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For decades, US Open women’s champs got a smaller replica trophy than the men. Now they’re equal
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was surprised at how much tinier the replica trophy…
Suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targets ship in Red Sea after missiles fire on Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a…
Australia’s highest court denies decorated Afghanistan veteran Ben Roberts-Smith’s final appeal
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Thursday removed the last chance for highly…
5 months after Myanmar’s deadly earthquake, photos show widespread damage and ongoing reconstruction
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AP) — Five months after a massive earthquake hit the Southeast Asian nation…
Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease
MOROGORO, Tanzania (AP) — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated…
Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The death toll in the Lisbon streetcar crash has risen to…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong…
300,000 more people evacuated in eastern Pakistan after a new Indian flood alert
SHER SHAH, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say nearly 300,000 people have been evacuated in the…
US and Panama propose new force of 5,550 in Haiti with the power to detain gang suspects
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and Panama are urging the U.N. Security Council…
TV writer Graham Linehan’s arrest over posts on X sparks debate over free speech and its limits
LONDON (AP) — The arrest of comedy writer Graham Linehan in Britain over social media…
Trump says US strike targeting Venezuelan gang will cause cartels to think twice
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday justified the lethal military strike that his…
UAE warns against Israeli annexation of West Bank as strikes in Gaza kill 31
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday warned that any…
Climate change made heat and dryness that fueled Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID (AP) — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the…
Indonesian rescuers find helicopter crash site on Borneo and recover 1 body so far
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A rescue team on Wednesday reached the site of a helicopter…
FACT FOCUS: DeSantis’ misleading claims about why Florida missed out on a congressional seat
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis says the 2020 census numbers for Florida need…
Novak Djokovic is 38 and bidding for a 25th Slam title. He faces Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic is 38 and trying to conquer a younger man’s…
Famed streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, derails and crashes, killing 15 people
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A picturesque electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist…
US deports Bolivia’s ex-interior minister to face charges for corruption and protester killings
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A former Bolivian interior minister was deported late Wednesday from…
Hurricane Kiko intensifies to a Category 4 in the Pacific Ocean, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Kiko intensified into a major hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on…
Aid agencies tell countries to send funds to help Afghanistan after earthquake
Aid agencies on Wednesday urged the international community to increase funding to Afghanistan after a…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved…
Navy reverses demotion of Rep. Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ronny Jackson announced that the Navy has restored his retired rank…
Sudan’s latest tragedy counts a village wiped out by a landslide
CAIRO (AP) — A devastating landslide that killed an estimated 1,000 people in Sudan’s Darfur…
Russia launches over 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more support
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 500 drones and two dozen missiles at…