Month: November 2023

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two meetings in Bismarck this week are receiving public comment on the draft environmental review of the controversial Dakota…

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Federal officials say their investigation into a Colorado coal train derailment that killed a truck driver and shut…

By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, TARA COPP and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen.…

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s election oversight body has postponed the country’s upcoming parliament elections…

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN,…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government has officially postponed a sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases…

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer changed his plea to guilty Thursday in the fatal beating…

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell slightly this week, ending a…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has testified that gaming giant Bally’s paid $60 million…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a stimulus package of more than 17 trillion yen…

By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a…

By NAJIB JOBAIN and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians with foreign passports crossed through the…

By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press Crews began the arduous process of removing layers of rubble and debris from a collapsed coal mine…

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The state of Pennsylvania will work with a major natural gas producer to collect in-depth data on air emissions…

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy says it will disburse $440 million to install solar…

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court apparently isn’t ready to allow the state to restart…

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey,…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas’ brutal attack on…

By SIMINA MISTREANU and HAN GUAN NG Associated Press SHANGHAI, China (AP) — America’s national ballet company has returned to China for the first…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rights groups say in new reports that security forces and armed groups are committing…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The final Beatles recording featuring John, Paul, George and Ringo is here. Released Thursday…

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Called cover crops, they top the list of tasks U.S. farmers are told will build…

By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Diplomats from Chinese and a Southeast Asian group of nations have renewed a pledge to…

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats have warned the White House that President Joe Biden’s response to…

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s national rail operator says the world’s longest rail tunnel won’t be fully reopened to train traffic until next…

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya Marines, trained by their British counterparts as part of their countries’…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — At a recent closed-door meeting of roughly 60 millionaires and…

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 14 people are due to appear in court following their arrests during extensive clashes between members…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inched up last week but remains low by historical standards,…

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling has killed an 81-year-old woman in the yard of her home and a 60-year-old…