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By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For singer Norah Jones, the “Little Broken Hearts” album is a lesson in making the most…

By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Most of the U.S. may be looking forward to July Fourth for dazzling displays of fireworks or setting…

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The PGA Tour is sending two leading figures to next week’s Senate panel reviewing its surprise business agreement with the…

By DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers are picketing major Southern California hotels after walking off the job during…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s latest large-scale military raid into the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Beyond medical bills in the millions and the weight of trauma and grief, mass…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Swiss commodities giant Glencore has moved to take full ownership of PolyMet Mining. The…

NEW YORK (AP) — Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, a grandson of Robert De Niro, has died at 19. His mother, Drena De Niro, announced the news Monday in an…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — In the lush surroundings of Paris’ Musee Rodin, the landscapes of artist Marta Roberti have…

Associated Press Air travel is getting a bit easier, thanks to a break in storms that have pummeled the East Coast. The number of canceled and…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — The head of Slovakia’s central bank — a member of the European Central Bank committee that decides monetary…

MIAMI (AP) — A former South Florida police officer has pleaded guilty to stealing about $285,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. Court records show…

CARY, Ill. (AP) — A commercial-grade firework exploded in the face of an Illinois man as he was investigating why it hadn’t detonated.…

By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — New U.S. legislation would ban imported products containing critical green transition…

By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peter Hellyer, a U.K.-born writer who spent nearly five decades chronicling the…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of actor Kevin Spacey’s accusers described the Oscar-winner in court Monday as a “slippery,…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has long struggled to neatly summarize his sprawling economic vision. It’s…

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Parliament has convened nearly two months after a…

TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say an Indiana police officer was fatally shot at a hospital while trying to arrest a man suspected of domestic…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer will be back on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday. Not to compete. He’ll be feted for his…

By CAROLYN KASTER and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press SHAMOKIN, Pa. (AP) — In red communities across America, lawmakers are pushing to restrict…

LITCHFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man and his dog are recovering from injuries suffered after an encounter with a black bear in the…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A civil rights group is challenging legacy admissions at Harvard University, saying the…

PARIS (AP) — The last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion has died. Leon…

BEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China’s coal industry, with the building…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sick of being ignored by far-away politicians, officials on Scotland’s remote Orkney Islands are…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense minister has reaffirmed military relations with Russia during a meeting with the head of the Russian navy.…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has lost in the first round of her 24th…

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s army has called on young people and anyone else capable of fighting to enlist in its battle against the country’s…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Amazon Indigenous are leaving their rainforest villages in a…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto has lifted a six-year ban on logging over the concerns of…

By CIARÁN GILES and LORNE COOKE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says it is imperative for the…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new lawmakers have been sworn in just over a week after a general election…

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet With energy prices rising and summer heat looming, it’s a good time to make sure your home is running as…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An international center has opened at the Hague to support those building cases…

LONDON (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Monday for maritime nations to agree on a course for the shipping industry to reduce its…

By CARA ANNA and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Crowds gathered at town halls across France Monday to show solidarity…

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. is recommending Americans reconsider traveling to China because of arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans and the risk of…

TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a building in Tokyo’s Shimbashi commercial district on Monday shattered windows and spewed smoke, injuring four…

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A car crashed into a busy New Hampshire restaurant and injured more than a dozen patrons inside, authorities said. The vehicle…

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a group of militants has ambushed troops during a search operation against insurgents in…

BEIJING (AP) — Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from sweltering heat. Beijing…

By LAURIE KELLMAN, REBECCA SANTANA and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has…

By LAURIE KELLMAN, REBECCA SANTANA and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking a valid U.S. passport for that 2023 trip? Buckle up,…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — More than a year after 11-year-old Mayah Zamora was airlifted out of Uvalde,…

By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The United Nations body that regulates the world’s ocean floor is preparing to…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province, but there are no immediate reports of serious damage or…

By JACK DURA and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s rerecording of her “Speak Now,” a documentary on…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is in open rebellion. Georgia is all but out. South Carolina and Nevada are on…

By NASSER NASSER and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JENIN, West Bank (AP) — Israel on Monday launched its most intense military operation in the…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing Thursday in an effort to thaw…