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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Turkey’s deputy president says his country is “not afraid of anyone” and…

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have moved to subpoena a document and a former state employee at…

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska will likely be facing two opponents in the 2022…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A judge is denying requests to declare a mistrial in the case of three white men charged with…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Energy ministers from across the developing world gathered in the emirate of…

PARIS (AP) — At least 1,500 migrants are living in tents on a muddy lot in northern France as growing numbers of people fleeing Iraq, Afghanistan…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press America is about to find out where its heart is. The U.S. Census Bureau is announcing Tuesday where the population…

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it will offer COVID-19 vaccination booster shots to all adults 18 and over. The decision comes less than two…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela has pleaded not…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015…

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many holiday-season train shows were canceled or limited to fewer visitors last year because of…

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maná will return to its second home with a concert residency at The Forum in Los Angeles…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Russia to be more transparent about its military…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has appeared before a judge to face…

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — With nearly 76% of the ballots counted, a new centrist party appears to be the winner of…

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s opulent hotel near the White House that drew lobbyists and diplomats seeking favor with the…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have added a prominent member of the protest group Pussy Riot to the government’s wanted list, in the latest…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Swedish Academy which choses the Nobel literature prize winners says it is following the case against Turkish Nobel…

By ALAN FRAM, WILSON RING and LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he won’t seek…

By RISKA MUNAWARAH Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities say a baby elephant in the island of Sumatra has had half of her trunk…

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian doctor has asked Israel’s Supreme Court to order the military to issue an official apology and compensation…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered several Cabinet departments to work together to combat…

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is paying tribute to Catholic priests, nuns and laypeople who helped care for people with HIV and AIDS during the early…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Democrat seeking to become South Carolina’s next governor has a plan to suspend the…