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MOSCOW (AP) — A jailed leader of a prominent independent election monitoring group in Russia appeared in court on Wednesday as his trial continued…

MOSCOW (AP) — An American who spent three years behind bars in Russia before being released in a prisoner exchange has been convicted in absentia…

Associated Press Melinda French Gates will grant $250 million to support women’s health around the world through an open call for nonprofits to…

Associated Press Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Human rights activists called on Filipino voters to reject former President Rodrigo Duterte and…

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian…

Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police have clashed with supporters of a rights group for the Pashtun ethnic minority in the…

Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has opened a trial of 45 people charged over a gunfight following an incursion by heavily…

Associated Press A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, FRANCE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has inspected the training of Ukrainian troops at a…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Three scientists who discovered powerful techniques to decode and even design novel proteins — the building blocks…

AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say five people are dead after a small plane crashed on Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast.…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the lower house of parliament to set up an Oct. 27 snap…

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese prosecutors say they will not appeal the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate in a…

AP Technology Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks set records Wednesday after the latest wild swerves for Chinese stocks left few ripples in markets…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appears likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip at least another day in court…

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will permanently block its border with South Korea and build frontline defense…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that…

Associated Press To voters in many other democracies, the process of electing a president in the U.S. is a head-scratcher. That was certainly true in…

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged…

Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The nation’s unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular…

Associated Press Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about…

Associated Press Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern…

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an…

Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear…

Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Restorers have put the finishing touches on the ornate canopy covering the main altar in St. Peter’s…