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AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to return two…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said…

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Across this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, more than 200 online influencers, streamers and…

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian cleaning crew was rappelling in the shadow of one of the world’s most famous sites: Rio de…

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has started its homework assignment of coming up with a comprehensive bill to…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A truckload of methamphetamine disguised as a shipment of watermelons has been seized at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing in San…

MIAMI (AP) — A Las Vegas couple says they were removed from a plane and arrested at Miami International Airport after other passengers complained…

EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) — A 14-year-old Detroit-area girl and her 17-year-old boyfriend have been charged as adults with conspiracy to commit…

Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos and two internet-only gambling entities saw their collective earnings decline…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two thieves swiped a ceremonial sword and a bullhorn from the office of St. John’s University Coach Rick…

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts gun rights activists are vowing to pursue repealing a gun bill signed into law by Democratic Gov.…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court has removed a controversial part of its recent verdict about the minority Ahmadis, apparently yielding…

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s two largest railroads are expected to soon start rolling their trains again after the government…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A local official says armed men killed at least 13 farmers in an attack in north-central Nigeria. No group…

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says the challenge of deterring America’s adversaries should…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have a favorable opinion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recent polls…

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital Thursday placed the divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate under…

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says a state trooper who fatally shot a man at a…

Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s rejection of signature petitions in favor putting an…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who represented Venezuela over the course of a decade, has died. She was 51.…

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections after she says she received a letter from a…

AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — To figure out what really works when nations try to fight climate change, researchers looked at 1,500 ways…

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man dropped his lawsuit accusing former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault after attorneys for Howard…

AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are on their way. The Food and Drug Administration approved new shots from Pfizer and…

Associated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain,…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down have pleaded not guilty to…

DETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety…

AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months. That’s welcome relief for home…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a man and woman have been charged with manslaughter in western New York after they left their 3-month-old…

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand has crashed shortly after taking off from the main airport…

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Naming two baby giraffes turned out to be a tall order this summer for a Berlin zoo. After the half-siblings were…

AP Science Writer How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis? Health experts say one way is to look to other countries. The U.S.…

AP Science Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. has one of the worst maternal mortality rates of any wealthy nation. Experts say European countries…

LONDON (AP) — Italian authorities have launched an investigation after two easyJet flight attendants were injured when their flight from Corfu to…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Thursday allowed police to interrogate two journalists in their custody…

Officials say a fire has broken out at a hotel in the South Korean city of Bucheon, killing at least seven people and injuring 12 others. The…

Associated Press A pharmacist who worked at a Massachusetts lab has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 11 Michigan…

AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July as easing mortgage rates and a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off the Olympics, U.S. breakout star and medalist Stephen Nedoroscik — better known to the internet as “Pommel Horse…

CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of Democratic delegates have officially made Vice President Kamala Harris their party’s presidential nominee, after a…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police say they arrested a man in connection with an IRA bombing that killed three Northern Ireland policemen in…

Associated Press In many communities people turn to diesel or gasoline generators for temporary power when extreme weather brings power outages. But…

AP Business News The Walt Disney Co. has tapped James Gorman to lead its succession planning committee as the entertainment company continues to work…

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s navy says there was “no deeper message” in the choice to blast the famed Imperial March —…

Associated Press An afternoon nap can be refreshing, but experts say it also can help you at work or with other activities. Research shows that…

AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week, but remains at healthy levels  Jobless claims…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of shows will take over the weekday morning timeslot on FS1 formerly occupied by Skip Bayless of “Undisputed.” Most…

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president has inaugurated the rebuilt tower of a church that became associated with the Nazis’…

AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator has authorized the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, saying that it’s the first medicine to…

HONOLULU (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Hone has formed in the central Pacific Ocean. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu says…

Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana. The…

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is urging diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine during a visit to…

Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two Russian climbers who were injured on the slopes of one of northern Pakistan’s highest…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his first visit Thursday to the border area where his forces…