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PRAGUE (AP) — Two firefighters have been killed in a gas explosion that has leveled a family house in the southeastern Czech Republic. The head of…

By JAN M. OLSEN The Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Half a century ago, four Danish teenagers interviewed John Lennon for their school…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi company that owes billions of dollars will pay banks back $1.9 billion after an agreement was reached…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Attorneys representing a U.S. woman who claims Prince Andrew sexually assaulted her have asked…

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer The new Texas law that bans most abortions in the state is being welcomed by many of the religious leaders who help…

MADRID (AP) — Two American men have died while climbing rocks along the shoreline on the Spanish island of Majorca. Local media report that Spanish…

LONDON (AP) — The chairman of Prince Charles’ charitable foundation has resigned after reports the organization was offered a donation of more…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Lawyers for two Palestinians who were captured after escaping from an Israeli prison last week say their clients were…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court judges have authorized an investigation into the Philippines’ deadly “war on…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As busy as Cedric the Entertainer is with his sitcom “The Neighborhood,” he quickly said…

By LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The key defendant in the 2015 Paris attacks trial said the coordinated killings were part of the…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s prime minister and the leader of Catalonia are restarting negotiations in hopes…

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Cabbage Patch Kids touched off the first big holiday toy craze nearly 40 years ago. Now the dolls are among 12 finalists…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston voters have for the first time narrowed the field of mayoral candidates to two women of…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has expressed concern at reports on the possible deployment of Russian mercenaries in Mali. Germany has several…

By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press CCARHUACC LICAPA, Peru (AP) — Halting efforts to promote the Quechua language hit the spotlight last month…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court has sentenced a 47-year-old man to three years in prison for spying for Russia by handing over confidential…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production slowed to a 0.4% gain in August as shutdowns of petroleum…

EASTON, Md. (AP) — A statue thought to be the last Confederate monument still standing on a courthouse lawn in Maryland will be moved to a…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash is suing New York City over a new law that requires delivery companies to share customer data with…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom turned back a recall attempt by…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has invited CEOs and business leaders to the White…

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of the archbishop of Hamburg, who offered to step down in…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Cabinet minister in charge of prisons has resigned following a…

By KIM COOK Associated Press The pandemic may have made us restless for the outside world, but it has also helped us appreciate our homes more. Even…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany said China has rejected a planned stopover of a German warship in a Chinese port. The frigate left Germany last month for a…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The head of Iraq’s electoral commission says attempts to buy votes…

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Commissioners in Surfside, Florida, have rejected a proposal to trade public land to the eventual buyer of the condominium…

POINT COMFORT, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas plastics company has agreed to pay nearly $3 million in civil penalties for…