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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s oldest monarch, Norwegian King Harald V, has received a permanent pacemaker. The palace said Tuesday the…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego has started airing the first television ads of his…

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says that a military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed while taking off from an air…

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Now that retirement spans more years than ever, you might need to rethink how you’re envisioning that stage of your…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the 1970s influential disco band Chic and esteemed Finnish classical music…

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police in California have arrested a man wanted in connection with the deaths of a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in…

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have referred former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad, the uncle of the war-battered country’s…

By TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press Lagos, NIGERIA (AP) — The head of the African Development Bank is calling for an end to loans given in exchange…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts from four countries are back on Earth after catching a ride from the…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Election Commission says it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party, which won last year’s…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran will begin a joint naval drill with Russia and China in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Iran has stepped up its…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine trade officials say they have received assurances that the United States will…

By JIM HEINTZ and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press Russian officials say Ukraine has launched a wave of long-range drones against targets deep inside…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ atomic agency is in Japan to examine discharges of treated…

BERLIN (AP) — Many of Germany’s train drivers are staging a 24-hour strike in the latest installment of a long-running and bitter dispute over…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish maritime rescuers say they have pulled 38 people alive and recovered two bodies from a migrant boat that was trying…

By ADRIANA MORGA and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm says it will recommend that member countries open accession negotiations with…

BERLIN (AP) — A network operator says power has been restored to electric car manufacturer Tesla’s factory near Berlin after a nearly one-week…

SYDNEY (AP) — Officials are investigating what caused a “strong shake” before a sudden plunge on a plane traveling between Australia and New…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his…

By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a controversial citizenship law that has been widely criticized for…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that…

JERUSALEM (AP) — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza, the international charity behind the effort…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at…

BATAM, Indonesia (AP) — A Japanese man accused of helping to run a $90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run,…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ABOARD THE FRENCH FRIGATE NORMANDIE (AP) — The NATO military alliance is working to turn its diversity into…

By DAVID McHUGH and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russians are finding a few imported staples, like fruit, coffee and olive…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict is warning Israel that the…

By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was recently back in the spotlight. This time, it wasn’t as…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Caribbean leaders said late Monday that they “acknowledge the resignation of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry”…

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a three-story residential building has collapsed in central Pakistan, leaving nine people dead. Government…

By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH and SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON The Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s political pendulum swung left…

By VANESSA GERA and AAMER MADHANI Associated Perss WASHINGTON (AP) — Poland’s president and prime minister are due to meet with President Joe…

By ZEKE MILLER, COLLEEN LONG and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel who impugned the president’s age and…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump hope to clinch their parties’ presidential nominations…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up…

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippians are heading to the polls with party primaries for four seats in the…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee accused in the slayings of three Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be in court Tuesday as…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices likely rose last month at a pace that would exceed the Federal…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Most electronic systems that take on some driving tasks for humans don’t adequately make sure…

By MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — For Muslims around the world, Ramadan combines religious reflection…

TOKYO (AP) — Two backcountry skiers have reportedly died in a mountain avalanche on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The dead in…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to scrap a plan to implement tolls on large sections of two Portland-area interstates. KGW-TV…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer Just days after installing his new leadership team at the Republican National Committee, Donald…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s presidential candidates on Monday signed a commitment for peace with…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Kirk Cousins is heading to the Falcons. Saquon Barkley is joining the Eagles. Brian Burns is going to the…

NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn preacher known for his flashy lifestyle and who boasted of his friendship with New York City’s mayor has been found…

JOHNSON CITY, Texas (AP) — The Wall Street Journal reports that shipping business CEO Angela Chao died on a Central Texas ranch in February after…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s preeminent body promoting equality for women and girls has opened its…

By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Republican nominee to the state elections board has appeared before a panel of state…

By The Associated Press Russia’s state news agency Tass says that a South Korean citizen arrested in Russia earlier this year on suspicion of…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Coast Guard says an oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a…

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has voted to allow the state’s smallest coal mining…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 76-year-old Connecticut woman accused of killing her husband, hiding his body for months and collecting…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and…

Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is turning up the heat on Boeing. Buttigieg said Monday that with the aircraft maker facing…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers voted  to advance a measure that could make it easier for government…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ruled in favor of a large migrant shelter on the U.S.-Mexico border that Republican Attorney General Ken…

By Rick Callahan Associated Press Authorities have released the names of seven Virginia residents who were killed when the van they were in collided…

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods will continue streamlining its operations by closing a pork plant in Iowa that employs 1,200 people and eliminating…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Gun rights groups are urging a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s refusal to halt…

NORTH POWDER, Ore. (AP) — An avalanche forecaster died in a snowslide he triggered while skiing in eastern Oregon last week, officials said. Nick…

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has ruled that the state isn’t violating transgender residents’ rights…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Oscars producers when he omitted the names of the best picture nominees…

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Police have identified a 20-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man as the victims of a shooting that occurred in Arkansas over…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Messi the dog did attend the Oscars after all. The breakout star of Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron Lowe…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has parted ways with Donald Trump to endorse state Sen.…

RUSHVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in western Illinois say five people, including three children, have been killed after a school bus and…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town that adopted an unusual ordinance banning the sale of tobacco to…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press As sharks go, LeeBeth is something like a long-haul trucker with gills and giant teeth. Swimmers at the beach…