he was still in…

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Police say Tiffany Haddish has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence. The actor and comedian was…

By JONATHAN MATTISE and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing…

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer The number of people sickened by salmonella from cut and whole cantaloupes has more than doubled in a week. Health…

LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky officials and crews with rail operator CSX are working to remove train cars and spilled material at the site of a…

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hamas freed at least 10 Thai nationals seized in the group’s surprise attack on…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In the decade since Oscar Pistorius pulled the trigger four times on his 9mm…

DENVER (AP) — A woman believed to be the girlfriend of a man supected of killing three people and wounding a fourth in a property dispute in rural…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Justice Ministry has added President Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister who later became an opponent to its register…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the number of homicides in Washington, D.C., rises, the percentage that are solved by the…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 1.35 million chickens are being slaughtered on an Ohio egg farm as the bird flu…

NICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors say Nice defender Youcef Atal must stand trial next month on charges of inciting hatred after he shared an…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two more women have come forward to accuse Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting them…

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — NATO member North Macedonia says it will briefly lift a ban on flights from Russia next week. That would let Russian…

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) — The Israeli government says it will summon the Belgian and Spanish ambassadors following remarks by Spanish Prime Minister…

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and ALEXANDRE PLAZA Associated Press KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica (AP) — On the eve of international climate talks,…

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Russian lawmaker and staunch supporter of President Vladimir Putin has denied media allegations…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Three West African nations led by military juntas met this week to strengthen a newly…

By The Associated Press NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The two people killed when their car crashed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls have been…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government has thanked Mexico for arresting a hyper violent, alleged Sinaloa cartel security chief this week. But…

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA has opened disciplinary cases against Argentina and Brazil after fan violence at the Maracana Stadium delayed the start of a…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s economy shrank in recent months, and business confidence is still in the…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence. Putin…

By The Associated Press Paris Hilton had a Thanksgiving surprise to share in the form of a daughter named London. Hilton on Friday shared an…

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s new prime minister, Robert Fico, says he considers the war between Ukraine and Russia a frozen conflict that cannot be…

By KATE BRUMBACK and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Opening statements are expected next week in Atlanta in the trial of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ringo Starr’s latest project is for fans of music and of fashion. Published Friday, “Beats & Threads” is an illustrated…

By HELENA ALVES and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron have urged France to…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas will bring relief to dozens whose relatives…

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits. Now the world for Palestinians…

By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Gaza has always been a small, crowded space with hardly any exits. Now the world for Palestinians…

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The governor of Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says he is confident it will receive…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials say Ukraine has launched one of its biggest drone attacks on the…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A plan for how Vietnam will spend $15.5 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The process of forming a new government in the aftermath of far-right Geert…

LONDON (AP) — Nissan will invest more than $1.3 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two…

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have released a prominent Kashmir journalist on bail nearly two years after he was arrested on…

BEIJING (AP) — China has announced that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage…

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Rescuers in India racing to evacuate 41 construction workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for nearly two…

LONDON (AP) — Irish police have arrested 34 people after suspected far-right protesters in central Dublin attacked police, damaged shops and set…

By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — The Marrakech International Film Festival begins on Friday, bringing American and…

BEIJING (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says France and China should work together to reduce global tensions and address issues…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China are gathering in South Korea this…

MOSCOW (AP) — The shelves at Moscow supermarkets are full of fruit and vegetables, cheese and meat. But many of the shoppers look at the selection…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After the latest, horrifying killing of a college student allegedly by her resentful and…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union…

By GERALD IMRAY and MARIA CHENG Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Friday, with Hong Kong retreating on selling of property shares…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press When Daniel Skousen scrubs at the ash and soot covering his Maui home, he worries about the smell. What chemicals…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new constitutional projections for abortion access and other reproductive…

By The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war took effect early Friday, setting the stage for…

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Afghan Embassy says it is permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from the Indian government and a lack of diplomatic…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Expect big discounts and other enticements to lure shoppers to stores for Black Friday.…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is granting pardons at a pace not seen since the World War II era. Parson has granted…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s been a record-breaking year for sea turtles in Florida. Just as they…

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s main opposition party Nationalist Party has announced a veteran…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine and its editor-in-chief for three decades, Charles…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors say three journalists and two of their relatives have been abducted by armed men in the violence-plagued southern…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An activist who documented murders in one of Mexico’s deadliest cities has himself been killed. Adolfo Enríquez was…

HAVANA (AP) — Thousands of people led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel have marched along Havana’s iconic boardwalk in solidarity with the…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealanders can expect tax cuts, more police on the streets and less government…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius could be granted parole on Friday after nearly 10 years in prison…

MADRID (AP) — Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina.…

By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated and repressive government thought it had scored a rare…

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has alleged in a lawsuit that actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx sexually assaulted her at a rooftop bar in New York in…

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Right-wing populist Javier Milei has been president-elect just four days and…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Merrins was known as “The Little Pro” because of his 5-foot-7 stature. The nickname surely had nothing to do with his…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis alderman has been charged with a misdemeanor on accusations that he lied to police when he said a woman tried…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Sao Paulo have discovered what appeared to be a drug mule ring in the western part of the city. The state’s…

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Officials say rescue teams have resumed searching for three people who remain missing after a landslide ripped through a…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in several West African countries are trying to manage their huge diphtheria…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government says that almost half of more than 250 cargo trucks…

LONDON (AP) — A crane operator has played down tributes paid to him after he lifted a man to safety from a burning high-rise building in England.…

PARIS (AP) — A French army general involved in the preparations says France’s military is planning to contribute 15,000 soldiers to the massive…

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man who tried to rob an armored car employee in Tennessee and then,…