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By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the government plans to double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19…

By The Associated Press (AP) — Italy on Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck off the Tuscan island of…

BEIJING (AP) — China is defending what it calls historical rights to virtually the entire South China Sea, following a new U.S. government report…

PARIS (AP) — France will let in travelers from Britain who are vaccinated against COVID-19 without having to self-isolate or to offer an valid…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Senior British government ministers have expressed support for Conservative Prime Minister Boris…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is investigating after an 80-year-old Palestinian with U.S. citizenship died of a heart attack after being detained by…

By CHRISTOPH NOELTING and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — A former Syrian secret police officer has been convicted by a…

PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor has freed a suspect held in custody since Wednesday morning over the 2012 slayings of a British-Iraqi family and a…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The emirate of Ajman is warning its government employees that they will be penalized for coming into contact for…

BEIRUT (AP) — A general strike by public transportation and labor unions has paralyzed Lebanon as the nation suffers through one of the…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says troops that are part of a Russia-led security alliance are…

By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press Novak Djokovic was included in the draw for the Australian Open — but he’s still waiting to learn if he can…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that…

PARIS (AP) — French teachers have walked out in a nationwide strike Thursday to express anger at the way the government is handling the virus…

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer There’s one word that always grabs the world’s attention in sports: scandal. Figure skating has had its share…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — A doctor in Texas became the first person to be charged under a landmark U.S. law designed to add…

By TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Italy has paid tribute to the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has received its first supply of Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 pills to…

BEIJING (AP) — A key concern when Beijing was bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games was the lack of a robust winter sports tradition in the…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan and Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will always share the painful…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British scientists hunting down coronavirus variants have a new mission: sharing their expertise…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, says its quarterly profit rose…

ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain have formally launched talks to pursue a free trade deal that is expected to boost…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are lower after a retreat on Wall Street that left the Nasdaq composite down…

By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has remained in limbo even after he was included in the…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Israeli soldiers have been killed by friendly fire while on a security patrol near a military base in the Jordan Valley. In a…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as China tried to…

By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza Strip has few jobs, little electricity and almost no natural resources. But…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is all but conceding defeat for this…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to…

By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds Democrats increasingly view protecting abortion rights as a high priority…

By SAM METZ AP/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Las Vegas city councilwoman has been spending thousands on television ads in her quest…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top rights activist feels populist autocrats could be facing a turning point as people learn that…

By DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Sao Paulo-based company called Marsam is known for its commitment to the…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers in South Korea have located a man under a pile of broken concrete at the…

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — An internet watchdog says dozens of journalists and human rights…

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses an ammunition supplier of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s seeking new U.N. sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s latest…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet have ended their 16-year relationship. A joint statement posted on the “Aquaman” star’s…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government will prevent Mexican fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports on the Gulf of Mexico, arguing the Mexican…

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — An 18-year-old New Mexico woman accused of abandoning her newborn baby in a dumpster has pleaded not guilty to charges of…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press PARAMOUNT, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects claims by the sheriff of California’s…

BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is urging rival factions in Sudan to engage…

By GISELA SOLOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The Pan American Health Organization says it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus…

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether former New York Times journalist…

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A judge in western Illinois who found an 18-year-old man guilty of sexual assaulting a 16-year-old girl has come under fire…

MIAMI (AP) — Princess Cruises has pleaded guilty to violating its probation related to previous environmental crimes. Court records show company…

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The new top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee says President Joe Biden’s…

MIAMI (AP) — Three South Florida police officers are facing criminal charges in separate incidents: two accused of using excessive force during…