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Such great heights: They’re tall, they’re proud – and they’re getting together
SEATTLE (AP) — This story has legs. Very long ones. At a Seattle sports bar…
FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture…
Daily life around the world, in photos
A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide. This is a photo…
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana voters will participate in a revamped and stripped-down state primary Saturday…
Winner pays $9 million in charity auction for a private lunch with Warren Buffett and Stephen Curry
Someone paid more than $9 million to have lunch with basketball player Stephen Curry and…
2 people found dead inside a plane that crashed into an Ohio home
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two people inside a small plane were found dead Thursday after…
Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — Claudine Longet, the French singer and actor who was at the…
Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic leaders, desperate to compete in red states where their party…
Animal welfare group finds systemic neglect at public dog shelters in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — In a steel-mesh pen at a compound in eastern Romania, a…
Indonesia’s first giant panda cub, Rio, is growing and healthy before his public debut
CISARUA, Indonesia (AP) — The first giant panda born in Indonesia squirmed as veterinarians checked…
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack…
Australia bans a neo-Nazi network under new law that criminalizes hate groups
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia identified a neo-Nazi network as the second organization being…
Cuban dancer finds meaning and work in the streets as the island’s art scene fades
HAVANA (AP) — For nearly three decades, performances by Cuba’s Danza Voluminosa regularly filled prestigious…
Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama…
Photos of US-born teen Buddhist lama now studying near the Himalayas to become a monk
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Jalue Dorje grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis loving rap…
Kentucky Republicans race to replace McConnell while carefully keeping him at arm’s length
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is considered such a titan in his…
Takeaways from AP’s report on Jalue Dorje, the US-born teenage Buddhist lama
A teenage Buddhist lama recently blessed thousands at a monastery in the Himalayan foothills. Just…
Cuba’s national energy grid collapses and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean
May 8-14, 2026 Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure that severed power to…
Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama…
Finland’s hotly tipped Eurovision performance features flames, a valuable violin and a safety plan
VIENNA (AP) — At the Eurovision Song Contest, performers get three minutes to make a…
Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation
ATLANTA (AP) — Same fight. New generation. That’s the mantra of a multiracial group of…
Author Ann Patchett urges a ‘breath’ for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge
NEW YORK (AP) — On a night otherwise dedicated to the endangered state of free…
Yemen government and Houthis agree to free 1,600 detainees in the largest swap of the 11-year war
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels agreed Thursday…
Two Democrats seeking US Senate nomination in Iowa debate who can flip a GOP seat
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The two Democrats vying to be Iowa’s next U.S. senator…