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NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts Montessori preschool has shut down and apologized after a classroom full of toddlers painted black faces on…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when calls to the IRS have reached record levels, a private company lets those who…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s government says it will stop paying salaries of staff who are unvaccinated…

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a…

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. figure skaters are advancing to the free skate but struggled to break through in the short…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A funeral service will be held Thursday in Minneapolis for Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot by Minneapolis police…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a fossilized dinosaur claw valued at $25,000 from an Arizona…

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters opposed to lithium mining in Serbia have blocked roads near a…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey’s red flag is illuminating major buildings in the United Arab…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a Palestinian has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian…

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood will have a strong presence at this year’s Met Gala in May — and not only on the…

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says Israel and its Arab allies are forging a regional “ring…

By The Associated Press Figure skaters competing against 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva shared a range of views about the doping scandal that has…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press is announcing a grant that will allow it to assign more than two dozen…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A new trial against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has opened at the penal colony where…

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After three years without a host, the Oscars are making up for lost time with three hosts for this…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League says the number of killings by domestic extremists rose last year in the United…

By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases driven by the highly…

By BRUCE SCHREINER, DYLAN LOVAN and PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A candidate for the metro council in…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale inflation in the United States surged again last month, rising 9.7% from a year…