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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of protesters have gathered in central Athens to oppose government plans to introduce privately run universities,…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will quit as a lawmaker when an election is…

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office says in a report published Friday that the establishment and expansion of Israeli settlements in the…

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The divide between China and Europe over the war in Ukraine was on display this week. As a Chinese…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has reported large increases in arrests and cases of phone and internet scams last year,…

By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Over 230 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation, most of whom live in…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A top European Union official is in Cyprus on Friday to inspect preparations to…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.N. fact-finding mission says Iran is responsible for the “physical…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling Dragon Ball and other popular anime who influenced…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest…

By MARIAM FAM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Observant Muslims the world over will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset…

ATLANTA (AP) — Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., has died at…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired…

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers and citizen scientists will observe how animals’ routines at several zoos…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Ten years on, families of Chinese passengers on the missing Malaysian Airline flight still are…

By DAKE KANG and ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s hackers-for-hire take government officials out for lavish banquets, binge…

By DAKE KANG and ZEN SOO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s hacking industry, leaked internal documents reveal, is vast in size and scope…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russians who are too fearful to protest in the streets are finding an outlet for their…

ROME (AP) — Two American men face a new trial Friday in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation…

By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s leaders will use a Napoleon-era press to seal the right to abortion into the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — During the State of the Union address, the House speaker and vice president sit behind the president. But there has been a new…

THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — Nick Burri clicks into his ski bindings, squats to stretch his knees and scans the snowy…

By ACACIA CORONADO and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The City of Uvalde has released an independent report into a deadly 2022…

By MOHAMED JAHJOUH, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — After months of warnings over the risk of famine in Gaza…

By HOLLY RAMER and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brain injury experts are cautioning against drawing conclusions from newly released…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s presidential election so far is a one-horse race for incumbent President…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy likely produced another month of healthy hiring in February, once…

By MICHAEL KEALY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Irish voters will vote in twin referendums on Friday to decide whether to amend…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The charitable wing of the women’s professional tennis tour and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have started a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto, long a popular destination for tourists, is closing off some…

By LISA MASCARO and STEVEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans had demanded it but never expected President Joe Biden to say it…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State of the Union address is one of the durable set pieces of the…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Karol G made history at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony. “This is the…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a request to reconsider its earlier opinion stating that a former Grand Rapids…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Body checking is a thing in the new PWHL women’s hockey league, which is a change from the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Dave Min has advanced to the November general election in California’s competitive 47th…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina top-flight club Vélez Sarsfield has suspended four players after a woman accused them of raping her last…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police say three people have been shot in a park in Salem, Oregon, and that one of them has died. The Salem Police Department…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Katie Britt will call President Joe Biden a “dithering and diminished leader” in…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have passed a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of money…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida school districts could opt to allow volunteer chaplains in schools under a…

ABBEVILLE, La. (AP) — A rare calf born with two faces is continuing to flourish eight days after its birth at a southwest Louisiana farm. Owners of…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fear of crime on subways and buses is back as a top concern in some big U.S. cities, and so are…

By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s new national security bill proposes up to life imprisonment for…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has supervised artillery firing drills aimed at…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia city official arrested during a traffic stop says she started recording…

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council has passed a measure that would increase wages…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has voted to expand insurance coverage for people seeking treatment…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mayor London Breed is pledging even greater improvements under a pair of controversial public…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are drawing sharp distinctions in the classified documents investigations…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — People in Florida will be permitted to kill black bears threatening them on their…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns will host the 2027 NBA All-Star game, giving owner Mat Ishbia a marquee event for…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Iowa’s House of Representatives have approved a bill that would…

By JONATHAN MATTISE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican Tennessee House lawmakers have advanced a bill to undo the…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Several New York City employees have been arrested for their alleged role in a scheme to steal…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The federal judge who oversaw a New York defamation trial that resulted in an $83.3 million…

By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Electric truck maker Rivian says it’s pausing construction of a $5 billion…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry is back in the gym eager to prove turning 30 is just a number that…

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor will decide whether certain statewide elected officials can carry…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s police chief is pledging to restore public trust in his department following…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner that lost a tire on takeoff has made a safe emergency landing in Los Angeles. Flight 35 left San…

By The Associated Press Ukraine’s president on Thursday announced that he has approved his former top general, whom he dismissed last month, to…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions and death sentences of a man found guilty of killing eight people,…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Recently unsealed court documents show that an Army soldier accused of selling…

By KEVIN FREKING and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that could lead to the popular video-sharing app TikTok being…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Federal investigators determining why a Florida condominium tower partially…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s top cannabis regulator says the state probably won’t meet its goal…

By FREIDA FRISARO and DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Seaquarium, an old-Florida style tourist attraction that was home to…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and in tandem with his…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is rolling out a new rule mandating that school calendars consist of at…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JIM SALTER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors have arrested two taxi drivers who participated in the beating of two German tourists outside a club in Mexico’s…

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) — A small earthquake hit the small Connecticut town of East Hampton on Wednesday, but…

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A group of 40 state attorneys general have sent a letter to Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta expressing concern…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox will expand its coverage of college football with a package of Friday night games. The schedule of games, which…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators said Thursday they confirmed pilots’ account of a brief failure of rudder controls on…