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Pope demands the ‘chains of corruption’ be broken during visit to Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on Wednesday where he delivered…
After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy’s Meloni over lack of support for Iran war
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be Europe’s bridge to U.S.…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Pakistani delegation meets in Tehran hoping for more US-Iran talks before ceasefire ends CAIRO (AP)…
Parts of Northern Marianas could be without power for weeks after super typhoon
Some hard hit areas of the Northern Marianas could be without power and water for…
Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks
ATLANTA (AP) — A man has been charged in a string of attacks near Atlanta…
El Salvador’s Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday signed into law constitutional reforms…
California attorney who tried to help overturn 2020 election loses law license
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn…
At least 250 people missing, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, after boat sinks in Andaman Sea
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were…
China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds
NEW YORK (AP) — Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join…
Christopher Nolan brings ‘The Odyssey’ to CinemaCon; Steven Spielberg previews ‘Disclosure Day’
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Christopher Nolan gave theater owners a thrilling glimpse of “The Odyssey”…
2 men plead not guilty in alleged Islamic State-inspired bomb attempt outside New York mayor’s home
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges they brought homemade…
The ‘becoming Chinese’ meme shows China’s soft power moment is here
BANGKOK (AP) — Have you “become Chinese”? In recent months, 20-somethings around the world have…
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury found Wednesday that entertainment giant Live Nation, which hosts…
How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Glorianna Davenport looks out at hundreds of acres of protected wetlands…
Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie…
Injured passenger awarded $300,000 after a Miami federal jury finds Carnival overserved her alcohol
MIAMI (AP) — Carnival Cruise Line must pay $300,000 to a former passenger after a…
Jury selection starts for Harvey Weinstein’s latest retrial in a New York rape case
NEW YORK (AP) — After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein…
New discovery solves mystery of the location of Shakespeare’s London house
LONDON (AP) — Fans of William Shakespeare know that the great playwright came from Stratford-upon-Avon,…
Camp Mystic security guard says an early evacuation order could have saved lives
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The security guard at Camp Mystic the night of last year’s…
Melania Trump pushes for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to…
Popular NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — The annual SantaCon bar crawl that floods New York City with…
Alabama sets an execution by nitrogen gas for man convicted of killing two people during robbery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a June execution by nitrogen gas for a…
South Carolina Senate protects nearly all monuments and bans adding QR codes to statues
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly every historic statue, monument, street and building name across South…
Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program…