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By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The coffins of dozens of migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy’s southern coast…

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military might pull troops back from the key stronghold of Bakhmut, an adviser…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A helicopter carrying five people, including a hospital patient and a nurse, has gone missing in a western Philippine…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow may continue to exchange information with the United…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president has ordered authorities to investigate a series of incidents in which noxious fumes have…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — Fractured East-West relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine and increasing concerns about…

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s “Today” show is without both of its hosts and addressed Hoda Kotb’s absence on the program Wednesday. Kotb is…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans and their anti-abortion allies who suffered ballot question defeats in states…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca has held talks with his Moldovan counterpart as the two neighbors seek to boost…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says Israeli troops arrested three Palestinians on Wednesday suspected of…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Companies are spotlighting the metaverse at the MWC tech fair even as doubts of its…

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap…

BEIJING (AP) — The presidents of China and Belarus have joined in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the…

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training ahead of what could become another record-breaking…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer TikTok says every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has indicated that his government intends to hold elections in May despite an earthquake that…

By ANNIE MILLERBERND of NerdWallet A general contractor who partners with a third-party lender to provide home improvement financing seems like a…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — There is little sign the Winter Olympics are coming to Milan in less than three years. One of the…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say at least two people have drowned after an overloaded boat carrying nearly 30 migrants sank off…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say three Kansas City police officers were shot and wounded while executing a search warrant, prompting a…

By CHRISTINA MALKIA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in Congo say at least 22 people, including children, have been abducted…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s…

PARIS (AP) — Just Fontaine, the French soccer great who scored a record 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, has died. He was 89. Fontaine’s…

BEIJING (AP) — China says a ban on the use of TikTok by official European Union institutions will harm business confidence in Europe. In the latest…

BEIJING (AP) — For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a…

By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press LEST, Slovakia (AP) — Former Soviet satellite Slovakia has been a NATO member since 2004, but the reality of…

By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An international archeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a…

By OMAR FARUK and CARA ANNA Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A group of women stands in front of a vegetable vendor at a street market in one of Cairo’s…

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Putting olive oil in coffee is hardly a tradition in Italy, but that didn’t stop Starbucks…

By TIA GOLDENBERG and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israelis protesting a contentious government plan to overhaul the…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after signs of enduring upward pressure on American…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward the island on Wednesday, as tensions…

By JOHN ANTCZAK, AMY TAXIN and BEN FINLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emergency crews in California scrambled Wednesday to shuttle food and…

By The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says the country’s ban on same-sex marriage is not discriminatory,…

By ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of the late Kobe Bryant has agreed to a $28.5 million settlement with Los Angeles…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president has called Japan “a partner that shares the same universal…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were higher Wednesday after reports on key measures of China manufacturing showed a…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court should reverse the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell or grant a new…

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A California panel on Wednesday denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan,…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Award-winning Haitian broadcaster Michele Montas, who was exiled three times and served…

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By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe…

By PATRICIA LUNA Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The transformation begins as night falls on this semi-desert esplanade on the outskirts of…

BEIJING (AP) — Two surveys show China’s factory activity accelerated in February as the economy revived following the end of anti-virus controls…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians awoke to a new president Wednesday, with ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Residents of Vanuatu are hunkering down as a cyclone barrels through the Pacific…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are considering a new wave of election legislation that could make it easier for…

By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Family members of victims killed in the Uvalde school shooting have confronted Texas’…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit against the Biden administration’s waterway…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a specialized team of wildlife managers has killed 19…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents might get back the ability to enact public…

By ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican state Senators are advancing a proposal to ban all…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill described by supporters as a tool to protect…

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow teachers and school staff to…

By CURT ANDERSON and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Trustees picked by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee New College…

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press TEMPE, Greece (AP) — A passenger train carrying hundreds of people collided at high speed…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Nine emerging scholars of history from around the world have been announced as winners of the prestigious Dan David Prize, with…

By The Associated Press A man who federal agents say tried to board a plane in New Jersey with three guns, including a semi-automatic rifle, and a…

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials sued a Louisiana chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man have been indicted in the carjacking…

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — After Milan, global fashion’s spotlight shifted to the final stretch of ready-to-wear shows…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s opposition demanded a revote Tuesday for the country’s presidential…

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to give Fox…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohioans wagered more than $1.1 billion on sports betting in January, the first month sports gambling was legal in the state.…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press Prosecutors have called their final witnesses in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial. The jury will now head…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is citing her recently born child as another reason she should be allowed to delay…