AP National News

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A newspaper editor friend of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner was…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney for 22 women who have filed lawsuits accusing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JIM SALTER Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Many overwhelmed hospitals, with no beds to offer, are putting…

By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The White House says Israel’s new prime minister is coming to Washington next…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has long faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public…

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has received a new soccer-themed toy: his very own foosball table. Francis played a round on the table that was…

By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The FBI has joined a criminal investigation into an alleged security breach of a…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials last month discussed the timing for beginning to dial back…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will require that nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 as…

By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press The federal government deliberately targeted Black Lives Matter protesters via heavy-handed criminal prosecutions in…

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. health officials plan to offer COVID-19 booster shots to vaccinated Americans to shore up their protection…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Former Purdue Pharma president and chair Richard Sackler says he, his family and the company do not have any…

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Yogananda Pittman, who was the top Capitol Police intelligence official when…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A 13-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate will remain in custody pending trial. A…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is urging Ethiopian leaders to find a peaceful resolution to the Tigray conflict in…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases. Brooks…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent…

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of the country’s leading independent news…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Egypt’s intelligence chief has visited Israel to discuss a cease-fire deal between Israel and the Hamas militant group following…

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy. Starting Thursday, the theme park resort in Florida will…

By FREIDA FRISARO and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Students in Florida’s Broward County went back to school…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — A Miami businessman accused of servicing Venezuela’s fleet of Russian fighter jets in…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press A federal civil rights lawsuit claims a Black woman who pulled off a road to change drivers during a trip with…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Sam Hunt has pleaded guilty to drinking and driving in Tennessee. The Tennessean reports Hunt entered the…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson is urging European Union countries to help people…

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer An oceanfront park is emerging as the leading site for a memorial to the victims of the deadly condominium…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of people arrested after an armed standoff along a Massachusetts…

BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey-backed Syrian forces and Syrian Kurdish fighters shelled one another’s positions in northern Syria, leaving at least…

BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of 11 young men who are allegedly part of a violent Baltimore gang dubbed “39 Babies” have been indicted for crimes…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan…

By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing changing how asylum claims are handled. The aim is to reduce…

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The NCAA recently dropped its ban on athletes being able to earn money for their fame and…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 5 square…

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press U.S. Census Bureau computer servers were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but it didn’t…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A high-ranking Catholic cardinal who has COVID-19 is in serious condition and has been…

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Documents in the New Hampshire criminal case of rocker Marilyn Manson allege that he spit and blew snot at a…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gap’s low-price division Old Navy is overhauling its approach to how it designs…

By MATTHEW PERRONE and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new film out this week, shortly before the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack,…

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Searching for a way to honor Texas teacher Zelene Blancas after her death late last year from…

MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Gibraltar have seized 2.6 tons of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of $18 million after a high-speed boat…

By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Two of the nation’s wealthiest foundations have created a new $7.5…

BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that has defied sleuths. The large yellow…

NEW YORK (AP) — A wood stork typically seen in tropical and subtropical regions migrated to New York City but died 10 days after it was first…

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of…

BANGKOK (AP) — A human rights group says more than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power…

By KATHY GANNON Associated Press The Taliban’s top political leader has made a triumphal return to Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar battled…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a…

By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s attorney general has indicted a leading Maltese businessman in…