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ISABELLA, Minn. (AP) — A Superior National Forest official says the ongoing drought has created “tinderbox conditions” as firefighters continue…

BERLIN (AP) — Germany publishing company Axel Springer says it has signed a deal to buy the U.S.-based political news site Politico and the tech…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital say nine people are dead after a crane collapsed at a high-rise construction site in Nairobi. An…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The Africa director of the World Health Organization says the continent was able to triple…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced state Sen. Brian Benjamin as her choice for lieutenant governor Thursday in the senator’s…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run news agency says the judge leading the investigation into last year’s massive explosion at Beirut’s…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 6.6% annual rate last quarter, slightly faster than…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says it has received reports from residents that some 150 people were killed earlier…

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada has ended its evacuations from Afghanistan as the clock ticks down on dramatic Western…

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have ousted an opposition legislator from his seat after finding him to be insufficiently loyal amid…

MIAMI (AP) — Video released by a team of federal investigators shows more evidence of extensive corrosion and overcrowded concrete reinforcement in…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The captain of Afghanistan’s wheelchair basketball team has found a new home and a new club in…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s vice defense minister has called for North Korea to resume cooperation…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former Royal Marine who runs an animal charity in Afghanistan says he, his Afghan staff and dozens…

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian orchestra conductor received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot onstage during a…

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is opening COVID-19 vaccinations to those aged 14 and older and is only…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in London arrested a man on suspicion of contaminating food in three supermarkets by injecting them with…

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece have conducted a five-hour work stoppage to protest…