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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press HARISH, Israel (AP) — The sound of children and music echoed down a narrow basement hallway in Israel as they…

By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian man who admitted killing a gay American by punching him off a cliff…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says it has demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian suspected of involvement in twin bombings in Jerusalem…

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian officials on Thursday condemned a Singapore-born stand-up comedian who mocked Malaysia and made fun of the…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and ROB GILLIES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Images of smoke obscuring the New York skyline and the Washington Monument this…

By JESSE BEDAYN, COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire…

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At Cleveland’s Urban Kutz Barbershop, customers can flip…

By KIM CHANDLER, REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in…

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in Portland, Oregon, have voted to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places…

By MARIAM FAM Associated Press As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In a story published June 7, 2023, The Associated Press reported about a lawsuit filed following a building collapse in…

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee has called off a vote that would move…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An autopsy has determined that a man who died in January after police officers in North Carolina’s capital city…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob’s Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says elections to replace resigning U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart will take…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who in bold-faced…

SEATTLE (AP) — Six people from Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars of…

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded vessels, including a sailboat,…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Two police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for what authorities call their reckless actions and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vetoed legislation that would have canceled his plan to forgive…

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two federal Bureau of Prisons employees for allegedly failing to provide medical care for an…

By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire minutes after a high school graduation in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and…

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has described the slayings of five men caught on security camera…

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers rallied with more than one hundred Bible-toting parents and children at…

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state panel in Oklahoma has denied recommending clemency for a man convicted of stabbing a…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida jury agreed Wednesday that a former Florida State football player acted in self-defense when he…

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Pope Francis emerged from a three-hour abdominal surgery at a Rome hospital on Wednesday evening,…

ROME (AP) — An Italian lawmaker who fought for a rule so that women can be allowed to nurse their babies during a parliamentary session has now…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Santa Fe Opera will present the world premiere of “The Righteous” by composer Gregory Spears with a libretto by…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday announced plans to cut 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to…

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics’ search for a new home drew Nevada lawmakers…

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disclosed Wednesday that she received a $1,200…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BONN, Germany (AP) — Environmental campaigners are calling for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of…