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Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Olena Janchuk spends another day of freezing isolation in her high-rise…
A landslide on Indonesia’s Java island kills at least 8 people and leaves more than 80 missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island…
Spizzirri acknowledges ‘funny timing’ but accepts Australian Open heat rules after loss to Sinner
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — He knew the extreme heat rule would come into play whether…
A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills 7 people
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests…
China’s top general under investigation in latest military purge
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military’s top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations…
After accepting US deportees, South Sudan wanted sanctions relief for top official, documents show
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last…
Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx premiere movies at Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival was in full swing Friday in…
Car crashes into Detroit-area airport entrance, injuring 6
DETROIT (AP) — A car crashed through the entrance of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County…
Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has highlighted the detention of people whom…
Combining exercise with volunteering works out for members of a UK alternative to gyms
LONDON (AP) — Shoveling piles of compost and clearing weeds on a cold, damp evening…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm…
What to know about the heat policy at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — With extreme temperatures forecast for Saturday, the Australian Open started matches…
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm
DALLAS (AP) — Freezing rain fell in parts of Texas on Friday as a huge,…
Singing contest in Rio prison provides creative outlet for women behind bars
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of Brazilian women behind bars applied makeup, donned…
Chinese asylum seeker who exposed rights abuses fights to stay in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in his native China, has…
Trump administration’s defense strategy tells allies to handle their own security
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised…
Ukraine, Russia, US discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu Dhabi
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region would be a…
FEMA extends housing aid for Maui wildfire survivors until 2027
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. officials have granted a request to extend housing assistance for survivors…
What Trump officials and immigration lawyers say about ICE detaining a 5-year-old
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The detention of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy with his father outside their…
Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE’s sweeping enforcement action in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials, now engaged in one of…
Thousands rally against immigration enforcement in subzero Minnesota temperatures
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest…
The Latest: Global leaders say world economy shows resilience
Leaders at the World Economic Forum urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil…
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after…
Massive sewage spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured…