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Peru's presidential runoff election too close to call

A rural teacher-turned-political novice and the daughter of an imprisoned former president traded the lead Monday in a tight ...

Train barrels into another in Pakistan, killing at least 51

An express train barreled into another that had derailed in Pakistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 51 people and ...

Oil pipeline foes protest Enbridge's Line 3 in Minnesota

Hundreds of protesters vowing to do whatever it takes to stop a Canadian-based company's push to replace an aging pipeline ...

Biden to confer with Europe allies, confront Putin

Joe Biden is heading to Europe for his first international trip as president to strategize with G7 democracies and other NATO ...

AP Interview: State AG pushes accountability in opioid cases

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has been a leader in the legal push to hold companies and individuals accountable ...

Drought-stricken Nevada enacts ban on 'non-functional' grass

In Sin City, one thing that will soon become unforgivable is useless grass. A new Nevada law will outlaw about 31% of the ...

'Do not come': Harris seeks 'hope at home' for Guatemalans

Vice President Kamala Harris offered an optimistic outlook for improved cooperation with Guatemala on addressing the spike ...

Amazon city shuts down amid attacks over trafficker's death

The Brazilian Amazon’s biggest city ordered schools closed and suspended public transportation Monday amid a wave of ...

Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times

If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to overcome ...

FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug debated by experts

Government officials have approved the first drug they say can likely treat the underlying Alzheimer's disease, rather than ...

AP Interview: Scott says final score on Pac-12 tenure TBD

Larry Scott's volatile 11-year tenure as Pac-12 commissioner is in its final month. The conference announced in January he ...

Auto, student loans fuel April rise in US consumer borrowing

U.S. consumer borrowing rose by $18.6 billion in April, fueled by a big rise in auto and student loans that offset a drop in ...

US economy: Plenty of growth, not enough workers or supplies

The U.S. economy is sparking confusion and whiplash almost as fast as it’s adding jobs. Barely more than a year after the ...

Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket's 1st crew flight

Outdoing his fellow billionaires in daredevilry, Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month when his Blue Origin company ...

Mexico president appears to hold key majority in elections

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party and its allies on Monday appeared poised to maintain their majority in Mexico's ...

Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers

A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior ...

Polish PM vows support for Belarusians after ally's remark

Poland's prime minister vowed Monday that the government would always support the Belarusian people struggling for democracy, ...

Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup

Mali coup leader Col. Assimi Goita was sworn in Monday as president of a transitional government, solidifying his grip on ...

To the beach! Spain opens borders to tourists, cruise ships

Spain jump-started its summer tourism season on Monday by welcoming vaccinated visitors from most countries as well as ...

France fines Google for abusing 'dominant' ads position

Google is being fined 220 million euros ($268 million) by France’s antitrust watchdog for abusing its ‘dominant’ position in ...