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A big midterms year in Arizona kicks off with the state’s largest county embroiled in election drama
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is expected to have at least two competitive U.S. House races…
Macron says 1 French soldier was killed and 3 injured in attack on peacekeepers in Lebanon
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said a French soldier was killed and three…
Son of 85-year-old French widow home after 16 days in US immigration custody says she needs rest
ORVAULT, France (AP) — The son of an 85-year-old French widow who married an American…
US sanctions 3 people, 2 firms over allegedly recruiting Colombian mercenaries in Sudan war
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions on three people and two firms over allegedly…
Eyewitnesses recount three deadly Israeli strikes on medics in southern Lebanon
NABATIYEH, Lebanon (AP) — It was late morning when two ambulances slowed to a stop…
Pope wraps up Cameroon visit with Mass as he looks ahead to Angola
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Cameroon on Saturday…
Starmer’s Mandelson nightmare never ends. This time, it may cost him his job as UK leader
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer probably wishes he had never heard the…
Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it
CAIRO (AP) — Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions…
Villagers compete to erect huge bamboo poles at an Indian folk festival, in photos
RAVE, India (AP) — Decorated bamboo poles were raised by members of the Agri-Koli community…
Villagers compete to erect huge bamboo poles at an Indian folk festival, in photos
RAVE, India (AP) — Decorated bamboo poles are raised by members of the Agri-Koli community…
Russia has looted thousands of Ukrainian cultural objects in the war. Finding them is a challenge
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Alina Dotsenko returned to her museum after Ukrainian forces retook…
States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech
A new Kansas law will allow college students to sue their schools for free-speech violations.…
Even the dead must make way as construction transforms Afghanistan’s capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The door that once led to a family room now faces…
Families in Iran struggle with school closures even as the airstrikes have stopped
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mahnaz Ataei, a finance manager in Tehran, brings her 7-year-old to…
Weapons-grade chemical carfentanil surges as dangerous substitute for fentanyl
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Nearly two decades after drug addiction sent him to rehab as a teenager, 36-year-old Michael…
Coast Guard searches for 6 people after losing contact with boat following Typhoon Sinlaku
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard was searching for six people after losing…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
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Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as the US maintains…
Natalie Portman is pregnant with her third child, her first with Tanguy Destable
Natalie Portman is expecting her third child at age 44. The actor told Harper’s Bazaar…
Rapper Tory Lanez sues California prison system for $100 million over stabbing by inmate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Tory Lanez has sued the California prison system, saying he…
Oscar Schmidt, Basketball Hall of Famer from Brazil, dies at 68
SAO PAULO (AP) — Oscar Schmidt, the Basketball Hall of Famer known to his Brazilian…
Key prosecutor in John Brennan investigation has been removed from case, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from…
LA to pay $11.8 million to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The city of Los Angeles must pay $11.8 million to a…
US and Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American delegation recently met with Cuban government officials in the island…
Pope Leo XIV’s visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built…