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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday he will soon sign a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' or women's sports teams in the state's schools and universities.

Earthquake in New Zealand: Tsunami waves were possible within 300 km (180 miles) of the quake's epicentre, the PTWC said.

Jill Biden, the teacher in the White House, along with new Education Secretary Miguel Cardona went back to school Wednesday in a public push to show districts that have yet to transition back to inperson learning that it can be done safely during the pand...

A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday on a federal charge alleging that he incited a riot last summer by urging others online to join massive crowds of people who looted downtown businesses.

Texas on Tuesday became the biggest state to lift its mask rule, joining a rapidly growing movement by governors and other leaders across the U.S. to loosen COVID-19 restrictions despite pleas from health officials not to let down their guard yet.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced growing criticism Tuesday after the disclosure of another severance deal for a former top health official, a day after her administration acknowledged that a key leader in the states response to the coronavirus pandemi...

Armenia's prime minister scored a political point Tuesday in his spat with the top military brass, advancing his motion to fire the country's top military officer.

The European Unions special envoy for talks between Serbia and Kosovo started a visit to Pristina on Monday for meetings with local leaders on resuming dialogue between the two countries.

The Biden administration said Sunday it remains open to talks with Iran over the 2015 nuclear deal despite Tehrans rejection of an EU invitation to join a meeting with the U.S. and the other original participants in the agreement.

Authorities in western Libya on Sunday released two local journalists who had been detained in the capital last week following a news conference with the prime minister.

After a brief respite, protests have again turned violent in Barcelona as supporters of a Spanish rap artist imprisoned for glorifying domestic terrorist groups and insulting Spain's monarch returned to the streets Saturday.

Israeli defence minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his "initial assessment" was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeliowned ship in the Gulf of Oman.

Khashoggi was lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 and killed by a team of operatives linked to the crown prince

Political tensions in Armenia remained high Friday, a day after the prime minister accused top military officers who demanded his resignation of an attempted coup.

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

The move came after Pfizer submitted a request based on its research on the vaccine's stability under the warmer temperature.