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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press HEFEI, China (AP) — Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered Thursday near a state…

PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, who resigned in 2017 after two female staffers said he offered them money in exchange for…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 has shaken Indonesia’s Timor island, causing panic and light damages to several…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed this week argues that Montana’s psychiatric hospital has…

By JEFF AMY Associated Pres ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are pushing for further changes to protect against security…

By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs…

By HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Extremists in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 37 villagers in two different attacks,…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A Cornell University junior accused of posting violently threatening statements against Jewish people on campus was held…

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced…

DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former street gang leader charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas has lost his…

By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A manhunt is ongoing in northern Mexico after state police were ambushed driving out of Santa…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A series of court challenges seek to upend longstanding real estate industry practices that…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will visit Maine later this week to mourn with…

By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says armed forces will boost security at some…

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Politico reports New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tapped into a taxpayer-financed expense account for nearly $12,000 at MetLife…

ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has been selected for the trial of Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug and several others accused of participating in a criminal…

By ISABEL DEBRE and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 3,600 Palestinian children were killed in the first…

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will consider a fresh aid…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he will go to Dubai for three days during the COP28 climate conference…

By TERRY SPENCER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge in Florida has indicated she may delay the start of…

By SAM METZ Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Arab nations that have normalized or are considering improving relations with Israel are coming…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the first blast of wintry weather hit Chicago, dozens of migrant families without a place to…

By WILL WEISSERT and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is 80 and Donald Trump is 77, and they are prone to making…