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AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s long history of voter suppression has created widespread voter fatigue…

By CALVIN WOODWARD and ALI SWENSON Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Over the past three years, local school board elections have become…

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The relationship between President Joe Biden and new House Speaker Mike Johnson will be one of…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Aid groups say Afghans fleeing a deportation drive in Pakistan lack shelter, food, and warmth once they cross the border. Hundreds…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has reported a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear…

SINGAPORE (AP) — Prince William has arrived in Singapore for the annual Earthshot Prize awards, the first to be held in Asia, to support…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A radio anchor has been fatally shot by a man inside his southern Philippine station in a…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is pledging to continue…

BERLIN (AP) — German police advised travelers on Sunday not to use Hamburg airport due to a developing hostage situation. The airport in the…

By The Associated Press The Russian military said a Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in annexed Crimea had damaged a Russian ship. The Russian…

BY STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovans are casting ballots in nationwide local elections amid…

By ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party has voted for fresh leadership, five months after a devastating election defeat…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an…

By HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A report from the U.N. drugs agency says Afghan farmers lost more than $1 billion of cash income from opium sales after the…

By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police say gunmen on motorcycles fatally shot five men on the outskirts of the city of Puebla in an apparent dispute…

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Victims of government-backed Native American boarding schools are expected to share their…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers will vote on…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West…

By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people have turned out to see Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade. Costumed…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Rich Eisen has had many memorable moments during his long tenure at NFL Network. This weekend though might end up being…

MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league has denounced racist abuse targeting Vinícius Júnior at last weekend’s “clasico” match between host…

BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa has reported that the airport in the northern city of Hamburg has been closed to passengers and flights have…

By ANNE M. PETERSON and JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writers U.S. Soccer is closing in on naming Chelsea’s Emma Hayes as the new coach of the women’s…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police are investigating another fire at a mosque, and faith leaders want them to look closely at the motive if the…

By OLEG CETINIC Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators demanding an immediate halt to Israel’s bombardment of…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. The…

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Five women who say they were sexually assaulted or harassed by a former Kansas City, Kansas, detective filed a lawsuit…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The City of Birmingham’s first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90. Birmingham Police on Friday…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A 63-foot Norway spruce from the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia is on its way to the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol…

By TOM KRISHER and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. officials and lawmakers expressed support for the extension of a trade program that…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by…

By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Patrick Mahomes circled the Frankfurt game on his calendar when the NFL schedule was…

ROME (AP) — A diver who spotted something metallic not far from Sardinia’s coast has led to the discovery of tens of thousands of ancient bronze…

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Body camera footage has emerged showing Israeli security forces searching for survivors in the…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Estonia’s government says it will allow Taiwan to open a nondiplomatic representative office…

WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — An Arkansas man has been arrested for trying to crash through the exit gates of a South Carolina nuclear plant, authorities…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All signs point to a relatively solid holiday season for America’s small businesses. Yet,…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press The tension between Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy was hard to miss when they last met on a debate stage. “Every…

By STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ken Buck has gained national prominence as a Republican congressman fed up…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voters are set to make a critical decision in next week’s Virginia legislative…

By ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RMEISH, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli warplanes have conducted airstrikes along the border with Lebanon…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has unveiled a sprawling exposition highlighting the nation’s accomplisments, which will run through the months leading to…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, MATTHEW DALY, MICHAEL HILL and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The cancellation of two large offshore wind…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan’s prime minister has toured a Philippine patrol ship in a symbolic show of support as Tokyo shores up regional…

By JOSH BOAK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden made a major commitment to cultivate a relationship with…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Thousands of Iranians gathered on the streets to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, while…

By HANNA ARHIROVA and NEBI QANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s newly appointed head of defense industry says he wants to…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Scores of athletes celebrated the opening of the Gay Games in Hong Kong despite opposition from…

By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s justice minister says that the country’s former strongman leader…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks in Ukraine have wounded at least 14 civilians as the president of the European Commission returned to the…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban are appealing to Afghanistan’s private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive.…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stepped up his frantic diplomacy on Saturday,…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepalese authorities say their focus is on finding survivors after a strong…

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAM MAGDY and DAVID RISING Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Arab…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of militants have targeted a training airbase in eastern Punjab province, leaving three attackers dead. That’s…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will protest a lack of transparency in China’s…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and BILL BARROW Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — For Sat PMs — Former President Donald Trump is expanding his…

By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer has announced that he…