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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has asked the U.N.’s highest judicial body to give its…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina utility regulators have told Duke Energy Corp. to carry out a series of…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach agreed to help pay a $30,000 penalty to resolve…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters in its…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who has previously said Steven Tyler had an illicit sexual relationship with her when she was a teenager is now suing…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International has sold land on the Las Vegas Strip that was the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S.…

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is celebrating Germany’s progress in freeing itself from reliance on Russian gas, urging people to keep…

BY ASHRAW SWEILAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say suspected Islamic militants have attacked a police checkpoint in Egypt’s…

By BABA AHMED Associated Press TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — The prosecutor general for the African nation of Mali says 46 soldiers from Ivory Coast have…

By LIZZIE KNIGHT Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen guitarist Brian May is now a “Sir.” May, who also has a doctorate in astrophysics and is…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed paperwork with the state Supreme Court to appeal a local judge’s ruling…

HAMILTON, Ontario (AP) — Ontario officials say there was no evidence of working smoke alarms in a Hamilton house that caught fire, claiming the…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press A police chief in Alaska pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he assaulted an intoxicated man while…

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Colorado man with a misdemeanor hate crime offense after he allegedly targeted two young adults…

By NATACHA PISARENKO and VÍCTOR R. CAIVANO Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s victory in the soccer World Cup…

By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert became an unexpected hero when a helicopter…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff to President Donald Trump,…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi’s capital city, where intermittent periods…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — After two days out of sight while vacationing in the U.S. Virgin…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State Attorney General Todd Rokita announces that Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the state’s lawsuit against…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska company has expanded a recall of alfalfa sprouts after 15 cases of salmonella were linked to the food. SunSprouts…

By CARLA BRIDI and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The office of Brazil’s vice president says he has become acting president, an…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns show he maintained a bank account in China…

Starting New Year’s Day, you can still wear bikinis on the beaches of Miami Beach, but forget about showing any butts — cigarette butts, that…

By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — In the first three months that Vermont has allowed the retail sale of marijuana for adult…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville election officials made erroneous updates to voter lists for last…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press An arrest has been made in the November fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, a case that shocked…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark.; Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost, D-Fla. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three people have been charged in federal court in connection with the fatal shooting of U.S. Postal Service employee Aundre Cross…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Jan. 1 will become the latest state to allow people to carry a concealed…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has officially been ruled out for Sunday’s game at New England after…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press KINGSHILL, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned six people who have…

The Associated Press Investors found few, if any, places to safely put their money in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised…

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sonya Yoncheva, a soprano at the top of her profession, worries about classical music. “My son,…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a pardon from the governor doesn’t mean the St. Louis lawyer and his wife who gained…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge has always stood out. With the imposing size and muscular frame of an NFL tight…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Clive Toye started his pursuit of Pelé with a trip to Jamaica and a cold call in 1971. Pelé…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended their search for four people on board a helicopter that…

The Associated Press Investors found few, if any, places to safely put their money in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised…

By MARC LEVY, REBECCA BOONE and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A 28-year-old criminal justice graduate student was arrested…

ISTANBUL (AP) — An official in Turkey says five people have been killed at a construction site on Friday. Izmir Gov. Yavuz Selim Kosger tweeted…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A news outlet is reporting that prosecutors have charged a fourth teenager in connection with a fatal shooting at the Mall of…

By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Bill Gates topped The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the…

By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Pulse was more than a safe space for Brandon Wolf and his friends. The nightclub was a haven for…

By DAVID BILLER and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL (AP) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Pelé’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023. The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Arguments over who was the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $685 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing, giving lottery players a chance…

Associated Press Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos are betting they can finally put the COVID pandemic behind…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition and…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say a gas canister explosion at a restaurant in western Turkey has killed seven people. The governor of Aydin…

By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Did you win money betting on Saint Peter’s, the longest-of-longshots men’s…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader will have the power to decide whether foreign lawyers can be involved in…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has failed so far to create a path to residency for Afghans who worked alongside U.S.…

By ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and SARA BURNETT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats will be in charge of Michigan’s state government for…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Almost three years after officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in…

PARIS (AP) — France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid…

By CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A judge in Bolivia has sentenced opposition leader Luis Fernando Camacho…

By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed Friday to deepen their…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says its prosecutor has filed indictments against two soldiers who allegedly…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A defense lawyer says a prominent Algerian journalist is behind bars and the offices of his website and radio station have…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer, was detained in Romania on charges of…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Arata Isozaki, a Pritzker-winning Japanese architect known as a post-modern giant who blended…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has pulled itself out of “crisis mode” following years of…

BEIJING (AP) — China is on a bumpy road back to normal life as schools, shopping malls and restaurants fill up again with the easing of COVID-19…

By HOGIR AL ABDO and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Marwa Ahmad rarely leaves her run-down house in the Syrian city of Raqqa.…

By HENG SINITH and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press POIPET, Cambodia (AP) — The confirmed death toll from a massive fire at a casino hotel complex…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A legal official says a court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a quiet day of trading with more losses Friday, as it closed the book on…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Destroyed documents. Suggestions of pardoning violent…

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ten months into Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine, overwhelming…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JILL COLVIN and CHRIS RUGABER Associated Press Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency…