AP National News

By KHADIJA KOTHIA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The adventures of the honey-loving bear “Winnie the Pooh” have captivated children — and…

JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president says he will prohibit Cabinet officials from attending an ongoing…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Gandolfini’s face is thinner. His hair is thicker. His presence a little gentler. But…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The FBI and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have joined a search that spans three counties for a missing college…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says Britons arriving in the country will be subjected to COVID-19 tests and a 10-day…

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropies are pouring millions into programs aimed at persuading Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19.…

By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for…

ROME (AP) — Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of a Lady,” which went missing for nearly 23 years after its theft from an Italian museum, will star…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian academic and activist is among Time magazine’s 100 most influential…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Few books have been more anticipated among art lovers. John Richardson’s fourth and final…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAVID McHUGH AP Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached new highs in the United States and Europe, as rising…

A group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceflight company of being a toxic work environment and…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Turkish company supplying electricity to Lebanon from two power barges off the coast of Beirut…

LEAGUE CITY, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas have arrested a man who was accused of stabbing a restaurant manager with a pocketknife after being told…

By GREGORY GONDWE Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Police in Malawi say a former government minister killed himself at the parliament…

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — One of France’s biggest unsolved criminal cases appears to have been cracked. The…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal has so far this year recorded its lowest number of wildfires since 2011. Also, wildfires have claimed no lives…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in Britain’s capital are desperately trying to regain the trust of women after revelations…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says he was “shocked” when Mali’s prime minister described France’s plans to reduce its troop…

By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s popularity has slumped — with half of Americans now…

LONDON (AP) — Police in Northern Ireland have arrested two more men Friday over the death of a young journalist who was shot and killed while…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 25 fighter jets toward self-ruled Taiwan in a large display on China’s National Day. The People’s…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As North Korea goes back to its pattern of pressuring South Korea to…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief prosecutor is accusing Slovenia of interfering in the EU’s justice…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis are marching in the center of Baghdad to mark two years since mass anti-government protests erupted in the Iraqi…

By DANIEL ROCA and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he has directed that the ban on Twitter’s…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Merck says its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s government says a defense pact between Greece and France aimed at bolstering Athens’ capabilities amid…

GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government has decided to set up a dedicated embassy to the Vatican. Switzerland’s ambassador to Slovenia is…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has outlined plans to lift its pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens…

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s statistics agency says sharply higher oil and gas prices have…

By JAMEY KEATEN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Pakistan wants the European Union to revise its plan to step up human rights…

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government has suspended the Norwegian Refugee Council aid group…

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are investigating a Turkish man who was arrested in Dusseldorf on suspicion that he spied on supporters…

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia has opened the country’s first public oxygen plant as the Horn of Africa nation with one of the world’s…

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a Category 4 storm that is not expected to strike Bermuda but is forecast bring tropical storm conditions to the…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has lifted a six-week national lockdown as COVID-19 cases and deaths…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s national army has begun exercises near its border with Azerbaijan, putting on a display of military capabilities near…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Mako and her fiancé are tying the knot next month but no wedding ceremonies are…

By STEPHEN MCGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities say a fire at a hospital in Romania’s port city of Constanta has killed…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Mongolia-born Hakuho was famous for his diligent training that led him to be the sumo grand…

By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Angelina Jolie, Rita Moreno and several other speakers at Variety’s Women…

BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new governor for Xinjiang where the ruling Communist Party is accused of carrying out mass detentions and…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A round of free trade talks between the European Union and Australia has been postponed by one…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A manhunt is continuing Friday for the tenant in an apartment building that was rocked by an explosion and fire this week that…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Three candidates aiming to unseat Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in…

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BIALYSTOK, Poland (AP) — A Syrian family seeking to escape the war in their homeland got trapped between borders…