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Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia judges concerned about security lapses at city courthouses have ordered the sheriff to address…

SAO PAULO (AP) — One more body has been found after a bridge linking two northern states on Brazil collapsed, lifting the death toll to nine.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than three years ago has been…

Associated Press Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable…

LONDON (AP) — Travelers to and from the U.K. are facing disruption and delays with foggy weather affecting some of the country’s airports. Nats,…

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A theme park resort and a huge hotel in central Florida either have stopped using drones or canceled their…

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As the calendar changes to 2025, you might be thinking about how to approach your relationship with money in the…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency said it has seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle…

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of…

NEW YORK (AP) — An outdoor holiday market in New York City’s Bryant Park briefly caught fire, sending flames and plumes of smoke above the…

The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in…

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s prime minister has announced the closure of “all foreign military bases” in the country, a…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Netflix is once again releasing a British thriller miniseries on New Year’s Day, based on a Harlan Coben…

Associated Press 2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The impeachment of South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo has plunged the country into further…

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian university students have left piles of old school books outside the education ministry building as part of daily…

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Avicii, the groundbreaking Swedish DJ-producer, died six years ago. He was 28. It was a tragedy that reverberated…

LONDON (AP) — The office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his brother has died. Nick Starmer, who was 60, had cancer. The prime…

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — States with restrictive abortion laws generally have more porous safety nets for mothers and young children,…

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has a nearly total abortion ban and a porous safety net for mothers and young children. GOP state…

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, forcing…

Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an…

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