The snubs and surprises in the 2025 Golden Globe nominations
AP Film Writer The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit. That may just be the…
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions policy for the city’s elite…
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TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review
AP Business Writer TikTok asked a federal appeals court on Monday to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour ends by shattering own record, grossing an estimated $2.2B, Pollstar says
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour brought in approximately $2.2 billion in its nearly two-year run, making it the…
Continue Reading Alleged cocaine trafficker at centre of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s…
Continue Reading Philippine volcano eruption sends villagers fleeing for safety as homes are blanketed in ash
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A large volcano eruption in the Philippines sent a plume of ash and gases up to 1.8 miles high following a powerful…
Continue Reading Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Putin to understand the destructiveness of nuclear weapons
Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — Terumi Tanaka, a survivor of the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan and the representative of an organization that…
Continue Reading Polygamous sect leader gets 50 years in prison in scheme to orchestrate sex involving children
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A polygamist religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives” including 10 underage girls was…
Continue Reading Cyprus and the US double down on a joint effort to combat financial crimes with more training
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the U.S. say they’re doubling down on a joint effort to crack down on illicit finance with additional training…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy open to Western troops providing security for end to war in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that he’s open to the potential deployment of Western troops in…
Continue Reading Indigenous Mayans want their sacred cenotes to have personhood status
Associated Press HOMUN, Mexico (AP) — A huge poplar tree stands proud in Maribel Ek’s courtyard, adorned with a sign that reads: “Florece…
Continue Reading Omnicom to buy Interpublic, creating ad agency giant with nearly $26 billion in annual revenue
AP Business Writer Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create an advertising powerhouse with combined annual…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Syrians line up at Turkish border crossings as Erdogan expects more to go home
Assocaited Press CILVEGOZU BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of Syrian refugees have gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey,…
Continue Reading Closing statements begin in the trial of Central African Republic rebels at the Hague
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Prosecutors have told the International Criminal Court that they are confident that two alleged…
Continue Reading Italy fuel depot blast kills 2 and injures more than a dozen. 3 others missing
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities say at least two people have been killed in a fuel depot explosion in the central region of Tuscany. Fourteen…
Continue Reading Head of UN human rights promises advice to FIFA and Saudi Arabia over 2034 World Cup issues
AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ top human rights official has pledged to try to ensure migrant labor standards in Saudi Arabia…
Continue Reading Trump Organization leases brand to 2 new projects in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Trump Organization says it has leased its brand to two new real estate projects in Saudi Arabia just weeks…
Continue Reading Chinese leaders pledge ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy, more support for slowing economy
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing…
Continue Reading Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race
AP Sports Writer It’s not just soccer anymore. Brazil is finding World Cup success in skiing now, too. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first…
Continue Reading Bangladesh and India hold talks aimed at defusing escalating tensions
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India have met in Dhaka to discuss their strained relations,…
Continue Reading Turkish military helicopters collide in midair, killing 6 military personnel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials says two Turkish military helicopters have collided in midair, causing one of them to crash. Monday’s crash…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street from its records as oil and gold rise
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock…
Continue Reading Syrian government services come to a ‘complete halt’ as state workers stay home after rebel takeover
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels…
Continue Reading Taiwan says China has sent naval ships into nearby waters ahead of anticipated drills
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military appears to be preparing for widely anticipated drills in response to a recent visit by Taiwan’s president…
Continue Reading Earth’s lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week
Associated Press More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released…
Continue Reading Nauru gives Australia a veto right over a range of pacts with other nations including China
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced a multimillion-dollar agreement with Nauru that gives Australia a veto right…
Continue Reading Netanyahu is set to take the witness stand for the first time in his corruption trial in Israel
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his…
Continue Reading Landslides and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Java island, leaving 10 dead and 2 missing
Associated Press SUKABUMI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers have recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons…
Continue Reading Japan’s Empress Masako says the Nobel for atomic bombing survivors shows the need to push for peace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event…
Continue Reading How should the opioid settlements be spent? Those hit hardest often don’t have a say
Associated Press People with substance use disorder are not getting a direct say on how most opioid settlement money is used. Some advocates say…
Continue Reading Fishing boat capsizes after colliding with sand barge in South Korea, killing 7
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fishing boat capsized after colliding with a sand barge in waters off South Korea’s southeastern coast, leaving seven…
Continue Reading Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?
The silent black-and-white surveillance camera video of the Russian missile attack in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was brief but chilling: Six huge…
Continue Reading New California Sen. Adam Schiff wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As California’s newest senator, Democrat Adam Schiff says he’s not going to shy away from familiar territory…
Continue Reading In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the history of American politics, there’s no shortage of presidents who promised to shake up Washington…
Continue Reading Illness delays trial of men charged with cutting down Britain’s scenic Sycamore Gap tree
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The trial of two men charged with cutting down the majestic Sycamore Gap tree last year along Hadrian’s Wall in…
Continue Reading ‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
Associated Press The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for…
Continue Reading Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad’s notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Tens of thousands of people held in Syria’s notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since…
Continue Reading ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 10, followed by ‘The Brutalist’ and ‘Conclave’
AP Film Writer Jacques Audiard’s audacious musical “Emilia Pérez,” about a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirming surgery, led…
Continue Reading Auctioneer defends The Onion’s bid for Infowars as Alex Jones tries stopping sale
Associated Press An auction company executive involved in the liquidation of Alex Jones’ conspiracy theory platform Infowars testified for nearly…
Continue Reading Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a…
Continue Reading Tonga’s prime minister quits moments ahead of no-confidence motion in parliament
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tonga’s Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni has abruptly quit his post in parliament ahead of a…
Continue Reading Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports
Associated Press TAMESNA, Morocco (AP) — After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to…
Continue Reading Australian synagogue fire declared terrorism in a decision that increases investigation resources
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a…
Continue Reading Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says
AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person…
Continue Reading Juan Soto’s $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here’s who he passed
Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated…
Continue Reading Lara Trump stepping down as RNC co-chair and addressing speculation about Florida Senate seat
Associated Press Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. One of her potential next steps is replacing Florida…
Continue Reading Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth’s hottest year, report says
Associated Press Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will…
Continue Reading Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Having waited for the call from Cooperstown for nearly three decades, Dave Parker burst into tears Sunday when he…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Justice Ministry has imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as…
Continue Reading ‘Swarm’ of moderate to strong earthquakes hit Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands without damage
AMCHITKA ISLAND, Alaska (AP) — A series of moderate to strong earthquakes that have struck Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands and offshore areas…
Continue Reading Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he is appointing one of his defense attorneys in the…
Continue Reading College Football Playoff: Who has the best odds to win the title?
The first 12-team College Football Playoff field has been revealed. Undefeated Oregon earned the top seed, while SMU beat out Alabama for the 12th…
Continue Reading Judge says lawsuit over former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr.’s jail death can proceed
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in…
Continue Reading A timeline of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and search for his killer
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After days of searching, police have announced the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO…
Continue Reading Mbappé speaks to French TV station for first time about reports of a rape investigation in Sweden
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé says he reacted with disbelief when he saw media reports from Sweden two months ago that he was the…
Continue Reading Georgian journalists allege brutal beatings as protests rage against ending EU talks
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people joined an 11th straight day of protests in Georgia on Sunday after the…
Continue Reading The US believes journalist Austin Tice is alive after disappearing in Syria in 2012, Biden says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. government believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared…
Continue Reading Gaza health officials say latest Israeli airstrikes kill at least 14 including children
Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 14 people including children Sunday,…
Continue Reading Assad’s fall in Syria is a ‘fundamental act of justice,’ but also ‘a moment of risk,’ Biden says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act…
Continue Reading Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise US prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners…
Continue Reading Cataldi promises hospitalized teammate Bove a goal and delivers as Fiorentina wins 8th straight
AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A promise is a promise. Danilo Cataldi texted hospitalized Fiorentina teammate Edoardo Bove to say that he would score…
Continue Reading ‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend and $600 million globally
AP Film Writer The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it…
Continue Reading Global reaction to Assad’s sudden ouster from Syria ranges from jubilation to alarm
The fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants has set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm around the…
Continue Reading 10 injured after police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashes into bystanders at California parade
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 10 people have been injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a…
Continue Reading Notre Dame’s reopening celebrated its saviors as much as the cathedral’s resurrection from fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening ceremonies for Notre Dame were as much a celebration of people as they were a rejoicing of the…
Continue Reading The hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s elusive killer yields new evidence, but few answers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police don’t know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare…
Continue Reading South Korea’s democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies elsewhere?
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea’s leader last week raised worries about budding…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Oregon, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas top poll going into playoff; Tide ranked ahead of SMU
AP College Football Writer Georgia moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, Texas and Penn State remained in the top…
Continue Reading Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Adam Pemble, an Associated Press journalist who covered some of the biggest global news of the past two decades,…
Continue Reading How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria has crumbled with astonishing speed. It has been less than two…
Continue Reading Biden adds to the nation’s list of national monuments during his term. There’s an appetite for more
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He…
Continue Reading Giant statue of the Buddha in New Jersey becomes interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Associated Press FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United…
Continue Reading Kennedy Center pays tribute to Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Raitt, Sandoval and The Apollo
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Celebrities, cultural icons and a few surprise guests have paid tribute to honorees at the annual Kennedy Center…
Continue Reading Marrakech festival spotlights tensions animating Morocco’s movie industry
Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Each year, celebrities descend on Morocco to attend the Marrakech International Film Festival, enjoy…
Continue Reading Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party march in protest at attacks in India
Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of members of associate bodies of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have marched toward the…
Continue Reading Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Russian leader Vladimir Putin to act to reach an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria’s Assad?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has…
Continue Reading College Football Playoff’s first 12-team bracket is set with Oregon No. 1 and SMU in, Alabama out
AP National Writer The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Perfect or 100%…
Continue Reading Romania’s far-right presidential candidate denounces canceled vote at closed polling station
Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu has protested outside a closed polling…
Continue Reading Burkina Faso junta appoints new prime minister
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has appointed a new prime minister, a day after dissolving the government…
Continue Reading Ghana’s ex-President John Mahama is set to return after rival concedes election
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Ghana’s former President John Dramani Mahama is set to return to office in the West African nation’s…
Continue Reading An elephant dies of apparent heart failure in Pakistan weeks after family reunion
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An elephant has died of apparent heart failure at a Pakistani safari park, less than two weeks after being reunited with…
Continue Reading Rescuers search for victims after an explosion at a Dutch apartment block that killed at least 5
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Emergency services are searching for a second day through the debris of an apartment block that was…
Continue Reading Milan’s Brera boosts its cultural cachet with an overdue modern art wing and Leonardo’s Last Supper
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera museum, conceived under Napoleon as a “little Louvre,” is finally getting a modern…
Continue Reading Britain’s famous Sycamore Gap tree is gone. 2 men accused of cutting it down are going on trial
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When local residents and admirers learned the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in northern England had been cut down last…
Continue Reading Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in coming
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with…
Continue Reading The spiritual heart of Paris awakens: Notre Dame hosts first Mass since 2019 fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral has hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019. The moment transcended religious…
Continue Reading A farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the…
Continue Reading More than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction
Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of…
Continue Reading Trump’s return may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Shortly after Donald Trump’s win in last month’s U.S. election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading ‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children living on the frontlines
Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Hopes for victory, a swift end to the war and prayers for their loved ones’ survival or return from…
Continue Reading The fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle…
Continue Reading Taiwan reports 14 Chinese warships and 4 balloons near the island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 14 warships, seven military aircraft and four balloons near Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry,…
Continue Reading Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places
HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba… in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author arrived in Havana…
Continue Reading South Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last…
Continue Reading Sen. Joni Ernst wants to hear from Hegseth on sex assault in the military and women in combat
Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Republican Sen. Joni Ernst made her most expansive comments yet on Pete Hegseth, telling a largely GOP…
Continue Reading Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former longtime West Virginia Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr. has died. He was 88. The Democrat…
Continue Reading Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer yields evidence, but few answers
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don’t know his name. They found the backpack he…
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