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Why Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show will be a landmark moment for Puerto Rico
NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds wore maga flowers and “pavas” — straw hats traditionally worn…
Ohio county agrees to $7M settlement over man’s death after jail guards restrained him, family says
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The family of a man who died after being restrained in…
Courrèges show brings futuristic minimalism to Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — Equestrian met beekeeper on Tuesday at Courrèges, where Nicolas Di Felice turned…
South Carolina prosecutor seeks death penalty in murder case after Biden reduced sentence to life
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A local prosecutor in South Carolina said Tuesday he will seek…
Israeli troops kill 31 Palestinians in Gaza as Qatar says discussion needed on Trump peace plan
CAIRO (AP) — Qatar said Tuesday that further talks were needed over details of U.S.…
Grand jury to hear case against man accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire over affair
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Steven Seiple remembers Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler’s screams. “I remember…
Georgia’s highest court sides with slave descendants fighting to protect threatened island community
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court on Tuesday sided with Black landowners in a fight…
Nobel laureate George Smoot, who researched the universe’s origins at UC Berkeley, dies at 80
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Nobel laureate Dr. George Smoot, who conducted groundbreaking research into the…
Hundreds of Iranians held on US immigration charges will be deported to Iran, Tehran official says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to Iran…
A weakened and isolated Hamas faces pressure to accept Trump’s peace plan for Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have finally outmaneuvered Hamas. After facing…
No. 2 US diplomat meets much-prosecuted West African leader after visa restrictions were eased
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau has met with the heavily…
Congo military court sentences former President Kabila to death for treason
A high military court in Congo convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason Tuesday for…
Starmer argues for inclusive patriotism and accuses Farage of trying to divide Britain
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday accused hard-right politician Nigel Farage…
Ukraine begins sharing drone expertise with Denmark deployment, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military is sharing with European countries its expertise in…
Nebraska joins Trump program to use public money for private school tuition
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After years of failed attempts, Republicans in Nebraska have enacted a…
As Amazon’s ‘flying rivers’ weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Droughts have withered crops in Peru, fires have scorched the Amazon…
Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at private colleges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A new lawsuit against Brown University has renewed questions surrounding the…
The Latest: Trump targets ‘the enemy from within’
Although the military is designed to handle foreign threats, President Donald Trump emphasized his vision…
Gabon’s president’s party wins most seats in first legislative elections since 2023 coup
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — The party of Gabon’s president Tuesday won the most seats in…
South Africa’s ambassador to France is found dead in Paris
PARIS (AP) — The South African ambassador to France, Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, known as Nathi…
Maia Sandu, Moldova’s pro-Western president, cements power after the party she founded wins election
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu is riding high, following a decisive…
US government on brink of first shutdown in almost 7 years during partisan standoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger…
At Vuitton, the Louvre is a stage for stars, spectacle and Paris Fashion Week’s moving masterpiece
PARIS (AP) — Screaming fans jammed the gates before the Louvre pyramid, blocking entrances and…
Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 26 in Vietnam, with many missing
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The search continued on Tuesday for 22 people still missing people…