Month: December 2023

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Voter turnout plunged below 30% in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since new…

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minnesota and Las Vegas played the lowest-scoring NFL game in 16 years, with Greg Joseph’s…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Glazer’s chilling Auschwitz-set drama, “The Zone of Interest,” has been named best movie of the year by the Los…

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo has rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium…

NEW YORK (AP) — Parts the Northeast are bracing for a stormy night and messy morning commute. Authorities warn of potential flooding and power…

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana police say a woman has been arrested after driving her vehicle several times at or through an unspecified religious…

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police say three shepherd dogs escaped from their yard and fatally attacked a 50-year-old Greek woman in her garden.…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Students, lawmakers and religious leaders joined forces Sunday at a temple in Philadelphia to strongly denounce antisemitism on…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A wet court caused by a leaky roof resulted in an interruption of No. 3 North Carolina…

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois records show that a man who confessed to the 2004 sexual assault and murder of a 3-year-old girl has died in a state…

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time…

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean…

Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A nationwide power blackout hit Kenya Sunday evening, paralyzing parts of the country, including the main…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James is poised to make his college debut for Southern California nearly five months…

By DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The city of Maceio’s civil defense authority says a mine belonging…

Associated Press At least nine people have been killed in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Para when a discharge of high-voltage electricity sparked a…

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An African regional bloc says Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to hold a face-to-face meeting as…

NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Santa’s helpers are taking the day off to hit the slopes in Maine. With beards and stocking caps flapping, about 300 Santas…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a Catholic priest in a small Nebraska community died after being attacked in the church rectory. The Rev.…

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s is No. 1 at the North American box office for the first time…

PARIS (AP) — Lost a very expensive diamond ring? Try checking the vacuum cleaner. That’s what employees of Paris’ luxury Ritz hotel did — and…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Thousands of people have marched in the Belgian and German capitals to protest soaring antisemitism since the outbreak of the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say the pursuit of a suspected gunman ended in a shootout that left two officers and a suspect wounded.…

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — For years, climate change has been a factor — not the only one — in…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is defending the emergency sale to Israel of nearly 14,000…

BERLIN (AP) — Several thousand people have demonstrated against antisemitism in Berlin as Germany grapples with a large increase in anti-Jewish…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s jaw-dropping $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers has some…

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A recent killing spree in the Mexican border city of Tijuana could have been lifted from a TV…

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Navy divers have recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S.…

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JOHN RABY Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are continuing the…

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, a centerpiece of his reelection campaign is trying to negatively…

LONDON (AP) — A woman has been charged with four counts of manslaughter after two sets of young twins were killed in a fire that ripped through a…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit in Dubai, surveillance…

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is considering changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to…

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Leaders from across West Africa are meeting in Nigeria in a renewed push for respect for…

By TARA COPP Associated Press F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic…

HELSINKI (AP) — The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi are set to accept this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a…