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Associated Press COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Small date palm ranch owners in Southern California’s Coachella Valley have been petitioning for…

Associated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian top diplomats on Saturday condemned violence in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war and urged…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Wes Moore, D-Md., J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC’s “Meet the…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria reminded France of a particularly dark chapter of its colonial past during the opening ceremony for the Paris…

Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations have agreed to strive toward effectively taxing…

Associated Press Lansing (AP) — Federal judges have given final approval to new boundaries for several Detroit-area state legislative seats. The…

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the cauldron for the Paris…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance, closing out the Paris Olympics’ opening…

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.N. body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial…

RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Democratic Party has challenged the state election board’s decision last week to recognize a new…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving…

HINTON, Alberta (AP) — Canadian officials say a wildfire in Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies this week has destroyed more than 350…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Dublin museum has pulled a wax figure of Sinéad O’Connor from its collection after fans and family members…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked Guatemala on Friday for helping the nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed…

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Gotham FC has signed 13-year-old McKenna “Mak” Whitham to a multi-year contract through 2028. The guaranteed deal makes…

Associated Press WAYLAND, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is one of several Democrats who is said to be in consideration as Vice President…

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances has filed a lawsuit challenging…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon,…

Associated Press Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month. Lawyer Edward Burke is…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister praised security forces after no major issues were reported Friday during the…

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 2,500 video game voice actors and motion capture performers are going on strike after…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and beyond are seeing an outpouring of volunteers to…

Associated Press Three men have been sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a plan to strike a power grid in the northwestern United…

AP Sports Writer PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula showed significant signs in her recovery from a debilitating cardiac…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 15-year-old who was among those charged with opening fire during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally has been…

The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Lafayette Police Department has confirmed that one of its police officers was killed in the line…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A 12-year-old girl whose disappearance galvanized a Georgia community has been found in Ohio. Hall County Sheriff…

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care announced Friday that is it closing two hospitals in Massachusetts because it received no…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S.,…

HELSINKI (AP) — The Finnish defense ministry says a Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf…

Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsy findings released Friday on Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman fatally shot in her Illinois…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor’s…

AP Film Writer “ Deadpool & Wolverine ” has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs has been convicted on two counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed in ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia wide receiver Rodarius “Rara” Thomas has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest on charges of cruelty to…

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The federal Justice Department is defending the legal right to challenge robocalls sent to New Hampshire…

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris, Léa Seydoux and George MacKay lead the…

AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats as they…

BUNNELL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at…

Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld a law restricting access to both medical care for transgender youth and…

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A 3-year-old Minnesota boy who was attacked by two pit bulls last week is not expected to survive. The Minneapolis Star…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian security services say a former defense ministry official has been arrested on corruption charges. It’s the latest in a…

Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has apologized for a comment about Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this week — but…

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado has walked highways, sought shelter in supporters’ homes and seen her closest…