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British comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape and sexual assault charges
LONDON (AP) — British comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to new counts…
BAFTA and BBC apologize for racial slur during awards show
LONDON (AP) — The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologized Monday for a racial…
2-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton dies at 43 after being in a car crash
Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton died after being in a car crash in Atlanta on…
Air ambulance plunges into eastern India forest, killing 7
NEW DELHI (AP) — An air ambulance crashed into a dense forest in eastern India,…
Trade, Ukraine and new world order are top concerns on German leader’s visit to China
BEIJING (AP) — The first official trip to China by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz comes…
Australia begins sweeping public inquiry probing antisemitism after Bondi Beach killings
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A wide-ranging federal inquiry began on Tuesday into a rise in…
Myanmar’s new parliament is to convene next month for its first session after elections
BANGKOK (AP) — The newly elected parliament in Myanmar will convene for its first session…
Edward Hoagland, nature and travel writer with a personal and poetic style, dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Edward Hoagland, a prize-winning nature and travel writer who overcame badly…
A Utah mom who wrote kids’ book on grief after husband died killed him for money, prosecutors say
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as…
6 planets will parade across the night sky at the end of February
NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end…
Soldiers keep up clash with cartel gunmen a day after Mexico’s military killed top drug lord
TAPALPA, Mexico (AP) — A day after the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful…
Blizzard prompts Boston Globe management to call off printing paper for first time in 153 years
A record-setting snowstorm has prompted managers of The Boston Globe to call off printing their…
Volunteers scour the desert for Nancy Guthrie despite authorities urging them to stop
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother three weeks…
Massive blackout hits Dominican Republic for the second time in three months
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic was briefly hit by a country-wide…
The criminal ascent of ‘El Mencho’ as Mexico’s most powerful drug lord
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Like many drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes kept a low profile…
AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EST
Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights and closes schools…
Ousted South Korean President Yoon appeals life sentence for martial law decree
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has appealed…
Trump’s big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelined
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will stand before Congress on Tuesday to deliver the…
Isaac Hayes estate settles lawsuit accusing Trump of unauthorized song use
President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit with the estate of renowned singer and songwriter…
Illegal gold mining surges into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, threatening rivers and lives
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon,…
PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have…
Witness who saw friend fatally shot by immigration agent in Texas last year dies in car accident
WASHINGTON (AP) — The passenger in the car when Texas driver Ruben Ray Martinez was…
PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of Ukrainians on the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have…
‘Abolish ICE’ gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest; ‘Stephen Coldbert’ also a winner
When it comes to putting a name to Chicago’s annual battle against its infamously inclement…