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US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by…
Olympic figure skaters offer wellness tips for weekend athletes. The ‘hard ice always wins’
The figure skaters at the Winter Olympics make it look easy; sheer elegance on hard…
Opposition activists among 1,557 prisoners set for release under Venezuela’s amnesty
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 1,557 people held in Venezuela for political reasons have…
NASA delays astronaut moon mission again after new rocket problem
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In the latest setback to return astronauts to the moon,…
Hundreds march in Lyon to protest far-right activist’s killing as Macron urges calm
LYON, France (AP) — About 3,000 people joined a march organized by far-right groups on…
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested…
Trump says he’ll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of…
Baseball Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89
Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for…
Spanish police arrest 3 men suspected of shipping dried opium poppy by mail
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police announced Saturday they arrested three men on suspicion of shipping…
Ex-UK Prime Minister Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine ahead of ceasefire
LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European…
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — In the 1970s, the U.S. agency that provides health care to…
Life is harsh and dangerous in Russian-run parts of Ukraine, activists and former residents say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Even now, safely in her new home of Estonia, Inna Vnukova…
She was an orphan adopted from Iran by a US veteran. The Trump administration wants to deport her
A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in…
Ukraine strikes a key industrial site deep inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces struck an industrial site deep inside Russia on Saturday,…
ICE’s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns
SOCORRO, Texas (AP) — In a Texas town at the edge of the Rio Grande…
At least 5 killed in a string of avalanches in western Austria
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — At least five people have been killed in a string of…
Suicide bombing kills 2 Pakistani soldiers, including lieutenant colonel in restive northwest
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a security convoy in…
2 killed, 7 wounded in a street shooting after a fight in Richmond’s entertainment district
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two people were killed and seven others were hurt in a…
NASA targets March for first moon mission by Artemis astronauts after fueling test success
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March…
Bus with Chinese tourists crashes through ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal, killing 8
MOSCOW (AP) — A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists plunged through the ice on Russia’s…
Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say
RAYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the…
When in Rome: Budapest pizzeria offers time-travel twist with ancient Rome-inspired pie
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In Hungary’s capital, a city best known for its goulash, a…
The British royal family faces its worst crisis in generations
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’ s brother was under arrest. Police were searching two…
In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sitting in a circle the day before opening night, Ukrainian war…