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NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday, while Judy Blume and her longtime ally in the fight against book bans, the…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press A top Southern Baptist administrative body has selected its first permanent leader in nearly two-and-a-half years, a…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States called for a vote Friday on a newly revised and tougher U.N.…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press House Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed against the Oklahoma teens involved in a high school…

By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Rarely have…

By SEAN MURPHY and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press SANDERSON, Texas (AP) — During the nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport people…

In a story published March 21, 2024, about the USS New Jersey, The Associated Press erroneously reported when the battleship became a floating…

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s Senate has voted overwhelmingly to reject legislation to ratify a 2017 trade deal…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won’t run in the Democratic…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022. That’s according to final figures…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is proposing to member countries to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus.…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A key measure to combat homelessness backed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom has…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the judge who oversaw Boston Marathon bomber…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three antitrust lawsuits filed by food businesses in federal court in Minnesota this week accuse some of the largest U.S.…

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor and ex-con who often dusted off ancient and…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official says that the U.S. has not received a formal request from Niger’s junta…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a Rwandan man they accused of repeatedly lying about his involvement in murders and rapes…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunfire has erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital. Female street vendors balancing heavy loads on their…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters,…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a man who indicated he had a gun hijacked a transit bus in downtown Los Angeles and then grabbed the wheel, causing…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fifth suspect has been charged in a shooting that wounded eight Philadelphia high school students at a bus stop earlier this…

By ADAM BEAM and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday voted to give prospective college…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A senior official with Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has made a rare visit to the United Arab…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released Cameron Sutton as authorities continue to search for the defensive back to serve a domestic violence…

By LAURIE KELLMAN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The teeth clench. The brow furrows. The bicep bulges. In moody black and white,…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts bill that bars someone from sharing explicit images or videos without consent was…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican lawmaker says the effort by supporters of former President Donald…