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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military says it launched strikes against militant targets in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the…

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press The events from last Jan. 6 in Washington unfolded on live television and they’ve been the subject of…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After tough talk between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin over the Russian troop…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alvin Bragg has already notched one historic first, being sworn in Saturday as Manhattan’s…

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A year after New Year’s Day passed without a Rose Parade due to the coronavirus pandemic, the floral spectacle…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s new mayor has pledged to steer the nation’s largest city out of the…

By BRITTANY PETERSON and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Colorado officials say nearly 1,000 homes and other structures were…

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A crowd surge at a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir has killed at least…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Stetson Bennett threw three touchdown passes, Nakobe Dean led an angry…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Scientists and medical chiefs who have led Britain’s response to the pandemic have been awarded…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to further bolster his military capability,…

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON (AP) — Josh Jacobs couldn’t have produced the best game of his three-year-old career for a better time.…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The enormous pedestal where the Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia’s capital resided for over 130 years until September has…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people have been shot and wounded following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year’s Eve…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama is headed to another national championship game. Brian Robinson ran…

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Body camera footage released by authorities showed a man screaming in pain and pleading for help just before a sheriff’s…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America LAS VEGAS (AP) — Organizers of the CES tech convention in Las Vegas say it will run from…

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says the federal judiciary needs to do more to ensure…

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After tough talk between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin over the Russian troop…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — China has opened an embassy in Nicaragua for the first time since 1990, acting just over three weeks after President…

LONDON (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list following…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s navy has seized two semi-submersible boats carrying 4.1 metric tons of cocaine off the…

By FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press Betty White was America’s naughty sweetheart. With a wholesome smile and a dirty joke she charmed millions of…

By The Associated Press Tributes from fellow actors and comedians poured in on social media Friday in reaction to the death of Betty White. The…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Beaches along the south Los Angeles County coast have been closed due to a spill of untreated sewage. Authorities say a…

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah are set to go forward on New Year’s Day…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists and tribal leaders are suing the U.S. government to try to block construction…

By LYNN ELBER and FRAZIER MOORE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has dropped plans to give the country’s highest honor to an Israeli historian amid criticism of his work on…

By DARKO VOJINOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Boisterous New Year’s Eve celebrations have kicked off in Serbia’s capital of…

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press A New York resident and “Jeopardy” contestant who was stumped this week by a clue about his state’s governor…

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio high school football player who says coaches forced him to eat a pizza covered with pepperoni grease in violation of…

CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected in the shooting of one police officer and wounding of another at a northern Illinois hotel has been…

By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy It was a healthy year for big gifts to charitable causes in 2021, a year…

By ACACIA CORONADO and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sarah Weddington is being remembered this week as a champion…

By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This time last year, the Republican Party was hitting bottom. The GOP had…

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Flight cancellations surged again on the last day of 2021, with airlines blaming it on crew shortages related to…

By DÉBORA ÁLVARES, MAURICIO SAVARESE and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Leaders around the world are relying on…

LONDON (AP) — New post-Brexit custom rules for goods arriving from the European Union to Britain are taking effect on Saturday. A leading food…

By STEVE PEOPLES and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This time last year, the Republican Party was hitting bottom. The GOP had…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Denis O’Dell, a British film producer and director who worked with The Beatles on the movie “A Hard Day’s Night,”…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from drag queen titan RuPaul, the sixth and final season of…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say six people were shot as six gunmen fired dozens of shots on a street full of businesses late Thursday.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Winnie the Pooh” and “The Sun Also Rises” are going public. A.A. Milne’s children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s…

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The judges of a Michigan university’s cheeky annual “Banished Word List” have a message for texting and…