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Associated Press The New York Philharmonic is firing principal oboist Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey after their union…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. The…

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ election commission on Monday allowed seven politicians loyal to President Alexander…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police have suspended a trooper without pay after launching an investigation into his account of…

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed certain voters in the state’s third-largest…

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An appeals court says Arizona must release a list of tens of thousands of voters who were mistakenly classified as…

AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three New York residents have been indicted on hate crimes charges in connection with red paint smeared on the…

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of 29 children facing the death penalty after…

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Mud splattered the cheek of Spain’s monarch as survivors of catastrophic floods unleashed their fury…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department’s election monitors from going…

BODEGA BAY, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a massive search for four boaters who went missing in Northern California after their…

Associated Press Brazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A coalition of over 100 organizations has reported that nearly 20,000 individuals were displaced from informal…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Defense Department claims the National Guard has killed two Colombians and wounded four others in a confrontation…

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of opposition supporters rallied outside Georgia’s parliament for the second straight Monday…

Associated Press A former police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill has been found guilty in the shooting. A jury on Monday convicted former…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors have seen video of Daniel Penny gripping a man around the neck on a New York City subway train as another…

NEW YORK (AP) — Reactions to the death of Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at age 91: — “My beloved Q. The world’s beloved Q. The one and…

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can continue through…

Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans living abroad voted in record numbers in a presidential runoff that secured victory for…

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company…

Associated Press Weather conditions can be one factor in how many people vote in person on Election Day.The strongest weather in the U.S. forecast…

AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says officers “acted within policy to protect themselves and nearby fans” while…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana’s congressional map with two…

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police have arrested a third suspect in connection with an explosion in central Athens last week that…

AP Business Writer It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds…

Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s parliament has passed legislation to extend the tenures of military chiefs from three to five years.…

ALLENHURST, N.J. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating the butchered remains of a dolphin that were found on a New Jersey beach. The Marine…

AP National Writer At Tennessee, they are adding a ‘talent fee’ to the price of sports tickets. At Arkansas, they will charge 3% more at the…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South…

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Continuing storms in eastern Spain that led to massive flooding last week and killed over 200 people,…

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Nominees for some of the European Union’s top jobs are facing parliamentary hearings. EU lawmakers are starting…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat has arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on an unannounced visit. The trip Monday…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has executed a Jewish citizen convicted of murdering another man following a personal dispute. It was a rare case of an…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says a Revolutionary Guard commander and his pilot were killed in an autogiro accident during an operation…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has removed three elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office over terrorism-related charges and replaced them with…

AP National Writer Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a…

Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has opened its annual oil-and-gas summit as it plans to increase…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was treated by paramedics Sunday after appearing to become unsteady at a campaign rally for…

Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 36 people have been killed when a poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and…

BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Monday after a six-month stay on the Tiangong space station, part of China’s effort…

AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is here. Polls are open across the nation and Americans are casting ballots in the 2024…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the election that no one could have foreseen. Not so long ago, Donald Trump was marinating in anger…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The trial of eight people in Paris on terrorism charges started on Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty.…

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump closed out this year’s presidential race with a fierce battle for…

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s election will test whether the state maintains its new reputation as a Republican stronghold,…

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The voting has closed for unionized factory workers at Boeing who were deciding Monday whether to accept a contract…

Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Britain’s Prince William offered words of encouragement to a group of young environmentalists and…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary…

Associated Press MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted lower Monday ahead of a momentous week full of potential flashpoints in Washington, D.C.,…

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Concerts and carnivals hosted at polling precincts. “Souls to the Polls” mobilizations after Sunday service. And…

Associated Pres LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double funding for Britain’s border security agency and treat…

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge ruled Sunday that Iowa can continue challenging the validity of hundreds of ballots from…

Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries say they will postpone a plan to gradually increase oil output until the end of the year. The group…

Associated Press LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s transformative and divisive former President Evo Morales said Sunday that he would press…

MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane watch for the Cayman Islands and a tropical storm warning for Jamaica have been issued as a weather system in the…