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Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls' school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

Fire rips through a dormitory at a girls' school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students

AP Exclusive: Stop AAPI Hate launches a nonprofit to mobilize voters before midterms

Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival

Justice Department opens investigation into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault: AP source

France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber

Supreme Court rules for Black death row inmate from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury

Chilean American stolen as a baby reunites with his mom and gets a second chance at family

Aid supplies reach heart of Congo's Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa

Trump review that could shutter Mexican consulates stokes worries

Israel strikes Beirut southern suburb ahead of crucial Washington talks

A Chinese dissident is in South Korean custody after a perilous escape by rubber boat

Judge refuses to block Trump order to limit mail voting. There's no immediate effect on the midterms

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan says she won't run for president in 2028

Former Yemen president Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi dies at 80

US military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack

Man stabs 3 people at Swiss train station in what authorities call an 'act of terror'

Zelenskyy says he's pressing US for more Patriot missiles for Ukraine to counter Russian strikes

Michigan Democrats get a chance to make their case for the Senate and their party’s future

Experimental hepatitis B drug may offer 'functional cure' for some patients

Exclusive: Inside an African hotel where asylum seekers deported by the US are imprisoned

Taylor Swift concert plot suspect apologizes in Austrian court ahead of verdict

Republicans' recent stumbles in Congress highlight the difficult road ahead for their agenda

Italy seizes gold, luxury villas and cash tied to Sicilian Mafia drug-trafficking gains

Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall

Happy, who taught researchers that elephants can recognize themselves, is euthanized at Bronx Zoo

In ‘Pressure,’ the story of the meteorologist who helped save D-Day

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2

About 8% of the country lacked health insurance in 2025, new data shows. That could rise next year

Brazil is set to join other Latin American countries with a 40-hour, 5-day workweek

Talarico targets Paxton's scandals in Texas Senate race, pivoting from his sunny primary message

Newsom seeks to shield California elections from federal interference before Tuesday primary

US military conducts another strike against Iran after Trump says Iran is 'negotiating on fumes'

US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

Carney says Canada will buy European surveillance planes over two American options

AP Exclusive: Trump administration tells prosecutors to stand down on Venezuela leader, sources say

Iranians are back online after a monthslong shutdown but still face heavy restrictions

West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks

9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors

Jury hears opening statements in trial of South Carolina store owner who fatally shot Black teen

Fair housing groups file lawsuit arguing a federal rule change removes protections

Federal judge sentences man to 10 years in plot to kill Iranian American writer

Jill Biden says she feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate

Many National Spelling Bee contenders pursue mastery. For a few, it's more about memorization

Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging

Matthew Perry's assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death

VIDEO: Bear spotted in Bothell neighborhood

VIDEO: Bear spotted in Bothell neighborhood

VIDEO: Environmental impacts of Longview chemical tank implosion

WEATHER: Heading out this weekend? Be prepared for active weather!

VIDEO: Sound Transit budget decision set for today

VIDEO: Electrical failure causes apartment fire

VIDEO: Edmonds cancels Flock safety camera program

VIDEO: Recovery efforts in Longview continue as third victim identified

VIDEO: Kent man sentenced for string of robberies

VIDEO: Not guilty plea in monk seal case

Police: Man bites wife during quarrel over smoking meth in closet

Burmese python, eggs removed from South Florida sidewalk

SpaceX Starship rockets grounded pending investigation

Recall alert: 165K Mainstays fabric dressers sold at Walmart recalled

‘He calms me down’: UCLA pitcher brings plastic mini dinosaur toy to mound