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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reaffirmed his government’s support for the administration of Venezuelan…

PHOENIX (AP) — For nearly two decades, it was a mystery who had left “Baby Skylar” — an unidentified newborn found dead inside a Phoenix…

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ruby Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions via a…

By JESSE BEDAYN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge on Tuesday raised the bond for a student being held in the deaths of two…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition have held a protest accusing the Cabinet…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A trial date has been pushed back from June to November for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant arrested on suspicion of trying to secretly video record a…

BENTON, La. (AP) — Authorities have launched an investigation after a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson received mail…

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Authorities and a civil society group say extremist rebels in eastern Congo have killed…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president acknowledges the armed forces have taken over yet another civilian role: filling potholes on the…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys suing a Georgia county over zoning changes that they say threaten one of the…

By JOHN ANTCZAK and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Much of saturated California remains under threat of floods as the latest…

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court must decide if Pennsylvania voters who put the…

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Marissa Mayer has long been an inspiration for innovative women battling to break through the gender barriers…

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was injured in a car crash walked out of the northern Virginia hospital where he was being treated…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space, claiming that…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Indianapolis have released the name of a 35-year-old woman who was slain during a shooting that apparently…

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Marine and cryptocurrency attorney John Deaton has announced that he is challenging…

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One Financial is betting that Americans will keep shopping and use a credit card to pay for…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has started an emergency campaign to inoculate more than 4 million children…

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican businessman and real estate mogul Eric Hovde launched his bid for the U.S. Senate…

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police are investigating a “suspicious” fire in Ferguson, Missouri, that killed a woman and four children. Firefighters…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new, inclusive stage production of “Peter Pan” flies out on a U.S. tour this month,…

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New figures from the gambling industry show America’s commercial casinos won more…

By ZEKE MILLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s defense chief has expressed frustration with what he called the “double…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley’s team is bracing for a home state embarrassment in…