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TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities have identified a woman and her three adult daughters who were found slain inside their suburban Chicago home in what police are calling a domestic-related shooting. The victims have been identified by a medical examiner as 53-year-old Majeda Kassem; Halema and Zahia Kassem, whon were both 25; and 24-year-old

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair are the cover stars for WWE 2K24 video games. Rhodes is this year’s cover star on the WWE 2K24 game. WWE women’s Royal Rumble winners Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley share the deluxe edition cover. It

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. health officials are urging millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest vaccination rates in a decade. The National Health Service is launching a publicity campaign Monday

By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities in Turkey are investigating eight bodies that washed up in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. They include two found on a beach in the vacation resort of Serik. The Antalya governor’s office says one body is believed to be a Turkish citizen who was reported

By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Dior’s couture show at Paris’ Musee Rodin wove an intricate Ottoman tapestry for spring and attracted a tapestry of stars to rival it Monday. Rihanna, Natalie Portman, Elizabeth Debicki, Ali Wong, Felicity Jones, Glenn Close, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juliette Binoche, and Carla Bruni were among the

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says Iran’s foreign minister will visit the country next week. The trip follows unprecedented attacks on either side of the border that appeared to target Baluch militant groups with similar separatist goals. Pakistan said in a statement Monday that Hossein Amirabdollahian will visit the country on Jan. 29. The statement added

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaica has adopted stronger domestic violence laws as the government aims to better protect victims on the island where people are reluctant to report such cases to authorities. Protection orders now include harassment and property damage, and the penalty for violating a protection order has increased from $65 to

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel’s war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy’s 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying

By EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad attacked a graft probe into his associates as politically motivated, a week after his eldest son was ordered to hand over information to investigators. Mahathir, a two-time prime minister who’s been a fixture in Malaysian politics for decades, said Prime Minister

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The Guinea soccer team has appealed to fans to “celebrate carefully” after several supporters were killed in traffic accidents back home following the team’s win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Guinea soccer federation says “we are deeply saddened by the loss of some of our supporters

By CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI Associated Press KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday, saying afterwards that the tragedy of the Holocaust “hits you much more in the heart when you see it in

By The Associated Press Vladimir Putin’s campaign has presented scores of boxes filled with signed petitions supporting his run in Russia’s March presidential election, which he’s almost certain to win. Putin is closely tied to the dominant United Russia party but is running as an independent candidate in this election. Russia’s election law requires independent

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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s migration agency is launching its first “global appeal,” seeking $7.9 billion to help people on the move and ensure smoother pathways to migration. It comes at a time when the fallout from climate change, conflict and both economic and political distress has caused millions to leave their homes. The appeal

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers say the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve peace in the Middle East. The ministers, meeting in Brussels on Monday, expressed concern about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s clear rejection of the idea. The EU invited the

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. report says the Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and health care if they are unmarried or don’t have a male guardian, a mahram. The Taliban have banned women from education, most jobs and public spaces since seizing control of Afghanistan in 2021. In its latest quarterly

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is vowing to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia’s nearly 2-year-old invasion. He announced a new military aid package during a visit to Kyiv on Monday. It includes a loan to purchase larger weapons and a commitment to finding ways of manufacturing weapons and

BY JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say a truck driving at high speed ran out of control and plunged into a ravine in a southwestern region of the country, killing 18 passengers and injuring more than a score of others. A police officer said the truck was “filled with goods

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office says it has approved a request by the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission for a one-year extension after investigators sought more time to examine human rights violations linked to past military governments. That includes the widespread falsifying of child origins that