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ISLAMABAD (AP) — A protest against rising costs of food, fuel and utility bills has turned violent in Pakistani-controlled portion of Kashmir,…

ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities in Atlanta say three police officers were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an altercation that left a man dead.…

By WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEPH KRAUSS and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces were battling Palestinian militants across…

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A fire broke out on Sunday morning in a vast shopping center housing 1,400 shops and service outlets in the Bialoleka…

CAIRO (AP) — Canadian authorities are urging all remaining residents in the northeastern part of the province of British Columbia to leave…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MBALE, Uganda (AP) — There can be lifelong challenges for people with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda,…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Cannes Film Festival rarely passes without cacophony but this year’s edition may be more raucous and uneasy than…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — One of greatest climbing guides on Mount Everest has scaled the world’s…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Settlement money to help stem the decades-long opioid addiction and overdose epidemic is rolling out to small…

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials say a bus slammed into cars and motorbikes after its brakes apparently malfunctioned in West Java…

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A familiar horror reached Pooja Kanda first on social media: There had been a sword attack in…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in a decade, Sen. Bob Menendez is finding his political…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — After weeks of preparation, crews are scheduled to conduct a controlled demolition Sunday to break…

By SUZAN FRASER and DEREK GATOPOULOS ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Old foes Turkey and Greece will test a five-month-old friendship initiative Monday when…

By DAVID A. LIEB and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Catalonia is holding a regional election whose outcome will reverberate in Spain’s…

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana is one of 18 states that has never had a female governor. But four out of its five…

By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A quota law in Argentina that promotes the inclusion of transgender people in the…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians are casting votes in a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in…

By BOB THOMAS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the Oscar-winning “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such…

BOSTON (AP) — The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure. Rick…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge for a 40-year prison sentence for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Small pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services.…

By JEFF MARTIN and CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press The killing of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman by a Florida sheriff’s deputy…

By TERRY SPENCER and LYNNE SLADKY Associated Press MIAMI LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Family and friends have remembered former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen.…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The $200,100 winning bid for a private lunch with software titan Marc Benioff might appear…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Police say eight people have been killed in a shooting attack on a birthday party in a bar in Ecuador, which has suffered an…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say they suspect a crime was committed in the recording of a racist conversation that prompted…

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Democrats have unanimously endorsed U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy for a third term. They praised the state’s…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says it’s been “humbling” to find out through a…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The governor of New Mexico has announced plans to court new investments in hydrogen fuel development at a business summit in…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A backcountry skier has died after being buried by an avalanche in Idaho, officials said. The avalanche occurred Friday when…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report by The New York Times and ProPublica says former President Donald Trump may face an IRS…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A growing number of civilians and police officers are demanding the dismissal and…

By TOM KRISHER, JOSH FUNK and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press First lady Jill Biden is telling graduates of an Arizona community college to tune out the people who tell…

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — Minnesota officially unfurled its new state flag atop the capitol for the first time Saturday on statehood day. The new…

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Democrats are trying to decide which Senate candidate is best positioned to beat…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and…

By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The leader of a recently formed Cambodian opposition party has been…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military and allied armed groups have staved off an attack by a paramilitary group and Arab…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s hard-liners have won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — U.S. special operations commanders are having to do more with less and they’re…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — A Dutch public broadcaster has reacted angrily after the Netherlands’ contestant in…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has visited the country’s border with Belarus and…

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press Many college and city leaders have blamed outside organizers for recent protests at universities around the…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces began a renewed ground assault in Ukraine’s northeast, killing and injuring several people and forcing…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Living at home as long as possible is preferred by a vast majority of adults over 50.…

The Associated Press With a majority of Americans preferring to live in  their own homes as long as possible, experts stress the importance of…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Assocaited Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed hundreds of people and injured a…

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Winnie Makinda says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MALMO, Sweden (AP) — It’s time for many people to don sequins and spangles — and for others to pick up protest…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAM MEDNICK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city…

By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN (AP) — A Danish Michelin-starred chef has teamed up with the Florida-based startup Space Perspective to…

By ANNA FURMAN Associated Press Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic…

By TED SHAFFREY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The women’s section of Rikers Island is getting a redesigned and more kid-friendly…

By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press Smarter vehicles could mean some of the most dramatic changes for the traditional traffic signal since the yellow…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as…

By KIM CHANDLER and TOM KRISHER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — After 20 years at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama, Brett Garrard said…

By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a…

By STEVE PEOPLES and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Donald Trump is heading to the Jersey Shore after a long week in court.…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More heavy rain is forecast for Brazil’s already…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, won’t be serving as a Florida…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slipped up during a campaign speech Friday and said President Andrés Manuel…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new multiple…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Somalia is asking the United Nations to terminate its political mission in the country,…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu has agreed to approve or deny applications to carry guns in public within four…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham set to stand inside the U.S. Capitol to represent North Carolina will be unveiled…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has struck down a Long Island county’s order banning female…