Former Greek opposition leader Kasselakis departs left-wing Syriza
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Stefanos Kasselakis, a businessman who burst into Greek politics over a year ago, says he’s leaving…
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Attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands prompts prime minister to cancel climate trip
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has canceled his planned trip to United Nations climate talks in…
Continue ReadingQueen Camilla has a chest infection and will miss the UK’s annual Remembrance Sunday events
LONDON (AP) — Queen Camilla will miss Britain’s annual remembrance weekend events to honor fallen service personnel while she recovers from a…
Continue ReadingTrump’s gains with Latinos could reshape American politics. Democrats are struggling to respond
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — From Pennsylvania to Florida to Texas, areas with high numbers of Hispanics often had little in common on Election…
Continue ReadingDemocracy was a motivating factor for both Harris and Trump voters, but for very different reasons
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While inflation and immigration emerged as the dominant themes in this year’s presidential race, another…
Continue ReadingOne of 8 migrants sent to Albania returned to Italy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — One of the eight migrants brought for processing in an Albanian center after being intercepted in international waters…
Continue ReadingHungry Palestinians in north Gaza search for food, sealed off from aid for a month by Israeli siege
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — With virtually no food allowed into the northernmost part of Gaza for the past month, tens of thousands of…
Continue ReadingSevere droughts threaten the sustainable catch of the Amazon’s giant fish
Associated Press AGUA CLARA, Brazil (AP) — Two years of record-breaking drought have dealt a heavy blow to what is arguably the Amazon’s most…
Continue ReadingUK police watchdog reviews handling of Mohamed Al Fayed sex crime allegations
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police watchdog is assessing complaints from two women over how the Metropolitan Police handled sex…
Continue ReadingFrustrated Americans await the economic changes they voted for with Trump
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fed up with high prices and unimpressed with an economy that by just about any measure is a healthy one,…
Continue ReadingRussia open to hearing Trump’s proposals for ending the war, an official says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s deputy foreign minister says Moscow is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the…
Continue ReadingQatar suspends its mediation efforts on Gaza and the Hamas office there may have to leave
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after…
Continue ReadingNewly inaugurated Indonesian President Subianto visits China in first overseas trip
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to maintain close ties with China during a meeting with Chinese…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
Associated Press The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate conference.…
Continue ReadingBribery case adds to problems in Mississippi city with water woes and policing disputes
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor are the latest shock to Mississippi’s capital, where…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Nevada Senate race for Jacky Rosen
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection early Saturday morning after The Associated Press declared…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called Nevada’s presidential race for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump won his sixth battleground state of the 2024 election early Saturday, beating Vice…
Continue ReadingDemocratic US Sen. Jacky Rosen is reelected in Nevada, securing battleground seat
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen has won reelection, beating Republican Sam Brown in a tight but unusually…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Jacky Rosen wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Nevada
Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection to a U.S. Senate seat in Nevada on Saturday, fending off a fierce challenge from Republican Sam Brown. A…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Nevada
Former President Donald Trump won Nevada on Saturday, returning the state and its six electoral votes to Republicans for the first time since…
Continue Reading100-year-old Royal Air Force veteran will join UK memorial service for the first time
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Michael Woods has visited his wife, Mary, every day since she moved into a nursing home two years ago. But on…
Continue ReadingLouisiana lawmakers advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cut bills
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have advanced bills to flatten the state’s income tax rate…
Continue ReadingA push for school choice fell short in Trump’s first term. He may now have a more willing Congress
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The election of Donald Trump returns an ally of school choice to the White House, this time with a…
Continue ReadingA powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26
Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing…
Continue ReadingThe Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay survivors of abuse
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Works from the Boy Scouts of America’s art collection, including some paintings by Norman Rockwell, will go up…
Continue ReadingThe Democrats are starting to discuss party chair candidates for the second Trump era
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party faces existential questions after Donald Trump’s resounding victory. One of the…
Continue ReadingA record 13 women will be governors next year after New Hampshire elected Kelly Ayotte
Associated Press The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief…
Continue ReadingAnti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-abortion advocates say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when…
Continue Reading‘Saturday Night Live’ to Trump: ‘We’ve been with you all along’
AP Entertainment Writer The first “Saturday Night Live” since Donald Trump’s election victory began with the most somber of tones as a…
Continue ReadingFlight carrying No. 11 Auburn basketball team grounded after scuffle between players
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — A flight carrying the No. 11 Auburn men’s basketball team was grounded shortly after takeoff on Friday after two players…
Continue ReadingJapan’s prime minister vows military buildup and deeper ties with the US as regional tension rises
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has renewed a pledge to build up his country’s military and deepen its…
Continue ReadingUN sanctions 2 generals from Sudan’s paramilitary force for key roles in war against the military
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary force…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has disrupted GPS signals from border areas for a second-straight day on…
Continue ReadingNew LA police chief sworn in as one of the highest-paid chiefs in the US
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who was sworn in as the chief of the Los Angeles Police…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Andrea Salinas wins reelection in Oregon’s 6th District
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas has won reelection in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District. The freshman incumbent beat…
Continue ReadingMigrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory — and picked up the pace
Associated Press BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama (AP) — Jesús Chávez, a 34-year-old pastry chef from Venezuela, arrived to a village at Panama’s edge of…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Andrea Salinas wins reelection to U.S. House in Oregon’s 6th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Friday. Salinas, a first-term congresswoman, defeated…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Lateefah Simon wins election to U.S. House in California’s 12th Congressional District
Democrat Lateefah Simon won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. The district in northern California is the most…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; radio host Charlamagne tha God. ___…
Continue ReadingLawsuit filed over measure approved by Arkansas voters that revoked planned casino’s license
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Cherokee Nation Entertainment has filed a lawsuit challenging a measure Arkansas voters approved this…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have killed a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in the country in the last decade.…
Continue ReadingArizona regulators fine natural gas utility $2 million over defective piping
PHOENIX (AP) — A natural gas utility with more than 2 million customers in Arizona, Nevada and parts of California is being fined $2 million by…
Continue ReadingEx-sheriff in Mississippi is convicted of bribery and giving ammunition to a felon
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former sheriff in Mississippi’s largest county has been convicted on federal charges of soliciting bribes and providing…
Continue ReadingParked vehicle with gas cylinders explodes on NYC street, damaging homes and cars, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — A parked vehicle containing gas cylinders and other flammable materials has exploded on a residential street in New York City,…
Continue ReadingUS judge tosses Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme…
Continue ReadingJudge says New York can’t use ‘antiquated, unconstitutional’ law to block migrant buses from Texas
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ruled that New York City can’t use a two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of…
Continue ReadingArmy says the US will restart domestic TNT production at plant to be built in Kentucky
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Army has awarded a $435 million contract to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky.…
Continue ReadingGeorgia governor declares emergency in 23 counties inundated with heavy rain and flooding
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency in 23 counties swamped by flooding rainstorms. Kemp’s order…
Continue ReadingOfficer responding to domestic disturbance fires weapon; woman and child are dead in Missouri suburb
Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A woman and a child are dead after an officer fired a weapon while responding to a domestic disturbance…
Continue ReadingRepublican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based district
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District,…
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