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BEIJING (AP) — At least three people have been killed and 30 injured in an apparent gas explosion at a hotel in the northern Chinese city of…

By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (AP) — For nearly 30 years, the vast territory of Western Sahara in the North African…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military will appeal a landmark court ruling that struck down its…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s new governor-general says she plans to reach out to people…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Premier Hockey Federation has reached an agreement to make ESPN+ the exclusive home for watching games in this U.S. this…

By MARK PRATT Associated Press An extraordinarily rare coin with a face value of just pennies when it was minted in mid-17th century New England…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who avoided execution in February has been put to death for the 1991 killing of…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. has donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the…

By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key…

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus that caused the pandemic can keep evolving as long as people are still…

By JILL COLVIN and ALEX VEIGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some investors aren’t waiting to see if former President Donald Trump’s plans…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A major Chinese real estate developer whose struggle to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars…

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India is celebrating giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose. It’s a hopeful milestone…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Isaiah Obet was behaving erratically and in mental distress in 2017 when Auburn police officer…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Polls have consistently shown Democrat Terry McAuliffe with the overwhelming support of Black…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Isaiah Obet was behaving erratically and in mental distress in 2017 when Auburn police officer…

By AMY TAXIN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Southern California harbor patrol boats picked up reports of a…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California residents are cleaning up Friday and preparing for a massive storm this weekend that could bring flash…

By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff says a family and their dog died of extreme heat exhaustion…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WATERTOWN, Minn. (AP) — A small-town family doctor angling to become Minnesota’s next governor is tapping…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed woman after…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council is urging leaders in central Africa’s Great Lakes region to…

By ALICE FUNG and MATTHEW CHENG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Travel-starved, sleep-deprived residents might find a new Hong Kong bus tour to…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s first domestically produced space rocket reached its desired altitude…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Aircraft and ships are searching off South Korea’s eastern coast for six crew members still missing a day after their…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bottlenecks at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have spilled over into a…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he’s launching a new media company with its own social media…