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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A billionaire-backed proposal to build an eco-friendly California city from scratch is off to a…

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Counties across Nevada are struggling to find poll workers in a pivotal…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has told Australia’s Parliament that the…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Between bridge and tunnel tolls and parking fees, it can already cost a mint to drive a car into…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The biggest day of this year’s primary campaign is approaching. Fifteen states — plus American Samoa —…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press Forecasters say a Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is headed for parts of…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government made a last appeal to junior doctors to end a walkout, with…

By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A cluster of wildfires that scorched the Texas Panhandle included a blaze…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will face Congress publicly for the first time Thursday to…

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With flashy celebrity ads and promises of deep discounts, a shop in Iran’s capital had…

By COLLEEN LONG, SEUNG MIN KIM and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald…

By REBECCA BOONE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press KUNA, Idaho (AP) — For nearly an hour, Thomas Eugene Creech lay strapped to a table in an Idaho…

By SEAN MURPHY and LISA BAUMANN FRITCH, Texas. (AP) — The small town of Fritch is again picking through the rubble of a Texas wildfire, a decade…

By STEPHEN GROVES and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to stand before a political ethics…

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Authorities in Honduras say two buses collided head-on in a village in the Central American country’s west, and…

By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate Winslet is running things — on and off the set of her new TV show, “The Regime.” In the HBO…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark has another career record on her astounding resume: the most points by any major…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Jurors in a trial over the fatal movie-set shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin have…

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean leaders say embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to hold…

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Sen. Mitch McConnell surprised colleagues by announcing he…

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu,…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first private U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon broke a leg at touchdown…

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — For a few days in October 2023, the capital of the science fiction world was Chengdu,…

DEMING, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a missing teen with autism has been found in New Mexico — about 200 miles away from his home in southern…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An upcoming bribery trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor won’t be delayed…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian judge has ruled that five of six suspects in last year’s assassination of a presidential candidate will stand…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after security reviews found they…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s International Development minister says Canada is working to airdrop humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as…

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona say there is no evidence a house fire that left five children dead was caused by arson. Bullhead…

CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge ruled the Illinois State Board of Elections must take former President Donald Trump’s name off the…

By FELICIA FONSECA and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Indiscriminate violence in Haiti is escalating, especially in the capital and…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch has reached a contract agreement with the Teamsters union that avoids a strike…

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match for making an alleged offensive gesture during a Saudi Arabia…

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision to consider whether…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have passed legislation that if approved by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal regulators have issued a $55,000 fine after St. Louis’ largest nursing home closed without warning, although experts…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — An official familiar with the matter says the Canadian government is reimposing some visa…

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian Football League says it is investigating allegations made by a former Toronto Argonauts strength and conditioning coach…

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill that would have let people serving with prison terms in Virginia petition a court to…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds lined up in San Francisco on Wednesday to see — and smell — the blooming of an endangered tropical flower that…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — More than 200 in vitro fertilization patients have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lyrics to “Hotel California” and other classic Eagles songs should never have ended up…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A social media backlash to media reports that said fast-food…

By The Associated Press Fellow comedians, famous fans, co-stars and friends are paying tribute to Richard Lewis after his death at age 76.…

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — A newly released report on last year’s fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of bicyclists near Phoenix has…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bill allowing Louisiana residents, 18 and older, to carry a concealed handgun without a…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities say an offshore oil spill that led Trinidad and Tobago to declare a…

DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit couple is charged with having a dangerous animal causing death after authorities say their three dogs fatally mauled a…

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press The giant meat producer JBS was accused of making misleading claims about its greenhouse gas emission goals to boost…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report For America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led House has passed a bill to expand…

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in the attacks of four women who were sexually assaulted in…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would protect access…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Dearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered…

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state House has overwhelmingly approved legislation that would ban police from…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates has approved a bill that…

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s parliament has passed a highly controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill that could send…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian space officials have acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but say…

By The Associated Press Stacy Wakefield, the widow of former Boston Red Sox pitcher and two-time World Series champion Tim Wakefield, has died. Her…

By AMY BETH HANSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale says he will seek reelection to his U.S.…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A person who previously pleaded guilty in a welfare misspending case in Mississippi…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” pleaded guilty Wednesday to a string of robberies and attempted…

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle have been growing at a staggering rate, resulting in widespread…

BERKELEY Leaders of the University of California, Berkeley, have denounced a protest against an event organized by Jewish students that forced police…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic,…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats in the Maine Legislature have unveiled sweeping gun violence measures, including a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are planning an $800 million renovation to Arrowhead Stadium that…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature has approved a Democrat-drawn congressional map that gives…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The family that had wanted to build the world’s tallest flagpole in rural eastern Maine has agreed to pay a $250,000…

By KATIE MARIE DAVIS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russia’s 2024 presidential election isn’t expected to bring change to the Kremlin. With…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Old age may be debated as a liability on the presidential campaign trail, but it’s not at this…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press Wisconsin cities recorded nearly 60-degree swings in temperatures within 24 hours from Tuesday into Wednesday…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The last remaining child of famed conservationist and author Aldo Leopold has died. Estella…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A proposal meant to guide electoral authorities in setting the date for…

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Officials near Philadelphia are closing their investigation into a shootout and…