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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding…

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for three games without pay for shoving a member of the…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is bracing for another round of powerful winds that will cause humidity levels to drop and raise the risk of…

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Protesters have thrown flares and red paint at the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina forward Ashlyn Watkins has had the charges against her dismissed, according to online court records. Watkins…

Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida’s abortion measure and he’s getting testy…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a…

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Western security officials suspect Russian intelligence was behind a plot to put incendiary devices in…

DALLAS (AP) — A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole…

AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following multiple raids in Athens to dismantle an…

Associated Press Peter Ames Carlin writes a cultural history of the rock bank in “The Name of This Band is R.E.M.” The Associated Press’…

Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere ended a seven-week strike overnight. Over the last few years, organized…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Judicial officials say prosecutors and police investigators who specialize in fighting major fraud and corruption…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally…

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Malaga, Spain, this month, the International…

Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Equatorial Guinea say they will install surveillance cameras in government offices after a…

LONDON (AP) — Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of the global police organization Interpol. Urquiza was elected…

LONDON (AP) — Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through…

Associated Press LILLE, France (AP) — A French court has found 18 defendants guilty in a migrant-smuggling trial linked to the perilous English…

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has won a fourth term in Minnesota’s tightest congressional race, beating…

Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Democrat Elissa Slotkin has won an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. The Associated Press called the race…

Associated Press SEDAVI, Spain (AP) — Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back.…

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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a…

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before…

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister says she raised allegations with her Indian counterpart that India has…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An explosion at an oil refinery in northwestern Turkey has slightly injured 12 employees and a fire at the facility has been…

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state’s only U.S. House seat that could help decide…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Rafael strengthened to near hurricane intensity Tuesday night, as it barreled toward the Cayman Islands…

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant organization. The public prosecutor…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginians have a stark choice in the governor’s race. The Republican candidate endorsed by…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former Donald Trump aide is likely to win election to Congress from Georgia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a longtime…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican lawyer who interned in the White House under Donald Trump is challenging Fulton County District…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jim Justice has won a U.S. Senate race from West Virginia, flipping a seat to the Republican Party.…

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is voting in a snap poll to decide whether to end its limited voting for legislative…

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children,…

AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo, the Japanese video game maker behind the Super Mario franchise, says its profit fell 60% in the first…

Associated Press FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Voters in Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House race will decide whether the sprawling 6th Congressional…

Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derrick Anderson remained locked in a close contest early…

Associated Press Tim Kaine has won reelection to his third term as the junior U.S. senator from Virginia. The Democrat defeated Republican challenger…

Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the most competitive Republican candidate in years in a U.S. Senate race…

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr has won reelection in a race that will allow the transgender lawmaker to…

Associated Press THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame…

Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware voters are poised to make history as they pick the next occupant of Delaware’s lone seat in the U.S.…

Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The U.S. Senate race in Delaware carries the potential of a historic first for the state’s voters and…

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco has reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down about…

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Jim Banks, an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, is seeking to capture…

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans represent all of Iowa’s four congressional districts but Democrats are hopeful of their…

Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republicans are hoping to regain a foothold in New Hampshire’s all-Democratic congressional delegation.…

Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District will be a test of Republicans’ and…

Associated Press/Report for America WINDSOR, Colo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has won in a House district in Colorado where she…