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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception Monday to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will jet up to Philadelphia on Monday to announce a $22.4 million grant…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer After scandal and several troubled years, the Golden Globes are ready for a comeback. The re-vamped group, now a…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Holocaust survivors from around the globe will mark the start of the fifth day of Hanukkah…

By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press Yekaterina Duntsova is a little-known journalist and mom-of-three from a small town in western Russia. She hopes…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The national conservatives who have ruled Poland for eight years are finally expected to…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A trial set to get underway in Washington on Monday will…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S.…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press SUMY, Ukraine (AP) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, thousands of people have fled occupied regions of the country…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a Christmas TV special from country star Cody Johnson, Taylor…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns, Brandon Aubrey made four field goals and…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. Air Force pilot has safely ejected before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea’s…

BY SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It’s the killer detail in international climate talks:…

Asian shares were mixed on Monday after Wall Street reached a 20-month high ahead of a week that includes essential U.S. inflation data and the…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A series of loud explosions has occurred in Ukraine’s capital followed by air raid sirens. There was no immediate word on…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Voter turnout plunged below 30% in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since new…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minnesota and Las Vegas played the lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years, with Greg Joseph’s…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Glazer’s chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los…

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo has rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium…

NEW YORK (AP) — Parts the Northeast are bracing for a stormy night and messy morning commute. Authorities warn of potential flooding and power…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana police say a woman has been arrested after driving her vehicle several times at or through an unspecified religious…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police say three shepherd dogs escaped from their yard and fatally attacked a 50-year-old Greek woman in her garden.…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Students, lawmakers and religious leaders joined forces Sunday at a temple in Philadelphia to strongly denounce antisemitism on…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A wet court caused by a leaky roof resulted in an interruption of No. 3 North Carolina…

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois records show that a man who confessed to the 2004 sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old girl has died in a state…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time…

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean…

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing parts of the country, including the main…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James is poised to make his college debut for Southern California nearly five months…

By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The city of Maceio’s civil defense authority says a mine belonging…

Associated Press At least nine people have been killed in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Para when a discharge of high-voltage electricity sparked a…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An African regional bloc says Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as…

NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Santa’s helpers are taking the day off to hit the slopes in Maine. With beards and stocking caps flapping, about 300 Santas…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Catholic priest in a small Nebraska community died after being attacked in the church rectory. The Rev.…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s is No. 1 at the North American box office for the first time…

PARIS (AP) — Lost a very expensive diamond ring? Try checking the vacuum cleaner. That’s what employees of Paris’ luxury Ritz hotel did — and…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in the Belgian and German capitals to protest soaring antisemitism since the outbreak of the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say the pursuit of a suspected gunman ended in a shootout that left two officers and a suspect wounded.…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For years, climate change has been a factor — not the only one — in…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is defending the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000…

BERLIN (AP) — Several thousand people have demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Navy divers have recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S.…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JOHN RABY Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are continuing the…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, a centerpiece of his reelection campaign is trying to negatively…

LONDON (AP) — A woman has been charged with four counts of manslaughter after two sets of young twins were killed in a fire that ripped through a…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit in Dubai, surveillance…

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is considering changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Leaders from across West Africa are meeting in Nigeria in a renewed push for respect for…

By TARA COPP Associated Press F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic…

HELSINKI (AP) — The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi are set to accept this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in of Argentina’s new…

By The Associated Press Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. It comes after Musk posted a poll this weekend on the…

By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India and SIBI ARASU, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European Union’s plan to impose a…

PARIS (AP) — France says one of its warships in the Red Sea has been targeted by drones coming from Yemen. Both were shot down. A short statement…

By REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press ACEH BESAR, Indonesia (AP) — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including…

By The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptians are voting in a presidential election in which President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi faces no serious…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan. Since seizing power in 2021,…

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting raged overnight and into Sunday in the southern Gaza town…

By ASHWINI BHATIA Associated Press DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of denying the most…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin is once again teasing that he could make a third-party run for the White…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian authorities banned members of the late Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to receive the European…

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh will hold its next general election on Jan. 7, but the country’s main…

By JOSHUA A. BICKEL, DAVID KEYTON and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Negotiators have been urged to narrow down…

By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin is likely to win another six-year term easily in an election expected in March, using his sweeping…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gregory Golodoff, the last survivor among 41 residents imprisoned in Japan after…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a…

By DAVID BILLER and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economist Javier Milei is assuming Argentina’s presidency after…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City voters will decide whether to approve a 1% sales tax to fund a new downtown…

By SYLVIA HUI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Rights groups say that Beijing’s crackdown on dissent is becoming increasingly…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Davis had seasons highs of 41 points and 20 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers won the…

By MIKE CORDER and MELINA WALLING Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Visitors walking along the river that flows through downtown…

By MELINA WALLING Associated Press This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine coast guard says the Chinese coast guard has assaulted three Philippine…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Residents are going to the polls in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an…

ATLANTA (AP) — Police in Atlanta say a shooting has killed three people and left one victim wounded. The Atlanta Police Department said officers…

BY RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the…

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China say a workshop built from steel sheets collapsed, killing six people and injuring three others. An…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — First responders in Tennessee were surveying damage from an apparent tornado that damaged homes as a line of severe…