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By AAMER MADHANI, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping are set to speak Friday as the White House warns Beijing that providing military or economic assistance to Russia's invasion of Ukraine will…

By JOSH BOAK, CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and DAVID KOENIG, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — In the face of political attacks on rising costs, President Joe Biden has exaggerated his role in reducing the federal deficit and skirted responsibility…

By TED ANTHONY, National AP WriterThe conversations went like this: it will only be in a few days. He can be kept at a distance. There will be downsides, sure, but the world will just be put on hold – just a short break, out of caution,…

By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Basketball WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji led Kansas to sixth with 18 points, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had two technical fouls and was ejected 10 minutes into the game, and the Jayhawks edged the…

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A bid by ExxonMobil to restart offshore oil wells that shut down in 2015 after a pipeline leak caused the worst shoreline spill in 25 years was rejected Tuesday due to lingering environmental concerns.ExxonMobil's…

By JUSTIN SPIKE, Associated PressZAHONY, Hungary (AP) — The violin was so beloved by Myroslava Sherbina that it was the only item she took when she fled Ukraine, along with the clothes she was wearing.But the instrument has remained silent…

By AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressTEhran, Iran (AP) — The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog met with Iranian officials on Saturday as talks in Vienna over Tehran's tattered atomic deal with world powers appear to be…

By MARK SHERMAN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Kentucky's Republican attorney general could continue to defend an abortion rights restriction that was struck down by lower courts.The underlying…

By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated PressPIERRE, SD (AP) — The South Dakota House on Tuesday rejected a Republican-sponsored resolution criticizing Governor Kristi Noem for allegedly interfering with a state agency to help her daughter's…

By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ, VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JAMES LaPORTA, Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv residents braced for another night sheltering underground on Saturday as Russian troops closed in on the Ukrainian capital and…

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Already the oldest winner in PGA Tour champion history, Bernhard Langer picked up a wire-to-wire victory Sunday for his record-breaking fourth Chubb Classic title.Langer won at 64 years, 5 months, 23 days to bring his…

By HUIZHONG WU, Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The message, on the Chinese social platform Weibo, resembled many others posted by official media during these Olympics — an ode to freestyle skier Eileen Gu, known to the Chinese as by…

By TOM KRISHER, AP Auto WriterDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have launched another investigation into Tesla, this time related to complaints that its cars can stop on the roads for no apparent reason.The government says it has…

By MIKE CORDER, Associated PressTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government announced on Tuesday that it will remove virtually all of its remaining coronavirus restrictions by the end of the month, as infection rates begin to drop…

By BARRY WILNER, AP Pro Football WriterINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams have won the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy.It took a pinpoint 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp's 1-yard touchdown…

By THOMAS ADAMSON, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — Paris police intercepted at least 500 vehicles attempting to enter the French capital on Saturday, in defiance of a police order, to participate in protests against virus restrictions inspired…

By BRIAN SLODYSKO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — On a warm fall evening in 2001, police in Irving, Texas received an alarming call from Herschel Walker's therapist. The football legend and current Republican candidate for the Georgia…

By JEFF AMY and WILL WEISSERT, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — In their bid to win the Republican nomination in the Georgia governor race, incumbent Brian Kemp and challenger David Perdue are often at odds — except when it comes to Stacey…

By JOSH BOAK, Associated PressA Biden administration task force on organized labor is releasing a set of recommendations that could make it easier to unionize federal workers and contractors.The report submitted to President Joe Biden…

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing EditorLewis Hamilton returned to social media on Saturday after a long silence that dates back to last season's controversial Formula 1 final.Hamilton had disappeared from public view after being denied a…

By JOHN HANNA, Associated PressTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican redistricting plan that would make it harder for Kansas' lone Democrat to be re-elected to Congress this year.Republicans in…

By DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines EditorDALLAS (AP) — Airlines and tour groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travelers must provide a negative test for COVID-19 before boarding a plane bound for the…

By ILAN BEN ZION, Associated PressASHKELON, Israel (AP) — Not so long ago, Ehud Olmert was trying to lead Israel to a historic peace accord. These days, the former Israeli prime minister is pushing a different message: legalize…

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz officially took office on Monday as leader of Germany's main opposition party, ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right Christian Democratic Union, after his election was approved by postal ballot.The…

BANGKOK (AP) — The governor of an eastern Thai province declared a state of emergency on Saturday after an oil slick washed up on a sandy beach, closing restaurants and shops in a setback for the pandemic-hit tourism industry.Some 20 to 50…

PIERRE, SD (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the enforcement of a South Dakota health care rule that would have made the state one of the toughest places in the United States to get medical abortion pills.On Wednesday night,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Qatar's ruling emir at the White House on Monday, a visit that comes as U.S. and European allies scramble to put in place contingency plans to meet energy needs from Europe if supplies are…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist was killed Sunday, the second in a week in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana, and the third in Mexico this month.Lourdes Maldonado López was found shot and killed inside a car, according to a…

By MARCOS ALEMÁN, Associated PressSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church on Saturday will beatify two priests and two lay people, all victims of right-wing death squads during El Salvador's civil war.Reverend Rutilio…

By AAMER MADHANI and ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed new sanctions on four Ukrainian officials, including two current lawmakers who administration officials say are part…

By JON GAMBRELL, Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airlines around the world, including long-haul carrier Emirates, rushed Wednesday to cancel or change flights to the United States due to an ongoing dispute over the…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian police and counterterrorism forces are searching for a suspected smuggler who allegedly shot Austrian soldiers after he escaped border control on Monday.According to the Austrian Defense Ministry, a van…

By FRANK BAJAK, Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — DirecTV plans to drop One America News Network, dramatically reducing the reach of the right-wing television station friends of Donald Trump and widely criticized for broadcasting…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic is once again at risk of deportation after the Australian government revoked his visa for the second time.Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said on Friday he had used his discretion to…

By JILL LAWLESS, Associated PressLONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a high-stakes confrontation in Parliament on Wednesday that could help defuse a crisis over allegations that he and his staff have broken coronavirus…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated PressKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Schools in Uganda reopened to students on Monday, ending the world's longest school disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The reopening caused traffic congestion in parts of the…

By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Intelligence reports compiled by the United States Capitol Police in the days leading up to last year's insurgency only considered an unlikely or distant risk of…

By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) - Cooper Kupp only knows he's finishing one of the greatest seasons for a wide receiver in NFL history because people keep telling him about it.The Los Angeles Rams star insists he doesn't…

CHARLESTON, SC (AP) - One of the survivors of a racist massacre at an African-American church in South Carolina has started giving scholarships from her foundation to students who want to provide health care to prisoners.Polly Daniels…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER, AP Sports WriterFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The Patriots missed an opportunity to win the AFC East title in a humiliating loss to the Bills last week.They expressed their frustrations on the lowly Jaguars for making their…

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Eric Adams is the new mayor of New York, the Democrat being sworn in at a ceremony in Times Square shortly after the nation's largest city rang earlier this year on Saturday.Adams, 61,…

BRADLEY, Ill. (AP) - Authorities on Thursday were looking for two people suspected of being involved in the gunshot death of one police officer and the injuries of another at a hotel in northern Illinois.The two Bradley cops were gunned…

WILTON MANORS, Fla. (AP) - Authorities have located the car that crashed into a group of children, killing two and injuring four, but detectives are still looking for the man driving.The Broward Sheriff's Office said two girls, aged 5 and…

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge upheld an order preventing The New York Times from publishing documents between conservative group Project Veritas and its lawyer and ruled that the newspaper must immediately waive confidential legal notes…

TEL AVIV, Israel - An Israeli hospital has said that a man who died from the omicron variant of the coronavirus had the delta variant.Israeli health officials reported the death earlier this week. It would have been the country's first…

MIAMI (AP) - Omicron overtook the delta variant in Miami-Dade County as the dominant strain of the coronavirus within weeks, according to genomic surveillance data.Genetic sequencing of the virus has shown that omicron has gone from a tiny…

By PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated PressSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A left-wing millennial who rose to prominence in anti-government protests has been elected Chile's president next Sunday after a deadly campaign against a free…

By JIM GOMEZ, Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) - A powerful typhoon has killed at least 19 people, cut electricity and communications in entire provinces and caused widespread destruction, mainly in the central Philippines,…

By MARCELA ISAZA, AP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) - When Bay Area rapper Saweetie learned she was nominated for two Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, the competitive nature she learned growing up in an athletic household…

NHL MVP Connor McDavid calls the idea of ​​having to quarantine for up to five weeks in China following a positive COVID-19 test "disturbing" because the involvement of the NHL at the 2022 Winter Games remains unresolved.The Edmonton…

By KATHY GANNON, Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The new Afghan Taliban leadership has pledged in principle to the education and employment of girls and women, a marked departure from their former power, and seek "mercy and…

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing EditorABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton set the pace in final practice ahead of Saturday's qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with rival Max Verstappen just behind him for…

By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports WriterORCHARD PARK, NY (AP) - Josh Allen provided a series of mixed messages when assessing the yo-yo-ing state of the Buffalo Bills offense on Thursday.At one point, the fourth-year starter was defiant as he…

By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated PressJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced an Islamist activist who escaped capture for 16 years to life in prison after convicting him of fabricating bombs used in an attack on a…

By AAMER MADHANI and DARIA LITNOVA, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is expected to consult by phone with his European allies on Monday about the Russian troop build-up on the Ukrainian border, a day before Biden's…

By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season and 750th of his NHL career to help the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night and break a two-game skid…

By ZEINA KARAM and SARAH EL DEEB, Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese Information Minister resigned on Friday, saying he hoped the long-awaited move would pave the way for a resolution of an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi…

By JEFF AMY, Associated PressATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist Stacey Abrams said on Wednesday she would launch another campaign to become the country's first black woman governor.Without serious competition…

By STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Sports WriterLANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Kendall Fuller intercepted Russell Wilson's pass during a last-minute 2-point conversion attempt, and Washington held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-15 on Monday night for the third…

BERLIN (AP) - Swiss voters appeared ready on Sunday to approve with clear margin legislation that introduced a special COVID-19 certificate that only allows people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative to attend events and…

By LARRY LAGE, AP sports writerMichigan State gives Mel Tucker a 10-year, $ 95 million contract, making an aggressive move to keep a football coach who could have potentially left for LSU or the NFL.“I am honored to be a part of the Spartan…

By YURAS KARMANAU, Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Belarusian authorities say they helped more than 100 migrants leave the country on Monday and that more are ready to leave on Tuesday, a statement that comes after nearly two weeks of…

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese tech giants including Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings were fined on Saturday for failing to report business acquisitions, adding to an anti-monopoly crackdown by the Communist Party in power.The companies have not…

By DON BABWIN, Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago freeway shootings early Thursday left one dead and one injured, the latest incidents of a dramatic spike in gun violence on the city's main roads.Illinois State Police said both…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated PressThe upcoming verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for shooting three men during unrest on the streets of Wisconsin comes amid deep political divisions and increased access to guns in the…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Homer Plessy, the namesake of the "separate but equal" United States Supreme Court decision of 1896, is under consideration for a posthumous pardon.Plessy, a Creole man of color, is featured on the role of the Louisiana…

By IAN QUILLEN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 741st career goal to tie Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL's all-time list, and helped the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabers 5-3 on Monday night .Tom Wilson…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is running for a fourth consecutive term in Sunday's election against a group of little-known candidates while those who could have challenged him are in prison.The opposition…

By CHINEDU ASADU, Associated PressLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Seven more bodies were found in a high-rise building that collapsed while under construction in Lagos, bringing the death toll to 43, a Cross official said. Nigerian red.Among the dead…

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged the country's arms manufacturers to develop even more advanced hypersonic missiles and high-energy lasers to maintain the country's…

By DANICA KIRKA, Associated PressGLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - On a train heading to Glasgow, the mayors of Seattle and Freetown, Sierra Leone, greeted each other as long lost sisters, bound by years of Zoom calls and collaboration in the fight…

ATLANTA (AP) - Latest World Series Game 5 info (all local time):Things calmed down a bit in Round 4 of Game 5 of the World Series.For the first time this evening, both teams completed their half-inning without giving up a point, leaving the…

By LARRY LAGE, AP sports writerEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Kenneth Walker rushed for 197 yards and five touchdowns, helping Michigan State's No.8 to dominate Michigan's No.6 37-33 for a thrilling comeback victory on Saturday .The Spartans…

By EMMA H. TOBIN, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - Is it okay to go for a ride or treatment during the pandemic?It depends on the situation and how comfortable you are, but there are ways to minimize your risk of infection this…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - American women sent Carli Lloyd to retirement with a 6-0 rout from South Korea on Tuesday night.Lloyd didn't score in her last game, but that didn't matter because night was all around her. Fans chanted Lloyd's…

PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) - The commission that is reshaping Rhode Island's political districts will examine how inmates are counted for enumeration and redistribution purposes.The committee said on Friday it was adding a meeting to its schedule…

CHIBA, Japan (AP) - Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama retained a one-shot lead in the Zozo PGA Tour Championship on Saturday after an under-68 score that included a bogey on his last hole to make things interesting before the final…

By TOM WITHERS, AP Sports WriterCLEVELAND (AP) - Broncos star linebacker Von Miller left Denver Thursday night's game against the Browns at the end of the first half with a left leg injury.One of the best defensive players in the NFL,…

ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (AP) - A 50-year-old Louisiana has accepted a 50-year sentence as part of a plea deal for the death of her disabled 25-year-old daughter, who died dehydrated and in the dirt.Karen Johnson Harrison of the Plainview area…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Twelve pianists from around the world have been admitted to play in the finals of the 18th edition of the prestigious Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition, renowned for launching global careers for its finalists.As a…