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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say a pair of gunmen walked into a mosque in eastern Punjab province and opened fire at the…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — The war provoked by Hamas’ attack on Israel has shaken American politics and put the…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, its largest…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Officials from Sapporo and the Japanese Olympic Committee have announced a decision to withdraw the…

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine is poised to return…

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds The Honda Pilot has become a byword for the affordable midsize SUV. With three rows and a fresh face, the Pilot is more…

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If people really looked for history at the New York City building where the Triangle Shirtwaist…

VIGO, Spain (AP) — Officials say three children and an adult have died and nine others were injured in a fire in an apartment building believed to…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press COTONOU, Benin (AP) — The French military says it’s begun withdrawing from Niger following the July coup when…

By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Animal rights groups have protested the use of puppies as live bait to capture black…

BANGKOK (AP) — A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty…

By JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined with a top political rival…

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights began Wednesday in…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Bedard did not disappoint in his NHL debut. The Chicago Blackhawks rookie picked up an…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — In a ritual unruffled by either a changing of the guard or changes to the nominating calendar…

By JOCELYN NOVECK, MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the most harrowing of times, some Israeli citizens…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more…