Month: December 2024

WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s ruling party presidential candidate leads in early results of an election characterized by technical problems…

Associated Press America’s wealthiest people have long urged each other to give away more of their money. So, what stands in the way of them giving…

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend will be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used…

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s culture secretary has held talks with the BBC as the broadcaster comes under growing…

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University…

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-Western parties have won the most votes in Romania’s parliamentary election and will look to form…

Associated Press Tired of thinking about what gifts to get everyone this year? Artificial intelligence chatbots might help, but don’t expect them…

Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that…

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An impeachment complaint has been filed against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is facing a…

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where…

GENEVA (AP) — For the first time in Switzerland, a multinational company faces a criminal trial on charges of bribing a foreign public official,…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known…

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would require the state’s public universities…

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court has taken up the largest case in its history, hearing the plight of…

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than two years Monday and vowed to…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say authorities with help from community leaders brokered a second ceasefire between warring minority…

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried…

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2%…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies…

Associated Press SAINT-MALO, France (AP) — Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he’d be earning…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The issue of transgender rights animated the presidential campaign. Now it has made its way to the Supreme…

Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a white ex-police detective in Kansas accused of sexually assaulting Black women has died in…

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The president of the International Criminal Court lashed out on Monday at Russia for targeting its…

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers are set to stand trial in the death of Black man after being shocked with a…

Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden has arrived in Angola for his long-awaited first presidential visit to sub-Saharan…

AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen’s memorable week began with singer and actress Hailey Steinfeld accepting his proposal for…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and…

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, though he had previously said he would not do so. That spares…

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the…

Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel spokesman says drone strikes by Mali’s military regime have killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the…

Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are hunting a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl on…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference announced it fined Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for violating the conference’s…

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church has called on the president of El Salvador not to lift the country’s ban on gold…

MADRID (AP) — Local authorities say a bus has crashed near a ski resort in southern France, killing at least two people and injuring 33 others. A…

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s…