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Protesters hold banners calling for the release of jailed journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli as they march through the streets in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

A Russia-like crackdown has jailed dozens in Georgia, with human rights groups sounding the alarm

Over 40 Georgians have been jailed on criminal charges stemming from anti-government protests that have roiled the South Caucasus nation for weeks.

Modi’s ruling party looks to topple corruption crusader in Delhi poll with graft allegations

A$AP Rocky accuser ends a long slog on the witness stand and lashes out at ‘annoying’ defense lawyer

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In this image provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian missile attack on the country’s energy system in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Dec. 25, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP, File)

Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness

Despite more than a year of warnings that critical Ukrainian nuclear energy infrastructure sites are vulnerable to potential Russian attacks, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry has failed to act swiftly to protect them, government officials have told The Associated Press.

Bill Gates shares his thoughts on vaccine backlash, Intel’s woes and Google’s antitrust battle

Paradox Museum Miami takes guests through a 21st century funhouse of mind-boggling illusions

Google makes its appeal to overturn jury verdict branding the Play Store as illegal monopoly

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Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting China’s President Xi Jinping, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump are on sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)

China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the U.S. on multiple products.

Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans

Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen

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Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta scores a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons in the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Lions seek to take early control of NFC North by beating Packers for 4th straight time

FILE - An eBay app is shown on a mobile phone, July 11, 2019, in Miami. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, the U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against eBay, claiming the online company unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products that violated various environmental laws. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME TO VIERRA INSTEAD OF VERA - Leola Vierra walks through the remains of her home for the first time, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Vierras are among the couple dozen residents who are able to return to their property in Zone 1-C following August's deadly wildfire. Authorities in Maui strongly encouraged homeowners to wear protective gear provided by nonprofit groups when visiting their properties to protect against asbestos, lead and other toxic remains of the wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Lahaina family finds cherished heirlooms and devastation in first home visit after deadly wildfire

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South Africa compares Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to conditions under apartheid at UN top court

Trump’s tariff threat sends crypto prices falling, including his own meme coin

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FILE - The Texas Rangers stand for the national anthem before an opening day baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, March 30, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 MLB teams that aren't hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter, File)

Why are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?

The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball that aren’t hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month. The Rangers say they are committed to making everyone feel welcome at all games.

Gov. Josh Shapiro, right, talks with Robert Buckley, president Buckley & Co. during a news conference to announce the reopening of Interstate 95 Friday, June 23, 2023 in Philadelphia. Workers put the finishing touches on an interim six-lane roadway that will serve motorists during construction of a permanent bridge. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Interstate 95 reopens less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia

How the unconventional design of the Titan sub may have destined it for disaster

An employee displays some of the varieties of disposable electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, at Vapes N Smoke in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. Since 2020, the number of different e-cigarette devices for sale in the U.S. has exploded to more than 9,000, a nearly three-fold increase driven almost entirely by a wave of disposable vapes from China. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors

People gather at the scene where five teenagers were found dead in a submerged vehicle in a retention pond in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. Authorities say an out-of-control car landed in a southwest Florida retention pond where it went underwater, killing all five teenagers in the vehicle. (Andrew West/The News-Press via AP)

5 teens were killed in a car that swerved off a road and sank in a Florida pond

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FILE - In this Sunday, May 1, 2011 file picture, Penn State senior Jake Librizzi holds an American flag as he and others fill Beaver Canyon Avenue in downtown State College, Pa., shortly after learning about the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)

Today in History: May 1, Americans hear of bin Laden’s death

Today’s Highlight in History:

On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation.

The Moradi family sits for a portrait on a small boat in Band-i-Mir lake, one of the tourist attractions in the Bamiyan Valley region in Afghanistan, Saturday, June 17, 2023. The family traveled a long way from Helmand to spend a few days for their summer vacation. During their first stint in power from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban banned photography of humans and animals as contrary to the teachings of Islam. On Aug. 26, 2023 they banned all women from entering all national parks including Band-i-Mir, in a move that has triggered widespread condemnation.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

From an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges

Two years after US troops left, AP photographer Rodrigo Abd returned to Afghanistan with an idea: to use an old-style Afghan “box camera” to document how life has changed. This special project gives a unique and intimate window into life in Afghanistan since the withdrawal.

Juan Zuniga, a first-year deckhand on the Agnes Sabine, refuels the boat, Friday, June 23, 2023, in Kodiak, Alaska. For some young people who make the move to Alaska’s coasts, the industry is a way to make quick money, but not a forever job. “This is a pretty far place from where I live,” Zuniga said. “It’s a very big step out of my comfort zone.” (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

As climate change and high costs plague Alaska’s fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade

Young people are becoming a rare sight in the aging and shrinking commercial fishing industry. The high cost of entry for access rights and equipment and the increasing unpredictability of fish stocks due to human-caused climate change deters many people from starting a long term career in the field

FILE -Chelsea's Reece James passes the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, April 1, 2023. Chelsea defender Reece James has been charged by the FA for an alleged altercation with a match official, English soccer's governing body said Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The incident is said to have occurred after Chelsea’s 1-0 loss against Aston Villa on Sunday. (AP Photo/David Cliff, File)

Chelsea defender Reece James charged by the FA after alleged altercation with match official

United Auto Workers member Brandi Holmes shivers in a slow drizzle as Team 24 pickets outside a truck entrance to Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Toledo, Ohio. (Isaac Ritchey/The Blade via AP)

Auto workers union to announce plans on Friday to expand strike in contract dispute with companies

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This 2019 photo shows Shai Reshef, president and founder of University of the People, speaking at a graduation ceremony in New York. Reshef and Arizona State professor and researcher Michelene Chi, who has developed a framework to improve how students learn, are the 2023 winners of The Yidan Prize, the biggest award in education. (Courtesy of University of the People via AP)

University of the People founder and Arizona State professor win Yidan Prize for education work

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young looks to pass under pressure from New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan during the first half of an NFL football game Monday, Sept. 18, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Reich: Panthers QB Bryce Young on track to play Sunday vs Vikings after returning to practice

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Sen. Bob Menendez leaves federal court, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in New York. Menendez pled not guilty to federal charges alleging he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and carry out favors for local businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case

· LARRY NEUMEISTER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JAKE OFFENHARTZ

Uruguay's Santiago Arata runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between Uruguay and Namibia at the OL Stadium in Lyon, France, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Uruguay wins at Rugby World Cup after 3 yellow cards for Namibia

Arizona Diamondbacks starter Zach Davies delivers a pitch during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Zach Davies cut by Arizona Diamondbacks, who recall Justin Martinéz

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Politics

FILE- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and President Donald Trump stand as they prepare to depart after the Abraham Accords signing ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns ‘no guarantees’ fragile peace in Gaza will hold

Entertainment

Neil Gaiman arrives at the Art of Elysium Heaven Gala on Jan. 6, 2024, at The Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Woman’s lawsuits say sci-fi author Neil Gaiman repeatedly sexually assaulted her

Sports

New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, left, talks with Saints President Dennis Lauscha, right, next to VP Greg Bensel, center, in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in New Orleans, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

NFL emails reveal extent of Saints’ damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis

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President Donald Trump listens after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

ACLU sues over Trump shutting down asylum access at the southern border

World News

A sign is placed in front of the American whiskey section at a B.C. liquor store after top selling American made products have been removed from shelves in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Neighbors in dispute: After Trump declares a trade war, Canadians grapple with a sense of betrayal

Business

The Old Forester Water tower sits atop the Brown Forman distillery in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

In Kentucky bourbon country, the prospect of a trade war feels like a hangover that won’t go away

Science

A butterfly sits on a leaf at Monarch Grove Sanctuary in Pacific Grove, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)

Dramatic drop in monarch butterfly count nears record 30-year low

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A recipe for shrimp po'boy sandwiches appears in New York on May 19, 2022. (Cheyenne Cohen via AP)

A Super Bowl in New Orleans is a great excuse to make shrimp po’boy sandwiches

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China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws

China says it will investigate Google on suspicion of violating antitrust laws.

A suspect, center on the ground, is caught by police after he allegedly threw "the suspicious object," as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Saikazaki port for an election campaign event in Wakayama, western Japan Saturday, April 15, 2023.(Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japanese man who threw pipe bomb at ex-PM Kishida tells court he didn’t intend to kill

A man accused in the explosives attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during an election campaign denied his murder intent Tuesday as his trial opened at a court in western Japan.

China to impose 15% tariff on coal, LNG products, 10% on crude oil and other products in response to Trumps’ tariffs

Yexel Lendeborg scores 17 to help UAB fend off North Texas 64-61

Led by Yaxel Lendeborg’s 17 points, the UAB Blazers defeated the North Texas Mean Green 64-61.

Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker (7) participates during Super Bowl 59 Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New Orleans, ahead of the NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Chiefs’ Butker enters his 5th Super Bowl confident in his kicking and his beliefs

Harrison Butker is expressing confidence in his kicking and in the stances he’s taken on some sensitive issues as he enters his fifth Super Bowl. Butker says he never expected to be as well known as he is as a kicker.

Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam goes up to dunk against the Utah Jazz during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rob Gray)

Siakam’s late surge leads Indiana to 112-111 comeback win over Utah

Pascal Siakam scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Utah Jazz 112-111 for their fourth straight win.

District of Columbia Councilman Trayon White, center, walks out of the federal courthouse after his initial appearance, Aug. 19, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman, File)

Trayon White channels Marion Barry as he fights corruption charges and expulsion from the DC Council

Trayon White came up in local politics as a direct protege of iconic and infamous former Mayor Marion Barry.

Demostrators gather at a rally at City Hall to support legislation that gives the mayors extra power to address the city's fentanyl crisis Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

San Francisco ready to grant new mayor greater powers to battle fentanyl crisis

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors appears ready to grant newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers to expedite the city’s response to its fentanyl and homelessness crisis.

Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley exchanges words with a security guard during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers, in New York's Madison Square Garden, Feb. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

MSG contends Oakley’s attorney rewrote portions of book manuscript regarding arrest at Knicks game

Madison Square Garden says in a court filing that Charles Oakley’s attorney rewrote portions of the manuscript of the former Knicks star’s book to “tell a fundamentally different story from the truth” about the night he was arrested after an altercation at the arena.

Keionte Cornelius scores 14 to guide Alcorn State to 60-53 victory over Grambling

Led by Keionte Cornelius’ 14 points, the Alcorn State Braves defeated the Grambling Tigers 60-53.

Iowa State center Dishon Jackson, left, shoots under pressure from Kansas center Hunter Dickinson (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

No. 16 Kansas shuts down No. 8 Iowa State in desperation game for both teams in the Big 12 race

No. 16 Kansas turned up the defense and shut down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory that helped to keep the Jayhawks in the Big 12 title race.

Langston Reynolds posts double-double to lead Northern Colorado over Idaho State 86-72

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr., center, drives to the basket as New Orleans Pelicans guards Javonte Green, left, and Trey Murphy III, right, defend in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Nikola Jokic’s 23rd triple-double of the season leads Nuggets over Pelicans 125-113

Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 36 points, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a career-high 41 points from Trey Murphy III to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 on Monday night.

Omar Croskey scores career-high 27 to lead South Carolina State over Howard 89-66

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) participates during Super Bowl 59 Opening Night, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New Orleans, ahead of the NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson )

Travis Kelce is in no hurry to retire even if the Chiefs win another Super Bowl

Travis Kelce has no plans to retire anytime soon even if the Kansas City Chiefs win a third straight Super Bowl on Sunday.

Blaise Threatt scores 34, offsets 35 by Trent McLaughlin as Weber State tops Northern Arizona 77-73

Serge Atlaoui, right, a French national who is on death row after being convicted of drug offences, talks with his lawyer Nancy Yuliana for his judicial review hearing at the district court in Tangerang, Indonesia Wednesday, April 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Indonesia prepares to send home an ailing French national on death row

Indonesian authorities are set to return an ailing French national who has been on death row in the Southeast Asian country, under an arrangement between the two nations.

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson (1) dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Zeke Mayo scores 17 points, No. 16 Kansas ramps up the defense and beats No. 8 Iowa State, 69-52

Zeke Mayo scored 17 points, Hunter Dickinson added 14 points and nine rebounds, and No. 16 Kansas leaned into its defense to shut down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory. Dajuan Harris Jr. added 12 points for the Jayhawks.

Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey (14) handles the ball ahead of San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey, center, and forward Jaren Jackson Jr., left, in the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Jaren Jackson Jr., GG Jackson lead Grizzlies past Spurs 128-109 to hold second in West

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 31 points, GG Jackson added a season-high 27, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs 128-109 on Monday night.

NC State’s Aziaha James is a gifted scorer. She keeps saving her best for visits from Duke, too

N.C. State’s Aziaha James had a career-best 36 points in Monday night’s win against No. 10 Duke. It came a little more than a year after she posted her previous career high of 33 points against the Blue Devils on the same Reynolds Coliseum floor.

Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings

Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings for the week of Feb. 3.

Cam Amboree, Michael Jacobs rally red-hot Southern to 91-89 OT victory over Jackson State

Kaseem Watson scores career-high 30 to lead Delaware State over Morgan State 84-82

Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) shoots over Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27), right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

After dealing Fox, Kings eke out 116-114 road win over Timberwolves

DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points, and the Sacramento Kings edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-114 after finalizing their trade for Zach LaVine. Malik Monk had 26 points for the Kings, who closed out a 2-6 road trip. Keegan Murray added 19 points.

Toby Nnadozie scores 17 to help Coppin State beat Maryland Eastern Shore 62-57

Kyle Pulliam scores 18 to lead William & Mary over Charleston 90-75

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) blocks a shot by Washington Wizards forward Richaun Holmes (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Wizards overcome Bridges’ first triple-double to beat Hornets

Miles Bridges had his first career triple-double for the Hornets, finishing with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller were both out with injuries.

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (72) shoots the puck past Nashville Predators center Jonathan Marchessault (81) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Gaudette and Perron lead Senators over Predators 5-2

Adam Gaudette and David Perron each scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore’s future a hot topic at the Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore smiled expectantly as a crowd of New Orleans-based reporters rushed to crowd around him and start peppering him with questions about his future.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, drives against Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr., left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder roll past short-handed Bucks 125-96

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points in 22 minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 125-96.

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President Joe Biden will travel to Israel and Jordan to meet with both Israeli and Arab leadership, as concerns increase that the raging Israel-Hamas war could expand into a larger regional conflict. (Oct. 17)