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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The main freeway in southern Arizona reopened in both directions Wednesday evening and officials said people living southeast…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden often frames his public words and policies as aimed at easing the struggles of…

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s culture ministry has announced that Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister is pledging to rush fearsome Archer artillery systems to…

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s army says its troops have briefly exchanged fire with soldiers from Congo, in a new spike in tension between the…

By CHALIDA EKVITTAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 after being…

By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When the nation’s largest public utility recently decided to…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday on Friday by making a $10 million donation to…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been found not guilty of witness tampering in a trial related…

By SARAH EL DEEB and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern…

ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s small-scale farmers, who are playing a critical role in feeding the population during the war, will be eligible for funding…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s consumers rebounded last month from a weak holiday shopping season by…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging the 30 member countries to commit to spending at…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton insisted he will not be silenced by offseason rules that prohibit…

GENEVA (AP) — Mining, oil and metals giant Glencore posted record profits last year on soaring demand for energy. The Swiss-based company said…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A human rights group says Britain and the United States committed crimes against humanity when they…

By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says at least 73 Europe-bound migrants are…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of the International Organization for Migration says the numbers of women and…

PARIS (AP) — China’s top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between the United States…

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian journalist has been convicted of disparaging her country’s military and received a six-year prison sentence. The…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The leader of Britain’s Labour Party says former U.K. opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who led…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge…

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin had an unexpected parting with her longtime…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The waters off New England logged the second-warmest year in their recorded history last…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has been recommended to become the next president of the country’s soccer…

Germany’s air traffic control agency said Wednesday that it is diverting all flights away from the country’s busiest airport, Frankfurt,…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s next 75 years almost certainly will include at least a partially electric…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon said Wednesday that she plans to step down after more than eight…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Electric car giant Tesla will, for the first time, make some of its charging stations available…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic senators who have been arguing over how much money to give the IRS…

By JOHN LEICESTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — They fought on the same side and together won Olympic gold, young men…

By JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press LANHAM, Maryland (AP) — President Joe Biden says Republican policies would blow up the…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s humanitarian aid and refugee agencies say they are seeking $5.6 billion to help…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension plan has unleashed the most turbulent debate in…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — At no time during his seven-decade career did renowned pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim ever…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a court in northwest Pakistan has acquitted the parents of an exiled female human rights activist…

By PIYUSH NAGPAL and CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in India for a second…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.7 earthquake has struck near the New Zealand capital Wellington as the…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday said that it’s still premature to determine whether the…

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. forces had shot down an Iranian-made drone flying over a base housing American troops in northeastern Syria.…

By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers An Egyptian widow is struggling to afford meat and eggs for her five children. An exasperated…

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A criminal court has imposed a $5.3 million fine on the Saudi BinLadin Group and sentenced seven people to…

BEIJING (AP) — The head of China’s national soccer federation has been arrested on corruption charges in the latest blow to the country’s…

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to line the streets of downtown Kansas…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of the Ohio village upended by a freight train derailment packed a school…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOST0N (AP) — An increasing number of municipal, county and state governments are using federal pandemic relief…

By RODRIQUE NGOWI and MARK PRATT Associated Press FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what struck Robert Ballard…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares edged higher Thursday, cheered by a stronger than expected reading on U.S. retail…

By MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republican Nikki Haley has kicked off her 2024 presidential campaign.…

By AAMER MADHANI and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Support among the American public for providing Ukraine weaponry and direct…

NEW YORK (AP) — Two California-based journalists won $100,000 in the American Mosaic Journalism Prize, announced on Wednesday. The Heising-Simons…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Browne’s fashion shows are nothing like a typical runway show. Rather, they are…

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — A guest at an oceanfront hotel in Florida has died after being run over by a forklift working on storm repairs,…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four…

By JOHN FLESHER and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — One student was a fraternity chapter president. Another was a…

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A former suburban Indianapolis daycare director is facing multiple charges after being accused of giving melatonin gummies…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who went on a deadly rampage with a U-Haul truck Monday in New…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have released photos and…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The community of Parkland, Florida, has gathered to commemorate the fifth anniversary of…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors overwhelmingly passed the Idaho…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has expressed support for Iran during a visit by its president as Tehran tries to expand relations with…

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Texas authorities say police in Nevada didn’t inform them when a suspect in a Las Vegas-area stabbing relocated…