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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people have a duty to get vaccinated against the…

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Africa next week as the Biden administration…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The late stages of Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial in the shooting of three men highlighted the…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A jury has awarded $2.75 million to an Arizona legislative staffer who said she was fired…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The CEO of McDonald’s is facing increasing criticism, including calls for resignation, following…

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six U.S. oil executives detained in Venezuela for four years on corruption charges have…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press As jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial settled into their courtroom seats, Judge Bruce Schroeder welcomed…

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space…

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Kimi Cole wants to become the country’s first openly transgender politician elected…

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two Native American tribes have failed again in their bid to persuade a federal judge in Nevada…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Five Republican state lawmakers want Gov. Kevin Stitt to grant clemency to Julius Jones, who is scheduled for execution next…

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the past week, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted a video showing a character with his face…

By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has defied federal guidance on COVID-19 booster shots by…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Kellogg Co. has filed a lawsuit against its local union in Omaha. It’s complaining…

By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Combined patrols of soldiers and police have fanned out across the capital of El…

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says it’s permanently banned Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson for repeated violations of its…

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury has sentenced a 24-year-old man to 37 years in prison for strangling a transgender woman to death in 2019 and dumping…

NEW YORK (AP) — The Veterans Day Parade has returned to New York’s Fifth Avenue after being canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic last…

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A chemical company has agreed to pay $34 million to compensate residents of a Vermont town for chemical contamination in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Douglas, who played handsome family patriarch John Abbott on “The Young and the Restless,” has died. A family spokesman…