BRUSSELS -- The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations met for an inaugural summit on Wednesday against a backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East and struggles to find a unified position…
A group campaigning for a Florida abortion-right ballot measure sued state officials Wednesday over their order to TV stations to stop airing one ad produced by the group, Floridians Protecting Freedom.The state's health department, part…
The beauty of Rourkela, India’s city-changing idea is in its simplicity. Giving farmers affordable access to cold storage for their crops reduces waste and increases sales.What turned that idea into an award winner in the…
ISLAMABAD -- Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances met in Pakistan's capital Wednesday, with Moscow and Beijing announcing they will boost cooperation.The 23rd meeting of the China-and Russia-founded…
LOS ANGELES -- The extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez will advocate for the brothers' release from prison during a news conference set for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as prosecutors review new evidence…
With just 21 days to go before the final votes are cast in the 2024 presidential season, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are scrambling to win over and turn out Black voters, women and other…
ROME -- Italy’s far-right government has approved a budget for next year of about 30 billion euros ($33 billion), which officials say will be partly funded by a levy on Italian banks and insurers.Prime Minister…
The president of one of the largest Native American tribes in the U.S. announced Tuesday he has removed responsibilities from his vice president, saying she no longer represents his administration and should consider resigning from…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Victims of domestic violence in New Zealand will be allowed to cut ties to abusive spouses more quickly after lawmakers unanimously voted Wednesday to exempt them from a mandatory two-year separation…
BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho will begin using central veins deep in the groin, neck, chest or arm for executions by lethal injection if attempts to insert standard IV lines fail, the Idaho Department of Correction…
SRINAGAR, India -- Leaders of Kashmir’s biggest political party were sworn into office Wednesday to run a largely powerless government after the first local election since India stripped the disputed region of its special status…
BANGKOK -- Markets in Europe and Asia were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pulled back from their records, dented by selling of technology and energy sector shares. Britain's FTSE 100 advanced 0.6% to 8,300.26…
CLAWSON, Mich. -- CLAWSON, Mich. (AP) — Jill Biden wasted no time after she stepped up to the microphone at a suburban Detroit restaurant.“Now some have come to (the) Detroit area recently and thrown around…
SHENGJIN, Albania -- An Italian navy ship on Wednesday docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters.The naval ship Libra left the port of…
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticized for buying a multimillion-dollar waterfront home during a national housing crisis with federal elections just months away.Critics argue that the purchase of the 4.3…
LAS VEGAS -- A Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician is due to learn Wednesday how long he’ll serve in Nevada state prison after being convicted of killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles that criticized…
Israeli jets struck Beirut's southern suburbs early Wednesday for the first time in six days, Lebanese state media reported. Israel says it is striking Hezbollah assets in the suburbs, where the militant group has a…
OMAHA, Neb. -- Thousands of Nebraska residents with felony records will learn Wednesday whether they'll be able to vote in next month's hotly-contested elections after the Nebraska Supreme Court issues its ruling on a lawsuit…
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong’s leader announced a cut to liquor tax Wednesday as the Asian financial hub hopes to revive its reputation as a travel destination with a vibrant nightlife and dining scene.After fulfilling…
NEW YORK -- Mexico's former public security chief is set to be sentenced in a U.S. court on Wednesday after being convicted of taking bribes to aid drug traffickers.Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are asking a…
AMSTERDAM -- The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York.A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of the…
DALLAS -- Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met for their only debate Tuesday night, trading attacks over abortion and immigration in a closely watched race that could help determine which party…
MOSCOW -- A Russian man was rescued in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk after surviving for more than two months in a tiny inflatable boat that lost its engine, but his brother and nephew have…
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles city attorney’s office said Tuesday that it does not plan to file criminal charges against two people who were investigated in connection with the unlawful recording of a racist…
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials announced Tuesday what they claimed was $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico, but much of that was neither new, nor completely certain.Investor confidence in Mexico has been…
NEW DELHI -- A diplomatic row that has strained bilateral relations between India and Canada for over a year has boiled over as the countries expelled each other’s top diplomats over the killing of a…
UNITED NATIONS -- Yemen risks being dragged further into the military escalation in the Middle East that keeps intensifying and could spiral out of control, the U.N. special envoy for the Arab world’s poorest nation…
NEW YORK -- Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asked a New York judge Tuesday to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case.The lawyers wrote in a letter to…
Attention, American men: Donald Trump and his allies want you to believe your vote says big things about your masculinity.In the final weeks before the Nov. 5 election, the Republican nominee is amping up his…
MADISON, Wis. -- Voting rights advocates on Tuesday asked state and federal authorities to investigate anonymous text messages apparently targeting young Wisconsin voters, warning them not to vote in a state where they are ineligible.Free…
PARIS -- As Notre Dame gears up to reopen its doors in December, Paris is on the verge of a remarkable eco-revival, bringing nature back to the forefront of the City of Light.Beyond restoring the…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The last of 16 jurors were seated Tuesday for the murder trial of a man charged in the Indiana killings of two teenage girls slain in 2017 during a winter hike.Twelve…
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s new president acknowledged Tuesday that three civilians including a child died in two shootouts involving the military last week in a violent border city.President Claudia Sheinbaum said a soldier was killed…
CAIRO -- The Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries on Wednesday, including 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt, as part of a trial run, officials said Tuesday. The museum, a…
DETROIT -- DETROIT (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both pushed Tuesday to energize key constituencies that their allies worry might be slipping away, with the vice president looking to reach Black men and…
MANILA, Philippines -- Disasters, including those wrought by fiercer storms, are threatening more people and could derail economic progress in the Asia Pacific region if governments don't invest more in disaster mitigation and prevention, a…
ST. LOUIS -- Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights off.But…
BANGKOK -- The head of Myanmar’s military government on Tuesday invited ethnic rebels to hold peace talks to end armed conflict across the country, the second time in less than a month that the ruling…
ISLAMABAD -- Shaken by multiple militant attacks, Pakistani authorities have locked down the capital in a major security move as senior officials from several nations arrive for an Asian security group meeting.A three-day holiday started…
ATLANTA -- A Georgia judge has ruled county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law and cannot exclude any group of votes from certification even if they suspect error or…
LONDON -- Like his ancestors for centuries, the Earl of Devon serves in Parliament, helping to make the laws of the land. But not for much longer.British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a bill to…
WASHINGTON -- Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries like the U.S., according to a report on digital threats published Tuesday by Microsoft.The growing…
ATHENS, Greece -- A Greek official on Tuesday criticized the outgoing European Commission for failing to forge a common policy to deport migrants, and she warned that war and climate change were increasing global displacement.Sofia…
WASHINGTON -- With characteristic bravado, Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely."It’s a message tailored for Americans who are still exasperated by the jump in…
NEW YORK -- A group of Democrats in Congress appealed to the largest U.S. companies Tuesday to hold onto their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, saying such efforts give everyone a fair chance at achieving…
MADISON, Wis. -- Sensing an opportunity in swing-state Wisconsin, Republicans are pouring money into the bid to unseat incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in that state's closely watched Senate race.Democrats also have dialed up their…
TIRANA, Albania -- Albania's prime minister on Tuesday said Tirana had turned down many requests from other European Union countries to take in thousands of asylum-seekers but made an exception for Italy. A n Italian…
WASHINGTON -- The Biden-Harris administration announced plans Tuesday to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers…
PARIS -- France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit.Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a conservative, described the…
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. court has given two top associates of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman until early November to start turning over any evidence in a lawsuit from a former senior Saudi intelligence…
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women, Palestinian medical officials said Tuesday. In northern Gaza, where Israel has been waging an air and…
REAL DEL MONTE, Mexico -- Isabel Arriaga Lozano carefully fills a small pastry with a savory mix of meat, potatoes and chili pepper. She is crafting a “paste” (pronounced PAH-stay), a beloved Mexican snack with…
BANGKOK -- Asian shares advanced on Tuesday after Wall Street rolled to more records, though markets in China were mostly lower. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices shed more than $2 a barrel. Tokyo's…
LONDON -- King Charles III, who is 75 and battling cancer, will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential…
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Opening statements started Monday in the trial of a Georgia woman accused of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin two years ago.Leilani Simon, of Savannah, has…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin construction on a pipeline project in Tennessee that will supply a natural gas plant.In a split 2-1 decision, the 6th…
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security…
BEIRUT -- More than 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeks, a top official with the U.N. children’s agency said Monday, warning of a “lost generation” in the small country…
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit Monday with a new wave of lawsuits accusing him of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy — the first…
HONG KONG -- China’s exports slowed sharply in September as global demand weakened, adding to worries over how to recharge growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Exports rose 2.4% in dollar terms from a year…
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is embracing perhaps Hollywood's most memorable drill sergeant to portray his vision of a hardened military and mock the Biden administration's embrace of the LGBTQ+ community serving openly.Trump's…
PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — Auto manufacturers competing to persuade drivers to go electric are rolling out cheaper, more tech-rich models at the Paris Motor Show, targeting everyone from luxury clients to students yet to…
NEW YORK -- Lilly Ledbetter, an former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86.Ledbetter's…
AASUM, Denmark -- AASUM, Denmark (AP) — In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved”…
HOUSTON -- A Texas man this week could become the first person executed in the U.S. from a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.Robert Roberson, 57, is scheduled to receive a…
TEL AVIV, Israel -- One of the worst mass casualty strikes on Israel in a year of war came not from dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles nor the repeated barrages of rocket fire launched by…
SEATTLE -- A groundbreaking law that forces companies in Washington state to reduce their carbon emissions while raising billions of dollars for climate programs could be repealed by voters this fall, less than two years…
NEW DELHI -- Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats, including the high commissioner, after police uncovered evidence of ongoing violent criminal activity linked to the Indian government, a senior Canadian government official said Monday.The official…
LOS ANGELES -- Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend in communities far from the presidential battlegrounds — Little Saigon in Orange County and the high desert of Antelope Valley — as…
MWEA, Kenya -- As a helicopter hovers close to an elephant, trying to be as steady as possible, an experienced veterinarian cautiously takes aim.A tranquilizer dart whooshes in the air, and within minutes the giant…
BERLIN -- An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided…
NEW YORK -- Former President Donald Trump's campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and everyday donors around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene's destruction, bucking more…
WARSAW, Poland -- Human rights and civil society groups voiced concerns Monday after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a plan to temporarily suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern…
ATLANTA -- ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore.“I haven’t…
KYIV, Ukraine -- Russia said Monday that it has captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war ’s roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, including in eastern areas…
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VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The opposition Social Democratic Party has emerged as the leader after Sunday’s first round of national elections in Lithuania and says it will start negotiations to form a new government with left-leaning…
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing a plan to give Black men more economic opportunities and other chances to thrive as she works to energize a key voting bloc that has Democrats concerned…
The European Union on Monday condemned attacks on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon and rejected Israeli allegations that the U.N. was keeping them there to obstruct military operations against Hezbollah.Five peacekeepers have been wounded in attacks…
SAN FRANCISCO -- The murder trial of a tech consultant in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee begins Monday, a year and a half after the widely admired entrepreneur was found staggering…
INDIANAPOLIS -- A man charged in the Indiana killings of two teenage girls during a winter hike in 2017 is going on trial in a case that has long haunted their hometown, Delphi, and spurred…
