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US company’s lunar lander will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after failed moonshot
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere…
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere…
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thirteen years after they toppled the country’s longtime dictator, Tunisians are…
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria say Turkish strikes have targeted dozens of infrastructure facilities wounding at least 10…
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population…
Continue ReadingBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s…
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to face Parliament to explain why the U.K. joined the U.S. in…
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Online gambling is increasingly available to teenagers and young adults, which makes it easy to lose money and can…
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public…
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A tropical cyclone has hit the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean,…
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo has debuted his first photoshoot to the delight of spectators. He is considered a…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples but admitted that “solitude is a…
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal…
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted four land rights activists of plotting to provoke…
Continue ReadingBy SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press RECAK, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in a village in southern Kosovo…
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment…
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSRT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have announced raising more than $97…
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence…
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s economy shrank 0.3% last year as Europe’s former powerhouse struggled with more expensive energy, higher…
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s new King Frederik X has visited the Danish parliament on his first formal…
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Some schools have reopened and limited garbage collection has resumed in Japan’s northcentral…
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WANG Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s incoming president is promising continuity. The question is what that will bring,…
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military chief is claiming that the Ukrainian air force has shot down a Russian…
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Africa’s biggest oil refinery has begun production in Nigeria after a yearslong wait. The…
Continue ReadingREYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature,” after molten lava from a volcano…
Continue ReadingMOSS BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California authorties say an airplane has crashed into the Pacific Ocean near an airport south of San Francisco. KRON-TV…
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — North Korea’s foreign minister is visiting Russia for three days of talks as international concern grows over an alleged arms…
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — UNICEF says almost 100,000 children in Afghanistan direly need support, three months after…
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese prosecutors say the former chairman of state-owned Chinese bank China Everbright Group has…
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The anti-poverty organization Oxfam International says the world could…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Columns of tractors are rolling into Berlin as farmers gather for the climax of a week of demonstrations against a plan to scrap tax…
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Australian-born Mary Donaldson’s unlikely journey from Tasmania to queen of Denmark is being celebrated across her homeland. She…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The United Nations is appealing for $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and displaced outside the country this year. It said on…
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The government in China’s gambling hub of Macao says there will be no more horse racing in…
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brunei’s Prince Abdul Mateen and his commoner wife is to be feted at a royal banquet to mark the end of a lavish…
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have detained Turkish club Antalyaspor’s Israeli player for questioning after he displayed solidarity…
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press BANDAR LAMPUNG, Indonesia (AP) — A former Jakarta governor seeking Indonesia’s presidency said democracy is…
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Nauru says it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The move on Monday…
Continue ReadingBy GILLIAN FLACCUS and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. on…
Continue ReadingBy HANDRIANUS BELUTOWE Associated Press FLORES TIMUR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has evacuated about 6,500 people on the island of Flores after…
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Taiwanese democracy activist Shih Ming-teh, who helped lead the island from authoritarianism to…
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japanese police are searching for a suspect who fatally shot a customer at a Starbucks in what was reportedly a gang-related crime.…
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday, with Tokyo extending its New Year rally, as China’s…
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for wins in two…
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press SINT WILLEBRORD, The Netherlands (AP) — Voters across the Netherlands have veered far to the right politically. The…
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press SINT WILLEBRORD, The Netherlands (AP) — “Everyone is welcome,” reads the sign at the church door in this quiet…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Voting is set to begin Monday night in icy Iowa as…
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Climate, conflict, a divided world and the rise of artificial intelligence round out a…
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Retired U.S. officials have met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen and praised…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from indie rock heroes Sleater-Kinney and the pop-punk trio…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — They’re four months late, but the Emmys have finally arrived. The 75th Primetime…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw for a touchdown and completed a game-sealing first down against the team that cast…
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an…
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jordan Love threw for three touchdowns, Aaron Jones ran for three more and Darnell…
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — With snow falling at a rate of 2 inches per hour, a group of about 85 people tried to dig out…
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claims it has flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile…
Continue ReadingGALLOWAY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man who became a vocal advocate for families of 9/11 first responders following the death of his NYPD officer…
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge says former President Donald Trump can wait a week to testify at a…
Continue ReadingSAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — Ruth Ashton Taylor, a trailblazing journalist who was the first female newscaster to work in television on the West…
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Monday marks the official start to the Republican presidential nominating contest with the Iowa caucuses. Iowa…
Continue ReadingPope Francis says if he can, he’ll keep a promise to visit his native Argentina in the second half of this year. The pontiff last year said he…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over…
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Business Insider’s top executive and parent company said Sunday they were satisfied with the…
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Sunday defended the qualifications of a special…
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Authorities say a small plane carrying three people has crashed in a remote, wooded area of Massachusetts. Police reported multiple…
Continue ReadingINDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum endorsed Donald Trump’s comeback bid for the White House ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Burgum…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon be disappearing from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S.…
Continue ReadingAL-RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A moment of silence was observed and then shouts of “free Palestine” rang out ahead of the Asian Cup game between Iran…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Authorities are urging residents on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion to shelter indoors as a powerful storm bears down…
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal who put himself in harm’s way to protect students…
Continue ReadingBy MUHAMMAD FAROOQ, DANICA KIRKA and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi,…
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — “The Honeymooners” actress Joyce Randolph, who played Ed Norton’s sarcastic wife Trixie, has died. She was 99. Randolph died…
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT, HANNAH FINGERHUT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — All the major candidates for the Republican…
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Maldives’ President Mohamed Muizzu wants the Indian military personnel stationed in…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — The new Prada menswear collection for next fall and winter unveiled on the third day of Milan…
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign is banking on his loyal supporters to turn out for Monday…
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “Mean Girls.” The…
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has endorsed Nikki Haley for the GOP nomination. Hogan…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic…
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his…
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo is scheduled to be sworn into office Sunday…
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two civilians have been killed in northern Israel after an…
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say two journalists serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini…
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an…
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative advocates have filed a growing…
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative advocates have been feeling…
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. military isn’t immune to the country’s deep political polarization and the…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Russian local media say a disgraced former mayor convicted over bribery has had his prison sentence cut short after signing a…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 13 in a coal mine accident in central China. The official Xinhua News Agency said Sunday that three…
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has voted for president in Africa’s…
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a suicide bomber targeted the provincial governor’s office in western Afghanistan and wounded three…
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani army says an explosive device has killed five soldiers in the southwest of the country. It’s the fifth deadly…
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement for the second time in…
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Top foreign policy advisers from Western countries, Ukraine and others are meeting to…
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities say four people have been found dead in another suspected drowning of migrants trying to cross the dangerous…
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of members of India’s main opposition Congress party and its supporters have begun a 2-month cross-country march ahead…
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan on Sunday condemned what it said were “fallacious comments” by China following the self-governing island’s…
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — An All Nippon Airways domestic flight turned back to Japan’s northern airport of Sapporo after a crack was found on the cockpit…
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile off the North’s east coast. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of…
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