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Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Colombian bishop who was mentioned in a book about priests…

NEW YORK (AP) — As U.S. health officials investigate a fatal outbreak of listeria food poisoning, they’re advising people who are pregnant,…

Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Ukraine is on its way to being able to “stand on its own feet” militarily, Secretary of State Antony…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said that its fighters fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, targeting a…

A fire all but destroyed the historic church sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas, sending smoke billowing over the city but causing no deaths or…

CHICAGO (AP) — Police say a mail carrier was fatally shot while walking a route in Chicago. Investigators with the U.S. Postal Service are offering…

AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Most of the athletes representing the Palestinian territories at the Paris Olympics were born somewhere else —…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thomas Jolly is preparing to share France with the world with the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. The July 26…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority returned to prison after a five-day reprieve to attend the opening session of…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire has signed a bill to ban transgender athletes in grades 5-12 from teams that…

Associated Press They gathered one last time on Sunday — the handful of mostly elderly members of First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. The…

AP Health Writer Did your parents warn you against jumping in the pool right after eating? They were misguided. In most cases, there’s no need to…

PARIS (AP) — French authorities say a French alleged neo-Nazi sympathizer was sentenced to two years in prison after making threats online and was…

Associated Pres KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian former lawmaker best known for her crusade to promote the Ukrainian language has died after being…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, anyone could come to the White House and see him. Come they did:…

Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Israeli army said Saturday it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Lightning strikes in northern Greece have killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Traditional pomp and cannon fire marked the coronation of Malaysia’s billionaire King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who…

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A group that monitors armed conflict in Myanmar says an intensification of fighting in the Southeast Asian…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces…

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has disqualified a number of booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese authorities say at least 11 people have died and 30 are missing in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the…

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved more transparent procedures for the hundreds of…

Associated Press Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and…

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion. So it’s no surprise that designers…

Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since he survived an assassination attempt Saturday,…

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention didn’t deliver an overwhelming victory to some small businesses in…

Associated Press/Report for America COLOMA, Calif. (AP) — In a tiny town where the California gold rush began, Black families are seeking…

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common with relations sinking to Cold War lows.…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrats churn over whether President Joe Biden should stay in the 2024 race, the party turmoil is deepening…

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that…

AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Shane Lowry has the British Open lead at Royal Troon after a 69 on a wild day at Royal Troon. Lowry’s…

Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — As allegations of sexual abuse built up at the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Police say a Florida man accused of making threats against former President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. JD Vance and their…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has lost a bid to get rid of part of the criminal case against him as he heads…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees honored late Associated Press photojournalist Kathy Willens with a moment of silence before…

Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A voting rights group says a new Alabama law that expanded the list of felonies that cause a person to…

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The fight to keep a proposed immigration initiative off Arizona’s Nov. 5 ballot is not over yet. Immigrant…

Associated Press ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Two top Biden administration officials say Iran is talking more about getting a nuclear bomb, and has made…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was charged in Florida with failing to update his address on the state’s…

Associated Press CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released…

Associated Press LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies and mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries are two…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have filed a lawsuit against a former employee who is serving prison time after pleading guilty…

AP Health Writer At least two people have died and more than two dozen were hospitalized in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning linked to meat…

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rural Nevada judge who ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 2022 pleaded not guilty Friday to federal…

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man accused of shooting at Louisville’s current mayor when he was a candidate in 2022 has pleaded…

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — HIV-positive people who were convicted in Tennessee of sex work under a decades-old aggravated…

DETROIT (AP) — Ready, set, go! A six-lane giant slide has reopened in Detroit at Belle Isle state park. In 2022, the slide made headlines, got a…

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in…

Associated Press The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities in order to…