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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani mine official says a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in southwest Pakistan has killed four workers, while…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN’s return to broadcasting NHL games has generated plenty of fanfare, but not a lot of games on either ESPN or…

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say rebel groups in Darfur that signed a peace agreement with the Sudanese…

By SAM METZ and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Party leaders at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting this…

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing residents gathered outside in droves on a below-freezing Friday night to try for a glimpse of the lit-up Olympic stadium and…

By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — At the core of the Ukraine crisis is a puzzle: Why would Russian President Vladimir…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press Former Vice President Mike Pence is directly rebutting Donald Trump’s false claims that he somehow could have…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has…

By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The ever-present slogan that governs these Winter Olympics is meant to evoke the ideal of one world.…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global…

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press His collar turned up against the cold, the head of the International Olympic Committee looked out over the stadium…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Guatemala have charged 10 members of a smuggling ring that allegedly organized a 2021 trip during which 15…

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A judge in Nicaragua has convicted former presidential hopeful Miguel Mora of “conspiracy to undermine national…

MIAMI (AP) — A court in Venezuela has upheld long prison sentences for six American oil executives detained in the South American country on…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three people have been arrested days after a Jewish passerby was attacked by a group of self-proclaimed…

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say that a Seattle woman was the person fatally shot inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California after a…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former executive director of a surgical center who helped her physician husband bilk…

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The death of a Black man at the hands of a Minneapolis police SWAT team is shining new light…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major California gas utility must pay a nearly $10 million fine and reimburse…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago community organizers are vowing to continue protests calling for federal charges against…