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By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains “forever…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press Workers who picketed 19 major Southern California hotels over the long holiday weekend are back on the job, but…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 23-year-old man in Denmark who opened fire at a mall last year and killed three people believing the victims were…

By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has been briefed on the investigation into…

MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent Russian investigative reporter has received a brain injury and multiple fractures when she and a lawyer accompanying her…

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — A Maryland sheriff’s office says a 14-year-old boy was killed and six other people were injured in a shooting at a…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Museum have returned nearly 40 sacred artifacts to Kenya so they can go back to their rightful owners.…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a trio of bills…

By ODED BALILTY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of protesters have blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway and major intersections…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has called a special legislative session so lawmakers can enact…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s government says it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta’s decision to block…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Ex-Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, has agreed to a plea deal that will…

CRANDON, Wis. (AP) — State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster — some of them for more…

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board has approved $2.9 million in compensation for a man who was wrongly…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday announced plans to tighten protection for classified…

By SCOTT BAUER and HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on a two-year spending plan after…

By SARA HERSCHANDER of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new poll of Americans found that nearly half of those who stopped…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal as some Jackson residents try to…

By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Quran burning and a string of requests to approve protests involving the…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who says Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks before grabbing his genitals…

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Five people are dead after a single-engine plane crashed over the weekend in a South Carolina coastal resort town.…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The office of Israel’s prime minister says a dual Israeli-Russian citizen who has been missing in Iraq for months is being…

CORDELE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia has been shot and killed and the suspect tried to flee in the deputy’s patrol…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United Nations food agency says millions of hungry people in West Africa are left…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A populist party that is part of Finland’s recently installed right-wing coalition government on…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A member of the “Central Park Five” has won the Democratic primary for a seat on the New…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, say they are separating but…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution have delivered nearly…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 40-year-old accused of killing a man in a house and then gunning down four others “seemingly at random” on the streets of…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested four men they accused of providing financial support to people who…

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Soccer royalty made its way into the Royal Box at Wimbledon when David Beckham took his place on Centre Court. Beckham…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Years after their sport was hoisted onto the Olympic stage, the idea of riding for big money and gold medals still…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Contract negotiations between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of the company’s workers broke down early…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Three environmental activists have been arrested at Wimbledon after running onto one…

LYME, Conn. (AP) — A bobcat that attacked a camper in a hammock at a Connecticut state park has tested positive for rabies. The state environmental…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Cabinet has approved a draft 2024 budget that foresees lower spending with defense among the exceptions. It comes as…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The developments at Wimbledon include Novak Djokovic joining Roger Federer and Serena…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking the New York Supreme Court to enforce a 2021…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Italy and Poland say the European Union should put a priority on stopping illegal migration instead of…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has set up a special commission that will identify those he hails as the new…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia accused each other Wednesday of planning to attack one of the…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine have launched a case against Iran at…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least three…

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — President Salva Kiir of South Sudan says his country’s long-delayed elections will take…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy monsoon rains are lashing Pakistan and disrupting lives in areas where residents already were struggling to recover from…

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds Automakers routinely update their vehicles with new features, engines and trim levels. At a certain point, the sheer…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is chiding Poland and Hungary for democratic deficiencies. While…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Police say four officers assigned to a security team protecting South Africa’s deputy…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey’s campaign says he raised more than $4 million in…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. is celebrating the 75th birthday of its beloved but increasingly creaky National Health…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Morgan Pressel considered extending her playing career so she would have the opportunity to play in this week’s U.S.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine people outside enjoying the Independence Day festivities in the nation’s capital have been shot and wounded in a spate of…

BEIJING (AP) — China is dismissing criticism of racially tinged comments by its top diplomat. At a forum on Monday, Wang Yi said Europeans and…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — The race of the police officer who fatally shot a French teenager during a traffic stop last…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A powerful summer storm lashing the Netherlands and parts of Germany has killed at least two people, blown trees onto…