Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year…
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AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans…
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Associated Press KENCHANAHALLI, India (AP) — On the edges of a dense forest in southern India, six women in a small garage are busy stitching cloth…
Continue ReadingAPEC leaders hold Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Leaders of Pacific Rim countries including the U.S. and China have gathered in Peru for an Asia-Pacific Economic…
Continue ReadingParty of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds…
Continue ReadingActivists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there’s no choice
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting…
Continue ReadingUK plans to create pension megafunds with aim of unlocking $100 billion for investment
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says the government plans to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of…
Continue ReadingDave Sims replacing John Sterling as Yankees radio play-by-play broadcaster
NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Sims is replacing John Sterling as Suzyn Waldman’s play-by-play partner on New York Yankees radio broadcasts. WFAN made the…
Continue ReadingNavy didn’t understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive…
Continue ReadingDeath penalty sought for an Idaho gang member accused of killing a man while on the run
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while…
Continue ReadingJapanese Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito’s sister-in-law, dies at 101
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial…
Continue ReadingSweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana House lawmakers have postponed a vote on a key plank in Gov. Jeff…
Continue ReadingWorker rescued from rubble after construction accident in Kentucky
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky’s largest city have rescued a person trapped under rubble at a construction…
Continue ReadingWhat to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The…
Continue ReadingJapan’s economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held…
Continue ReadingWith Peru in the global spotlight for APEC, so is one of the world’s least popular presidents
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The high-profile Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima has thrust one of the world’s least popular…
Continue ReadingTrump meets with Argentina’s president, the first foreign leader he’s met with since election
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has…
Continue ReadingShel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who’s “My…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Doug Collins, Trump’s pick to oversee veterans affairs
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs…
Continue ReadingAs he fills his new administration, Trump values loyalty above all else
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent much of his first term feeling stung and betrayed by those he’d placed in power. This time,…
Continue ReadingTech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death sparred with the lead…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chancellor to step down at end of academic year
CHICAGO (AP) — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones plans to resign at the end of the academic year. The Chicago Tribune…
Continue ReadingFighting conspiracy theories with comedy? That’s what the Onion hopes after its purchase of Infowars
AP Media Writer Headlines from the satirical website the Onion on Thursday: “New Dating Site Suggests People You Already Know But Thought You Were…
Continue ReadingChinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy has transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in…
Continue ReadingIn an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, said in an interview with The Associated…
Continue ReadingJudge hears case over Montana rule blocking trans residents from changing sex on birth certificate
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has heard arguments over policies that block transgender people from changing the…
Continue ReadingAttorneys say accused shooter in 2022 July 4th parade shooting denied lawyer during police interview
Associated Press WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Defense attorney allege that the man accused of killing seven people at a 2022 Independence Day parade in…
Continue ReadingMartin Scorsese on ‘The Saints,’ faith in filmmaking and what his next movie might be
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the release of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Martin Scorsese is still looking for his next feature.…
Continue ReadingGiuliani’s lawyers seek to withdraw from legal fight over $148M defamation judgment against him
NEW YORK (AP) — Two attorneys representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a $148 million defamation judgment against him have asked a judge…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans marks with parade the 64th anniversary of 4 little girls integrating city schools
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A parade in downtown New Orleans marked the 64th anniversary of the day four Black 6-year-old girls integrated…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
Associated Press Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group,…
Continue ReadingMasses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Masses of residents fled a running battle Thursday between gang members and police in one of the few…
Continue ReadingEx-Phoenix Suns employee files racial discrimination, retaliation lawsuit against the team
AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — A former Phoenix Suns employee is suing the team, alleging racial discrimination and unlawful retaliation that led…
Continue ReadingWisconsin agency issues first round of permits for Enbridge Line 5 reroute around reservation
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued the first round of permits allowing Enbridge to…
Continue ReadingAdvance Auto Parts is closing hundreds of stores in an effort to turn its business around
NEW YORK (AP) — Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 500 stores and shedding another 200 independent locations. The announcement came as the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia lawmaker proposes new gun safety policies after school shooting
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia lawmaker says he wants the state to make it a crime for people to give children access…
Continue ReadingRegional court blames Guatemala for the disappearance of 4 human rights activists in 1989
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Guatemalan government was responsible for human…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor says investigators will determine what caused deadly Louisville factory explosion
Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor says investigators will find out what caused a deadly explosion that ripped apart a…
Continue ReadingJudge weighs the merits of a lawsuit alleging ‘Real Housewives’ creators abused a cast member
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for a former cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York” told a federal judge Thursday that…
Continue ReadingDozens indicted over NYC gang warfare that led to the deaths of four bystanders
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say four bystanders were shot dead in the last 18 months because of gang rivalries in upper Manhattan. The claim came…
Continue ReadingMan who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary
Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus. Robert…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia expands education savings account program for military families
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program that incentivizes West Virginia families to pull their children out of K-12 public schools by…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans marks with parade the 64th anniversary of 4 little girls integrating city schools
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A parade in downtown New Orleans marked the 64th anniversary of the day four Black 6-year-old girls integrated…
Continue ReadingJennifer Hudson, Kylie Minogue and Billy Porter to perform at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The giant balloons may be flying at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the stars will be on street.…
Continue ReadingBrazil launches a G20 social summit to highlight needs of low-income people
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has launched what it calls a social summit ahead of next week’s Group of 20 meeting of the top…
Continue ReadingFalling scaffolding plank narrowly misses pedestrians at Boston’s South Station
BOSTON (AP) — Video has been released of a near miss at New England’s busiest train station. Strong wind sent a large scaffolding plank…
Continue ReadingTrump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to…
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