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Sailing from Oregon to Hawaii after quitting his job turns a man with a cat into social media star
Midway while sailing across the Pacific with just his cat named Phoenix, Oliver Widger reflected on why he thinks his many ...
Thai construction magnate and others surrender to police on charges over building collapse in quake
A construction magnate and more than a dozen other people surrendered to police Friday on criminal negligence charges for the ...
Democrats want to focus on Trump. Instead, they're being asked about Biden's mental acuity
Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next ...
Decorated Australian veteran loses his defamation appeal over killings in Afghanistan
Australia’s most decorated living war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith on Friday lost his appeal of a civil court ruling that blamed ...
Man hospitalized after assaulting woman, shooting at two state troopers on I-85, Highway Patrol says
A man is in the hospital Thursday after Highway Patrol said he was shot by troopers who were helping a woman in the man’s car ...
Waiting for your NC state tax refund check? Why some checks aren't being printed or mailed right now
The North Carolina Department of Revenue said its printing partner unexpectedly went out of business, leaving some notices ...
The FBI is disbanding one of its public corruption squads in its Washington office, AP sources say
The FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption ...
Department of Correction: Employee error let murderer out; he was arrested again within weeks
Jonathan Santillan was sentenced to life for a double murder, was released from prison and charged last month in connection ...
UN forecasts slower global economic growth following Trump's tariffs and trade tensions
The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge ...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
A photo of newly elected Pope Leo XIV adorned a wall above one of the late Pope Francis in Chiclayo, Peru. Brazilian President Lula Inácio Lula da Silva kissed Lucia Topolansky, the widow of late ...
Engineers go on strike at NJ Transit, nation’s third-largest commuter line
Engineers at New Jersey Transit went on strike early Friday, bringing trains on the nation’s third-largest commuter rail service to a halt.
Zimbabwe is full of elephants and conflict with villagers is growing. A new approach hopes to help
When GPS-triggered alerts show an elephant herd heading toward villages near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, Capon Sibanda springs into action. He posts warnings in WhatsApp groups before speeding ...