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By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has asked its parliament to approve a four-year International…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian court has issued a $312.9 million judgement against the United…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prosecutors have acknowledged that new scientific evidence leaves reasonable doubt that…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Shiite cleric in Iran has been shot and killed in an attack in a northern province along the Caspian Sea. An attacker…

By JUSTIN SPIKE and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The spiritual priorities of Pope Francis will be on display during a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Thursday, echoing the drop on Wall Street, as worries about the U.S.…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — I won’t forget the first time I took a ride in a car without anyone sitting in…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With her homeland now a conflict zone, rest does not come easily for Dr. Sara Abdelgalil. She is…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian government has launched an initiative to streamline and promote innovation in…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s public safety chief has come under fire for his remark that he enjoyed eel rice so…

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians living on opposite sides of the largely frozen battle lines dividing their country are…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul, on the second leg of his four-nation…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — For most of her life in New Mexico, Christina Wood felt like she had to…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have released a video…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s state parole board voted Wednesday not to recommend clemency for death row inmate…

BEIIJING (AP) — Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting Saturday. A Foreign Ministry official…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide the case of a woman who lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis…

By WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No honking geese are likely to interrupt his speeches this time. As President…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATTHEW LEE, AAMER MADHANI and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A ground assault by the Taliban killed the…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ and SHONAL GANGULY Associated Press MURKATA, India (AP) — Krishna Biswas is scared. Unable to prove his Indian citizenship, he is…

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are still alive in the playoffs and that will force fans planning to attend Janet Jackson’s concert in the…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer.…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial has begun in connection with a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic…

By JEMIMA RAMAN, Press Trust of India KOCHI, India (AP) — On a tiny sliver land in southern India, the future of an ancient grain that helps combat…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he is not seeking political asylum in the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will host President Joe Biden and the…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Sheeran took the witness stand in a New York courtroom Tuesday to deny allegations that his…

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The head of Mexico’s immigration agency was arraigned on charges Tuesday that he…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old California boy who died after being tortured has been sentenced to life in prison, along with her…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the state visit of South Korean…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A rural Arizona county where leaders have embraced voting machine conspiracies has hired an…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A series of moderately strong earthquakes has rattled New Zealand’s North Island…

By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing their debt ceiling package to a vote. The roll…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina grand jury Tuesday charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press U.S. prosecutors who introduced Russian spy intrigue into a case of a couple accused of living for…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities…

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Armed with machetes, bottles, and rocks, residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press A bill that would outlaw caste discrimination in California has cleared its first big legislative hurdle. On…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama state investigator has described how 89 bullet casings were fired into a crowded…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s infamous killer clown murder case has finally ended with the…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is forgoing another presidential bid of his own and…

By TRISHA AHMED and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press With the enforcement of one abortion ban held up by the courts, North Dakota lawmakers are…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press At least 90 bodies have been found at the ranch of a Kenyan pastor who is accused of telling his followers to starve…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top farm official says that the bloc was on the cusp of ending a damaging…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Diplomats from 20 countries have gathered in Colombia for a conference in on the political…

By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun…

By AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican leaders will vote Wednesday on censuring or expelling…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from a jail over the weekend is suspected of killing a man and stealing his…

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a 20-year-old Ohio man told investigators that he tried to burn down an Ohio church…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she sees a federal role in the debate over…

By SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An attack on the prison holding deposed Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir has raised questions…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven people are dead, including one soldier, following a shootout between gunmen and troops in rural western Mexico.…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — John Fithian, the outgoing CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners, assured exhibitors…

BERLIN (AP) — The German Catholic Church says a senior priest has been removed from office after criticism of his handling of abuse allegations…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy reports show eight members of an Oklahoma family found dead inside their burning home were each shot. The…

LEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an explosion and fire at a suburban Chicago petroleum refinery killed one person and injured a second Tuesday…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Money earmarked for thousands of new IRS employees would be transferred to a grant program allowing schools…

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a…