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Death toll rises as international crews try to salvage capsized ferry in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the recent capsizing of a state…
New York Police Department investigates 2 stabbings as possible hate crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was arrested Thursday after police said he stabbed two…
Fate of ICC chief prosecutor heads to unprecedented vote as US sanctions keep him out of New York
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations…
A Turkish governor is sacked over photos in snug cycling shorts. Many want him reinstated
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A cycling-enthusiast governor rode into an unexpected political storm in Turkey…
US is ready to help end the ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine but no quick deal ahead, Rubio says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the Trump…
Famine has ended in Gaza. But the gains are fragile and it could get worse
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The world’s leading authority on food insecurity said Thursday…
Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines
ALFONSO, Philippines (AP) — The House of the Virgin Mary is a shrine located in…
Government withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors
NEW YORK (AP) — Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government…
Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack…
The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
Trump fetes Dodgers at the White House again, saying the team is ‘one of the great brands’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump feted Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and the World Series…
India’s Cockroach movement holds a capital sit-in as police crack down on protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of young protesters were camped on the streets of New…
A model Indigenous territory in Brazil’s Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Ashaninka Indigenous people — who recovered their territory in the…
‘Spider-Man’ superhero jumps to the aid of a man using wheelchair to cross several lanes of traffic
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man using a wheelchair was struggling to get across…
Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) — Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around…
The Latest: Trump issues new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is imposing new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S.…
Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year’s elections
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters…
Federal judges allow new Tennessee congressional map that splits majority-Black district in Memphis
A federal judicial panel has allowed Tennessee to use a new congressional map that splits…
King Charles emerges from Doctor Who’s TARDIS to open Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — King Charles III took his time before officially opening the 23rd…
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man…
Salman Rushdie testifies at the terrorism trial of the man convicted of stabbing him
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheater stage, Salman Rushdie…
Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in…
US health officials are investigating a new outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite
Federal health officials are investigating a new outbreak involving the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The outbreak…
Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court may be deeply conservative, but it is…