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By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller on Thursday disputed the allegations that he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend,…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota woman has sued her dentist after receiving four root canals, eight dental crowns and 20 fillings in a single visit…

By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive…

By The Associated Press A Russian poet was given a 7-year prison sentence Thursday for reciting verses against Russia’s war in Ukraine, a tough…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at…

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco failed to show up Thursday for a meeting with a prosecutor who is…

By JOHN ANTCZAK and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Court documents unsealed this week say that a Pennsylvania man who was sentenced in secret for his role in…

By TIA GOLDENBERG and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli officials are stepping up threats against the Lebanese militant…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that…

By MARK N. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Authorities in Liberia say a leaking fuel tanker exploded this week as people…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into the…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday that the school’s governing board fired him…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian leader has attended a meeting with children from…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a group of money exchange services from Yemen to Turkey…

BlendJet is recalling about 4.8 million of its portable blenders over laceration and fire hazards after receiving dozens of reports of injuries,…

By NOEL SICHALWE Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambian anti-corruption authorities say they will investigate after a video on social media…

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New obesity drugs are showing promising results in helping some people shed pounds but the…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading on Friday, the last trading day of the year, with…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A drug cartel in central Mexico has kidnapped 14 local residents, including four children, in apparent retaliation for an…

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security…

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria and Romania have received permission to join Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area, starting in March,…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but not enough to raise concern about the labor market or…

By The Associated Press The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a…

BERLIN (AP) — Parts of northern and central Europe continued to grapple with flooding as rivers remain swollen after heavy rain. A barrier near the…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has held a funeral for a high-ranking general of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who was killed by an alleged Israeli…