Month: December 2022

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s last brown bear in captivity was rescued by an international animal welfare…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police are searching for 14 people who ran from a plane at Barcelona’s airport…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesman says the Taliban authorities have executed an Afghan convicted of killing another man…

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says he’s pained by a rise…

By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge…

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s premier opera house has opened its new season with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov.”…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For years, Mark Hager’s job as an observer aboard New England fishing boats made him a…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani has been released…

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi activist has been sentenced to three years in prison over alleged…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani investigators say the killing in Kenya of outspoken Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif…

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATTHEW PERRONE AP Business Writers Embattled vaping company Juul Labs has reached settlements covering thousands of lawsuits…

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine nearly two…

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Handmade holiday cards can be gifts in themselves for both maker and receiver. They’re a way to express…

By ABBY BADACH DOYLE of NerdWallet From rising home prices  to soaring interest rates,  it’s a daunting time to be a home buyer. To achieve…

By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s ruling party has endorsed President Salva Kiir as its candidate for…

LONDON (AP) — Microsoft agreed Wednesday to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase…

By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Video game developer Ben Esposito’s first big break was a quirky game called Donut County starring a…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has announced that it’s begun legal action at the World Trade Organization against China over what it says…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — False earthquake alerts have gone off on Android smartphones in Iran as the country continues to grapple with…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press MONTEMOR-O-NOVO, Portugal (AP) — Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and TIAN McLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Tesla has launched sales in Thailand, offering its popular Model 3 and…

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a…

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two passenger trains taking commuters to the city of Barcelona collided early Wednesday, injuring more than 150 people,…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal has finished counting the votes that were cast in the Nov. 20 parliamentary elections. The results will ultimately…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of new employment and wholesale price data with…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Cameroon soccer federation president Samuel Eto’o was filmed apparently kicking a man to the…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German police have rounded up dozens of people including a self-styled prince, a retired…