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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it has determined that both sides in the ongoing conflict in…

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles suffering from “cold stun” are rehabbing at four facilities in…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in Oregon were investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is investigating the deaths…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s Supreme Court has refused to immediately hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling that would allow former…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has published legislation that will let it ignore a part of the U.K.’s…

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A stampede at a government-organized job fair involving hundreds of young people in Zimbabwe desperate for work has left…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun co-star in a love story about a satellite and a buoy, Chiwetel Ejiofor directs a film…

By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to publicly call on Congress to pass tens of…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and…

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials have launched an inspection of a plant in Ecuador that made the cinnamon applesauce pouches…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors say there is no evidence of Russian secret services involvement in the escape from…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Electricity utility PacifiCorp will pay $299 million to settle a lawsuit brought by about 220 customers who were harmed by…

BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump…

By The Associated Press New productions of Mieczysław’ Weinberg’s “Der Idiot” and Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” will highlight next…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer In weather terminology, they call it “rapid intensification” — the process by which a storm strengthens…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s attorney general is requesting a new hearing after a federal appeals court struck down the state’s handgun…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he’s not supposed to…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane is disappointed in the allegations of…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he’s resigning from his congressional seat in…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Biden administration is expected to announce a new…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will propose to require drug and alcohol testing for employees of foreign aircraft-repair shops outside…

By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Guyana’s president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized to the families of 97 Liverpool soccer fans who died after a…

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Court documents show that the Oklahoma man at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The heads of the nation’s biggest banks say there are reasons to be concerned about the health of…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has filed war crime charges…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Off the coast of eastern Long Island, an 800-foot turbine is sending the first…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Google took its next leap in artificial intelligence Wednesday with the launch of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Chanel Miller’s next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream to write and…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The opposition in Albania has spoken up at the Constitutional Court against the…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch military police have found 47 illegal migrants hidden in a truck that was about to board a ferry to the United…

MILAN (AP) — Media reports say Italy has formally withdrawn from China’s global Belt and Road initiative that seeks to deepen relations with…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball doesn’t go as far for…

By KIM COOK Associated Press Tis the season to decorate for the holidays. But if you’re in a small apartment, there are limits to what you can do.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Is the year of Taylor Swift over now? Not yet. Time Magazine named Swift its person of the year on Wednesday, a week after Spotify…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A conglomerate of unions in Norway says it will take action against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues. The…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak will be getting a Serbian passport. Wozniak, who teamed…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new lower house of the Dutch parliament has been sworn. That’s two weeks…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ government says a group of experts from the United States is on the…

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Preparing for Hanukkah — Judaism’s celebration of finding light in the…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, where officials are reporting new infections and deaths…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer The College Board on Wednesday released an updated framework for its new Advanced Placement African American…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has approved an amendment to the country’s penal…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A daylong series of attacks in Austin has left four people dead and at least three injured, and a man believed to be connected…

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England says it will make an assessment next year about the risks posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning.…

By LUJAIN JO and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s United Nations climate talks may have seen record…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will fly to Greece on Thursday on a visit…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, told delegates at the COP28 United Nations climate…

BEIJING (AP) — An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western…

By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet For some people short on cash, a credit card with a 0% promotional APR offer could be a budget-friendly solution for the…

By COLLEEN LONG and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a…

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security aims to help churches, synagogues,…

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds All-wheel drive is great. Winter is just around the corner, and having some extra grip is something even warm-climate…

BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats have agreed to build on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to defend his record at a public inquiry into the…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging…

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Rescuers say a man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he’s “much better” after a two-week bout of bronchitis but says…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Marking his first anniversary of coming to power, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahm admitted he was still…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after most stocks slipped on Wall Street following a…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A U.S. citizen has been charged in Arizona over online posts that allegedly incited what…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday…

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press VERONA, Italy (AP) — Western officials say sanctions against Russia’s billionaires are meant to isolate…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, the outside world viewed “Russian oligarchs”…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press NABI SALEH, West Bank (AP) — The release of Palestinian prisoners under the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement last…

By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators at a critical United Nations climate conference prepared…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Andy Hoang eagerly began her first nursing job this year in New Hampshire, with a desire…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s siblings topped a Yale list of 2023’s most notable…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Texts and emails sent by Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania have emerged publicly in a court…

By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s center of gravity on immigration has shifted demonstrably to…