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Death Valley landmark Scotty’s Castle is reopening for limited tours after years of flood repairs
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Scotty’s Castle, a 1920s vacation home for a…
German leader hails Europe as an ‘alternative to imperialism and autocracy’
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed the European Union on Thursday as an…
Judge rejects Brad Raffensperger’s bid to loosen spending limits in Georgia governor’s race
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has rejected for now Georgia Secretary of State Brad…
FEMA could still support winter storm response in a shutdown, despite administration warnings
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter…
How Iran’s Revolutionary Guard became a powerful force within the country’s theocracy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has grown into a powerful…
Africa has the worst road safety record in the world. Here’s what to know
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A deadly car crash in Nigeria involving former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony…
The Minneapolis area reacts to the immigration crackdown and the shooting of a protester, in photos
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown on the Minneapolis area has been drawing…
Kennedy Center’s head of artistic programming steps down 2 weeks after taking the job
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of artistic programming at the Kennedy Center abruptly stepped away…
Trump eyes basing his new Board of Peace at a Washington building in legal limbo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace,…
The Sundance Film Festival is now streaming. Here’s how, and what, to watch
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Don’t worry if you didn’t make it to the last…
Ari Emanuel’s ‘fiery, furious’ memoir to be released this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood super-agent and power broker Ari Emanuel will have a memoir…
Sabalenka into fourth straight Australian Open final and facing Rybakina again
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Not even a point penalty for hindrance slowed Aryna Sabalenka’s run…
Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing a mother and her 6 children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern…
Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — For some, it was the children’s luggage and small ice skates that…
The Latest: Democrats threaten to trigger government shutdown over ICE reform
Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security…
New videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his death
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Pretti was forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents…
Escape from Washington? Senators look to start new chapters as governors
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s increasingly one place that U.S. senators want to be — anywhere…
Vietnam and the EU upgrade ties as US tariffs reshape global trade
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a…
UN food agency is shutting down operations in rebel-held northern Yemen, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations food agency is shutting down its operations in the…
Swiss politician fined for shooting a pistol at Madonna and Child poster
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss politician was convicted Wednesday for firing a sport pistol at…
Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts…
China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based group in crackdown on scam operations
BANGKOK (AP) — China executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens…
Car rams into Chabad headquarters in New York City, damaging doors
A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters…
$1 million in fines and bans for Senegal and Morocco after chaotic Africa Cup final
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — More than $1 million in fines and bans for…