AP National News

By JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers who want to limit what public schools in Kansas…

By OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AL-WASHASH, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian military says a crackdown on drug smugglers along the Syrian border is…

By JAMEY KEATEN and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Israel has formally announced it will not cooperate with a special commission…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of the latest concerts by Reggaeton artist Farruko has upset and confused fans, who say…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has sent President Joe Biden a bill averting a weekend government shutdown. The measure…

By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers report harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46% of bald…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of shooting a 9-year-old girl when he was robbed at an ATM say that…

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan says it is easing coronavirus-related restrictions on foreign visitors entering the country. The Tourism Board said…

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The chairperson of the Hard Rock gambling, hospitality and entertainment company says it…

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A U.S. military pilot known as the “Candy Bomber” for his airdrops of…

By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Louisville mayoral candidate has said that he and his team…

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russia’s trio of teenage figure skating stars each enter an uncertain future after what may…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government is winding down its coronavirus pandemic restrictions, following the path of other European…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s big fraud and extortion trial is exposing some unseemly realities of how…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An iconic Gaza bookstore destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year has reopened. A dedication ceremony on Thursday…

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have lauded the bloc’s cooperation with Africa on vaccines in the…

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has ruled that a white Ohio sheriff’s deputy wasn’t acting in his…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch prosecutors have urged judges to impose a 12-year prison sentence on a 76-year-old Afghan man they accuse of…

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and a group of states have not been able to hammer out a new settlement so far as…

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Five employees at a Texas private school have been arrested on a felony charge after authorities accused of them of failing…