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Beyoncé and Jay-Z become the main event as Paris crowns celebrity the world’s hottest trend

PARIS (AP) — If any force dominated the global fashion industry this season — eclipsing fabric, form and even the wildest silhouettes — it was the spectacle of celebrity. In a year marked b...

How Democrats in America’s most Jewish city embraced a critic of Israel for New York mayor

NEW YORK (AP) — In choosing Zohran Mamdani as their candidate for mayor, Democrats in America’s most Jewish city have nominated an outspoken critic of Israel, alarming some in New York's Jew...

LeBron James formally opts in for a 23rd season, will make $52.6M in 2025-26, AP source says

LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million option with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2025-26, further confirming that he will become the first player in NBA history to play a 23rd season, a p...

Rap duo Bob Vylan's anti-Israel chants prompt UK police to review Glastonbury acts

LONDON (AP) — British police said they were examining videos of a band that led chants of “death to the IDF” — Israel Defense Forces — at the Glastonbury Festival. Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap...

Weather forecasters say a second tropical storm has formed along coastal Mexico

MIAMI (AP) — Weather forecasters say a second tropical storm has formed along coastal Mexico. Shortly after announcing Tropical Storm Barry off the country's Atlantic coast on Saturday morni...

3 killed and a dozen others hospitalized after crowd surge at eastern India Hindu festival

NEW DELHI (AP) — Three people were killed and more than a dozen hospitalized Sunday following a sudden crowd surge and stampede at a popular Hindu festival in eastern India, local authoritie...

Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their list but proba...

The last Hong Kong pro-democracy party that held street protests disbands

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy political party League of Social Democrats announced on Sunday it had disbanded due to immense political pressure, the latest casualty in a years-lon...

Serbia's populist president announces more arrests after a massive anti-government protest

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's president announced Sunday more arrests of anti-government protesters following clashes with police at a massive rally demanding an early parliamentary elect...

After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever

NEW YORK (AP) — Frieda Vizel left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in New York in a crisis of faith at 25. But instead of cutting ties, she became a successful online personality and guide to t...

Severe heat waves hit Southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks

ROME (AP) — Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued fresh warnings aga...

Ilia Topuria makes case for being UFC's pound-for-pound best with first-round KO of Charles Oliveira

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilia Topuria continued his ascension up the pound-for-pound ladder with a major statement via a vicious first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira to win the vacant lightweigh...