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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — County clerks in Oregon are inundated with public records requests stemming from “the big…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirteen years after James Cameron plunged moviegoers into the cosmic world of “Avatar,” the lush,…

By MARGARET STAFFORD and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective accused of preying on poor…

By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — After months of defiance, Montana’s health department said Monday it will follow a…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The judge overseeing the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids…

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — I couldn’t see the lone piper. But it didn’t matter. As the sounds of the Scottish lament,…

By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The World Health Organization says a plane carrying medical supplies to deal with the spread…

By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook Mexico’s central Pacific coast on…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Turkey. It is the latest sign of warming relations between the two…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The online travel agency Booking.com says it plans to add warnings to listings in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Booking.com said…

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges accusing him…

By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writers With COVID-related school disruptions setting back children around the world,…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s war against Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says her country will provide Ukraine with four additional self-propelled howitzers and ammunition.…

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26% rise in new…

By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming…

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When President Joe Biden announced a plan to forgive student loan debt, many borrowers who kept…

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Israel and Cyprus say they have made “significant” headway in resolving a…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — Sarah Motiff has voted for Sen. Ron Johnson every time his name appeared on the ballot,…