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By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from rapper Roddy Ricch, a prequel to the TV series…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press GOLEM, Albania (AP) — Women who were evacuated to Albania after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan are…

MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat has warned the United States and its NATO allies that their own security would suffer if they “torpedo”…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials say the judge leading the investigation into last year’s massive blast…

GENEVA (AP) — Facing a new surge in COVID-19 cases, the Swiss government is preparing to step up mask requirements and increase restrictions on…

By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. State Department envoy has conveyed concerns to top Cambodian officials about…

By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida aquarium has created a legacy for its famed Winter the Dolphin following her…

By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in northern Greece have arrested 11 people after a high school principal…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chess master Magnus Carlsen of Norway has defended his title and won the FIDE World Championship in Dubai. He…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has cleared the way for children aged 5-11 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The decision…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The ritualistic smoking of marijuana brings Rastafari closer to…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican David Perdue is furthering his embrace of debunked claims that Georgia’s 2020…

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian authorities say a man was shot and killed by Israeli fire during clashes in the occupied West Bank. They say…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is starting to look like that unexpected — and unwanted — houseguest who just…

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was just another job for child actor Karolyn Grimes. She was 6 and had already done four…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish junior minister and valuable ally of the governing right-wing coalition says he is temporarily stepping aside from…

BERLIN (AP) — A Swiss museum to which the late collector Cornelius Gurlitt bequeathed an art trove he amassed at his home says it will relinquish…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on…

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has rejected motions to dismiss eight lawsuits that challenge Georgia’s sweeping…