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By DARREN SANDS Associated Press No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press More workplaces are bolstering their volunteer programs, especially as employee demands grow for socially…

By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for…

BY ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné  has arrived in Lebanon as part of diplomatic attempts…

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden, but Trump keeps bringing up another Democrat, Jimmy…

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Human rights groups and diplomat have criticized a law that was quietly…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say armed gunmen have kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest. Police say around 15…

BEIJING (AP) — Aerial photos posted by Chinese state media have shown the wide devastation of a part of the southern city of Guangzhou after a…

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials in Ukraine say Russian drones struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the…

By TIA GOLDENBERG, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A senior Qatari official has urged both Israel and Hamas to…

By MICHAEL CASEY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in…

By ADIL JAWAD and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’…

By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — At age 75, one of Latin America’s most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving…

By FARAI MUTSAKA, OMAR FARUK and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press CHBAR MON, Cambodia (AP) — Security is tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia, a day after a huge…

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the…

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Wild onions are among the first foods to grow at the tail end of winter in the South,…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty…

By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press Maryam Alwan figured the worst was over after New York City police in riot gear arrested her and other protesters…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican journalists are protesting a day after one of their colleagues was killed in the southern state of Morelos. Reporters on…

By ELISE MORTON The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on “extremism” charges and ordered…

LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — Crews plan to extinguish a fire on Saturday night from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line that…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say helicopter crew has recovered the body of a climber who died after falling about 1,000 feet while on a…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor is being remembered. Funeral services were held Saturday for family,…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say armed assailants have ambushed and killed three law enforcement officers in southern Chile before setting…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to deliver an election-year roast before a large crowd of…

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts State Police announced they had busted a burglary ring that stole around $4 million in jewels mostly from the homes…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Native Youth Olympics in Anchorage, Alaska, is a three-day celebration of Indigenous…

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Three children were hurt when the minivan they were in rolled down a hill into a concrete baseball dugout in northern…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized…

MADRID (AP) — Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party have rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says Secretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East on his seventh diplomatic mission to…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a…

By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook the southern part of Indonesia’s main island…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Several German parties have kicked off their campaigns for the election of the European…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 14-year-old Florida boy told police that he accidentally shot and killed his 11-year-old brother…

ISTANBUL (AP) — A three-ship flotilla planning to reach Gaza with humanitarian aid from Turkey has been prevented from sailing by Guinea-Bissau…

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD AND QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed shooting down another of the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper…

CHICAGO (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a 22-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was heading home from…

ATLANTA (AP) — Anchor Poppy Harlow is leaving CNN, according to the network. Harlow, who joined CNN in 2008 and most recently co-hosted “CNN This…

By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa has marked 30 years since the end of apartheid…

`MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed…

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s prime minister says 20 soldiers have been killed and several others injured in an ammunition explosion at…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Even by Donald Trump’s standards, this was a dizzying week. The first criminal…

By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Reporter SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MARCOS MARTÍNEZ CHACÓN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — The coincidence of presidential elections in the U.S. and…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Decked in the national orange color, dancing to music, and eating orange-glazed pastries, many in the Netherlands are marking…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — If a woman wins Mexico’s presidency on June 2, would she rule with gender in…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC is reporting that British troops may be tasked with delivering aid to Gaza from an offshore…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese media say a tornado has struck southern China’s Guangzhou city during a severe rain and hail storm. There are no immediate…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say five people were shot outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital. The shootings happened at about 11:30 p.m. on…

PARIS (AP) — Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States have peacefully evacuated a campus building…

By SAMY MAGDY and DAVID RISING Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it is reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities. The…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up his just-concluded latest visit to China with…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has pushed back against a woman’s lawsuit that accused…

By JAMES POLLARD, NOREEN NASIR and NICK PERRY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at at universities across…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press HOSCHTON, Ga. (AP) — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. John Barrow is trying to harness a voter backlash to abortion…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans celebrate their “Freedom Day” every April 27. It’s the day…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw…

By JULIE WATSON and LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For many in the graduating class of 2024, the unrest at campuses across the…

By JOSH FUNK, MARGERY A. BECK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon sports bar focusing on and showing only women’s athletics has plans to expand…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Legal experts say the retrial in New York of Harvey Weinstein won’t be coming to a…

By MATT BROWN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has promised big plans for recruiting voters in Black, Latino and…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Padilla is taking practically every opportunity to put his stamp on the Democratic…

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The results of some primary elections in Indiana could determine the outcome of the…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Moderate Republicans, who often have been successful with Utah voters, will look to…

By MATT BROWN and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has promised big plans for recruiting voters in Black, Latino and…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Padilla is taking practically every opportunity to put his stamp on the Democratic…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant has been indicted after authorities say he tried to secretly…

By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Members of Baltimore County’s close-knit Latino community have constructed an elaborate…

DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of a misdemeanor in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a climber is dead and another seriously injured after falling about 1,000 feet while on a steep, technical…