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By TAIWO ADEBAYO and DAN AKPOYI Associated Press AYETORO, Nigeria (AP) — The coastal Nigerian community of Ayetoro has been nicknamed “Happy…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Volkswagen Beetle may have been born in Germany, but the “Bug” is king in a…

By The Associated Press Behind the pageantry of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea, a strong signal came through: In the spiraling…

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Some 175 years after the U.S. government stole land from the chief of the…

By CARLOS VALDEZ and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Prices are surging in Bolivia, dollars are scarce and lines snake away…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Onigiri is a ball of rice with something inside, similar to how a sandwich is two slices of bread…

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Officials in Philadelphia say a police officer has been shot in the neck and is in critical condition. Police Commissioner…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The word “onigiri” (OH-knee-GEEH-reeh) just became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in Arkansas say a fourth victim has died a day after a shooting at a grocery store. Arkansas state police say…

CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Two people have been taken to the hospital after lightning struck a tree near a PGA Tour event in Connecticut. The strike…

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A jury awarded $13.1 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was severely injured when she fell on a Seattle…

By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court will consider whether to ban automatic life prison sentences for people who…

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Euro 2024 is becoming a very regal affair after the king and queen of Belgium became the latest royals to attend the soccer…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez took an oath this week and became a United States citizen. Suarez…

RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Rainy conditions are helping firefighters gain ground on two wildfires in southern New Mexico that have killed two people,…

LONDON (AP) — Emperor Naruhito of Japan and his wife Empress Masako have arrived in the U.K. ahead of their long-awaited official state visit. The…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — One person is dead and seven others were injured after a shooting at a Kentucky nightclub early Saturday morning. Louisville…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Four fans have run on the field in a bid to get selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo during…

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say a man trying to drown two small children at a Connecticut beach was thwarted by police officers. Police in…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The state Senate in Massachusetts has passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics,…

By ED WHITE Associated Press The governor of Iowa is sending helicopters to a small town to evacuate people from flooded homes. Meanwhile, much of…

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The husband of a bride who was killed in a South Carolina beach road collision on her wedding night last year will receive…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The lawyer for one of Iran’s popular hip-hop artists and a critic of the regime Toomaj Salehi says the…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat has held talks in Vietnam and said that the trust between the two…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two men have been convicted for their role in an armed standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Golden feathers cascaded down models’ concealed faces Saturday, which opened Loewe and evoked…

By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Central African Republic charged a European aid…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine doctor has been convicted on multiple counts of illegally distributing opioids including oxycodone, hydromorphone…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is having some success in halting Russia’s new push along the northeast…

CHICAGO (AP) — A teenager has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Chicago boy, who was 300 feet away from the gunfire…

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three Alabama men are dead from likely drowning after becoming distressed while swimming at a…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached…

ROME (AP) — A water emergency has prompted the mayor of Capri — one of Italy’s most popular islands — to order a halt to the arrival of…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — You’re getting up there in years. Maybe you haven’t thought about going to the gym and…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defense relationship and signed…

VIENNA (AP) — Three people are missing after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in southeastern Switzerland caused a landslide. One woman was…

BEIJING (AP) — Six people who were missing were found dead by rescuers in Fujian province, state media reported Saturday, adding to the extreme…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s parliament began a two-day debate leading up to a vote…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform U.K. party, is facing wide-ranging criticism over his…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired 16 missiles and 13 Shahed drones at energy facilities and critical infrastructure in an overnight attack on…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s army says an Israeli national has been found dead in a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A nuclear-powered United States aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea ahead of a…

ROME (AP) — The Italian coast guard has recovered 14 more bodies from last week’s shipwreck in the Ionian Sea off the southern Italian…

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heavy rain and flash flood warnings in New Mexico have prompted mandatory evacuations in Las Vegas with shelters set up for…

By MOSES SAWASAWA and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Goma dance festival, the largest dance festival in Congo, has taken…

by HILAIRE ZON Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast health authorities have launched mobile enrollment centers for the…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden has seen explosions near…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in Afghanistan is defending the failure to…

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A three-year-old Biden administration executive order asking federal agencies to assist…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies are trying to replicate their success with suburban…

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press On Long Island, former CNN anchor John Avlon and scientist Nancy Goroff are facing off in a primary election…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is set to speak to a group of politically influential evangelicals who…

By The Associated Press On a lazy summer weekend a year ago, Russia was jolted by the stunning news of an armed uprising. The swaggering chief of a…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl made his first major impact in the Stanley Cup Final, and the series is…

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure. King…

By FU TING Associated Press A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China has become a celebrity on Chinese social media after getting…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India’s…

By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The death toll from torrential rains and landslides in El Salvador has risen to…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will “gradually” resume, U.S.…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — About two years after 13 children and teens sued Hawaii over the threat posed by…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former CEO of a publicly traded health care company based in Nevada has been found guilty of a multi-million dollar insider…

STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man arrested in the slaying of a Louisiana woman and abduction of her two daughters and subsequent death of one of them has…

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV star Julie Chrisley’s sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion has been thrown out by federal appeals judges, who…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An 88-year-old Montana man has been sentenced to two years in a federal prison medical facility for his role in two bank…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press With little warning, thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a pair of wildfires ballooned in…

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former top law enforcement official is suing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying he…

SELDEN, N.Y. (AP) — A New York county has reached a settlement with the family of a man fatally shot by police in his home in 2011. Suffolk County…

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Mitch Landrieu, national…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows a chaotic encounter on a Minneapolis street last…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging its…