AP National News

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the state of Iowa to immediately halt enforcement of a law that…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional security officials have approved the…

By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s longtime assistant testified Monday that the R&B superstar was so paranoid, he…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular California ski resort whose name included a derogatory term for Native…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The Republican National Committee is formulating its 2024 presidential nominating calendar and a key figure says he…

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The son of a Black man killed by a Georgia state trooper last year is calling on federal…

ATHENS (AP) — Greek authorities say a small private plane has crashed into the sea off Greece’s Aegean Sea island of Samos, killing both people…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has observed military exercises in coordination with Belarus that have raised concerns in bordering…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The relatives of a 6-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash this year in northern Italy say they are working…

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Fire suppression equipment exploded in a South Florida casino as crews performed maintenance work, causing six people to be…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says it’s in the European Union’s own…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and…

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The center-left bloc in Norway seems to have won Monday’s general election. Official…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened local governments with $5,000 fines per violation…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of Pakistani journalists have rallied outside parliament to reject a proposed law that critics say would further curtail…

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group says the first tanker carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon has arrived in a Syrian port and…

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Havana (AP) — Cuba has issued its most detailed report to date by local scientists criticizing allegations…

CAIRO (AP) — A senor police officer says floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 80 people and damaged or…

LONDON (AP) — A former British counter-terrorism officer has pleaded guilty to 19 voyeurism offenses that involved him posing as a pilot to…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the trial of a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing…

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Democrat-led House committee will take no disciplinary action against a Democratic lawmaker…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British broadcasting veteran  Andrew Neil has stepped down as chairman of GB News, just three months…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says the U.S. budget deficit rose to $2.71 trillion through…

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the college admissions bribery scandal is underway with defense attorneys…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board is recommending the governor commute the death sentence…

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislator accused of kicking a high school student in the testicles has pleaded…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A member of Washington University’s student government placed nearly 3,000 U.S. flags meant to commemorate victims of the Sept.…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The environmental group Global Witness says at least 227 people died last year defending their…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say 240 inmates have escaped in the country’s second prison…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States has marked his 112th birthday. Lawrence…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Officials say Libyan authorities have arrested two suspected human traffickers and facilitated the return of more than…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The hospitality and events industry in South Africa has received a major boost with the…

By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn’t need a…

By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America Across the U.S., vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against harsh Republican criticism of the…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Researchers in Germany have potty trained cows, all in the name of science. Monday’s study in the journal…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Auditors say the European Union’s program for deporting migrants is not working well. But the…

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says a highly awaited joint investigation into abuses in…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new exhibit at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art seeks to start a…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies — Tony- and…

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in South Carolina say a large granite monument honoring 9-11 victims was defaced by vandals who spray-painted…

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who alleges that he was raped by multiple staffers at New Hampshire’s youth detention…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — An Israeli-French-American Holocaust survivor and historian and a U.S. scientist specializing in gut…

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest novels from Colson Whitehead and Joy Williams, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ debut work “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du…

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate change could push more than 200 million people to move within their own countries…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new government has held its first meeting with a call by the president to resume talks…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A new study says up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11 went to for-profit defense…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say the country’s elite counterterrorism squad has arrested a…

NEW YORK (AP) — The next book from Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer Jhumpa Lahiri will highlight her work as a translator. Princeton…