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BEIJING, China (AP) — China has sanctioned 12 defense-related U.S. companies and 10 executives over arms sales to Taiwan and to retaliate earlier…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two shipping companies agreed to pay $2 million in penalties after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the dumping of…

By KEVIN FREKING and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the 200th federal judge of President Joe…

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — As she runs to replace outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum is…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by its sensational rookie class of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink, the…

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Pidgeon is making her Broadway debut this season in a celebrated, thoughtful show…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party has banned its top candidate for next…

By LISA MASCARO, MEG KINNARD and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee’s Washington headquarters…

By KIM COOK Associated Press Recent toy and consumer goods shows have had plenty of digital diversions. But they’ve also included a lot of…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday said Elvis Presley’s estate could be successful in arguing that a…

By MATT ROURKE Associated Press CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities near Philadelphia say a disgruntled employee opened fire at a linen company on…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State Sen. Kevin Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat, won’t face charges after he was accused of…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank last month, pushed down by high mortgage rates…

By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The leader of Bosnia’s Serb-controlled territory has reiterated a threat to…

By ALBERT STUMM Associated Press A typical spread at a Memorial Day barbecue might not scream “healthy,” but nutritionists see an opportunity in…

By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press At 16, Katya Kondragunta has already lived through two disasters amped by climate change. First came wildfires in…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer This French Open is expected to be the last one for Rafael Nadal. He has won the clay-court Grand Slam tournament…

By RAF CASERT and MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — The parties that agreed to form a Dutch coalition dominated by the far right are…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer For the first time, the number of Americans who use marijuana just about every day has surpassed the number who…

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former head of Britain’s Post Office Paula Vennells has broken down in tears on several occasions…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Former Republican presidential candidate and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has purchased a minority…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the debate begin. Who has the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly…

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fined $75,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for fighting with Kyle Busch after the All-Star race at North…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press A climate philanthropy organization, Giving Green, received a $10 million anonymous donation in April and thinks…

By CLAIRE RUSH and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron has said on a visit to riot-hit New Caledonia that he won’t…

By BILL BARROW Associated Press North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as…