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TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors awaited the release of U.S. consumer pri

Four dozen Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk by at least 30% since 1997 and 28 of those have lost mo

NEW YORK (AP) — Since Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival wher

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

TORONTO (AP) — The filmmaker Raoul Peck was sitting in a Toronto hotel lobby talking to a reporter w

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: sev

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is supporting the city’s effort to suspend a unique l

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has finalized a rule limiting overdraft fees banks can char

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden had been to Dachau, the infamous concentration camp in Germany, several

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday on a rare trip abroad for the Russian lea

Meta says most issues have been resolved after apps like Instagram, Facebook and Threads were experi

ELWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man who charged at authorities with two swords o

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations has suspended and detained eight peacekeepers in eastern Congo

UN suspends and detains 8 peacekeepers in Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation