Month: December 2022

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s press erupted in outrage Friday at Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series, which…

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s parliament has voted for the third time in almost two years in favor of allowing euthanasia. But as happened…

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s prime minister says the country’s leadership is close to demanding the…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Justice Ministry has disclosed that more than 20 prison guards repeatedly pushed, slapped…

PARIS (AP) — French energy giant TotalEnergies says it will walk away from its stake in Russian natural gas producer Novatek and take a $3.7…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a former Tennessee state…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press The prison staff didn’t know much about the new acting warden. Then, they say, he made a…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a…

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down.…

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say judges have confirmed the arrest of 23 people suspected of planning to topple the government, while the…

MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his…

BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights official says the first execution in Iran of a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed…

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial officials and the state-run National News Agency say an actress with links to the…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A vice president of the European Union’s parliament was suspended by her party group after Belgian…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celine brought a new line of fashion into the Hollywood spotlight in front of a…

By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A representative of one of the organizations sharing this year’s Nobel Peace Prize says Russian…

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday she has…

By MARIAM FAM Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An emerald inscribed for a Mughal emperor. A Safavid-period knotted wool carpet. An Ottoman-era…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest U.S.…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The elections to renew the local parliament on the Faeroe Islands, a semi-independent Danish territory in the North…

MOSCOW (AP) — One man is dead after a massive fire ravaged a shopping mall on Moscow’s northwestern outskirts. Authorities said…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab leaders and others in the Mideast are meeting in Saudi Arabia as part…

BERLIN (AP) — The top United Nations human rights official says his office will continue reaching out to Beijing about allegations of abuse in…

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nine miners have died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province and rescue workers are still…

BRUSSELS (AP) — A new report says the war in Ukraine, chaos in Haiti and criminal groups in Mexico contributed to a sharp spike in the number of…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Hate mealy apples and soggy french fries? Science can help. Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are…

By BILL BARROW and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In Georgia’s Senate runoff, Republicans once more met the realities of…

By LEKAN OYEKANMI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Violent attacks targeting Nigeria’s election commission offices are raising concerns…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is easing banking rules brought in after the 2008 global financial crisis in a bid to…

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese airline has become the first customer to take delivery of a long-range jetliner produced by a state-owned manufacturer set…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Schools across Sri Lanka are closed as health and environment officials say the…