AP National News

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police have charged two men with murder in the death of a 7-year-old boy shot in his…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is debating whether to try to fix a jammed solar panel on its newly launched…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s justice minister says the European Union member should not pay any of the total $1.8 million daily fines the…

CHICAGO (AP) — An 82-year-old man freed from prison last year after serving nearly 60 years in the slaying of one of three suburban Chicago women…

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis on Friday, he won’t kiss the ring. Biden,…

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal prosecutors say law enforcement officers and a prosecutor aided an operation that…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent Dutch government advisory panel says the government must urgently take more action to rein in…

ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee of Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has been arrested on charges that she sent emails impersonating Duncan to get…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish lawmakers have held an emotional debate on proposed legislation dubbed “Stop…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 19-year-old British man obsessed with demons has been sentenced to serve at least 35 years in…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A top Norwegian health official said the Scandinavian country “must be prepared for a bigger wave” as Norway has…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo is having a sweet year as the leading nominee at the American Music Awards in the first…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A U.N.-backed report says sites containing some of the world’s most treasured forests, including…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has defended a Justice Department memo aimed at combating…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market has…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has abruptly canceled the planned live broadcast of President Joe Biden’s meeting…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government says a new airstrike has hit the capital of the country’s Tigray region and a doctor says 10…

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — COVID-19 travel restrictions will cut the representatives of Pacific island nations…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has denied a defense request to dismiss the most serious charge against a former suburban Minneapolis police…

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has argued that promises offered by the U.S.…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hampered by rising COVID-19 cases and persistent supply shortages, the U.S. economy…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son has been granted bail in a high-profile drug case that led to the actor finding himself…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a pandemic low last week,…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have had their first conversation since Australia pulled…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive is calling for climate leadership ahead of two major international meetings focused on…

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — How did Gordon Ramsay spend his pandemic lockdown? Getting frenetic in a kitchen, of…

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A program at the University of Michigan to combat struggles that…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of up to 2…

BEIJING (AP) — China has defended a new border law following criticism by India that it might disrupt the resolution of a 17-month-old standoff…

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The businessman who organized the flight that resulted in the death of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala has been found…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that North Korean…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials have praised the “steel friendship” with China during talks with…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The move to phase out gifted education in New York City comes as districts across the country confront…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Public school programs for the gifted and talented are getting increased scrutiny as critics…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, says the social media giant does not…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s president says the ballot box is the best way of breaking a political…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.‘s top human rights official and U.S. President Joe Biden’s envoy to this year’s…

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say an American Airlines flight from New York to California was diverted to Denver after a passenger assaulted a flight…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — European gas prices have dropped after Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Fighter jets have flown over the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki in an aerial display as troops marched in the…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian official announced Thursday that the government will allow employers to…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors have brought charges against a former defense minister over a massive blast at a munitions disposal…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African cricket player Quinton de Kock has apologized for refusing to play in…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow city authorities have ordered most people to stay off work for at least 11 days, to…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported third-quarter profit above analyst…

HONG KONG (AP) — The president of Hong Kong’s legislature says it has become more efficient with no opposition members, after all pro-democracy…

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Statistics Institute says consumer prices increased this month by the country’s highest rate in 29 years…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony has reported its profit fell 54% in the last quarter, mainly due to a one-time tax-related…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has decided to keep its pandemic stimulus efforts unchanged…

LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have grilled Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety. The questioning comes as European…