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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two…

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday its latest missile launches simulated “scorched earth”…

By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Unexplained Caribbean and European trips that cost taxpayers more than…

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Congress, which is controlled by the currently governing party, on…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Last year it was Hurricane Ian that drew a bead on Tampa Bay before abruptly shifting east to strike southwest…

By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s planned transformation of San Quentin State Prison…

By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began Tuesday…

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press As former President Donald Trump dominates the Republican presidential primary, some liberal groups and legal…

By ROBERT JABLON and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have approved a proposal to vastly increase natural gas…

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY AP Education Writer The white supremacist shooter who killed three Black residents over the weekend at a dollar store in…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has visited a city in Fukushima, where he ate a seafood lunch…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — By some measures, air travelers have enjoyed a less stressful summer than last year, but canceled…

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — More than 170 global leaders and Nobel laureates are urging Bangladesh to suspend legal…

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rallied Malaysians to unite and reject racial and religious bigotry, as the country…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — When Preethi moved to Bengaluru in southern India 10 years ago after being kicked out of her…

By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Groceries stashed in the back of an electric delivery scooter are an increasingly familiar…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has delivered a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration on…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press A group focused on shedding more light on the troubled legacy of boarding schools where Indigenous children…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Marion County sheriff in Indianapolis has announced changes to a prisoner transport policy following the killing of a…

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press Nebraska’s governor has signed an executive order directing state agencies to use narrow definitions of a…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Residential customers of Georgia’s largest electrical utility could see their bills rise by $9 a…