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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis called female genital mutilation a “crime” on Sunday and said…

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis appealed Sunday for Lebanon’s politicians to put their personal interests aside and agree on a path to…

By ELEANOR REICH Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s outgoing prime minister has issued a plea for national unity, days after he was…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch the moon’s disappearing act Tuesday — there won’t be another like…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With his party’s control over Congress teetering on the brink, President Joe Biden…

By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Across America, faith leaders have squeezed in some final messages about the midterm elections during…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts…

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s health minister says three people have been killed in a bus accident in northern Turkey. A passenger bus from the…

By SAM METZ Associated Press Asian Americans have emerged as a critical constituency for Republicans and Democrats in electoral battlegrounds. Take…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dr. Frank Annie sees desperation in his hospital, where 30- and 40-year-olds come in…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press More than one-quarter of state lawmakers whose seats are up for election across the U.S. are guaranteed to be gone…

By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was an electoral campaign without rallies, demonstrations or even real opposition. Now…

CAIRO (AP) — The head of Amnesty International says that the proceedings of COP27 will be stained by the death of one of Egypt’s leading…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press GUADALUPE, Ariz. (AP) — The turnout machine that left-leaning Latino activists have built since Arizona…

MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Several thousand ethnic Serbs have rallied in Kosovo as a dispute over vehicle license plates heightened ongoing tensions…

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Summer Boismier was living her childhood dream. She grew up a bookworm, became a high…

By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will aim to assert America’s global leadership during his…

By JOEL KOUAM Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — President Paul Biya of Cameroon is marking 40 years in power but staying out of the…

By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says a protest march toward the capital…