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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say at least eight people have been killed in a deadly stampede at a Ramadan food distribution center in…

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press The federal government filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a train…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese Cabinet minister in charge of tackling the country’s declining birthrate unveiled…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Purdue’s Zach Edey was a near-unanimous choice as The Associated Press men’s college basketball player…

By TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer new electric vehicles will qualify for a full $7,500…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A new show of works by one of Germany’s most famous living artists, Gerhard Richter, has…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state TV says a former chairman of Bank of China Ltd., one of the country’s four major state-owned lenders, is under…

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As new volunteers kept streaming into the Church of the Incarnation, Reynaldo…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge slowed sharply last month, an encouraging…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The foreign ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Israel say the eastern Mediterranean…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government is looking to block its athletes from competing in sports events which readmit Russian athletes. That…

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has launched airstrikes on the suburbs of Syria’s capital for the second day in a row. Iranian…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Five days ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire his defense…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All…

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A European Union official visiting Lebanon says the international body will boost its humanitarian…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two Memphis police officers and a suspect have been wounded in a shooting. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the…

By ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has used it long-range arsenal to bombard anew several areas of…

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the 20 countries that use the euro currency have slowed to the lowest level in a year.…

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Russia have signed an extradition agreement which they say will help…

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (AP) — A British manufacturer of fine bone china is busy making “God Save The King” commemorative plates and mugs for…

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — President Joe Biden during his visit to a Mississippi town ravaged…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Huawei on Friday reported a nearly 70% fall in profit last year amid sanctions and pandemic…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Several members of the 16-man crew on a Liberia-flagged tanker are being held hostage…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — King Charles III commemorated the more than 30,000 people killed in the Allied bombing of Hamburg…

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has refused to review its 2022 decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s graft…

BEIJING (AP) — A government survey shows China’s factory activity grew at a slower pace in March but was stronger than expected following the end…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Former Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was denied parole Friday…

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied Friday to close out a winning March and first quarter of the year, feats that looked…

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Voters in small Montenegro go to the polls this weekend to choose their next…

BANGKOK (AP) — The World Bank says developing economies in Asia have mostly regained ground lost during the pandemic but are seeing their…

By TIAN MACLEOD JI and DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who…

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says he will visit China this weekend for talks with…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, CARA ANNA and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — The global rivalry between the United States and China has…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has become the first former U.S. president to be charged…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Taiwan’s diplomatic partners dwindle and turn instead to rival China, Taiwanese…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic indictment of former President Donald Trump thrust the 2024 presidential election into…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thirty-five bodies have been found inside a well at a Hindu temple in central India after dozens…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative media figures were quick to defend former President Donald Trump after news came out…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A powerful San Diego County supervisor says he will resign amid accusations that he sexually…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The goal of silencing the guns in Africa this decade is being challenged by climate…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s indictment was quietly brought to the clerk’s office at a Manhattan…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say two men were killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A longtime Los Angeles politician has been convicted on federal corruption charges. Former Democratic City Councilman Mark…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican government experts say they are concerned that a traveling display of mummies from the 1800s may pose a health risk to…

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago teen accused of fatally shooting his 17-year-old girlfriend, a 9-year-old girl and the child’s father has…

By DÉBORA REY and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One of the world’s highest inflation rates is making it more…

By RAFIQ MAQBOOL Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — In a glittering splash of luxury fashion, Dior transformed Mumbai’s grand, historic…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s court appearance Tuesday will kick off an intense legal…

COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been indicted in the death of his wife who has not been seen since Jan. 1. A top prosecutor said…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT,, Ky. (AP) — It looks like sports betting will soon be legal in Kentucky. Legislation allowing it…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong says her government remains deeply concerned…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Every day, hundreds of people are taken into law enforcement custody in New York City. Former…

By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has agreed to join an Asia-Pacific trade pact that includes Japan, Mexico and Australia.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first criminal case against a former president, Donald Trump has been indicted on charges involving payments made during…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate is passing a bill to repeal a law requiring a unanimous jury…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won…

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The nationwide battle over the places where transgender people may belong has flared at the…

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The chair of the San Diego County board of supervisors says he will resign amid accusations that…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The office manager for a Northern California police union allegedly imported synthetic opioids from India and other…

By The Associated Press The hush money case in New York that has led to criminal charges against Donald Trump is just one of a number of…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press Police response times to school shootings have come under greater scrutiny in the 10 months since the deadly event in…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed to make it easier in Kansas to prosecute…

By The Associated Press Working as a journalist in Moscow seemed a natural fit for Evan Gershkovich, the son of immigrants from the Soviet Union who…