Police cruiser strikes and kills a bicyclist pulling a trailer in Vermont
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say a bicyclist pulling a trailer died after he was struck by a police cruiser. The crash…
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NATO’s Rutte calls for more Western support for Ukraine, warns of Russian alliances
PARIS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Western allies to provide further support to Ukraine “to change the trajectory of the…
Continue ReadingChurch of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election…
Continue ReadingUN force says Israeli work on Syrian frontier saw ‘severe violations’ of cease-fire after AP report
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Nations peacekeepers warned Tuesday that the Israeli military has committed “severe…
Continue ReadingMy Little Pony finally hits the Toy Hall of Fame, alongside Phase 10 and Transformers
Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — My Little Pony finally made it to the winner’s circle. After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored…
Continue ReadingGerry Faust, the former head football coach at Notre Dame, has died at 89
AP Sports Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Gerry Faust, the gravel-voiced Cincinnati high school coach who lived a dream by becoming the coach at Notre…
Continue ReadingEminem, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, N.W.A. and Janet Jackson get Songwriters Hall of Fame nods
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Eminem, Boy George, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, the Doobie Brothers, N.W.A. and Alanis…
Continue ReadingBlinken is heading to Europe for urgent talks on Ukraine after Trump’s election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Europe for urgent meetings on Ukraine with NATO and European Union officials…
Continue ReadingDoctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A doctor accused of criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted of…
Continue ReadingPainter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis and became a major artist, dies at 93
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany for Britain as a child and became one of the major artists of the 20th…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean president takes up golf again to forge a bond with Trump
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with…
Continue ReadingVardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90
Associated Press Vardis J. Vardinoyannis, a powerful and pivotal figure in Greek shipping and energy who survived a terrorist attack and cultivated…
Continue ReadingAs US Catholic bishops meet, Trump looms over their work on abortion and immigration
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — As U.S. Catholic bishops gathered for their annual fall meeting this week in Baltimore, the specter of…
Continue ReadingGrowing pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province has sickened 1.8M people in a month, officials say
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say worsening air pollution in the past month has sickened an estimated 1.8 million people in…
Continue ReadingRussian parliament advances bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed final reading of a bill to ban adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries…
Continue ReadingEuropean fake art network involving Banksys, Warhols, Modiglianis uncovered in Italy
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say a network of European art forgers who painted fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos and then tried to sell them to…
Continue ReadingDanish police close investigation into Old Stock Exchange fire
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police are closing the investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed more than half of…
Continue ReadingGerman leader set to ask for Dec. 16 confidence vote, paving way for election as early as February
BERLIN (AP) — German media are reporting that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16. That…
Continue ReadingPolice officer arrested over deadly 2023 suicide bombing at Pakistan mosque
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan say a key suspect in connection with a deadly attack at a mosque in a police compound nearly two…
Continue ReadingEU top diplomat nominee strongly backs Ukraine and underlines China’s links to the war
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The nominee for the European Union’s next top diplomat says the bloc must commit to Ukraine for the…
Continue ReadingDon’t Settle for a Subpar Health Savings Account
Love them or hate them, it’s hard to see health savings accounts losing traction any time soon. Used in conjunction with high-deductible healthcare…
Continue ReadingJapan’s SoftBank returns to profit after gains at Vision Fund and other investments
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted…
Continue ReadingBiden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for emissions waste by oil and gas companies
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels launch drones and missiles at US warships near the Red Sea but do no damage
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department says Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones…
Continue ReadingProtests in Georgian separatist region block bridges to capital
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protesters have blocked bridges leading to the capital of the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared in…
Continue ReadingBangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red…
Continue ReadingCzech power company CEZ reports $984 million in profit in first three quarters of 2024
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ on Tuesday reported net profit of 23.4 billion Czech crowns ($984 million) in the first three quarters of…
Continue ReadingFor nearly a decade, climate talks have been hashing out so-called Article 6. But what is it?
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day…
Continue ReadingHong Kong reporter says she’ll sue Wall Street Journal for dismissal because of her union role
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal says she’ll sue the publication for sacking her…
Continue ReadingPhilippine defense secretary doesn’t expect Trump will demand payment for protection
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro says he doesn’t expect U.S. President-elect Donald…
Continue ReadingDutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch appeals court has overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its…
Continue Reading‘A hollow and limited apology.’ New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of abuse in state, foster and faith-based care arrived at New Zealand’s…
Continue ReadingMauritius opposition wins country’s election by a landslide
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Mauritius’ opposition coalition has won the country’s election by a landslide. The Alliance for Change coalition took all…
Continue ReadingUS says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strikes kill 46 people in the Gaza Strip and 33 in Lebanon, medics say
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip in the past day, including 11 at a…
Continue ReadingParts of Manipur state in northeast India shut down after 10 people killed by security forces
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Ethnic organizations in parts of India’s violence-wracked northeastern state have shut schools and businesses to protest…
Continue ReadingEarth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Azerbaijan. The…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit
Associated Press As representatives from nearly 200 countries, along with hundreds of journalists, arrived in Azerbaijan in November for the U.N.…
Continue ReadingJudge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called the Arizona Senate race for Ruben Gallego
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press declared Democrat Ruben Gallego the winner of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat after vote…
Continue ReadingJohn Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern…
Continue ReadingSpeaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are ‘ready to deliver’ on Trump’s agenda
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver”…
Continue ReadingToo many wild deer are roaming England’s forests. Can promoting venison to consumers help?
Associated Press WINCHESTER, England (AP) — In the half-light of dusk, Martin Edwards surveys the shadows of the ancient woodland from a high seat…
Continue ReadingTrump picks a pair of experienced advisers motivated to carry out his immigration crackdown
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment.…
Continue ReadingSpy satellite images lead archeologists to the site of a historic battle in Iraq
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is…
Continue ReadingPentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking…
Continue ReadingRanked voting will decide a pivotal congressional race. How does that work?
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A ranked choice tabulation to determine the winner of a key congressional race in Maine began Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingBiden funded new factories and infrastructure projects, but Trump might get to cut the ribbons
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — All that’s left is for President-elect Donald Trump to put his name on it — if he wants. Trump won the…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and…
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