Trump adds Europe to the list of US trade partners he’s threatening with tariffs
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the…
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University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Associated Press The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving…
Continue ReadingFlorida agriculture hit with $190M losses from Hurricane Milton
Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida agriculture suffered more than $190 million in losses from Hurricane Milton, making it the…
Continue ReadingEPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Regan, who has led the Environmental Protection Agency throughout President Joe Biden’s four-year…
Continue ReadingUS proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a…
Continue ReadingUS flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The…
Continue ReadingMurder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal…
Continue ReadingVeteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson named UK ambassador to the US
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed that veteran Labour Party politician Peter Mandelson will be the U.K.’s next…
Continue ReadingWhat will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
CAIRO (AP) — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The Middle…
Continue ReadingWisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes was named as the chief of police in Seattle on Friday, five days after he…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general says an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine…
Continue ReadingKehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B…
Continue ReadingSenate approves 235th judge of Biden’s term, beating Trump’s tally
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than…
Continue ReadingNuna Baby Essentials is recalling over 600,000 child car seats because harness may not hold children
DETROIT (AP) — Nuna Baby Essentials is recalling nearly 609,000 child car seats because the harness adjuster can loosen and the seats may not…
Continue ReadingAlabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow…
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Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
AP Business Writer Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.…
Continue ReadingAvalanche on Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain kills 1 man
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the…
Continue ReadingA paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trails
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a…
Continue ReadingItaly’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data
ROME (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it has fined OpenAI $15.6 million after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal…
Continue ReadingGovernment shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan…
Continue ReadingOhio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL
The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of this…
Continue ReadingWarring tribes in Pakistan’s northwest ordered to hand over weapons after weeks of deadly clashes
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities in the northwest want warring tribes to hand over their weapons after weeks of…
Continue ReadingUS military orders new safety guidelines for key Osprey part after near-crash
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military has ordered new safety guidelines for a key part in all Osprey aircraft after a recent accident…
Continue ReadingAn ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar is claiming to have scored a major victory in the war against the…
Continue ReadingRobbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Robbie Williams heard in “Better Man” is Williams, himself. But the Williams seen in the movie is a…
Continue ReadingThe best and biggest concerts of 2024: Olivia Rodrigo, Missy Elliott, George Strait and more
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As The Associated Press’ music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 80 concerts in 2024. Here are some of her…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and new election threat looms
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the…
Continue ReadingIn Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán says European leaders must change strategy on Ukraine
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said that European leaders must acknowledge the need to change their strategy…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe launches new land policy to empower Black farmers with direct farm ownership
Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has launched a new policy that will allow beneficiaries of land…
Continue ReadingScholz dismisses Musk’s assertion that only a far-right party can ‘save’ Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed an assertion by Elon Musk that only a far-right party can “save Germany.” But the…
Continue ReadingHe fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders
Associated Press TOCOA, Honduras (AP) — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Another…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures eased last month
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price…
Continue ReadingAmazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know
AP Business Writer Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just…
Continue ReadingTwo AP journalists in Ukraine and the Mideast break down the wars they covered in 2024
For the world, 2024 was riven by conflict on two fronts. As the year ends, Gaza is in shambles and tens of thousands are dead. Meanwhile an adjacent…
Continue ReadingStudent protests continue to challenge Serbia’s populist government after a deadly canopy collapse
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Serbian students and others again blocked traffic for 15 minutes throughout the country as…
Continue ReadingDiplomatic spat erupts after Hungary gives asylum to Polish politician suspected of corruption
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hungary has given political asylum to a Polish opposition politician who is wanted on suspicions of…
Continue ReadingYoung nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Less than 1% of Catholic nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. Seyram Adzokpa and Zoey Stapleton…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Associated Press Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger. That number has remained steady in the past decade but shows…
Continue ReadingLeap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns
Associated Press PALMYRA, Pa. (AP) — It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a…
Continue ReadingCrowds in Mayotte vent frustration with cyclone response as Macron tours devastation
Associated Press MIRERENI, Mayotte (AP) — Crowds in Mayotte have vented their frustration at French President Emmanuel Macron, with some booing.…
Continue ReadingUN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N.’s food agency says more than 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves across West…
Continue Reading7 inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven inmates are dead after a prison riot in southern Mexico, where inmates resisted transfers to other jails and fought police…
Continue ReadingTesla recalling almost 700,000 vehicles due to tire pressure monitoring system issue
AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with the warning light on the tire pressure monitoring system.…
Continue Reading2 men charged in UK with assaulting police in Manchester Airport fracas. No officer will be charged
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with assaulting police during a scuffle in July at Manchester Airport that led to outrage…
Continue ReadingTrump was poised to inherit a strong economy. Then things got rocky and he added to the uncertainty
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The smooth economy that Donald Trump was poised to inherit suddenly looks a bit rockier — with…
Continue ReadingRussia’s central bank holds off on interest rate hike amid friction between inflation, war spending
Associated Press Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at a record 21%, holding off on further increases despite high consumer…
Continue ReadingYounger generations swap tradition for self-expression with holiday decorations
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whether dressed in black, mimicking bare branches or decked out with enough bows for a Taylor Swift concert, the…
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