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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Verdicts in Hong Kong’s largest national security case to date will be delivered on Thursday.…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is celebrating the return of around 600 antiquities from the U.S. They were looted years ago,…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has declined to halt the upcoming execution of an Alabama man convicted of killing an elderly…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un urged his military scientists to overcome a failed satellite launch and continue…

By KANIS LEUNG Associatd Press HONG KONG (AP) — For decades, Hong Kong’s activists have been fighting for democracy. But a national security…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a natural gas explosion has caused extensive damage to a building in an Ohio city, injuring seven people.…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials have reached a tentative settlement with the Justice Department to…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has signed legislation meant to jumpstart the construction of more…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump is agreeing to a ban from practicing in…

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians won’t be voting this November on a policy that would have required schools to notify…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Algeria is circulating a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution that would demand an…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s congress has voted to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans are voting in an election seen as their country’s most important…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International says the number of executions recorded worldwide last year jumped to the highest…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average,…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian insurance company Sura has announced that it will withdraw from the nation’s…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Rapper and singer Sean Kingston has agreed to return to from California to…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a staff member with an Oregon medical care nonprofit was killed when the team he was traveling with was fired…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JILL COLVIN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money…

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A European-Japanese climate research satellite designed to study Earth’s temperature balance has been…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN, ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is lifting some financial restrictions on Cuba…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s election authorities have revoked an invitation to a European Union mission to observe the upcoming…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at…

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A former California water official has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal water under a deal with federal prosecutors in…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stewart-Haas Racing, a two-time NASCAR championship team with 69 Cup Series victories…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are presenting their bribery case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reaffirmed the importance of properly cooking wild game after six…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires.…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A former Massachusetts police toxicologist has testified that a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer…

FESTUS, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri say a woman went to a police station and told officers that she fatally shot one of her children and drowned…

Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A military aircraft has crashed near the international airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Authorities…

NEW YORK (AP) — The sole physical copy of Wu-Tang Clan’s unreleased “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” is headed to Australia’s Museum of Old…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan State Police sergeant who drove his unmarked SUV into a 25-year-old Kentwood…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s wealthy elite could face higher income taxes. That’s according to a proposal from the country’s finance ministry…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer Scholarships are not going away in college athletics. But how many there are and which sports they will apply to…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli…

COLYUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal officials have notified Ohio’s former House speaker that they have closed their investigation of him and he will…

By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — It’s been almost two months since police raided the Mexican embassy in…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press BARNSLEY, Ky. (AP) — Devin Johnson’s life has been uprooted for a second time by a…

By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A four-letter word sent Shradha Rachamreddy to a third-place finish in last year’s Scripps…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge,…

By The Associated Press CENTREVILLE, S.D. (AP) — Three people were shot to death in a small South Dakota town, and a former law officer who once…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was arrested in March on charges of randomly hitting a woman walking down a street in…

MESEBERG, Germany (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders…

By ED WHITE Associated Press A prosecutor has declined to file charges against a police officer who struck and killed a western Michigan teenager…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press A Massachusetts individual has been arraigned on charges including assault with the intent to murder after six…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An unusual weather phenomenon called a “gustnado,” which looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of…

By JANIE HAR and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man convicted of attempting to hold former Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

BY HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for “The…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. built temporary pier that had been used to deliver additional humanitarian aid into Gaza was…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for…

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of people in Haiti are mourning the death of Judes Montis, a…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is joining a high-profile list of more than 240 wealthy philanthropists…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ apology for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump say they have enough signatures to force a recall…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A new United Nations report says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of…

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia tech company is paying nearly $40,000 to settle claims it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking…

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Hilbert Margol is a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in Dunwoody, Georgia. He and his twin brother, Howard Margol,…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — U.N. human rights experts have appealed to Belarusian authorities to help a political…

NEW YORK (AP) — Bette Nash, who was once named the world’s longest-serving flight attendant, has died. She was 88. American Airlines, Nash’s…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You don’t initially see a full elephant at the Broadway musical “Water for…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors’ request to bar the former…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed the Republican opponent of a Virginia congressman…

By ED WHITE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University in Detroit has suspended in-person classes and encouraged…

Associated Press Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the…

By GERALD IMRAY and ANNIE RISEMBERG Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African opposition parties are making a final appeal to…

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press If you’re looking for fresh, locally grown food this summer, a Community-Supported Agriculture program might…

By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has showed up outside former President Donald…

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — With stubborn inflation and higher costs, layoffs at small businesses are sometimes a necessity.…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in May following three straight months of declines, but…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz has been denied parole after his twelfth board appearance. State corrections data shows…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say that a building housing a bar and restaurant that collapsed on Mallorca lacked the proper authorization. Four…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has demonstrated how a…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign minister says the NATO nation should not exclude the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine and should…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike.…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers are gathering at Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s request to ensure President Joe Biden appears on the…

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former premier Nawaz Sharif has been re-elected president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N party. He…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar term about gays to…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A former head of the Dutch spy agency and counterterrorism office is tipped to become the Netherlands’ next prime…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police fatally shot a stabbing suspect and wounded the person he was trying to stab after the suspect refused to drop his…