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By TERRY TANG Associated Press The anticipation of getting to play a Filipino character for the first time is something shared by the entire company…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a toughened version of a bill that outlaws…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie.…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The day Christopher Nolan called Cillian Murphy about his new film, “Oppenheimer,” Murphy hung up the phone in…

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and CIARAN GILES Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tourists in central Athens huddled under mist machines and zoo animals…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan has never been one to take the easy or straightforward route while making a movie.…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States decelerated again last month, the latest sign that…

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Helen Mirren, who plays Israel’s first female prime minister in her latest film, says she has…

PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has approved a boost to military spending spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The new budget bill…

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An early morning fire has killed multiple animals at a wildlife center in Florida. Officials say a fire broke out around…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has offered millions of public sector workers pay raises in a bid to end an…

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Summers are famously humid in New York State, but life in the Maioli household has gotten more…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $875 million after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No…

LONDON (AP) — Google says it’s rolling out its AI-powered chatbot Bard across Europe and in Brazil, expanding its availability to hundreds of…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Europe’s top court says that the suspension in Poland of a judge who has criticized the government is against EU law…

By EDNA TARIGAN AND JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat has expressed opposition to…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man facing terrorism charges over a fire that badly damaged South Africa’s…

By EUGENE GARCIA and JANIE HAR Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat advisories,…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Only six of the 128 women entered in singles at Wimbledon work with a female coach.…

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The presidents of South Korea and Poland have pledged to strengthen their security,…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Maria Corina Machado has been a longtime foe of Venezuela’s government, and not…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s highest court has rejected extradition requests for two men wanted by Turkey, saying the Scandinavian country does not…

By ASHOK SHARMA and RISHI LEKHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Record monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people in northern India over two…

By NINIEK KARMINI and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — China and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to try to conclude within…

By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The bodies of dozens of people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary and allied militia have been…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Russian pro-democracy activist residing in Serbia and a fierce critic of the invasion of…

BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists were blocking flights at two German airports for several hours Thursday in protest against the most polluting form…

By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Leaders from Sudan’s six neighboring countries have met in Cairo for the most high-profile peace…

By ANDREW DALTON and LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of Hollywood’s actors’ union voted Thursday to join…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A United Nations expert group is calling for the immediate release of a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Kazuya Nakamura says he was 15 when one of the most powerful men in Japanese entertainment history…

By YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares surged Friday after Wall Street’s winning streak barreled into a fourth day,…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Fernando Almeyda Rodríguez and Remy Hernandez are two friends from Cuba, bound by a joint…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Tourists are waiting more than two hours to visit the Acropolis in Athens. Taxi lines at…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A helicopter pilot said in court on Thursday he and two of his passengers had escaped…

By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lisa Wrightsman was a former college soccer player whose life was…

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say three Pakistani soldiers and two insurgents have been killed in a shootout in the restive southwestern…

By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer The Black Lives Matter movement hits a milestone on Thursday, marking 10 years since its 2013 founding in…

By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An online influencer has been arrested in Dubai over a satirical TikTok video…

By LORI HINNANT, HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A misplaced naval ship in California, overlooked students in New York City and missed inmates in Texas are some of…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Republican Rep. David Schweikert used to win his wealthy, suburban Phoenix…

By SEUNG MIN KIM, CHRIS MEGERIAN and JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The itinerary included a NATO summit, a brief stop in the United…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials said air defenses shot down 20 Iranian-made drones fired by Russia…

By GRANT PECK and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of the progressive Thai political party that outpaced its rivals to…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Experts are warning that rice production across South and Southeast Asia is likely to suffer…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Pro-democracy campaigner Chau Van Kham has thanked his supporters who helped secure his…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Humans have etched their impact on Earth with such strength and permanence since the middle of the 20th century…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will play another season for the Los Angeles Lakers. The 38-year-old superstar…

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s troubled presidential election was thrown into even greater turmoil…

By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Millions of people around the Southwest are living through a historic heat wave. Even the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball’s All-Star Game drew a record low in viewers for the second straight year. The National League’s 3-2 win over the…

CHICAGO (AP) — A tornado touched down near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A caffeinated energy drink being promoted by American social media influencers is set to be recalled in Canada. Health…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The northern lights could put on a show this week — though the audience will be much smaller…

By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A hamburger and drink combination called the Lionel Messi. A huge sketch of the soccer star’s…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang has been extradited to the U.S. to face a…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NCAA has found 175 infractions of its sports-betting policy since 2018, and there are 17…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge says the 2018 Parkland high school massacre can be reenacted on…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The sheriff in Indiana’s Marion County has filed court papers requesting that a man accused of killing a deputy be…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sinkhole that in 2013 fatally swallowed a man sleeping in his own house has…