Month: December 2023

LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year to highlight the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to…

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights lawyers have gone to court in the Netherlands to call for a halt to the…

LONDON (AP) — Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce in the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year. It’s…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has accused the U.S. of double standards, slamming it for allowing rival…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say they arrested at least 17 suspects in the weekend bus shooting that left 10 people dead and 25…

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Border officials in South Africa say they have intercepted dozens of buses carrying more…

By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is sending Congress an urgent warning about the need to…

By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate…

TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Air Force says divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it is a duty of women to halt a…

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s disaster management agency says a moderately strong earthquake has struck the country’s northwest,…

ORCHARDS, Wash. (AP) — A news report says five people have been killed in a shooting at a Washington state home where police say the deceased…

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military on Monday renewed its calls for mass…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds are pelting India’s southern and eastern coastlines and states have been put on high alert after a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Monday as investors awaited a slew of U.S. economic data set for release…

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and…

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue further…

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education…

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break…

By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society…

By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting had been director of the Risk Management Division at The…

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its…

By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will gather in Alabama for the fourth GOP debate of the 2024…

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue…

By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story.…

NEW YORK (AP) — A survey shows most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession next year, even if the job market ends up…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a Nicki Minaj album dropping on her birthday and  the return of…

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas…

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TERESA DE MIGUEL and ANDRÉ PENNER Associated Press Juma Indigenous Territory, Amazonas, Brazil (AP) — Until recently, the…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says she is open to any resettlement request…

By MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press At least 1,300 employees of organizations representing fossil fuel interests…

By RAHMA NURJANA Associated Press PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The bodies of 11 climbers were recovered Monday after a furious eruption of the Mount…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brock Purdy threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, Deebo Samuel scored three TDs and Eagles…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw was ejected from Sunday’s against Philadelphia…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A member of the chain crew at a game between Detroit and New Orleans was taken to a hospital with a dislocated knee that…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Taylor Swift is on hand at Lambeau Field to watch Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in their Sunday night game against…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican woman died after she was severely bitten in the leg by a shark in the Pacific Ocean off the beach town of Melaque,…

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An independent watchdog says many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand…

SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt. The airlines announced the agreement…

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The chair of Florida’s Republican Party says he will not resign over a woman’s…