AP National News

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Rudd has been crowned as 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine.…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Writers BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Never in its 50-year history has Starbucks relied on union…

By ANDREW DALTON and KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writers NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Stapleton won the most trophies, but Luke Combs won the…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As vaccination rates rise in many parts of the world and even countries that previously had…

By JANIE HAR Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — U.S. food banks dealing with increased demand from families sidelined by the pandemic now face…

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have concluded testimony at Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial after…

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Legal experts say Kyle Rittenhouse held his own on the witness stand. Rittenhouse is…

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s police chief says organizers of the Astroworld music festival haven’t provided…

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a U.S. congressional delegation to the island.…

By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — An autistic Cambodian teenager has been released from prison after…

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Making coronavirus vaccines more accessible and reducing carbon emissions were two…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Vietnamese oil tanker earlier seized by Iran is now free in open waters. The…

By MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The creator of the Netflix TV series “Squid Game” says it’ll be back for a season…

By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to block the release…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel’s prime-time lineup tends to make the most noise and attract the most…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Fumio Kishida is set to be reelected as Japan’s prime minister after clearing the first major…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court has ruled that a police officer cannot use his law…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Williams says he’s leaving NBC News at the end of the year. He remade his career as an…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted fatally shooting four people during a two-week rampage in…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The executive who took over as head of casino company Wynn Resorts when its founder and namesake Steve Wynn resigned in February…