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DETROIT (AP) — Four people died and two others were injured Saturday in a Michigan house explosion that could be heard miles away, police said. The…

By LUIGI NAVARRA and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tributes are being paid on the first anniversary of the death of Pope…

By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Security forces in Afghanistan killed a number of Tajik and Pakistani nationals and arrested scores others involved in attacks…

By BINSAR BAKKARA Associated Press MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a…

Istanbul (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed opposition parties for “exploiting” a dispute between two Turkish football…

BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address,…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean capital, Seoul, received the biggest single-day snowfall recorded in December for more than 40 years on…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a fresh drone assault on Ukraine after promising that strikes on the Russian…

By The Associated Press New Year’s Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York’s Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to…

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Republican leaders are calling for a short 2024 session focused on…

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day. The production or…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has released body camera footage showing a deputy fatally shooting a…

By RICHARD VOGEL and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Ventura County issued a…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 victory over…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she…

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of…

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s chancellor used his New Year’s speech to call on his country’s…

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A husband and wife and their two sons, ages 10 and 12, were found dead in a suburban New York…

MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela said Saturday it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna is heading to UAB in an attempt to resurrect his football career. Kitna has been…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being…