Month: February 2024

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Washington Monday and the two…

By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans may be critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship has come under attack by two missiles in the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the latest attack believed to have…

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There’s consensus in Virginia that the mental health care system is in need of reform,…

By DIANE JEANTET and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Salgueiro samba school has paid tribute to…

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump to debate. Trump is challenging…

By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include “Young Sheldon” returning for its seventh and final season,…

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — When former President George H.W. Bush felt the need for speed in the waters off Maine, he just hopped aboard his…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Monday, with most regional markets closed for holidays, while…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl…

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Foreign Ministry says Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers who had been given death sentences for alleged…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform…

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said it rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip early Monday. It identified the men as…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is…. Back? After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super…

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher emerged at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, an…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach…

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iraqi government met again with the U.S. government on how to draw down American troops who…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrested human rights activist Rocio San Miguel. The…

By TOM ODULA, MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fellow athlete says marathon world record-holder Kelvin…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The president’s national security spokesman John Kirby is getting an expanded role at the…

By ERALDO PERES and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press MADRE DE DEUS, Brazil (AP) — Carnival revelers in Brazil’s Madre de Deus heard the…

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl Sunday is here — and, as always, there’s a vast roster of advertisers…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A plane carrying four Canadian skydivers came down on a beach in southern Mexico, killing one man who was on the beach at the…

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family’s gender reveal ceremony in 2020 sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a…

HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Houston say they are responding to a possible shooting at the megachurch run by pastor Joel Osteen. Lakewood Church said…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York is expanding a curfew to additional migrant shelters. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will impose an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuela accused neighboring Guayana of granting illegal oil exploration concessions in territory the…

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A pro-settler organization says the population of Israeli settlers in the West Bank increased…

KINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing four workers at an Oklahoma marijuana farm in…

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the drug-related killing of a rookie New York City police officer at the…

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the…

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — A winter storm advisory has been issued for eastern New Mexico including the city of Roswell, which got its first notable…

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s personal attorney said Sunday he went to both the special…