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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand…

By MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020.…

By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press CETINJE, Montenegro (AP) — Riot police in Montenegro have fired tear gas at protesters who fired gunshots in the…

By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a security checkpoint…

By HUIZHONG WU and KATIE TAM Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The group behind the annual Tiananmen Square memorial vigil in Hong Kong says it…

SYDNEY (AP) — A surfer was fatally bitten by a shark off eastern Australia’s coast as many locals went to beaches to celebrate Father’s Day. An…

Associated Press LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl says she heard vehicles crashing all around the pickup truck where she and her mother…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which sent debris…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Testimony from more than 20 women showed that adult film actor Ron Jeremy used his…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department says three people were killed and three others were wounded…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach turned quarterback Zeb Noland threw for four touchdowns on 13…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Testimony from more than 20 women showed that adult film actor Ron Jeremy used his…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units because…

In a story published September 3, 2021, about the coronavirus outbreak in California, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the San Joaquin…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Four companies say they’ll move ahead with a $26 billion settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis. An…

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom to urge…

ESTILL, S.C. (AP) — A family attorney says a lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reports Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates” label on a video of Black men. The newspaper says…

NEW YORK (AP) — Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit California’s Bay Area on Wednesday to campaign with Gov.…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s calling the Republican-led legislature into…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s department has brought charges against two inmates after a jail riot in which two guards…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have brought some laughs to the Venice Film Festival.…

By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — South Beach’s sizzling party scene is about to undergo a massive boost in police presence against…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The new Israeli president has met with the Jordanian king in a new sign of improved relations between the two countries. President…

By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s top court and its election authority have tossed aside what…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his spouse, Chasten, are celebrating the arrival of not one — but two — bundles…

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The mysterious deaths of a Northern California family of hikers and their dog have led federal officials to…

By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday that cleanup crews are responding to a sizable oil spill…

By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Afghan female filmmakers who fled the Taliban are begging the world to not…

By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit all three 9/11 memorial sites to…

FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian security officers have detained five minority Crimean Tatar activists and raided the home of…

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Brexit minister has warned of a long-term chill in relations between the U.K. and the…

FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — Ford and Michigan environmental officials say one of the automaker’s plants is the source of benzene vapor in sewers that…

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of activists have protested in Berlin for a more inclusive and progressive society. The German news agency dpa reported…

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands have protested in Switzerland for the legalization of same-sex marriage in the Alpine country. The protests…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy has declared five missing sailors dead nearly a week after a helicopter crashed in the ocean off San Diego. The Navy has…

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A judge has temporarily shielded some Texas abortion clinics from being sued by the state’s…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press A U.S. official says the United States plans to send Afghan evacuees who require more screening to a site in…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press CRANFORD, N.J. (AP) — Flood-stricken families and business owners across the Northeast are hauling waterlogged…

By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Several dozen Russians have gathered in Moscow to protest the crackdown by Russian authorities on…

ROME (AP) — Italian police were hunting for a tobacco shop owner in Naples who allegedly ran off on a motor scooter with a customer’s…

PARIS (AP) — Sharks and rays have seen declines in their populations since 2014 and more and more are now threatened with extinction. That’s…

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian rescue workers say they have recovered the body of a U.S. climber who died at about 6,200 meters (more than 20,000…

By JULIE WATSON and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Veteran-led rescue groups say the Biden administration’s estimate that no…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jessica Chastain has been friends with Oscar Isaac since their Julliard days but says it…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a bitter taste for those who wanted to see more…