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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban gained control on Tuesday of a strategic district headquarters in a province in central Afghanistan, just southwest of the capital of Kabul, a provincial council official said.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch zoos and theme parks will be allowed to reopen next week under strict conditions and bars and cafes can extend the opening hours of their outdoor terraces, if hospital and intensive care admissions continue to fall

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians , sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it's widening its military campaign: CAIRO — Arab foreign ministers have urged the Intern

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Michelle Rasul had just learned to read and write and was already spinning turntables, scratching hip-hop records and making the beats drop.

NEW YORK — Vaccination rates for retirement-age Americans have been lowest in states in the South, according to a new government study.

Heather Costley was thrilled to hear her 12-year-old son would soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, giving the Nova Scotia mother hope that a return to normalcy isn't as far off as she initially believed.

LONDON (AP) — A former English National Ballet principal dancer was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting young female dance students. Yat-Sen Chang, 49, was found guilty of 12 counts of sexual assault and one count of “assault by penetration.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stacey Abrams' new political thriller was snapped up for a small-screen adaptation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans launched an all-out assault Tuesday on sweeping voting rights legislation , forcing Democrats to take politically awkward votes spotlighting the increasingly charged national debate over access to ballots.

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont's reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work to qualify will help him hire enough staff for his restaurant in the resort town of Stowe.