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LONDON (AP) — A British convert to Islam who was convicted in Turkey of being part of the Islamic State group was sentenced to eight years in…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Western countries are calling on Russia to end domestic repression of dissident voices and to end…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged the possible large-scale desertions of disappointed hopeful candidates in the…

RUSTON, La. (AP) — Authorities in north Louisiana say four people have been stabbed on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and one…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors brought forward a string of law enforcement officials Monday to provide…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A 19-year-old Michigan man accused of wanting to inspire violence against Jewish people has pleaded guilty to making…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Exxon Mobil is drilling for lithium in Arkansas and expects to begin production of the…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new…

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former mayor says that a powerful and feared gang leader in Haiti who was once a…

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a Chicago firefighter has died from injuries he suffered when he fell through a light shaft at a burning building.…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The reports from Russian state news agencies that Moscow’s troops were relocating from the…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden honored the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights in a ceremony at the…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Jill Biden will be in charge of a new initiative to help the federal…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Many remember David Cameron as the man who took Britain out of the European Union. The former British…

MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a small plane overshot the runway while trying to land at a Texas airport and struck a car that was driving…

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Police have used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to halt a march seeking to stop construction of a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service north of New York City has been disrupted because of structural issues with a parking garage that’s over the…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An associate of opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed by a court in the…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is releasing a strategy to potentially expand the availability of radio spectrum needed for…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has decided to ban the popular social media app TikTok, saying it was disrupting “social harmony”…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press In September, the award-winning author and academic Ibram X. Kendi and Boston University acknowledged that they were…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three Bismarck police officers are on administrative leave after the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A man and woman accused of operating a commercial sex ring with wealthy and…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar- and Grammy-winning musician Jon Batiste will embark on his first North American…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer More drugmakers are seeking to harness the medical potential of psychedelics for treating depression, addiction…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their…

By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO member Romania has inaugurated an international training hub for F-16 jet pilots…

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press Many a Thanksgiving gathering these days will include meat eaters, vegetarians and vegans around the same table. AP…

BANGKOK (AP) — Officials in Thailand say the son of a Spanish film star has pleaded not guilty to most charges related to the death of a Colombian…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service agents protecting President Joe Biden’s granddaughter have opened fire after…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about the risk of cuts in their revenue shares…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The converted monastery in the Vatican gardens that served as Pope Benedict XVI’s retirement home…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government faced a fresh challenge when one of the ethnic armed groups it is…

By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Election Commission has approved all three presidential…

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The European Union is calling for an investigation into the massacre of nearly 100 civilians including women…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Parliament Speaker says the investiture debate and vote to reelect acting Socialist…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese vice finance minister stepped down on Monday amid criticisms from Prime Minister Fumio…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet After a spouse dies, the survivor’s financial situation often changes for the worse. Social Security benefits can drop.…

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Virginia congresswoman Abigail Spanberger has announced she will run for governor in 2025 instead of seeking reelection to the…

By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has opened three new border crossings to expedite the deportation of Afghans…

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say a migrant boat capsized off the coast of war-torn Yemen, leaving dozens of people, mostly from the Horn of…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish coast guard says a boat carrying migrants has capsized off the Turkish Aegean coastal province of Izmir and at…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sitting down with Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House.…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer A federal rule that goes into effect next month could make it easier for millions of workers to unionize at big…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The 27 European Union nations have jointly condemned Hamas for what they described as the use of…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says her country’s aid for Ukraine will be “massively expanded” next year. Germany has…

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who drew anger for accusing police of being too lenient…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea have updated a bilateral security agreement to more…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish parliament is meeting for the first time after an election last month heralded a change of course for the Central…

LONDON (AP) — A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court has ordered the release on bail of a former senator jailed more than six years ago on drug charges…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people appear to have fled from Gaza’s largest…

PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say two children and three other people were shot at a Texas flea market and one child later died at a hospital. The…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Can Idi Amin be rehabilitated? The question is animating some in this East African…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Efforts to create a landmark treaty to end global plastic…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers will start calling witnesses in the New York civil fraud trial that…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley ‘s presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls as crews assess how much damage was caused by a weekend fire…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding…

By SEUNG MIN KIM and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Surrounded by dozens of Democratic donors at a glass art gallery space in…

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is hosting the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has said the Israel-Palestinian conflict can’t go back to the…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a war where journalist access is limited, there’s a flood of video available online from…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album of rock songs by Dolly Parton, the first half of the final season…

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The biennial Dubai Air Show is opening as airlines are poised to make major…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s immigration minister says 80 people including convicted criminals who…

By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Shares edged lower Monday in quiet trading in Asia ahead of a meeting this week between U.S.…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, about…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France (AP) — Battle cries pierce the smoke and rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire as Ukrainian…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Landing Jimbo Fisher, a coach with a national title on his resume, seemed like…