Month: January 2024

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The body of a woman who went missing 12 years ago appears to have been found last week in a minivan submerged in a central…

By MEGAN JAENTSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in central Mexico say a drug cartel set up its own makeshift internet antennas…

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge says a North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer TORONTO (AP) — The Associated Press went behind the scenes to capture what former tennis star and gender equality…

By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media has been rife in recent weeks with posts speculating that a judge is about to…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities are searching for 31 migrants from five countries who were abducted from a bus near the Texas border over…

By KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s government says former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged…

By VALERIE GONZALEZ and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow…

By RISDEL KASASIRA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s military says an attack helicopter being used in the fight against…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A widely used slogan by the office of Puerto Rico’s governor that sparked heavy criticism across the U.S. territory…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams will make his New York Philharmonic debut on April 24 when future music…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey imam was shot and critically wounded outside a mosque in the state’s largest city early Wednesday. Newark Public…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coco Jones went from being a Disney child star to reshaping her image and…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Multiple state capitols have received threats that led to evacuations or lockdowns as police investigated, but no evidence of…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law that could make it harder to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office…

BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — One soldier has been killed and 12 injured in an attack with explosives on a military unit in northwestern Colombia…

By JIM SALTER Associated Press Prosecutors in Kansas are asking a judge to drop three felony charges related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes —…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy has been fatally shot and a suspect is in custody. Arkansas State Police said Tuesday…

TOKYO (AP) — Police in Japan have arrested a woman who wielded a knife and injured four passengers inside a train that stopped at Tokyo’s…

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Fighters from an ethnic minority group battling Myanmar’s military government say they shot down a…

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the wake of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s days…

ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Rayner Pike, a retired reporter for The Associated Press for over four decades, has died. He was 90. Surrounded by family…

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers posted 8.8 million jobs openings in November, down slightly from…

By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Two decades ago, Michael Blowen’s love for horses spurred him into a mid-life career…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curacao and St. Maarten more than a…

SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — Four children have died in a fire that broke out in a two-family home in the northeastern Connecticut town of Somers. Fire and…

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says it will help buy up to 1,000 Patriot missiles so allies can better protect their territory as Russia ramps up its air…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Honoring victims, survivors and first responders following the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history is the first order of…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says China sent four balloons over the island, three of which passed near to a key air force…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — The process of making salt from sea water is a lengthy and laborious one that requires…

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Taniguchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off…

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer says a Pakistani court has indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a contempt case for allegedly insulting election…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A small, rare herding dog called the Lancashire heeler is the latest breed recognized by the…

By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press Planning a trip this winter? Yes, it’s tempting to look for sunny spots where you can lie on a beach or play…

By DAN FRIO Edmunds Most of us struggle with making those New Year’s resolutions stick. This year, add some fuel — or even electricity — to…