Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the…
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Pope calls for debt reduction for poorer countries to mark the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee Year
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling on wealthy countries and institutions to substantially reduce if not outright cancel debt as a matter…
Continue ReadingAmerican pilgrim imprisoned in Assad’s Syria calls his release from prison a ‘blessing’
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who disappeared seven months ago into former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious…
Continue ReadingSerbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian court has convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in a…
Continue ReadingUK gay veterans win compensation as government calls their treatment a ‘moral stain’ on nation
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British military veterans who were discharged or suffered other forms of discrimination because of their sexual…
Continue ReadingRussian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in intense fighting, officials say
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top military commander says fighting around a key eastern Ukraine city is “extremely intense”…
Continue Reading2 Vietnamese police officials sexually attacked young women on visit to New Zealand, authorities say
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand officials say they have “no doubt” that two Vietnamese officials visiting the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court convicts 7 men, including ex-lawmaker, of rioting during 2019 protests
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted seven people, including a pro-democracy former lawmaker, of rioting…
Continue ReadingBiden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed…
Continue ReadingEU lets Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union ministers has agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free…
Continue ReadingA look at the whirlwind events that led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament on Saturday voted to impeach embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol over his…
Continue ReadingOne Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S.…
Continue ReadingHardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
Associated Press BAYELSA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen. The country began…
Continue ReadingECB cuts rates a quarter point amid concerns of tepid growth, impact of Trump trade policies
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank is cutting interest rates by a quarter percentage point amid signs of…
Continue ReadingThousands attend the funeral of a Taliban minister killed by an Islamic State suicide bomber
Associated Press GARDA SERAI, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a Taliban government minister killed in an…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Associate Immigration Minister Chris Penk has overturned a visa refusal for the…
Continue Reading3,700 people return to Malibu homes as weather conditions improve and help firefighters battle blaze
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,700 residents were allowed to return to their Malibu homes on Thursday after calmer winds and rising humidity in…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers approve $218M in emergency wildfire funding in special session
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have approved $218 million in emergency wildfire funding after convening for a special…
Continue ReadingFewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data
Associated Press Fewer grandparents were living with and taking care of grandchildren, there was a decline in young children going to preschool and…
Continue ReadingSecretly recorded videos are backbone of corruption trial for longest-serving legislative leader
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hours of secretly recorded videos and phone calls have offered a rare glimpse into how the longest-serving…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street drifts lower after weak signals on the economy
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following some potentially discouraging data on the economy. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingBone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East Coast
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A storm that swept up the East Coast that brought torrents of rain and high winds caused some misery for…
Continue ReadingMigrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after abuses and then war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Isatta Bah wakes up from a nap in a crowded shelter on the outskirts of Beirut, clutching her baby, Blessing. The…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking to drastically reduce the amount of plastics and other packaging material that’s…
Continue ReadingRights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota regulators OK underground storage for proposed Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved permits for underground carbon dioxide storage for a massive pipeline…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — It’s not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its…
Continue ReadingTurning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others
Associated Press THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of…
Continue ReadingAs tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
Associated Press ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus…
Continue ReadingAustralia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they…
Continue ReadingUS hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten…
Continue ReadingTrump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America,…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines
Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a…
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked…
Continue ReadingWoody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn are sued by the personal chef they fired
NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen’s former personal chef has filed a lawsuit against the filmmaker and his wife Soon-Yi Previn. In it, the chef, Hermie…
Continue ReadingThe Paris Olympics organizers say the event was far less polluting than recent Games
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics says it was far less polluting than recent Games but is not claiming to have been “carbon…
Continue ReadingArgentina accuses Venezuela of harassing opposition members sheltering at its embassy in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Argentina has accused its Venezuelan counterpart of continually harassing six members of the political…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill a judge outside a court building in the violence-torn Mexican resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have shot to death a state judge outside a court building in the violence-wracked Pacific coast resort of Acapulco in…
Continue Reading2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two men have been freed after their convictions were overturned in a 2009 double homicide whose…
Continue ReadingPapua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to ‘fight to the end’
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina announces 5-year deal with Bill Belichick to take over as coach of the Tar Heels
AP Sports Writers Bill Belichick had seemingly been waiting for the right opportunity to return to an NFL sideline. Instead, the six-time Super…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Nissan reshuffles management to fix its money-losing business
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Embattled Japanese automaker Nissan has tapped Jeremie Papin as its chief financial officer in a major management…
Continue ReadingManchin, Sinema prevent Democrats from locking in majority on labor board through 2026
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to confirm a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board after…
Continue ReadingJim Leach, former US representative from Iowa, dies at 82
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has died at age 82. He served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa. He…
Continue ReadingPerson accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor…
Continue ReadingFederal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A southeast Louisiana official allegedly committed perjury by failing to disclose…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have enacted legislation that erodes some powers of several statewide…
Continue ReadingJudge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks over killing of gay University of Mississippi student
Associated Press A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay”…
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