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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Health Department says two deaths in the Baton Rouge area have now been attributed to Hurricane Ida. That…

By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KABUL (AP) — Kabul’s main prison was once crowded with thousands of Taliban captured or arrested by the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The relatives of a 6-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash this year in northern Italy say they are working…

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Fire suppression equipment exploded in a South Florida casino as crews performed maintenance work, causing six people to be…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it’s in the European Union’s own…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A fund set up to honor George Floyd says it has awarded more than $50,000 in scholarships since it was created. The George Floyd…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 100 heads of state and government are planning to attend the U.N. General…

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ governor has activated the state’s National Guard to help with busing students to school as districts across the…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened local governments with $5,000 fines per violation…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of Pakistani journalists have rallied outside parliament to reject a proposed law that critics say would further curtail…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says the U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through…

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group says the first tanker carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has arrived in a Syrian port and…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Havana (AP) — Cuba has issued its most detailed report to date by local scientists criticizing allegations…

CAIRO (AP) — A senor police officer says floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 80 people and damaged or…

LONDON (AP) — A former British counter-terrorism officer has pleaded guilty to 19 voyeurism offenses that involved him posing as a pilot to…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democrat-led House committee will take no disciplinary action against a Democratic lawmaker…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British broadcasting veteran  Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, a rocket is poised to blast…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the college admissions bribery scandal is underway with defense attorneys…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board is recommending the governor commute the death sentence…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A member of Washington University’s student government placed nearly 3,000 U.S. flags meant to commemorate victims of the Sept.…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States has marked his 112th birthday. Lawrence…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the trial of a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing…