Month: January 2024

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish man who spent 15 months in an Iranian prison after visiting the tomb of Mahsa Amini has returned home to Madrid after being…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American nations…

By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — It was a busy Saturday morning at Marcia González’s church. A…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Sweden have recorded the coldest temperatures this winter as thermometers plummeted to…

By ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet I never wanted to be a vegetarian, and definitely not a vegan, but after seeing a family member change their diet for…

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says his country and China will soon implement visa-free entry for each other’s…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says authorities have detained 33 people suspected of spying on behalf of Israel.…

BERLIN (AP) — Members of the smallest party in German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unpopular coalition have voted in a low-profile ballot to stay in…

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting was reported in the southern Gaza…

TOKYO (AP) — A plane has caught fire on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Local TV showed a large burst of fire erupt from the side of a…

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A lottery player in Michigan has won the $842.4 million Powerball jackpot on the first day of 2024, the first time it has…

By The Associated Press Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday following the release of data showing more signs of weakness in the Chinese…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital and its second-largest city came under heavy Russian missile attacks on Tuesday, killing one person and…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say unidentified gunmen have shot and killed six barbers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — ESPN has apologized for a video clip of a woman bearing her breast that was shown during the broadcast of the Sugar Bowl in New…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. passed for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and Washington held off…

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press MBARARA, Uganda (AP) — Tonto is a legendary traditional drink in Uganda. But the fermented banana juice is…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva likes to boast he had a good first year…

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators specializing in cold cases and missing people have discovered the identity of an…

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Investigators specializing in cold cases and missing people have discovered the identity of an…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic…

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The hacking of a municipal water authority in a small Pennsylvania town is prompting new…

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — U.S. presidential elections have been rocked in recent years by economic…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition…

ROCHESTER, New York (AP) — Police are investigating after a fiery two-vehicle collision killed two people and injured five others in Rochester, New…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Blake Corum rushed for a 17-yard touchdown on the second snap of overtime, and top-seeded…

By HIRO KOMAE and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press NANAO, Japan (AP) — A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least four…

ORINDA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say several people suffered minor injuries and service was disrupted when a train derailed and caught fire on New…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Joey Daccord made 35 saves in his second career shutout, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Vegas Golden…

PHOENIX (AP) — Klee Benally, a Navajo man who advocated on behalf of Indigenous people and environmental causes, has died, his sister said. He was…

NEW YORK (AP) — Access to a busy terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport has been restricted as pro-Palestinian protesters…

By The Associated Press Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a…

Associated Press RIVERDALE, Utah (AP) — A foreign exchange student from China who was reported missing last week in Utah has been found in what…

By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested in the…

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Landlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The family of a mother of eight who was a huge “Star Trek” fan has ensured the final frontier will be her…

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose…

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman whose body was found last month in…

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press Jerusalem (AP) — An Israeli man who never served in the military was charged with impersonating a soldier and…

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in New York City say five people died when the car they were in crashed on a parkway in Queens. The New York Police…