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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Puerto Rico as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to build a high-voltage power line across a…

By NICK PERRY and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press HOPKINTON, N.H. (AP) — The latest effort to force the hand-counting of ballots in New Hampshire has…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he has almost a half-billion dollars in cash but would rather spend it on…

Associated Press (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital has denied a request by online influencer Andrew Tate to return assets that were seized…

LONDON (AP) — The online auction of a trove of letters, photos and other items that Pattie Boyd, who was at the heart of the Swinging 60s,…

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted. Hard-right Rep.…

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep maker Stellantis is laying off about 400 white-collar workers in the U.S. as it deals with the transition from combustion…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A St. Louis Cardinals super fan known as “Rally Runner” has pleaded guilty to storming…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit was dripping sweat and still catching his breath after…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has prepared new legislation to boost the nation’s capacity for self-defense, including more funding…

By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a…

By REZA SAIFULLAH and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — U.N. agencies say that about 70 Muslim Rohingya believed to have…

By DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The defense ministry says a militant attack on Nigerien forces in a border region near Mali…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he “regrets” the Senate’s vote to reject legislation…

LONDON (AP) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a gas station explosion that killed 10 people and shattered a village in northwestern…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say Lebanese authorities have detained a suspected French drug dealer a few days…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British IT worker who poisoned a married couple with the strong opioid fentanyl has been sentenced to…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U.N. officials say more than 33,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in a span of nearly two weeks as gangs continue…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs made by Nestle and sold during the winter…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of students in Nigeria rushed to get food donated to their school by the…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors in three Wisconsin counties are declining to pursue felony charges against former…

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into alleged fraud and false documentation against the…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and prison officials responsible for jailing opposition leader…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s newly appointed finance minister says the country plans to seek a long-term loan from the International Monetary…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The decision by Nike to change the color of the St. George’s Cross on the new England men’s…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency…

By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bones that embody an album can take many shapes. They may tell a story, follow a genre or…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited towns in the north-central region of…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — April’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new…

MADRID (AP) — Authorities say a boat carrying a group of migrants ran into trouble off the coast of southeastern Spain killing at least three…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Holi, widely known as the Hindu festival of colors, is a joyful annual celebration at the advent of spring with…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling nearly 285,000 Dodge and Chrysler sedans because the side air bag inflators can explode…

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Regional and local leaders in Morocco met this week with residents of an oasis where many have staged protests over a water…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police say they are investigating whether the largest donor to Britain’s Conservative government…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government’s plan to liberalize rules on cannabis has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle, paving the way for the…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Peter Pellegrini, a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, is considered a favorite in the race for the…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. humanitarian official is appealing for more than $4 billion in life-saving aid for more than…

MOSCOW (AP) — Rescue workers are laboring for a fifth day to reach 13 people trapped deep underground in a collapsed gold mine in Russia’s far…

By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan doctors have protested in the streets demanding better pay and working…

By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re a freelancer or gig worker who receives payments via apps like Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using agriculture products as a tool to…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say Chinese coast guard ships backed by a military helicopter tried…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake has shaken the eastern side of Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing some…

By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian government has raised fuel prices in a move that is bound to exacerbate inflationary…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has congratulated Russian President…

BEIJING (AP) — A former executive at Yoozoo Games has been sentenced to death in the poisoning of the founder of the high-profile Chinese gaming…

By JSARH NGARNDEY ULRICH and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press METCHE CAMP, Chad (AP) — Overcrowded refugee camps in eastern Chad are set to run out…

By The Associated Press Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant,…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say a former Filipino congressman accused of masterminding the killings of a provincial governor…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mixed Friday in Asia after Wall Street tapped fresh records, led by big gains in…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing that targeted Taliban trying to collect their salaries at…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Lahore has sentenced a Muslim woman to life in prison after finding her guilty of…

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Allergy season in the U.S. is starting sooner than experts expected. Experts say climate change is leading trees and…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Supporters of an anti-corruption crusader and one of India’s most consequential politicians of the last decade in India are…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press HUSTOPECE, Czech Republic (AP) — Masses of white and pink blossoms in a rare almond grove in the Czech Republic…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A cluster of Bollywood films based on polarizing issues that promote Prime Minister Narendra…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are split on how to best address the retail theft cases that have…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A nearly $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot is up for grabs, offering the prospect of instant riches for a lucky player after…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a U.S.-sponsored resolution declaring that…

By SAM MEDNICK and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children…

By SAM MEDNICK and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Cheating on your spouse is illegal in New York, but the state might soon change that. A…

By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A butcher shutting down his shop barely eight months after opening it. A 72-year-old…

By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Police Department is seeing success in more recruits…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher is set to go on trial in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is setting on Stumpy, the gnarled old cherry tree that has become a social media…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The race is on for Congress to pass the final spending package for the current budget year and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s return to the stock market could be right around the corner. All eyes are on a vote Friday by shareholders of…

By The Associated Press As the world warms from human-caused climate change, fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning is becoming harder to get…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnam’s president has resigned as the ruling communist party in the latest episode…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the economic situation in debt-stricken…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Insurance giant State Farm says it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOBISHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s space agency and its prime contractor say they hope to be able to forge a…

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its…