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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the economy was growing at a modest pace at the end of 2021 but…

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. last month posted its smallest monthly budget deficit in two…

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has sentenced four men to death for their involvement in a car bombing last year that killed four people…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to the Boston Police Department’s controversial gang…

By Associated Press (AP) — Italy on Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck off the Tuscan island of Giglio.…

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Officials across the U.S. are again weighing how and whether to impose mask mandates as COVID-19 infections soar and…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Indianapolis has effectively denied a request for over $2 million in compensation made by three members of the Sikh…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says politicians who refuse to say whether they’ve received…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A painting by the American modernist Marsden Hartley that had been missing for 40 years has been found in a bank vault.…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say one man has drowned and a woman is missing after a group of migrants trekking through the hills…

BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — A jury trial has been scheduled for a Minnesota man accused of walking into a medical clinic and opening fire, killing one…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general says eight nations are losing their voting rights in the General Assembly because of arrears on…

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer It’s not yet clear when people infected with omicron become contagious but early data suggests it might be…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who left her Alabama home to join the Islamic State terror group plan to continue fighting for her…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A growing group of Tennessee Republican is proposing a statewide…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army, for the first time, is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing new sanctions against Russia if it…

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Political divisions about coronavirus policies are evident as state lawmakers across…

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s government is halving the quarantine and self-isolation times required of people who test positive for the…