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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of…

AP National Writer The swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore while winning eight golds medals at the Beijing Olympics is still revered around Speedo’s…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to…

BERLIN (AP) — Police say an American man who made threats against Taylor Swift on social media was detained ahead of her first concert in the…

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported a double-digit fall in profit and sales in the second quarter due to…

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police and government supporters clashed Thursday with student activists trying to shut down…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s Interior Minister says a police officer has been killed and another wounded by an assailant who opened fire…

AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left its key interest rate benchmark unchanged Thursday as its rate-setting…

Associated Press YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, a…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise visit to troops in southern Gaza on Thursday, saying it…

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — In crisis-ridden Venezuela, nothing has been spared the uncertainty that plagues everyday life. The…

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Victoria Estevez finally met someone who saw past her shyness. They spent two months learning about…

AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported it logged a trade surplus in June, the first in three months, highlighting a recovery in…

Associated Press WOODSTOCK, England (AP) — Leaders from across Europe expressed support for Ukraine and concern about the direction of the United…

Associated Press FREEPORT, Pa. (AP) — Thousands of mourners filed into a Pennsylvania banquet hall Thursday to remember the former fire chief who…

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Nabila Hamada gave birth to twin boys in Gaza early in the war, in a hospital reeking of decaying…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former president is wounded in a shooting, the gunman quickly neutralized, and all of it is caught on camera.…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president on Thursday appointed a former North Korean diplomat as a vice minister, the…

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his speech to the Republican National Convention…

Associated Press Political jokes: too soon? The answer from many quarters at midweek was a resounding yes, days after an assassination attempt…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two buses carrying Chinese tourists have veered off a road on New Zealand’s South Island in…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Leaders of 18 Pacific island nations and areas have agreed to an enhanced role of Japan in the region’s development…

Associated Press Activists in the Dominican Republic protested on Wednesday against a bill for a new criminal code that would keep in place the…

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has ordered gangs to surrender their weapons and acknowledged…

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan…

Associated Press SARVER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to remember the former fire chief shot and killed at a weekend rally for…

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a Republican-backed lawsuit that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots…

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Security planners for the Republican National Convention have had to contend with the winding river that snakes…

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister blamed “the Americans” for publicly bringing up a possible prisoner exchange…

Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Four days after a gunman’s attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump, the public is still in the…

NEW YORK (AP) — The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby’s said. The…

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing…

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit…

Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — The young man was pacing around the edges of the Donald Trump campaign rally, shouldering a big backpack and…

AP Business Writer The parent company of Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House and other chains says it’s buying the Tex-Mex chain…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he’s definitely, assuredly,…

Associated Press The EPA’s internal watchdog will investigate why the agency didn’t get its specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors…

Associated Press With less overall entries due to the shortened TV season, this year’s Emmy nominations probably won’t spark any protest…

Kali Reis was so taken aback by her historical Emmy nomination that she was almost at a loss for words. The “True Detective: Night Country” actor…

AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor “social or cultural awareness” events,…

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council member has been charged with biting a police officer during a chaotic protest. Brooklyn Democrat Susan…

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Officials in Venezuela have arrested the head of security for the country’s top opposition leader, a little more than a…

Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has…