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By ANGELA CHARLTON and ELISE MORTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A charter plane sequestered while carrying 303 Indians to Nicaragua was…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV…

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Atop many Christmas wish lists in economically troubled Zimbabwe is a travel document,…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — At least 68 people were killed by an Israeli strike in central Gaza,…

By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — A smelting furnace has exploded at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement…

By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — It was the dog, stuck atop skyscraping grain silos on Springfield’s…

By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) — Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The room was packed with Native American leaders from across the United States, all invited to…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police in Cologne, Germany, say indications of a possible attack have led them to search the country’s landmark…

BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say an inmate at a West Virginia jail scrutinized in lawsuits citing inmate deaths and alleging poor living…

HONOLULU (AP) — The state has announced the first recipients of a program aimed at helping medical professionals pay off student loans in exchange…

DORA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus. Kelsey…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill days before Christmas that…

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man died in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas in which the victim was “targeted”…

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has struck down a bill days before Christmas…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The city of Tampa, Florida, has reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve a discrimination lawsuit alleging…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who was shot in the head while she was a passenger in a car fleeing from police has filed a federal lawsuit against a…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will not participate in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family over the…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A freshman point guard from Michigan State is recovering after he was shot while on holiday break in his hometown. The…

By MOHAMMED ZAATARI and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press AIN EBEL, Lebanon (AP) — Christians in the border villages of south Lebanon are preparing for…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he intends to veto a spending bill which includes money for public media and raises for teachers,…

Associated Press Wildlife officials in Colorado have released an additional five gray wolves in the state, bringing the total so far under a…

By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government says at least 20 people have been killed following an…

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Six Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, a day after another six were also…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Travell “G. Dep” Coleman, who walked into a New York police precinct in 2010 and admitted to committing a nearly…

LONDON (AP) — A man suspected of stealing an artwork by Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones, was arrested Saturday, London…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fadi Sckak has already lost his father to the violence in Gaza. He wants to help his…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The journey from nowhere to an Olympic gold medal is a tale as old as time. Just…