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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has again refused to overturn a lower court ruling blocking a voter-approved gun measure from taking…

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Siriano has lined his New York Fashion Week runway Thursday with thousands of…

By PATRICK ORSAGOS and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents forced to evacuate in Ohio after a train hauling…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press U.S. Rep. George Santos was charged with criminal theft in Pennsylvania in 2017 in connection with bad checks…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Patrick Mahomes dominated the voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award. Now, he’ll…

By STEVE PEOPLES and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief says the threat posed by Islamic State extremists…

LONDON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told a group of sports ministers there should be “no place” for Russian athletes at…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is moving toward increasing the weight limit for large trucks to 90,000 pounds. The House…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have amended a proposed bill that opponents criticize as letting…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have opened a new inquiry with a…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press A man who repeatedly admitted scheming to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions has…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — An attorney for some insurance companies that could be liable for child sexual abuse…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Ukrainian relatives of a slain cinematographer are seeking damages in her death from actor…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Residential electric bills in Puerto Rico could increase by an average of $19 a month…

By TRAVIS LOLLER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One of three Memphis Police officers who initially detained Tyre Nichols…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Mayor London Breed is pushing back on critics who say the city is dead or dying.…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A local North Carolina prosecutor says campaign-related charges won’t be pursued…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says there is new “energy, focus and improvement” across the Postal Service in an upbeat…

By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are advancing a number of bills that would curb Chinese influence in…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have advanced a bill allowing teachers to misgender…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Black lawmakers in Missouri are accusing House Republican leaders of racism after…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Questions about female athletes’ menstrual history will no longer appear on medical…

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police say they have arrested a suspect in an assault on Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota. Craig was…

By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Easy listening, some called Burt Bacharach’s music, and not always kindly. But listen…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s inflation rate rose in January to 7.91%, leading the country’s central bank to boost its principle interest…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — An immigration judge has ordered a commercial truck driver from Ukraine to be deported,…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will vote this month to repeal two decades-old measures that approved American…

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Police in Ohio say the arrest of a broadcast reporter who was pushed to the ground and handcuffed while covering a…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press Ten retired players are accusing the NFL of lying and flagrantly violating federal law in denying disability…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Congress is hearing about the December meltdown at Southwest Airlines. A Southwest executive said Thursday the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two former Ohio State football players have been acquitted on charges of rape and kidnapping stemming from a sexual encounter…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press NORTH EAST, Md. (AP) — Relatives of a Maryland woman who allegedly conspired with a Florida-based neo-Nazi leader to…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AP) — As hours have turned to days after Turkey’s deadly earthquake, rescues are…

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after their SUV was struck by a high-speed commuter train in South Florida. Police…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities have directed all universities to shut down for nearly three weeks for…

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainians have reacted with puzzlement and some ire to comments by a top Starlink official that…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman accused of feeding poisoned cheesecake to her lookalike in a bid to steal the other woman’s identity has…

MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Dennis the Menace has been found. A statue of the comic strip character that was stolen from a park in Monterey,…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Newly released Atlanta police body camera video shows officers clearing tents from the site of a…

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Burt Bacharach wasn’t only a hit on the pop charts. The songwriter and pianist got into…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Archaeologists in Kenya have dug up some of the oldest stone tools ever found, but who used…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A lawyer testifying in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial in South Carolina said he trusted Murdaugh even…

PALM COAST, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man ended up in jail after authorities say he left his debit card at a gas station during a robbery. a Facebook…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Every New York City mayor has battled rats. But for the current mayor, Eric Adams, the war…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so…

By MATTHEW DALY and GABE STERN Associated Press MCCARRAN, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada company that recycles batteries for electric vehicles has won a $2…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to hear a dispute over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van…

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press She’d be a senior right now, preparing for graduation in a few months, probably leading…

DENVER (AP) — Police in Colorado are investigating a car theft and the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy found inside by the car’s owner after…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Church of England’s national assembly on Thursday voted to let priests bless same-sex…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Chick-fil-A is jumping on the plant-based bandwagon. The Atlanta chain said Thursday that it’s testing its…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up slightly this week after four weeks of declines, a possible sign of…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Activist investor Nelson Peltz is calling off a proxy fight with Disney one day after newly returned CEO  Bob…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn the Beijing government for…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The umbrella group of Catholic religious orders in France is demanding church authorities…

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (AP) — A man who authorities say fired a shot at a co-worker is facing several charges. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry…

TAVERNIER, Fla. (AP) — Some 114 Haitian migrants have made landfall in the Florida Keys, continuing an uptick of people making their way from Haiti…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have equested a lengthy prison sentence for jailed human rights…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eugene Lee, the six-time Emmy Award-winning production designer for “Saturday Night…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press Bangkok (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his government is committed to helping Thailand…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and JIM SALTER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Producers of spirits have new bragging rights in the age-old whiskey vs.…

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, FAY ABUELGASIM and OMAR ALBAM Associated Press BAB AL-HAWA, Syria (AP) — A small convoy has crossed from Turkey into Syria’s…

By KAY DERVISHI and YESICA BALDERRAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the…

By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A woman who says she was victimized by a World Health Organization…

By GABRIELA SELSER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden says he is happy 222 Nicaraguan prisoners sent to the…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia-U.S. relations are in a state of “unprecedented crisis” without any sign of…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Disney is working on sequels for “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Zootopia,” three huge hits as the…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite the Federal…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — When medical personnel rushed onto the field to save Damar Hamlin’s life after the Buffalo…

By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The religiously wary, the spiritually curious — and anyone inclined to appeal to a higher power on game day — are…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI’s second secretary has come out with a new memoir. It’s a…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Turkey, his club and agent said…

By JENNIFER O’MAHONY and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The mayor of Barcelona has severed her city’s official ties with…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is giving Northern Ireland more time to form a new power-sharing government, eliminating…