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Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tim Walz touted his Nebraska roots Saturday in his first trip back to his home state since becoming the…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ding Jiaxi knew he would spend his 57th birthday alone in a Chinese prison cell, without a phone call from…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov has arrived in Afghanistan in the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban…

Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase…

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of…

AP Sports Writer There were wins for Liverpool and Arsenal and records for the prolific Mohamed Salah and the enduring James Milner on the first…

Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Roberto Garcia crossed the border from Mexico in 2009 looking for a better life. For the past eight years, he has…

ROME (AP) — Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring…

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first week of a former politician’s murder trial has wrapped up in Las Vegas. The jury tasked with…

Associated Press EVART, Mich. (AP) — Alison Smith stared at the virtually empty dairy barn inside the Osceola County Fairgrounds, once bustling…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. The Democratic vice…

TIARET, Algeria (AP) — An outpouring of fans greeted Algerian boxer Imane upon arrival back in her hometown on Friday and at a parade in Tiaret,…

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Massachusetts pharmacist charged with murder in the deaths of 11 Michigan residents from a 2012 U.S. meningitis…

SUDZHA, Russia (AP) — A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their risky incursion into Russia, blasting through…

AP Sports Writer The launch of Venu Sports will be delayed after a federal judge granted FuboTV’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the…

AP Economics Writer Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores, as part of a broader…

Associated Press A tiny Florida college is once again at the center of the state’s culture wars after a dumpster left the campus library filled…

Associated Press Dirt track race car driver Scott Bloomquist has died in a plane crash in Tennessee. The sheriff’s office in Hawkins County…

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to…

Associated Press A white Florida woman was convicted Friday of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black neighbor after the jury rejected her…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials have decided to allow the Green Party’s presidential candidate to remain…

Associated Press Nearly a year after AI-generated nude images of high school girls upended a community in southern Spain, a juvenile court this…

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti say inmates have broken out of a prison in the central coastal town of Saint-Marc as…

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bipartisan package of 10 bills to crack down on retail theft.…

AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an…

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University and three graduate students have settled a federal lawsuit over claims of sexual harassment. The lawsuit accused…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation to establish a national monument to commemorate the 1908 race riot…

Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped his former chief of staff to serve temporarily as a U.S.…

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down a Missouri rule requiring disclosure of “social objectives” in…

AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a…

ELK RIVER, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say they won’t charge a woman who left her newborn in a box on the side of a Minnesota road 35 years ago.…

AP Medical Writer The investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A brawl has broken out among Turkish lawmakers during a heated debate over the fate of a jailed opposition delegate. Televised…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family…

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. has called on Sudan’s military to join talks aimed at calming the country’s grinding conflict as the country faces a…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for…

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man is charged with strangulation and child abuse after he allegedly grabbed a teen by the neck and threw him on…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is out with a string of new proposals on food prices, taxes, housing…

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Lainey Wilson and Sabrina Carpenter, George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s attorney general, Kamala Harris successfully defended the death penalty in court, despite her…

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once…

AP Health Writer Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality…

AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A surge in optimism by Democrats over the prospects of Vice President Kamala Harris lifted U.S. consumer…

LONDON (AP) — Irish police say they are investigating a potential terrorism motive in an attack on a chaplain at an army barracks in County Galway.…

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Civil rights groups across Ohio are decrying proposed ballot language for a fall redistricting amendment…

AP Media Writer If you’re not looking too closely, some recent Kamala Harris ads may give the false impression that some leading news…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and voters on Tuesday will select the…

Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders will meet in Zimbabwe on Saturday for a scheduled summit of the 16-nation Southern African…

The running mates of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Ohio…

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee…