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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Disabled and elderly people were discharged from overwhelmed hospitals with bedsores that led to fatal infections. Medical oxygen ran out. People caught lung infections in swel...

TAANAYEL, Lebanon - In a story Sept. 20 about Lebanon’s national drink, arak, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of one of the country’s largest arak producers. The name is ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty Thursday to 25 new charges of abuse of power and money laundering over the multimillion-dollar looting of a stat...

WASHINGTON - A better-than-expected outcome of the summit between the two Koreas immediately kick-started stalled negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang, boosting President Donald Trump’s...

SPANGLE, Wash. - In the aptly named Harvester Restaurant, wheat farmer Roy Dube makes clear he’s no fan of President Donald Trump’s trade policy. “We get him elected into office and ...

LAREDO, Texas - Janelle Ortiz dreamed of becoming famous. Melissa Ramirez imagined a day when the street wasn’t home and drugs not her preoccupation. Claudine Luera just ached to see her childre...

BRUSSELS - The European Union’s consumer protection chief said Thursday she’s growing impatient with Facebook’s efforts to improve transparency with users about their data, warning i...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts is in “critical but stable” condition after slipping and cracking his head while playing with the family dog in Florida. The Di...

HONG KONG - An anesthesiologist convicted of killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball that leaked carbon monoxide in their car has been sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong. Malaysian ...

Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan’s “Washington Black” has been named as a finalist for the Man Booker Prize for fiction. The Victoria-based author joins three U.K. writers and two Ameri...