Month: December 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the…

By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from rapper Roddy Ricch, a prequel to the TV series…

By HARRIET MORRIS and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist has rebuffed criticism from those who questioned…

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — As the omicron variant sparks worldwide fears of renewed virus outbreaks, Americans’ worries…

MADRID (AP) — More than 50 people have been evacuated from areas in northern Spain hit by record flooding following heavy rain and snowfall.…

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are working to…

MILAN (AP) — Milan menswear previews for fall/winter 2021-22 are returning to a mostly in-person format in January, with Zegna, Giorgio Armani,…

BY JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Sudan’s capital in the latest street…

By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government has signaled that it won’t allow a recently appointed United…

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have backed away from introducing some of the restrictions for the…

BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted eight people over their role in a data processing center installed at a former military bunker that…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Geneva prosecutors have fined a Swiss bank for failing to alert money laundering authorities about…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts church that supports immigrants fleeing their countries for their sexual…

By JUSTIN SPIKE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks in Hungary’s capital…

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A leading Catholic LGBTQ advocacy group is praising a Vatican official for apologizing for the pain…

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Several European Union nations have made it clear they have little appetite to join the U.S.…

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Two brothers who are among Nepal’s most famous Sherpa guides have set out to scale…

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has released a federal strategy to build 500,000 charging stations for…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet For people 50 and older, taking care of year-end financial tasks can help you make the most of your money. As 2021 draws…

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press VARANASI, India (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a dip in the sacred Ganges River…

By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s ruling Social Democrats have elected Dimitar…

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has approved 60 billion euros in funding to be used for combating climate change and modernizing the country.…

LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators are opening an investigation into Microsoft’s $16 billion acquisition of speech recognition company…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has dipped to an all-time low amid another anticipated interest rate cut later this week and after the…

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A gem company in Sri Lanka has unveiled a rare and massive gemstone weighing 683 pounds (310 kilograms) that has been…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing $1.2 billion in commitments from international businesses to support the economies and…

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is announcing 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development grants tied to the…

By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Long lines have formed for booster shots across England as the U.K. government…