Month: December 2024

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday displayed the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn to observe World AIDS Day. Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the epidemic. The president emphasized the federal government’s support

Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Taiwan’s president visited a U.S. State Department-funded think tank and educational institution on the second day of a two-day visit to Hawaii that’s part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing. Lai Ching-te met and exchanged gifts with the president of the East-West Center. He

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight people are dead and two others are wounded after gunmen pulled up to a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders. Prosecutors in the cartel-ravaged state of Guanajuato said Sunday the shooting occurred late Saturday in the town of Apaseo el Grande. Eight men died

Associated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement. This was supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024. But

Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to the United States said Sunday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and key Cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair. Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador in Washington,

Associated Press The ashes of a big-eyed, brown and white puppy named Lisa that died last week in a plane crash in New York’s Catskill Mountains were being delivered Sunday to the family of the animal rescue pilot who lost his life trying to give the dog a chance at a new one. Leah Kim,

AP College Football Writer Ohio State, Miami and Clemson plunged in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday following their losses during a wild weekend, eight of the top 10 teams moved up one spot and Oregon was No. 1 for the seventh straight week. The shakeup creates two top-five matchups in conference

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump says Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman who is the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, will be a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. During the presidential campaign, Boulos arranged Trump’s efforts to engage the Arab American community in Michigan. Boulos organized dozens

AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — The Italian league title race didn’t seem so important this weekend after a player collapsed on the field during a Serie A match. League leader Napoli had won 1-0 at Torino and was waiting on the outcome of the match between close rivals Fiorentina and Inter Milan. Fiorentina midfielder

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, says he’s joined the race to lead the national party after an election that swept Donald Trump and Republicans to power in Washington. Since losing control of the White House, the Senate and the House, Democrats are looking

AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” made for an unprecedented weekend

Associated Press KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during her scary crash in a giant slalom race on Saturday but no serious bone, ligament or organ damage. The five-time overall World Cup champion was sidelined for the Killington Cup

Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Recipients of the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are bracing for potential challenges to their status in the country during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House. The program benefits some 535,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children. Trump tried unsuccessfully

Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Belgium is granting sex workers full labor rights, including health insurance, paid leave and pensions, starting Sunday. The law, following 2022’s decriminalization of sex work, also establishes key rights such as refusing clients and stopping acts at any time. Employers must meet strict licensing and safety standards while unregulated hiring

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Thousands joined a protest march on Sunday in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad to mark one month since a concrete canopy on the outside of the city’s railway station crashed down, killing 15 people and injuring two. Protesters held a huge banner with a red handprint at the

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s High Court acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, and 48 others, overturning their verdicts in a deadly 2004 grenade attack on a political rally. Sunday’s ruling comes at a critical time after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country following an uprising in which

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will control the White House and both houses of Congress come January. But President-elect Donald Trump’s intent to nominate loyalists to fill key Cabinet posts has set up a possible confrontation with the Senate, which has the constitutional responsibility for “advice and consent” on presidential nominees. Trump and his

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union has left 44 people hospitalized. Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the parliament Saturday night, throwing stones and setting off fireworks. Police deployed water cannons and tear

Associated Press Shopping on Temu can feel like playing an arcade game. Instead of using a joystick-controlled claw to grab a toy, visitors to the online marketplace maneuver their computer mouses or cellphone screens to browse colorful gadgets, accessories and trinkets with prices that look too good to refuse. A pop-up spinning wheel offers the

Associated Press DUBLIN (AP) — Results from Ireland’s election suggest the two dominant center-right parties look likely to form a new government. Incumbent governing parties Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were voters’ top choices in terms of vote share. With about two-thirds of seats declared, Fianna Fail was on course to be the biggest party

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back insurgents who seized the country’s largest city of Aleppo, as Iran pledged to help the government counter the surprise offensive. Iran has been a key political and military ally of Syrian President

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine. Around 32.5% of the budget has been allocated for national defense amounting to over $145 billion, up from a reported 28.3% this year. New European Council

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Voters in Iceland have joined a global trend and punished incumbents in the country’s parliamentary election. The center-left Social Democratic Alliance won the biggest share of votes in the North Atlantic island nation. It took 15 seats in the 63-seat parliament, the Althingi, and secured more than 21% of votes. The

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian tycoon Gautam Adani says his conglomerate is committed to “world-class regulatory compliance” after being indicted in the U.S. on fraud charges and an alleged bribery scheme worth millions of dollars, his first remarks since the accusations surfaced. Adani is a major power player in India and is perceived as close to

Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part on Israeli