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Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start ‘in the winter,’ Poland’s leader Tusk says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter” as…
Continue Reading10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, Americans…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption…
Continue ReadingCourt rules former Zambian leader Lungu can’t run for president again in 2026 election
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is barred from contesting an election in 2026…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s military court indicts a former spy chief for abuse of power
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a retired army general who served as the spy chief in the government of imprisoned…
Continue ReadingSerbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he isn’t like ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad and has no…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 killed in building collapse in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least eight people have been killed when an apartment building collapsed Cairo. They say the collapse of…
Continue ReadingFrance flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawal
PARIS (AP) — The French military says it has flown out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad. The move Tuesday signaled the…
Continue ReadingHundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson
NEW YORK (AP) — Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are…
Continue ReadingIran to shut offices, colleges and schools in Tehran because of air pollution
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says authorities have ordered the closure of all governmental offices, universities and schools in the…
Continue ReadingDutch police arrest 3 with possible links to huge apartment explosion that killed 6 in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police say they have arrested three suspects who might have been involved in the explosion and fire that killed…
Continue ReadingStill rockin’: As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Her memories of recording “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy. She remembers the…
Continue ReadingFormer chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese official broadcaster CCTV says a former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group has been jailed 12 years for…
Continue ReadingUK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and Germany have pledged to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send…
Continue ReadingAP All-Big Ten: Oregon’s Gabriel, Penn State’s Carter and Indiana’s Cignetti take top honors
AP College Football Writer Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year, Penn State edge rusher…
Continue ReadingMichigan Democrats look toward a future that some hope includes Pete Buttigieg
Associated Press MONROE, Mich. (AP) — In a packed union hall outside Detroit, a worker shifts the conversation from policy to the personal,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 10: Murder suspect captured, Middle East, Severe weather, Cancer-causing chemicals, Google
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are rapidly approaching and the FBI is encouraging shoppers to be vigilant as online criminals…
Continue ReadingPolice in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters angry about gender-based violence
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters angry about…
Continue Reading3 men arrested in Germany over suspected preparations for an Islamic extremist attack
BERLIN (AP) — Two young men who sympathized with the Islamic State group and a suspected accomplice have been arrested in Germany for allegedly…
Continue ReadingChina’s CATL forms joint venture with Stellantis to build electric vehicle battery factory in Spain
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Chinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis say they will build a major battery factory…
Continue ReadingMalibu residents flee as wildfire swallows homes along iconic Southern California coastline
By Robert Shackelford, Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas, Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The beaches are empty in Malibu as a…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Italy fuel depot blast rises to 5
ROME (AP) — Italian media reported that rescuers have found the body of the last missing person at the site of the explosion that hit a fuel depot…
Continue ReadingThe suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer planned his attack well – but made crucial mistakes, experts say
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the assassin seemed too meticulous to be an amateur and too careless to be a professional. But…
Continue ReadingThe suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer planned his attack well – but made crucial mistakes, experts say
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the assassin seemed too meticulous to be an amateur and too careless to be a professional. But the…
Continue Reading6 people charged in UK with belonging to a banned Kurdish group
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged six people with belonging to a banned Kurdish militant group, the PKK. London’s Metropolitan Police…
Continue ReadingHundreds protest in New Delhi against reported attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have rallied near the Bangladesh diplomatic mission in the Indian capital, pressing for an end to reported…
Continue ReadingCelebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu
Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings have gone out to 20,000 Southern California residents Tuesday as firefighters…
Continue ReadingCelebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu
Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings have gone out to 20,000 Southern California residents Tuesday as firefighters…
Continue ReadingRussian authorities arrest dual Russian German citizen on sabotage accusations
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top domestic security agency says it has arrested a dual Russian German citizen accused of planning to blow up railway…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula recovering in ICU after undergoing surgery to drain head hemorrhage, hospital says
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive-care unit after undergoing surgery due to an…
Continue ReadingIsraeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country.…
Continue ReadingFrieder Reimold, journalist who wrote AP’s iconic ‘East Germany opens borders’ bulletin, dies at 80
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Frieder Reimold, the former Berlin bureau chief of The Associated Press German-language service who wrote the iconic…
Continue ReadingChina’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says
By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in…
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Seaside Police station floods Sunday
SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV) — The police station in Seaside announced that they flooded Sunday afternoon, “causing quite the scene and significant…
Continue ReadingGreyhound racing is increasingly rare worldwide. New Zealand now plans to outlaw the practice
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the…
Continue ReadingAcclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, Black…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu’s trial for alleged corruption centers on these three cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify in court for the first time, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s Defense Ministry says a large Chinese military force has been detected near island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear whether it’s a formal military…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Netanyahu vows to challenge ‘absurd’ corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trial
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to knock down the corruption charges against him as…
Continue ReadingSuspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse
Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted while being led into…
Continue ReadingCNN goes inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison as desperate families look for missing loved ones
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Jessie Yeung, CNN Saydnaya, Syria (CNN) — As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the…
Continue ReadingUS defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical…
Continue ReadingChina’s exports slow, imports decline in November, falling below forecasts
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports slowed in November and its imports declined, falling below forecasts and underscoring…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest…
Continue ReadingRepublican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in…
Continue ReadingRepublican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in…
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