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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Five biracial women who were born in Congo and taken away from their Black mothers as young…

By KRISTA LARSON and MARIA CHENG Associated Press SARE GIBEL, Gambia (AP) — Health officials are confronting vaccine reluctance among African…

By BERNAT ARMANGUE and LEE KEATH Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Ask almost anyone in the Afghan capital what they want now that the…

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Disaster response officials in the Philippines say that a tropical storm has left at least 19 people dead. Authorities…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Asian shares are higher after technology companies powered the biggest rally on Wall Street since March. All…

MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers have walked out strike after the United Auto Workers union said negotiators…

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning that that Democrats “must put…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol…

By EMMA H. TOBIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health experts say it’s important to find a mask that’s comfortable so you’ll…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dissolved the lower house of parliament for Japan’s first…

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York real estate heir Robert Durst has been sentenced to life in prison without a chance of…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jacobo grew up in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, home to the Jalisco New Generation…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities…

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian resort island of Bali has reopened for international travelers to…

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Officials say at least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out…

SYDNEY (AP) — One of New Zealand’s best-known businessmen Ron Brierley has been sentenced in a Sydney court to 14 months in prison for possessing…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court is hearing from five people who say they were promised “paradise on Earth” in…

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Adele has been gone from the public spotlight, musically speaking, since after the release…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — About 800 San Francisco city workers have asked for medical or religions exemptions to avoid a looming deadline for them to…

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — After sending a record number of military aircraft to harass Taiwan over China’s National Day…