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By GARANCE BURKE, JOSEF FEDERMAN, HUIZHONG WU, KRUTIKA PATHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Biker boss Nick Martin’s murder at a speedway in Perth, Australia, left police a trove…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly higher close on Wall Street as…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies have clashed with Iran and its ally Russia over Western…

By JOSH BOAK, BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald…

By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican Party quickly and forcefully rallied behind Donald Trump in the hours after…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is threatening to take “a resolute and decisive military step”…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first visit by an Australian foreign minister to China in four years is raising hopes that Australia will make…

FALLS RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson has been arrested in connection with a “nonviolent family…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee said he will meet China’s President Xi Jinping to report on the…

BEIJING (AP) — China says Chinese-Russian naval drills beginning Wednesday aim to “further deepen” cooperation between the sides whose…

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been chosen as the nation’s next ambassador to the United States.…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has flown nuclear-capable bombers and advanced stealth jets near the…

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and others are suing the city of…

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has blocked the state pardons board from considering a request from Gov. Steve…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new operator, Hard Rock International, is now running the iconic Mirage resort on the Las Vegas…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Michigan man who was thrown out of a West Virginia bar during a New Year’s Eve party was sentenced to eight years in…

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who threatened to kill Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has pleaded…

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers have given final approval to legislation overhauling rules to get a…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn preacher known for his close friendship with New York City’s mayor and a previous…