AP National News

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is urging a judge to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to postpone his…

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildlife officials were trying to capture a wayward sea otter Thursday that has been…

By MARIA CHENG and JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press The World Health Organization’s cancer agency has deemed the sweetener aspartame — found in…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of this year’s United Nations climate talks is calling for governments and businesses to…

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mozambique’s former finance minister has pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court in…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has touted robust revenue collections as another…

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Vermont prepared for the next round of storms — and possibly a tornado — as people took advantage of calm…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Controversial social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother are suing a…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed to the mixed U.S. Supreme Court decisions this term…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For the second time in a week, the Los Angeles County sheriff decried the use of force by deputies in the Antelope Valley after…

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala sank deeper into political turmoil Thursday as prosecutors targeted a…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An accused hitman who federal authorities say was a top lieutenant for a Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty in Fargo, North…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has told federal legislators that his government plans…

ATLANTA (AP) — The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher is calling to drain Georgia’s largest lake, where her son was fatally injured 11 years…

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — At first, Josiah Rogers said he thought his older brother, a Las Vegas police officer, was joking…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian activist group in the West Bank says Palestinian security forces have detained a Palestinian journalist…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter…

ROME (AP) — A coalition of humanitarian groups is formally asking the European Commission to review Italian legislation governing migration. The…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — There was a time when Ons Jabeur might not have recovered from the deficit she found…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A government office in Hungary has levied a hefty fine against a national bookseller for…

By ERIN HOOLEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium has welcomed the first southern rockhopper penguin chick to join its…

By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The gunman who killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is eligible for the death…

By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and The Associated Press said Thursday that they’ve made a deal for the artificial…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A sprawling, mighty galaxy was created in season one of “Foundation.” Now it’s time…

By SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for…

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The day Christopher Nolan called Cillian Murphy about his new film, “Oppenheimer,” Murphy hung up the phone in…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has rejected a case brought by Nicaragua in a…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Europe’s top court says that the suspension in Poland of a judge who has criticized the government is against EU law…

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in a lobby…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says Russia and Belarus won’t get a formal invitation to the 2024 Paris Olympics when more than 200…

By TERRY TANG Associated Press The anticipation of getting to play a Filipino character for the first time is something shared by the entire company…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues defy the…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States decelerated again last month, the latest sign that…

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Helen Mirren, who plays Israel’s first female prime minister in her latest film, says she has…

PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has approved a boost to military spending spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine. The new budget bill…

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man facing terrorism charges over a fire that badly damaged South Africa’s…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue Thursday as he told jurors in a…

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Summers are famously humid in New York State, but life in the Maioli household has gotten more…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot soared to an estimated $875 million after no winning ticket was sold for the latest drawing. No…

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian general in charge of forces fighting in southern Ukraine has been relieved of his duties after speaking out about problems…