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The World Bank says Afghanistan’s economy is showing modest signs of growth after two years of severe contraction. In its latest development update…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual “Rule Britannia” singalong, is…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “grave concerns” for three mountain climbers from the U.S.…

AP Sports Writer ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of…

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some…

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury in Texas has sentenced a man for killing and dismembering three people whose bodies were found in a burning…

AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats and Republicans agreed on at least one thing before November’s election: California would…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the…

AP Media Writer A basic tenet of journalism — calling someone for comment on a story — was seen as a threat by defense secretary nominee Pete…

ALPINE, Texas (AP) — A U.S. attorney in Texas says three U.S. Army soldiers have been arrested on human smuggling charges. U.S. Attorney Jaime…

Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden’s long-delayed trip to Africa was overshadowed by his controversial pardon of his son…

Associated Press Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way.…

Associated Press Security cameras captured video of a University of Mississippi student leaving his campus apartment twice on the morning he was last…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Los Angeles police chief says in an interview with The Associated Press that his department is working…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday, weighing Tennessee’s ban on…

Associated Press The FBI is investigating reports about several mysterious nighttime drone flights that have recently occurred across central New…

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has repaid about $1,900 for a trip to a conference in Florida after ethics…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Police say a stabbing suspect is dead after being shot by police in the Canadian city of Vancouver in a…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago have expressed frustration with…

Associated Press The man accused of killing the head of one of the biggest U.S. health insurance companies has been charged in New York with murder…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s upcoming Supreme Court election already had high stakes, with majority control on the line. But…

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Venezuela’s most popular bands has canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized…

Associated Press A prosecutor in Ohio is seeking to exonerate four men convicted three decades ago in the beating death of a woman. Two of the men…

Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Austin Theriault has ended a recount, conceding to Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine.…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has voted to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls, drawing sharp criticism from the…

LONDON (AP) — British authorities say they have dismantled two massive money laundering operations linked to Russia that were used by oligarchs,…

AP Golf Writer The LPGA and the USGA have updated gender policies that will require players to be assigned female at birth or to have transitioned to…

AP Golf Writer Kevin Kisner is the next lead analyst for NBC Sports. The four-time PGA Tour winner was coming off his worst season in 2023 when he…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he’s selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army.…

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya has found the housemate of an LBGTQ activist guilty of murder in the killing of the…

AP Business Writer WWE will perform on a stage next month that could be vastly larger than its current home on cable television when “Raw,” its…

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The wife of an investigative journalist in Guinea says her husband had been abducted in Guinea’s capital,…

Associated Press Keira Knightley starred in one of the most popular Christmas films of the 21st century, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his…

Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on…

Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A newly released audit says Maryland has failed to properly manage contracts with private companies that provide…

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The birth of Lauren Mayberry as a solo artist should be marked by something like a wolf cry. And that’s…

VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed. He…

NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s…

AP Film Writer “Anora,” Sean Baker’s odyssey of a New York stripper, and Jane Schoenbrun’s psychological horror “I Saw the TV Glow”…

AP Film Writers Break out your “Dune” popcorn bucket: It’s time for the best movies of the year. Associated Press Film Writer Jake Coyle…

BANGKOK (AP) — A major ethnic rebel group in Myanmar has announced a unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with the ruling military and called for a…

AP Airlines Writer Members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee took aim at airline executives Wednesday for using an expanding menu of fees to charge…

Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A judge ruled that a Virginia man accused of killing his wife, whose body has still not been found, will go…

Associated Press IZVORANI, Romania (AP) — The surprise front-runner in Romania’s presidential election insisted to The Associated Press in an…

Associated Press It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly — wearing a…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says its troops have raided a militant hideout in the restive northwest, resulting in a…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Trinidad and Tobago said they have confiscated more than $6 million worth of drugs, one of the biggest…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has decided to increase its still strikingly low daily minimum wage by 12% next year. But because the Mexican peso has…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on Wednesday in a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel…

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is leading a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defense spending.…