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BEIRUT (AP) — Severe fuel shortages and wide power cuts around Lebanon have paralyzed the tiny country, with some businesses temporarily closing…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts says two deputies who worked secondary jobs providing security for U.S. Rep. Cori Bush…

By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nanci Griffith, the Grammy-winning folk singer-songwriter from Texas whose…

By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s top Democrat in the Assembly said Friday that his chamber will suspend its…

By ZEINA KARAM and AHMAD SEIR Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Gino Strada, an Italian emergency room surgeon who helped establish a humanitarian group to…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major steelmaker is calling off plans for a $120 million expansion of its steel complex in the Louisiana community of Convent.…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction on behalf of religious health care providers who feared the Biden…

By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fontana police have released body-worn camera footage of a fatal shooting in February that…

BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s famous Skinny House is on the market for $1.2 million. The Boston Globe reports the vertically rectangular-shaped…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) —  The Canadian government will soon require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Public Schools says it will require all its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they qualify for a…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE AND MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Republicans have long viewed Kevin Faulconer as…

The U.S. Department of Treasury says the second monthly child tax credit payment has begun to be disbursed. More than $15 billion will be paid out to…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported a new daily record for COVID-19 fatalities. The Russian government’s…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ environment minister says the disappearance of rural communities in…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Durham, the federal prosecutor tapped to investigate the origins of the Russia…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — As electoral officials in Zambia counted ballots a day after tense voting, President Edgar…

RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a 29-year-old Tennessee man who rode on a school bus and walked into a high school with students has been…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A right-wing Danish lawmaker who was considered a rising star within the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party has…

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church says 25 people charged this week in connection with the…

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat. A…

By The Associated Press The Latest developments on Afghanistan, where a weeklong Taliban blitz has taken large swaths of territory just weeks ahead…

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand’s capital have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters who were attempting to march to…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing a fresh hurdle to passing President Joe Biden’s…