Month: January 2024

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk has visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau World War II Nazi German death camp. The billionaire has faced…

By The Associated Press Vladimir Putin’s campaign has presented scores of boxes filled with signed petitions supporting his run in Russia’s…

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet I thought I’d covered most aspects of retirement in three decades of writing about it, but there were a few surprises.…

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s migration agency is launching its first “global appeal,” seeking $7.9 billion to help people on the move and ensure…

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers argued Monday that the creation of a Palestinian state is the only…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N. report says the Taliban are restricting Afghan women’s access to work, travel and healthcare if they are unmarried or…

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in Ukraine’s capital Monday for talks with…

BY JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say a truck driving at high speed ran out of control and plunged…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s presidential office said Monday it approved a request by the…

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats’…

By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese automaker that cheated on safety tests for decades said Monday it doesn’t expect to…

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say four people have been rescued and two died following the crash of a private…

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has called another strike to press its demands for better pay and working…

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces killed seven militants in a shootout in the country’s volatile southwest…

LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people were without electricity and hundreds of trains have been canceled after the latest in a wave of winter…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A protestor threw papers onto the Australian Open court and briefly delayed the fourth-round match between Olympic…

By MELANIE LIDMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says the kingdom will not normalize…

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Australian state of Queensland is preparing for a severe tropical cyclone that could make landfall in its far north…

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia lawmakers are looking for ways to provide relief from property taxes. The proposals are…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is escalating criticism of Democrats…

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is getting ready to show its gratitude towards World War II veterans who will return to…

By JENNIFER PELTZ and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has told the public for years what he thinks…

By The Associated Press Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.…

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A retrial is set to begin for the man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints star Will…

By JILL COLVIN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Vice presidential candidates typically aren’t tapped until after a…

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers are set to consider a proposal to prohibit police from hog-tying…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Julia Louis-Dreyfus starring as a neurotic writer in the movie…

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says six Chinese balloons either flew over the island or through airspace just…

By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Shares rose in most Asian markets Monday after Wall Street returned to record heights Friday, while…

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to open a controversial Hindu temple built…

By ALICIA FERNÁNDEZ Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito the giraffe left Mexico’s…

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international…

BEIJING (AP) — A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province has buried 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more.…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot…

By BILL BARROW and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is setting aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron…

MILAN (AP) — AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue blighting soccer and urges…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history…

WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — Officials say three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed in Oklahoma. Air Evac…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 in a…

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military says a 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Congo captain Chancel Mbemba has been subjected to a torrent of racist abuse on…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Taylor Swift blew a kiss after someone greeted her by yelling “Bills by a billion,” upon arriving at Highmark Stadium…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan Migration Institute reports that a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of…

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who…

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police say 23 skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures on Saturday after becoming lost in the back…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a…

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna,…

By ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press MILAN, N.H. (AP) — Some of the Northeast’s best young ski jumpers took flight at the country’s oldest ski…