Peru’s president dissolves Congress ahead of 3rd removal try
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation’s Congress on Wednesday and called for new…
Continue Reading French activists protest against killing of male chicks
PARIS (AP) — French animal rights activists have protested against what they say are broad exceptions to a new legislation that was meant to ban…
Continue Reading Putin denies Western accusations of nuclear saber-rattling
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the country’s nuclear arsenals as a deterrent factor in the Ukrainian conflict but…
Continue Reading High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of state efforts to…
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Fired state TV chief’s World Bank job shocks many in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The former head of Poland’s state broadcaster says he now has a job the World Bank. It’s spurred disbelief in the…
Continue Reading Fired state TV chief’s World Bank job shocks many in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The former head of Poland’s state broadcaster says he now has a job the World Bank. It’s spurred disbelief in the…
Continue Reading Clean energy grant fraud results in 7 year prison sentence
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who participated in a scheme to defraud the U.S. government out of about $50 million in tax-free grants intended…
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Rested Mbappé to face England in World Cup quarterfinals
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé will be ready to face England at the World Cup on Saturday. France teammate…
Continue Reading Notre Dame, Lafayette women postpone game for health reasons
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 5 Notre Dame and Lafayette have postponed a women’s basketball game scheduled for Thursday because of health and…
Continue Reading Ferrero buys Blue Bunny ice cream maker Wells Enterprises
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Italian confectioner Ferrero is acquiring Wells Enterprises, one of the largest U.S. ice cream makers. Wells, a…
Continue Reading High court sides with history society’s access to earthworks
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of state efforts to…
Continue Reading AP All-Big Ten: Stroud, Campbell, Harbaugh take top honors
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is The Associated Press Big Ten offensive player of the year. Iowa…
Continue Reading Texans go back to Mills at QB after 2 bad games by Allen
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans will return to Davis Mills at quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys on…
Continue ReadingTagovailoa, Zaporizhzhia make list of most mangled words
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater…
Continue Reading Netherlands’ Noppert on Messi in World Cup: `He’s a human’
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Andries Noppert is ready to face Lionel Messi if the Argentina star takes a penalty kick in…
Continue Reading Southwest Airlines brings back dividend as travel rebounds
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is bringing back dividends for shareholders. The airline said Wednesday that it will restore the quarterly…
Continue Reading UK airport staff plan Christmas walkout, joining strike wave
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government says it could take “tough” action to curb strikes. Its…
Continue Reading Rower’s family says abusive coach pushed athlete to suicide
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The family of a former University of California-San Diego rower who committed suicide in…
Continue Reading Jaguars’ Lawrence sits out practice with sprained big toe
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence won’t practice Wednesday because of a…
Continue Reading Croatia, Serbia fined for Balkan statements at World Cup
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Croatian and Serbian soccer federations have been fined by FIFA for making Balkan political statements at the World Cup.…
Continue Reading Bradley, Froch, Rafael Marquez top boxing Hall of Fame class
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) — Timothy Bradley Jr. and Rafael Marquez, two-division champions whose exciting styles earned both of them “Fight of the…
Continue Reading AP source: Mets, Quintana agree to $26 million, 2-year deal
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The New York Mets and José Quintana have agreed to a $26 million, two-year contract, adding…
Continue Reading Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million…
Continue Reading Watchdog finds prison failures before Whitey Bulger killing
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A series of missteps by federal Bureau of Prisons officials…
Continue Reading US to boost natural gas exports to UK in energy partnership
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new…
Continue Reading US to boost natural gas exports to UK in energy partnership
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Britain under a new…
Continue Reading Community seeks bodycam video in St. Paul police shooting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Community members are calling for the quick release of body camera video after a Minnesota officer shot and killed a man,…
Continue Reading Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sports programs across the county are weighing whether tough coaching styles still have a…
Continue Reading Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sports programs across the county are weighing whether tough coaching styles still have a…
Continue Reading Africa forum hails ‘circular economy’ solutions for climate
By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Reducing waste while boosting recycling and reuse, known as the ‘circular economy,’…
Continue Reading Three former St. Louis aldermen sentenced in bribery case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three former St. Louis aldermen, including the longtime board president, will go to prison for accepting bribes from a…
Continue Reading Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some of Geoff Bond’s rowers loved and appreciated his demanding style. They thrived on…
Continue Reading Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sports programs across the county are weighing whether tough coaching styles still have a…
Continue Reading As supply chains unclog, consumers enjoy (tentative) relief
By TOM KRISHER and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The supply backlogs of the past two years — and the delays, shortages and outrageous prices…
Continue Reading Browns sign linebacker Ragland to fill gaping hole
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns found a linebacker to plug the gaping hole in the middle of their defense. Cleveland signed veteran Reggie…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy and ‘spirit of Ukraine’ named Time person of year
LONDON (AP) — Time Magazine on Wednesday named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy its person of the year, awarding him the accolade “for…
Continue Reading Stocks waver on Wall Street following a 4-day losing streak
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Wall Street Wednesday, leaving prospects…
Continue Reading Stocks waver on Wall Street following a 4-day losing streak
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Wall Street Wednesday, leaving prospects…
Continue Reading Electricity, telecoms return to parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Basic services like electricity and telecoms have been restored to key parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the…
Continue Reading Holmes’ former partner faces sentencing in Theranos case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer A former Theranos executive learns Wednesday whether he will be punished as severely as his former lover and…
Continue Reading Albania’s last captive bear rescued to Austrian sanctuary
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s last brown bear in captivity was rescued by an international animal welfare…
Continue Reading Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — The leading hospital in India’s capital is limping back to normalcy after a cyberattack…
Continue Reading AP source: Aaron Judge, Yankees reach $360M, 9-year deal
By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge…
Continue Reading 27 flee plane in Spain after pregnant woman simulates labor
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police are searching for 14 people who ran from a plane at Barcelona’s airport…
Continue Reading Taliban carry out 1st public execution since Afghan takeover
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A spokesman says the Taliban authorities have executed an Afghan convicted of killing another man…
Continue Reading Emhoff: ‘Epidemic of hate’ exists in US, mustn’t become norm
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says a rise in antisemitism in…
Continue Reading AP source: Aaron Judge, Yankees reach $360M, 9-year deal
By RONALD BLUM and JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writers SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge…
Continue Reading Italy’s La Scala opens season to Ukrainian protests
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s premier opera house is opening its new season with the Russian opera “Boris Godunov”…
Continue Reading German soccer facing day of decisions on coach, league CEO
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — German soccer faces a day of decisions amid questions over the futures of both national team coach…
Continue Reading Could trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks?
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For years, Mark Hager’s job as an observer aboard New England fishing boats made him a…
Continue Reading Could trawler cams help save world’s dwindling fish stocks?
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For years, Mark Hager’s job as an observer aboard New England fishing boats made him a…
Continue Reading Indonesia paroles bombmaker in deadly Bali attacks in 2002
By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic militant convicted of making the explosives used in the…
Continue Reading South Africa paroles convicted killer of anti-apartheid icon
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The convicted killer of South African anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani has been released…
Continue Reading Iraqi activist sentenced to 3 years in prison over a tweet
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi activist has been sentenced to three years in prison over alleged…
Continue Reading Belgium forward Hazard retires from international soccer
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium forward Eden Hazard has retired from international soccer nearly a week after his country’s aging generation of players…
Continue Reading Paolo’s Diary: Magic rookie says he’s doing much learning
By PAOLO BANCHERO For The Associated Press Paolo Banchero says his rookie year has included a lot of learning to this point. The No. 1 draft pick by…
Continue Reading Report: Killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya ‘planned’
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani investigators say the killing in Kenya of outspoken Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif…
Continue Reading Juul reaches settlements covering thousands of lawsuits
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATTHEW PERRONE AP Business Writers Embattled vaping company Juul Labs has reached settlements covering thousands of lawsuits…
Continue Reading Juul reaches settlements covering more than 5,000 cases
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and MATTHEW PERRONE AP Business Writers Juul Labs has reached settlements covering more than 5,000 cases brought by about 10,000…
Continue Reading US, Belgium named among hosts for 6 F1 sprint races in 2023
LONDON (AP) — The United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and the famed Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium will…
Continue Reading Donors race to get generators, other aid to hard-hit Ukraine
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine nearly two…
Continue Reading Co-buying a house: How platonic partners make it work
By ABBY BADACH DOYLE of NerdWallet From rising home prices to soaring interest rates, it’s a daunting time to be a home buyer. To achieve…
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By ABBY BADACH DOYLE of NerdWallet From rising home prices to soaring interest rates, it’s a daunting time to be a home buyer. To achieve…
Continue Reading Handmade holiday cards are gifts in themselves; some tips
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Handmade holiday cards can be gifts in themselves for both maker and receiver. They’re a way to express…
Continue Reading Swiss climate activists lament election of oil lobbyist
BERLIN (AP) — Environmentalists in Switzerland have criticized the election of a top car- and oil-industry lobbyist to the country’s new…
Continue Reading South Sudan’s ruling party backs president for another run
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s ruling party has endorsed President Salva Kiir as its candidate for…
Continue Reading Microsoft strikes 10-year deal with Nintendo on Call of Duty
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft agreed Wednesday to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase…
Continue Reading Microsoft strikes 10-year deal with Nintendo on Call of Duty
LONDON (AP) — Microsoft agreed Wednesday to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2023 Lexus RX 350 versus 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLE
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds The Lexus RX 350 has been redesigned for 2023 and features a new engine, improved technology and a more luxurious interior.…
Continue Reading UK eases ban on new wind farms, considers OKing coal mine
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Environmental groups have welcomed a decision by Britain’s Conservative government to lift its…
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