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Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former leader John Dramani Mahama has been declared the winner of the presidential election. His…

Associated Press It could be argued that 2024 wasn’t the best year for TV. Highly-anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things,”…

Almost exactly seven years ago, President Vladimir Putin stood with Russian troops at their air base in Syria and proudly declared victory over…

Associated Press PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a law to prohibit book bans in the state and enshrine…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. A woman who previously sued Sean…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components…

AP Business Writer TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on…

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in approximately $2.2 billion in its nearly two-year run, making it the…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high following a powerful…

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in…

AP Business Writer Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create an advertising powerhouse with combined annual…

Assocaited Press CILVEGOZU BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of Syrian refugees have gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey,…

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors have told the International Criminal Court that they are confident that two alleged…

MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say at least two people have been killed in a fuel depot explosion in the central region of Tuscany. Fourteen…

AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights official has pledged to try to ensure migrant labor standards in Saudi Arabia…

Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels…

BEIJING (AP) — China’s military appears to be preparing for widely anticipated drills in response to a recent visit by Taiwan’s president…

Associated Press More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released…

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru that gives Australia a veto right…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fishing boat capsized after colliding with a sand barge in waters off South Korea’s southeastern coast, leaving seven…

The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s newest senator, Democrat Adam Schiff says he’s not going to shy away from familiar territory…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the history of American politics, there’s no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The trial of two men charged with cutting down the majestic Sycamore Gap tree last year along Hadrian’s Wall in…

Associated Press The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for…

Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Tens of thousands of people held in Syria’s notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has abruptly quit his post in parliament ahead of a…

Associated Press TAMESNA, Morocco (AP) — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to…

Associated Press Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. One of her potential next steps is replacing Florida…

Associated Press Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will…

AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Justice Ministry has imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as…

AMCHITKA ISLAND, Alaska (AP) — A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that have struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas…

Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the…

The first 12-team College Football Playoff field has been revealed. Undefeated Oregon earned the top seed, while SMU beat out Alabama for the 12th…

REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After days of searching, police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO…