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By HUIZHONG WU, TIAN MACLEOD JI and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When Gao Peng landed in Thailand on July 3, he was not…

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred’s term was extended until 2029 on Wednesday by major league owners. The decision to give…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, MATTHEW DALY and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With heat waves spreading across the United States, President…

By REBECCA BOONE and JEFF MCMILLAN Associated Press New laws targeting LGBTQ+ people are proliferating in GOP-led states, but often absent from…

By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors have begun making their case for a life sentence for a Michigan teenager who killed…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy surprisingly accelerated to a 2.4% annual growth rate from April through…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae said he is gay in an emotional announcement at a fan event that was…

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on their labels are not violating a…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three Butler University women’s soccer players have filed a federal lawsuit alleging the team’s former athletic trainer…

GORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in Washington state.…

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Mega Millions lottery jackspot is approaching $1 billion ahead of Friday’s…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget are turning to Louisiana for its…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A prominent journalist in Belarus has been sentenced to six years in prison, the latest…

By MARCOS ALEMÁN ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN SALVADOR (AP) — New rules passed by El Salvador’s congress will allow courts to try accused gang members…

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state board of education has delayed action on a proposal that would bar transgender…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A jury in Wisconsin has found a Green Bay woman guilty of killing and dismembering a former boyfriend and scattering his…

PERTH, Australia (AP) — The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday after a second…

DETROIT (AP) — Severe thunderstorms have struck southern Michigan, uprooting trees, downing branches and power lines and cutting electricity to…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Health officials in America’s hottest big metro are reporting that another seven heat-associated…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 10 people linked to a Southern California street gang have been charged with federal crimes, a year…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has contacted all sides of the strikes that have hobbled…

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Twenty-two attorneys general want a federal court to reject a proposed $10.3…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The 16-year-old worker killed in a Mississippi…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — British billionaire Joe Lewis has been released on a $300 million bond after pleading not guilty…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Occasionally, the best things in life really are free — especially if you’re a dance fan…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wants to see President Joe Biden impeached, and the former…

By ASHRAF KHALIL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The trainer of racehorse champion Maximum Security has been sentenced to four years in prison…

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A young Michigan woman convicted of killing her father by burning him with a chemical drain cleaner has been sentenced to a…

By The Associated Press NATO says it’s stepping up surveillance of the Black Sea region as it condemned Russia’s exit from a landmark deal…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s public safety commissioner says state lawmakers should expect a federal…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS, BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A police officer in rural Ohio was fired…

Associated Press The federal government is requiring that more new planes have lavatories big enough for wheelchair users. The Transportation…

By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another American…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A design for a permanent memorial to the 2017 Las Vegas Strip mass shooting has been chosen after…

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee defended his work and reputation Wednesday after a federal judge found him…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The board of Walt Disney World’s governing district now filled with Gov. Ron DeSantis…

MEXICO CITY Mexican marines working customs duty say they found a shipping container loaded with 7,200 bottles of a clear liquid labeled as mezcal…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell briefly left his own press conference Wednesday…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who was punched in the face by a deputy as she held her baby is suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.…