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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden’s national flag has been raised at NATO headquarters, cementing the Nordic country’s…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awoke to another day of war with Russia but also a bit of good news. A journalist…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The 19-member Cabinet of Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been sworn in during a brief ceremony.…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan stood as staid and nonchalant as ever as crowds surrounded him and…

By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet When parents are stressed about finances, they can unintentionally pass on that concern to their children. To…

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has apologized for “confusion” caused by her editing of a family photo released by the palace. In a…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A group of climate activists have blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, advocating for sweeping reforms to tackle…

By ASIM TANVEER Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death and given a…

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer The percentage of Black MLB players has been declining for decades and remains historically low, but there are…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that…

By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is issuing a budget proposal Monday aimed at getting voters’…

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has called for another strike in a long and bitter dispute with the…

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria is importing massive amounts of beef and lamb to ensure it is available to consumers who can’t afford locally…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy managed to grow in the fourth quarter of last year, averting a recession, according to revised government data…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan on Monday as the Muslim holy month…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer There was talk of war, and pleas for peace. But the Oscars telecast is always a chaotic mix of moods and tones,…

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say five cross-country skiers have been found dead after going missing over the weekend near Switzerland’s famed…

SYDNEY (AP) — Officials say at least 50 people have been injured by what they described as a “strong movement” on a Chilean plane traveling…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is marking 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after Wall Street’s huge rally faltered last…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There is a whole other show that happens offscreen at the Oscars that the home audience…

By ROBERT BADENDIECK and EMRAH GUREL Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — In the heart of Istanbul, on top of the towering minarets that dot the…

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on…

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin came to power almost 25 years ago and since then he’s…

By ALEX BABENKO, HANNA ARHIROVA, SUSIE BLANN and LORI HINNANT Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — One Ukrainian brigade had defended the…

By ALEX BABENKO, HANNA ARHIROVA, SUSIE BLANN and LORI HINNANT Associated Press SLOVIANSK, Ukraine (AP) — One Ukrainian brigade had defended the…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s national congress is wrapping up its annual session Monday with…

By COLLIN BINKLEY and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press Pranay Karkale is spending years of savings and $60,000 in student loans to pursue a master’s…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifteen youth activist groups have announced that they are jointly endorsing President Joe…

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Disney is seeking approval from local officials to expand its California theme park offerings over the next four…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An “uncommitted” campaign protesting President Joe Biden’s handling of the…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are raking in millions of dollars…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves, the launch of…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery…

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emma Stone has won the best actress Oscar for “Poor Things,” her second career victory in…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy came away from the Academy Awards with his first Oscar, the best…

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan has won his first Oscar for directing “Oppenheimer.” The 53-year-old Brit…

By AHMED AL-HAJ and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead. The militant group made…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards. The sibling…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Welcome to the 96th Oscars. The Associated Press is bringing you the most memorable moments and notable quotes from Sunday’s…

BY LINDSEY BAHR and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police say a small private jet has crashed in a rural Virginia community, killing all five people aboard. The Federal Aviation…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed. The movie “Godzilla Minus One,” set in…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar. It comes three decades after his first Academy Award…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The harrowing Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest,” which explores questions of…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Hudgens opened the Oscars red carpet pre-show with news of her own: She’s expecting. The 35-year-old actor-singer…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The legendary Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki made a historic and golden return to the…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer Da’Vine Joy Randolph has claimed her first Oscar for her role as Mary Lamb in Alexander Payne’s…

HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police say they are investigating the killings of multiple people at a home. In postings on social media on Sunday, police…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored a career-high 24 points including four 3-pointers as No. 1…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso was one of six players ejected from the SEC…

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff says a suspect in a weekend shooting that killed two people and injured another at a North Carolina home died in…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — And away we go. The Oscars red carpet opened Sunday in Los Angeles with some stunning…

WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) — An infant was killed and the child’s parents injured in an apparent attack by a dog at a New Jersey home over the…

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say the theft of an inexpensive gold-chain necklace may have led to the fatal beating of a teenage boy during a…

By AAMER MADHANI, TIA GOLDENBERG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli…

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of an effort to oust Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos from office over his opposition…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Just before an opera-ballet set in conflict, La Scala’s principal dancer Roberto Bolle, general…

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press Former U.N. diplomat Giandomenico Picco, whose negotiating skills helped resolve some of the thorniest…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nearly three dozen bodies were removed from a funeral home in northern England, and a man and woman…

LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A record-setting rain storm has flooded parts of Charleston, South Carolina, requiring emergency responders to help some…

LONDON (AP) — The wail of the shofar was mournful, loud and lasted nearly two minutes as dozens of Jews in London blew on rams’ horns to wake up…

THESSAOLONIKI, Greece (AP) — Nine people have been jailed and will be tried Monday over accusations of harassing and threatening two 21-year-old…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As Universal Pictures prepared for a big night at the Academy Awards with “Oppenheimer,” the…

By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A religious procession in downtown Barcelona has celebrated the appearance of…

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say an 83-year-old driver in Berlin drove into a woman visiting from Belgium and her 4-year-old son, killing them both.…

OLIVETTE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his mother as she tried to enter the back door of their home. Jaylen…

LONDON (AP) — London police say they have arrested a driver who plowed into the gates of Buckingham Palace. Metropolitan police say the crash is…

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. military has flown forces in to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti…