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Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The woman in the pink frock coat announced herself as…
Democrat Josh Turek and GOP’s Ashley Hinson to compete for pivotal US Senate seat in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek won the state’s Democratic primary…
Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map…
Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become…
The case of a UK teen who died from a stab wound while handcuffed by police stirs debate
LONDON (AP) — The fatal stabbing last year in Britain of a teenager who was…
Massive Russian attack kills 22 people across Ukraine, officials say, as Moscow escalates fighting
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles against Kyiv…
Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president’s allies, Blanche says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is scrapping plans for a $1.8 billion fund that…
Jill Biden says she’s sorry she didn’t talk more about son Hunter’s drug addiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden says she’s sorry she didn’t talk more about her…
Paxton and Platner visit Washington to shore up support for their controversial Senate candidacies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Controversial U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton, a Republican from Texas, and Graham…
After escaping the Taliban and years in exile, the Afghan women’s soccer team rises again
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — With determination, courage and lots of support, refugee players who…
Heavy rain from tropical storm raises flood risks in the Tokyo region
TOKYO (AP) — A tropical storm dumped heavy rain and raised flood risks around east-central…
There are supposed to be ceasefires across the Middle East, but the fighting is worsening
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza,…
Citing ‘critical issues,’ SEC, Big Ten withhold support for bipartisan college sports bill
The two biggest conferences in college sports released a statement Tuesday saying they do not…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
The Latest: Polls open for races across the US as a busy primary election day…
A wall of nametags at a South Korean park testifies to adoptees’ longing for their birth mothers
PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of Korean adoptees from North America and Europe recently…
Republicans consider next steps after scrapping of $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans were evaluating Tuesday whether the Trump administration’s scrapping of a…
Surviving son addresses vigil after 6 members of Iowa family are killed in domestic violence case
MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Community members gathered at a football field in Iowa on Tuesday…
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
DETROIT (AP) — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials…
Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan’s ongoing war
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Naked, hungry, raped and lying in her own urine, the woman…
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75
NEW YORK (AP) — Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as…
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan draws an unusual opponent in Alaska’s primary – and he’s not happy about it
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is running for reelection in Alaska…
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
SEATTLE (AP) — A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever…
Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby and threw the body in a pond is executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter…
US still talking with countries to resettle Afghans as Rubio defends entry to white South Africans
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. is still in discussions…