Month: January 2023

By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is forming a committee on “formal complaints of abusive conduct.”…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press ERKELENZ, Germany (AP) — The fate of a tiny village has sparked heated debate in Germany over the country’s…

By The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan women and girls who once played a variety of sports say they have faced intimidation from…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The founder of FedEx, Fred Smith, believes that if you’ve done well, you should give back to the public interest.…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The spokesman for Tigray forces in Ethiopia says they have handed over heavy weapons as a key part of the agreement signed…

BEIJING (AP) — China has renewed its threat to attack Taiwan, warning foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island that they are…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is running for governor. The Republican…

By ROD McGUIRK, NICOLE WINFIELD and NICK PERRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday paid tribute to Cardinal George Pell, who…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The infighting was so intense a year ago that Democrats who controlled both the White House and…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions prize has grown again to an estimated $1.35 billion after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s new attorney general says more than two dozen elders won’t be subject to another…

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of a middle-school student has sparked public uproar in Washington as the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Student and civic groups in Mexico have expressed outrage over the arrest and jailing of three students for trying to plant…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district has canceled classes for a second day due to an…

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed three…

By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois lawmakers approved during the last day of their lame-duck session a…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring. A lingering bird flu…

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors will retry “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson on…

HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury will determine whether a customer at a Houston taqueria will face charges after fatally shooting a man who pointed a…

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin plans to support young people through education and sports with…

By ROD McGUIRK, NICOLE WINFIELD and NICK PERRY Associated Press ROME (AP) — Cardinal George Pell, a onetime financial adviser to Pope Francis who…

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has outlawed automatic weapons amid a torrent of mass shootings…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem called Tuesday for using the state’s surplus to eliminate the tax charged…