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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lawyers for former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza will be allowed to ask about the sexual history of the woman who accused him…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister has promised to step up inspections of beach bars and other businesses renting out seaside…

By TIFFANY STANLEY, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM The Associated Press When Adidas cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, due…

VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — A police pursuit in Ohio eventually led to the kidnapping of a tractor-trailer driver, spurring another pursuit and a lengthy…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Federal investigators said a dump truck driver in rural Missouri last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon amid…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. man accused of leading a white supremacy group has been extradited from Romania to face charges of inciting violence at…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is cutting his Italy vacation short and returning to the state…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan known as “Rally Runner” has been arrested on charges that he joined a…

By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The discovery of nearly 30 invasive fruit flies has prompted a produce quarantine affecting…

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Independent investigators leaving Mexico after eight years searching for answers to the 2014…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a former Franciscan friar in the sexual abuse of a student at…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued 40 migrants from a sinking dinghy in the Aegean Sea. They’ve charged two of…

By GENE JOHNSON and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in…

By The Associated Press Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, are separating after 18 years of…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that…

By JACK DURA Associated Press The gunman who last month killed a Fargo police officer and wounded two others and a civilian reportedly admitted…

By SAVANNAH HERNANDEZ Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Marta embraced Jamaica captain Khadija “Bunny” Shaw before leaving the…

PORT CLYDE, Maine (AP) — Lightning has knocked out a lighthouse on the Maine coast that was featured in the movie “Forrest Gump.” The Marshall…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today’s blue…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Ten athletes are now suing over alleged hazing incidents at Northwestern…

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no shaking it. Your chances of winning the lottery are extremely slim. After no big winner Tuesday…

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Santino Iamunno was born without most of his right hand, and the 11-year-old tends to keep…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Four district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission…

By PETER SMITH and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish…

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by…

DORSET, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver accused of causing a crash that killed actor Treat Williams has been charged with grossly negligent operation…

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Christina Hall never intended to be on TV but she found herself there in 2013 as the co-star of HGTV’s…

By BRIAN MELLEY and MARK PRATT Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American fugitive accused of faking his own death to avoid a rape charge in Utah…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — NATO allies located along the alliance’s eastern front are growing increasingly worried…

ISTANBUL (AP) — The head of Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog says it has launched an investigation into claims that digital platform Disney+ pulled…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway star Phillipa Soo has not forgotten her childhood stage fright. The Grammy-winning actor and…

By ANWARULLAH KHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say the death toll from an Islamic State…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Labor unions are marching across Nigeria to protest the soaring cost of living under the…

By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Two to three hours is generally the minimum recommended time for an international layover, but in some cases that might…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States has expressed concerns over major land reclamation projects in Manila…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Human-caused global warming made July hotter for four out of five people on Earth, with more than 2 billion…

BERLIN (AP) — The Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival in northern Germany is opening with a reduced audience after persistent rain turned the…

By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bédié has died Tuesday night at…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high…

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The progressive political party that won the most seats in Thailand’s general election…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish employee of the Swedish Consulate in Izmir in western Turkey is recovering in a hospital after being injured in a gun…

By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a surprise military…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after Fitch Ratings cut the United…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones on Wednesday hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with Romania,…

By ZANE IRWIN and BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The pending pullout of U.N. peacekeepers from Mali is creating worries about what…

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has bought 12 surveillance and reconnaissance drones worth $300 million from…

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has detained an army officer and several collaborators on suspicion of handing…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan are worried about what…

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press The glittering towers of the Moscow City business district dominate the skyline of the Russian capital. The sleek…