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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have strongly condemned what they call North Korea’s…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t used to constraints. The former…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ top criminal appeals court has stopped Thursday evening’s scheduled execution…

By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in reports of harassment, bias and…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Economic crises are rippling through the countries bordering Israel, raising the…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) — Many of Michigan’s top Democrats, including Gov.…

By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has met with new House Speaker Mike…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The American Museum of Natural History says it is pulling all human remains from public display…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A giant smokestack that was part of the landscape for millions of tourists heading to…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The new leader of one of the chambers of Congress that will certify the winner of next year’s…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy expanded at a robust 4.9% annual rate from July through…

By SAMY MAGDY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Mahmoud Shalabi did not evacuate his home in northern Gaza…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An Australia-based company plans to build a campus in New Mexico to expand its research into…

By ANDY WONG Associated Press JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China has launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers fighting for new union contracts rallied on the Las Vegas Strip where at…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reinstate a gag order on Donald Trump, citing recent…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Mexican megachurch who is serving more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young followers…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has dismissed Birmingham-Southern College’s lawsuit against the state…

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting his wife and a bystander and injuring a third person at a southern Indiana gas station…

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison in the the murders of her two youngest children…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The World Bank has approved a $1 billion loan for South Africa to help it address…

By DAVID SHARP, ROBERT BUMSTED, HOLLY RAMER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker has retired as manager of the Houston Astros, ending an illustrious 26-year career as…

MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — A prosecutor says former NFL player Sergio Brown bought a one-way ticket to Cancun, Mexico, after being the last person seen…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the…

NEW YORK (AP) — “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, ”Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker and Salem Radio Network morning…