TOKYO -- Japan and the European Union announced a security and defense partnership on Friday as they seek to step up military ties, including joint exercises and exchanges between their defense industries, amid growing tensions…
CHISINAU, Moldova -- Moldovan historian and politician Octavian Ticu remembers when the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, a seismic event that enabled him to become one of the first amateur boxers to fight…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas' four Republican U.S. House members face challenges in this year's election from Democratic rivals who are mounting uphill battles to break the GOP's hold on the state's federal delegation.Republican U.S.…
LONDON -- Worries about this week's tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appeared to ease Friday with the interest rates charged on British debt steadying and the pound rising against most other currencies.In the wake…
NOVI SAD, Serbia -- A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 14 people with more feared buried under the…
MADRID -- It’s the eyes peering from the canvases that get him, their gaze piercing the boundary between art and life.That’s why acclaimed Irish novelist John Banville prefers to visit Spain’s Prado Museum during its…
NEW YORK -- The 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest.At this late stage in the campaign, every day matters. And…
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's federal and state legislatures, all dominated by the ruling Morena party, have passed amendments to the Constitution that prohibit courts from challenging any Constitutional reforms. In the past, courts in Mexico…
Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than its Southern neighbors.That's been even truer in the…
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Twenty-nine children could be facing the death penalty in Nigeria after they were arraigned Friday for participating in a protest against the country’s record cost-of-living crisis. Four of them collapsed in court…
NEW YORK -- John Albert's daughter isn't going to school on Friday. And he couldn't be happier about it.For the first time, the high school senior and all of New York City's public school students…
In the waning days of the presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump zero in on the battleground state of Wisconsin.Meanwhile, concerns over attempts at outside interference in Tuesday's election sprang…
SAO PAULO -- Brazil's government broke its silence Friday over growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, with the Foreign Ministry saying it was surprised by “the offensive tone” adopted by Venezuelan authorities toward Brazil.In recent days,…
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A North Dakota state park will no longer be named after a Civil War-era general who led attacks that killed hundreds of Native Americans.Sully Creek State Park, in the rugged Badlands near…
MEXICO CITY -- Halloween is gaining ground in Mexico, but in a country wracked by drug cartel violence there are real fears about ghosts, ghouls and skeletons walking the streets. The concern isn’t so much…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph received an additional 35 years behind bars Friday.Justin Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder on…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal jury on Friday cleared a former Kentucky police detective of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor's neighbors by using excessive force during a botched 2020 drug raid that left…
LANSING, Mich. -- Donald Trump on Friday met with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan — the nation’s largest Arab-majority city — as the Republican presidential nominee works to court the potentially decisive group despite his…
NEW YORK -- A New Jersey man who was among seven people charged with smuggling electronic components to aid Russia’s war effort pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and other charges, authorities…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- It was the hottest September in more than a century in parts of South Florida, and Dwayne Wilson could hear his 81-year-old fellow inmate gasping for breath and crying out for help…
PHILADELPHIA -- A legal fight over Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes is back in state court in Pennsylvania, a loss for the billionaire, after a federal judge said Friday that he doesn't have jurisdiction.…
GENEVA -- The head of a U.N.-backed fact-finding team looking into human rights violations and abuses in Sudan said Friday it found the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces responsible for large-scale sexual violence in areas that…
WASHINGTON -- Halfway through the Biden administration's 30-day ultimatum for Israel to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S. military funding, Israel is falling far short, an…
LOS ANGELES -- In the scenic hills overlooking Los Angeles, nine immigrants from countries spanning from Lebanon and Germany to Taiwan and Mexico took oaths to become new American citizens at an outdoor naturalization ceremony…
Federal highway officials on Thursday announced $635 million to repair or replace numerous old and outdated bridges ranging from Alaska to Maine, including a couple located in popular national parks.The grants for more than 70…
ELLERBE, N.C. -- Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson battered his Democratic rival for governor and the media, and…
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi's Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn too little to afford private insurance — a position that business groups…
MILWAUKEE -- Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host dueling rallies within seven miles of one another on Friday night in the Milwaukee area as part of a final push for…
A Florida man filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against three Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop, alleging they used excessive force that resulted in permanent…
BEIRUT -- The family WhatsApp group chat buzzed with constant messages. Israel was escalating its airstrikes on villages and towns in southern Lebanon. Everyone was glued to the news.Reda Gharib woke up uncharacteristically early that…
WASHINGTON -- Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children…
SEOUL, South Korea -- Commercial satellite images reveal that North Korea has carved at least two large trenches across roads and rail lines on its heavily armed border with South Korea since it blew up…
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A Marine investigation blamed the pilot of an advanced fighter jet for ejecting from the aircraft when he didn't need to, causing the F-35 to fly unmanned for 11 minutes before it…
NEW YORK -- The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand next week to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848.There’s an…
LONDON -- Chinese online retailer Temu is facing a European Union investigation over suspicions it's failing to prevent the sale of illegal products, the 27-nation bloc's executive arm said on Thursday. The European Commission opened…
NEW YORK -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to return to court Friday as he seeks to fend off federal corruption charges while battling for his political future.The Democrat is expected to…
RABAT, Morocco -- A Moroccan economist known for his work defending human rights was detained after criticizing the government in remarks posted on social media during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the…
NEW YORK -- Opening statements are set for Friday in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, a white Marine veteran accused of choking a distressed Black subway rider to death. An anonymous Manhattan jury is…
MADRID -- In a matter of minutes, flash floods caused by heavy downpours in eastern Spain on Tuesday swept away everything in their path. With no time to react, people were trapped in vehicles, homes…
ATLANTA -- Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day, using demeaning language and misrepresentations to paint an exceedingly narrow slice of the U.S. population as…
NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul's criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers’…
BAGHDAD -- After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament elected a new speaker Thursday, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with Iran.Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, who served a previous stint as speaker from…
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — Trick-or-treaters in the Northeast who in past years would bundle up under their Bluey or Beetlejuice costumes comfortably roamed neighborhoods in unseasonably mild temperatures Thursday.New York City hit…
HELSINKI -- Prosecutors in Finland filed charges Thursday over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine. The National Prosecution Authority did not…
PHOENIX -- Employees for Arizona’s most populous county are taking on extra shifts to help election workers with an around-the-clock operation to process early ballots that are an unusually long two pages. Election officials in…
LONDON -- Prince William’s roadshow for environmental innovation will arrive in South Africa next week as the heir to the British throne announces the winners of his annual Earthshot Prize, aimed at finding new ways…
KHARKIV, Ukraine -- Each time U.S. philanthropist Amed Khan returns to Ukraine, he begins by offering condolences for those killed in the war since his last trip. Over the past two and a half years,…
LONDON -- The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed on her death certificate, after…
ATLANTA -- Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms…
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-run ferry dock on a Georgia island said Thursday that the government should help them pay for funerals for the seven people who died…
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used…
HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes isn't a member of the historically Black sororities and fraternities known as the “Divine Nine."But throughout her hotly contested reelection campaign this year, Hayes, the first Black woman…
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent's candidates as extreme in…
LONDON -- A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on Thursday, though it left a question mark over whether anti-abortion demonstrators who pray silently will be breaking the law.The law, which…
WASHINGTON -- There will be 77 days between Election Day and inauguration, a period in which the president-elect may ready his or her administration to take over power from President Joe Biden. Long built on…
ČACHTICE, Slovakia -- More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusive. From…
CHICAGO -- Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering minors. “PROTECT PARENT RIGHTS” plastered on church bulletins.As voters in nine states determine whether to enshrine abortion rights in their state…
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine -- Most of the Russian weapons that hit the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia kill in an instant: the drones, the ballistic missiles, the glide bombs, the artillery shells. But Russian soldiers control another…
CONCORD, N.H. -- A white former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of race-motivated assault against a Black bank executive outside of a diner on Thanksgiving Eve 2023, according to a civil rights complaint…
SAN MATEO, Ecuador -- Oswaldo Angulo is a born fisherman, like generations before him. The oldest of his brothers, he dropped out of high school in Ecuador to learn the trade with his father. When…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago is again on trial in a federal courtroom after a long-awaited civil case…
LUCKNOW, India -- Millions of Indians began celebrating the annual Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, by symbolically lighting a record 2.51 million earthen oil lamps at dusk on Wednesday on the banks of the river…
ATLANTA -- Two more people standing trial along with rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty to reduced charges Wednesday after reaching deals with prosecutors.Pleas from Rodalius Ryan and Marquavius Huey came just a day after another…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday dismissed his foreign affairs minister hours after the country voted in favor of lifting the U.S. economic embargo of Cuba at the U.N. General Assembly.Argentine…
Voters in two counties in Washington state and Oregon have not received mail-in ballots with less than a week to go before the election, election officials said Wednesday. The news comes two days after incendiary…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California will partner with a trade group representing major U.S. airlines to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels, state officials said Wednesday.The California Air Resources Board announced a plan with Airlines…
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A trial opened Wednesday against two former policemen accused in the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco, who was Black, bisexual and from humble roots and who has…
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off.The company has spent billions of dollars to…
PORTLAND, Maine -- Three Massachusetts utilities and Central Maine Power’s parent company have agreed that Massachusetts ratepayers must shoulder $512 million in additional costs caused by delays in construction of a power transmission project in…
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate.Tony…
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore has more than 20 people asking the governor to spare his life in a clemency petition filed Wednesday, just two days before he is scheduled…
AUSTIN, Texas -- A group of news organizations asked a Texas appeals court on Wednesday to order the release of state Department of Public Safety records of the law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary…
Incendiary devices found at the scene of ballot drop box fires in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Vancouver, Washington, this week were marked with the words “Free Gaza,” according to a law enforcement officialWASHINGTON -- Incendiary…
WARSAW, Poland -- The son of a Holocaust survivor fulfilled a yearslong personal mission Wednesday with the unveiling of memorials in a Polish forest that honor hundreds of Jews murdered by German forces during World…
The groups promoting ballot measures to add amendments to the constitutions in nine states that would enshrine a right to abortion have raised more than $160 million.That's nearly six times what their opponents have brought…
MOSCOW -- MOSCOW (AP) — North Korea's top diplomat is set to hold talks in Moscow on Wednesday following reports that Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to Russia to support its action in Ukraine.Foreign…
SAN FRANCISCO -- The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was given a life…
LONDON -- The teen charged with killing three girls and wounding 10 other people in a stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class appeared in court on Wednesday to face new charges of possessing…
LAS VEGAS -- A jury has found a man guilty of breaking into a room at a Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino and robbing and killing two Vietnamese tour leaders in June 2018.Julius Damiano Deangilo Trotter…
NEW YORK -- In the shadow of the White House, seven days before the final votes of the 2024 election are cast, Kamala Harris vowed to put country over party and warned that Donald Trump…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Perched on two fingers on the roof of an art gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, the giant sculpture of a hand has loomed over the city for five years. Named Quasi,…
