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Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Patriots owner, drops out of Boston mayor’s race against Michelle Wu
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Kraft, the son of the New England Patriots’ owner, announced Thursday…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Utah governor pleads for public’s help in finding person who shot Charlie Kirk on university…
The Latest: Officials ask for public’s help in finding Charlie Kirk shooter
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox held a news conference late Thursday in Orem, Utah, on the…
A US Orthodox influencer spoke against Russia’s war. Then she was ousted as a nun
Before 2022, Sister Vassa Larin was best known as an Orthodox nun who taught thousands…
Russian drone incursion in Poland prompts NATO leaders to take stock of bigger threats
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — European leaders on Thursday expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening…
Israel’s strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That bodes ill for Trump’s Mideast priorities
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the…
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners as US lifts some sanctions on its national airline
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday as part of a…
Grieving families of protesters killed in Nepal seek justice as some people try to leave
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Grieving families of protesters killed by police in Nepal gathered in…
Qatar’s premier accuses Israel of not caring about hostages but vows to keep pressing for peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Qatar’s prime minister accused Israel of ignoring the hostages in the…
Her age – and maybe her name – are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea’s next leader
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Likely in her early teens and bearing a close resemblance…
Sudden deluge of rain floods some streets and halts air and rail traffic in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain flooded some streets and halted rail and air traffic in…
UK fires ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson over his links to Jeffrey Epstein
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the country’s ambassador to…
Authorities say student who had been radicalized fired revolver at Colorado school, wounding 2
DENVER (AP) — A 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified “extremist network”…
Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a…
Judge temporarily blocks US effort to remove dozens of immigrant Guatemalan and Honduran children
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge in Arizona temporarily blocked the Trump administration from…
Americans mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with emotional ceremonies
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a quarter century has passed since the Sept. 11, 2001,…
Utah’s Gov. Spencer Cox makes a familiar plea for unity following Charlie Kirk’s death
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox had consistently called for civility in a polarized country where it…
NHL makes 5 players acquitted of sexual assault charges eligible to sign contract, play this season
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL is reinstating five players who were acquitted of sexual…
Oklahoma school bus carrying softball team crashes and injures 7 people
MINCO, Okla. (AP) — A school bus carrying softball team members in Oklahoma crashed into…
The Latest: FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Kirk assassination
Investigators released two images of the person and appealed for tips to help solve the…
Matthew Dowd’s firing begins flood of people facing consequences for their comments on Kirk’s death
NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Dowd opened a floodgate. The MSNBC political analyst, who lost…
Appeals court allows Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration…
Charlie Kirk’s open-air debates made him a draw on college campuses. They also made him vulnerable
WASHINGTON (AP) — The same scene played out at campuses across the country. Charlie Kirk…
Families reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Families clustered outside hospitals awaiting word of their loved ones Thursday…