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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Swedenâs admission into NATO to Turkeyâs parliament for ratification, his office said on Oct. 23, 2023.

Sweden one step closer to NATO membership thanks to Turkey

Associated Press · October 23, 2023 5:10 pm

This photo provided by the Raanan family shows Natalie Raanan and her father, Uri Raanan, in Mexico.

Israel war: Father of hostage freed by Hamas says she’s ‘doing very good’

Associated Press · October 22, 2023 1:53 am

A boy plays on a tank installed as a monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, in front of the Motherland monument, just reopened for public viewing on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Russian forces make renewed push in eastern Ukraine

Associated Press · October 21, 2023 8:59 pm

Hamas kills 22 in unprecedented, wide-ranging incursion into Israel. Netanyahu says ‘we are at war’

Associated Press · October 7, 2023 11:53 am

A nurse practitioner holds a COVID-19 vaccine card at a New York Health and Hospitals vaccine clinic in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Jan. 10, 2021. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed through the commercial markets instead of by the federal government in 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention won't be shipping out any more new cards.

COVID vaccination cards to be phased out by CDC

Associated Press · October 4, 2023 9:14 pm

A stack of one hundred dollar bills in a money wrapper labeled "Student Loan" on top of a blue graduation cap. A gold graduation tassel is draped over the stack of money.

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here’s what you need to know

Associated Press · October 1, 2023 5:47 pm

A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing.

Powerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after no one scoops top prize

Associated Press · September 26, 2023 2:01 pm

Colombian performer Shakira arrives at court in Madrid on March 27, 2019. Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6 million euros ($6.36 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday.

Shakira is charged with tax evasion, prosecutors demand $7 million

Associated Press · September 26, 2023 2:01 pm

President Joe Biden, center, stands with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Stephen Brown, left, and Kiribati's President Taneti Maamau during a group photo with Pacific Islands Forum leaders at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023.

Energy and Environment

Biden tells Pacific islands he hears climate change warnings

Associated Press · September 25, 2023 6:28 pm

A display panel advertises tickets for a Powerball drawing. The ninth largest lottery jackpot will be on the line when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball prize.

Powerball: Ninth largest jackpot in history worth $785 million on the line

Associated Press · September 25, 2023 3:15 pm

Sydney Carney walks through her home, which was destroyed by a wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Lahaina residents are grappling with a range of feelings as Maui authorities plan to begin allowing them back into what has become known as the "burn zone."

Hawaii wildfires: Residents to be allowed to return to their homes after seven weeks

Associated Press · September 25, 2023 3:06 pm

FILE - An Amtrak train departs 30th Street Station in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2021. The Biden administration announced Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, that it has awarded more than $1.4 billion to projects that improve railway safety and boost capacity, with much of the money coming from the 2021 infrastructure law.

Biden administration announces $1.4 billion in railway safety and capacity projects

Associated Press · September 25, 2023 2:57 pm