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By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes…

By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A towering new tower aiming for the vibe of Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau resort is…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court is weighing whether to strike down local abortion bans and…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is pushing toward a vote to authorize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey on business sentiment shows large Japanese…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Joe Biden’s favorite stories is about his first international summit after…

By MATT BROWN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 7 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islanders in the United States believe…

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers rummaging through private homes in Gaza. Forces destroying plastic figurines…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press Many sentiments are universal. Many words are not. As 2023 ends, The Associated Press reached out to colleagues around…

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Funeral services will be held Wednesday for a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy killed in a…

BEIJING (AP) — Schools and highways have been closed and some train services suspended as a snowstorm hits parts of northern and central China for…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Will the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate sometime next year — and, if so,…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Donald Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former Buffalo Bills punter Matt Araiza is being dropped from a lawsuit filed by a woman who alleged she was raped by San Diego…

By SETH BORENSTEIN, JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A somewhat stronger and revamped…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — State media say senior North Korean economic officials have met with the governor of a…

BRISBANE, Austrtalia (AP) — Powerful winds have begun uprooting trees on the northeast Australian coast as Tropical Cyclone Jasper gathered…

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A military-themed brewery will open in Virginia despite some community opposition. The pushback…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his roles on the series “Homicide: Life on The Street” and “Brooklyn…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say a Russian missile attack on Kyiv has resulted in multiple injuries and has damaged buildings. A series…

JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (AP) — A former Southern California elementary school janitor who spent years in jail after being accused of sexually abusing…

NEW YORK (AP) — A debut author who used fake accounts to “review bomb” other writers on the influential online platform Goodreads has been…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years after a fatal accident, federal officials are proposing modifications and additional inspections to the engine housing…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man say Manuel…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Spanish fashion brand Zara has pulled advertising images that appeared to some to reference Israel’s war against Hamas…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Current and former inmates of the Alabama prison system have filed a lawsuit challenging the prison labor program. The…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Mexican gray wolf that traveled far beyond the boundaries set in the…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The people who sued to overturn Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts are attacking plans…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has been freed after…

MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) — A 9-year-old beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium named Kharabali has died. It marks the third death among five whales that were…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Universities of Wisconsin regents are set to vote again on a deal with Republican lawmakers…

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press A phone-banking tool powered entirely by artificial intelligence is getting its first real-world test in a…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have rested his defense and have sought again to…

DÉBORA REY BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina has announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A special House committee focused on China is calling for altering the way the U.S. treats…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal complaint filed by the FBI says a Russian man who flew on a plane from Denmark to Los Angeles without a passport or…

PEYTON, Colo. (AP) — Colorado authorities have released the identities of four people, including three family members, who were found dead inside a…

By MEG KINNARD and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has endorsed Nikki Haley for president.…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia and Alabama are proposing a deal to settle their water war over the Chattahoochee River. If…

By ANNIE MA AP Education Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Over five hours at a congressional hearing, lawmakers pressed the presidents of Harvard,…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI investigators are planning to exhume the body of a young woman whose unsolved 1969 killing was…

By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has denied a motion to stay his decision in a redistricting lawsuit brought by…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s state athletic board fined a high school and put it on probation…

By PAUL J. WEBER and JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court’s rejection of a mother of two’s…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is planning to construct a new U.S. embassy in Ireland. The State…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A former Iowa sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge after a police dog under his care died inside a…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s attorney general has sued three firearms dealers, alleging that they ran…

By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis’ expansive political machine is facing a churn of…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Tuesday ordered the state to draw new congressional…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court this week said no to a woman who asked for permission for an immediate abortion. Katie…

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This Rudolph won’t be leading his pals Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid through the Christmas Eve sky.…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Virginia authorities have determined that a Tesla was operating on its Autopilot system and was…

By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JOHN RABY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America Police have released video from an arrest in North Carolina last…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prosecutors charged a man with first-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal stabbing of a…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are expecting a high vote for a U.N. General Assembly resolution…

By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel was losing international…

CONWAY, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say more than 25,000 gallons of gasoline spilled when part of a pipeline failed in northwestern Washington state…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge sentenced a South Florida dentist to life in prison for the 2014 shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations is warning that hunger could surge across West and Central Africa next…

CAIRO (AP) — Voting has closed in Egypt’s presidential election that is almost certain to see President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi secure a third…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the capital and other major cities in Slovakia to denounce a plan by the new government of…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Missouri’s second-largest county will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The birth of their daughter should have marked the beginning of…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — The operator of a Chicago commuter train that collided with snow-removal…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press South Dakota officials will no longer deny applications for personalized license plates based on whether the…

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the highest-profile video game conventions is being shut down permanently, its organizers said Tuesday. The Electronic…

By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado cattle industry association filed a lawsuit Monday against state…

By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold his first in-person meeting with the families of…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Shawn Fain, the international president of the United Auto Workers union, recently won…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A local human rights center says security services in Belarus are breaking into…

ATLANTA (AP) — The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos ‘ lawyer expressed optimism about plea…

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired…

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s state judiciary is accepting applications to replace a circuit court judge who was killed earlier this year.…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Kwamé Ryan was hired as music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina and given a four-year…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government has announced plans to build new nuclear power…

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Police in Gary, Indiana, say a debit card left behind at the scene of a fatal shooting helped officers track down and arrest a…

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott has announced that online sports betting starts in Vermont on Jan. 11. He says the state Department of…

By FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico…

By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — During a career than spans over four decades, Grammy-winning Mexican rockers Maná have toured the…

A far-right lawmaker in the Polish parliament has used a fire extinguisher to extinguish a candle on a menorah that was lit for Hannukah in the…