Vermont man is fit to stand trial over shooting of 3 Palestinian college students
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge has found that the man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont…
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Federal judge denies request to block measure revoking Arkansas casino license
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has denied an effort to temporarily block enforcement of a constitutional amendment Arkansas voters…
Continue Reading California teen pleads guilty in Florida to making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls across the US
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque,…
Continue Reading Mississippi governor intent on income tax cut even if states receive less federal money
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves says he will push lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into U.S. telecommunications networks has…
Continue Reading US ambassador says Mexico ‘closed the doors’ on security cooperation and denies its violence problem
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against drug…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a…
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Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside…
Continue Reading Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump’s classified documents case
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has asked a court to pause prosecutors’ appeal seeking to revive the classified…
Continue Reading Catholic bishops urged to boldly share church teachings — even unpopular ones
Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Several U.S. Catholic bishops on Wednesday encouraged the church to boldly share Vatican teachings on a range of…
Continue Reading What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s pick to serve as attorney general
Associated Press In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist…
Continue Reading Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-led Ohio Senate has approved a bill banning transgender students from using bathrooms that…
Continue Reading Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen’s death
OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school…
Continue Reading Protests erupt in Paris over pro-Israel gala organized by far-right figures
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Protests have erupted in Paris against a controversial gala organized by far-right figures in support of Israel. The…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
AP Business Writers In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t be…
Continue Reading Prosecutor failed to show that Musk’s $1M-a-day sweepstakes was an illegal lottery, judge says
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge said the $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to Elon Musk was allowed to continue through…
Continue Reading FBI offers up to $25,000 reward for information about suspect behind Northwest ballot box fires
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday it is offering up to $25,000 as a reward for information about the suspect behind…
Continue Reading E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald’s outbreak tied to slivered onions
AP Health Writer At least 104 people have been sickened, with 34 hospitalized, in an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions served on…
Continue Reading Sudan keeps key aid crossing from Chad open for hard-hit Darfur region as famine grows
Associated Press CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Sudan’s military-controlled government says a key border crossing with Chad will stay open to keep…
Continue Reading Spiraling violence and airline shutdowns in Haiti cut families off from adoptive kids
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The last words Michelle Reed heard from her 6-year-old adopted son in early November were: “Mom, come get…
Continue Reading What to know about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of…
Continue Reading Just Eat Takeaway sells Grubhub for $650 million, just 3 years after buying the app for $7.3 billion
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com is selling Grubhub for $650 million, a fraction of the…
Continue Reading A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has…
Continue Reading NYC bans unusual practice of forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real…
Continue Reading Federal judge orders Oakland airport to stop using ‘San Francisco’ in name amid lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Port of Oakland to stop using San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport as its airport’s…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Ken Calvert wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 41st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Calvert faced a rematch against his 2022…
Continue Reading Inspector general finds no fault in Park Police shooting of Virginia man in 2017
Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — A federal inspector general has exonerated two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot a Virginia man after…
Continue Reading Arbitrator upholds 5-year bans of Bad Bunny baseball agency leaders, cuts agent penalty to 3 years
AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An arbitrator upheld five-year suspensions of the chief executives of Bad Bunny’s sports representation firm…
Continue Reading Things to know about Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Sen. Marco Rubio as his choice for secretary of state. Rubio,…
Continue Reading Trump promises to turn Washington upside down. He’s being welcomed back anyway
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There were no protests on the streets as Donald Trump returned to Washington. He visited the nation’s…
Continue Reading Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X…
Continue Reading Prominent conservative lawyer Ted Olson, who argued Bush recount and same-sex marriage cases, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country’s best known conservative…
Continue Reading Noem’s Cabinet appointment will make a plain-spoken rancher South Dakota’s new governor
Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem built a national profile that had fellow Republicans buzzing about her future. Lawmakers describe the…
Continue Reading Detroit-area police win appeal over liability in death of woman in custody
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of police and dismissed a lawsuit alleging negligence in the 2020…
Continue Reading Biden and Xi will meet in Peru as US-China relations tested again by Trump’s return
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China’s Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international…
Continue Reading California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California…
Continue Reading Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
AP Science Writer Doctors say requests for permanent sterilizations and long-term birth control like IUDs have surged across the nation since Donald…
Continue Reading Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court’s independence
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11…
Continue Reading Pakistani security forces kill 12 insurgents in 2 raids hours apart
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says troops have faced off with insurgents in two separate raids on their hideouts in the country,…
Continue Reading Larry Hobbs, who guided AP’s coverage of Florida news for decades, has died at 83
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Robert Larry Hobbs, an Associated Press editor who guided Florida news coverage for more than three decades,…
Continue Reading MMA star Conor McGregor says sexual assault claim is ‘full blown lie among many lies’
DUBLIN (AP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor testified Wednesday that he had consensual sex with a woman suing him for sexual assault and…
Continue Reading 2 charged with setting some Northeast wildfires amid New Jersey drought warning and blazes out West
Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on…
Continue Reading Tight US House races in California as GOP maintains control over the chamber
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republicans and Democrats are clawing for crucial U.S. House victories in California even as the GOP has now…
Continue Reading Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month, is expected to make full recovery
Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild…
Continue Reading Wander Franco released under supervision after gun arrest in Dominican Republic
Associated Press SAN JUAN DE LA MAGUANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been granted supervised release after…
Continue Reading Greek and Turkish coast guards aim to boost cooperation against migrant smuggling
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior Greek and Turkish coast guard officials have agreed to boost cooperation in restricting one of the main illegal…
Continue Reading Massive dust storm reduces visibility, causes vehicle pileup on central California highway
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — A powerful dust storm known as a haboob caused a vehicle pile-up on a central California highway, sending several people…
Continue Reading Gun groups sue to overturn Maine’s new 3-day waiting period to buy firearms
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gun rights advocacy groups are challenging Maine’s 72-hour waiting period for gun purchases, arguing…
Continue Reading Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech company Nvidia
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia of misleading investors…
Continue Reading ‘Emilia Pérez’ wouldn’t work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines delays release of Q3 financial results as debt restructuring talks heat up
NEW YORK (AP) — Spirit Airlines says it won’t announce its quarterly financial results on time because the company is focused on talks with bond…
Continue Reading NBPA reaches Kyle Singler’s family after cryptic Instagram video draws concern
AP Sports Writer The National Basketball Players Association has connected with former Duke star and NBA player Kyle Singler’s family after he said…
Continue Reading Maine elections chief who drew Trump’s ire narrates House tabulations in livestream
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s ranked choice tabulation is taking place in public, narrated play-by-play by the state’s…
Continue Reading Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says next year will be his last in office; mum on his plans afterward
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mike Duggan says the coming year will be his last as Detroit mayor. His public announcement Wednesday came as many…
Continue Reading Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal with Chinese state-owned company to revamp key gas plant
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move…
Continue Reading New storms and flooding threaten Spain’s hard-hit Valencia again
MADRID (AP) — New storms in Spain have caused school closures and train cancellations two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other areas…
Continue Reading Bull doge! Dogecoin soars as Trump announces a government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wow, much bull market. Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency whose mascot is a super-cute dog that muses things like…
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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early election…
Continue Reading Rights groups condemn Bangladesh for canceling accreditation of 167 journalists
NEW DELHI (AP) — An association of editors and rights groups has condemned a decision by Bangladesh’s interim government to cancel press…
Continue Reading Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump chose Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general on…
Continue Reading James Patterson to help lead honors program at his undergraduate alma mater, Manhattan University
NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson’s latest philanthropic project marks a deepening of ties to his undergraduate alma mater. The bestselling author…
Continue Reading Missouri prosecutor says he won’t charge Nelly after an August drug arrest
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a…
Continue Reading US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is…
Continue Reading EU top jobs hearings stalled by political infighting over hard right alliances
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The process of vetting candidates for some of the European Union’s top jobs has bogged down in acrimony. The…
Continue Reading Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly…
Continue Reading Turkey’s trade minister says the country expects to be offered partner status in the BRICS bloc
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s trade minister says Turkey expects to be offered “partner country” status with the BRICS bloc of…
Continue Reading Philadelphia mass transit users face fare hikes of more than 20% and possible service cuts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mass transit system is proposing a 21.5% fare increase starting New Year’s Day and also considering severe…
Continue Reading Mexican legislators reelect head of human rights agency who failed to address abuses
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party have reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission despite widespread…
Continue Reading Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina has pleaded guilty related to what prosecutors…
Continue Reading Imprisoned Belarus activist Maria Kolesnikova is considering asking for a pardon, her father says
Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she’s considering…
Continue Reading Argentina tribunal upholds corruption verdict against former President Cristina Fernández
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A tribunal in Argentina has upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president says he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar Assad…
Continue Reading Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus slams rich nations for burning up the planet at UN climate talks
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said that leaders shouldn’t be negotiating at United…
Continue Reading Disruptions to Amtrak service continue after fire near tracks in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Disruptions to Amtrak service on the Northeast corridor are continuing due to a fire near a train route in New York City. Service…
Continue Reading US and Polish officials open missile defense site that Russia has long protested
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — U.S. and Polish officials have opened a new NATO missile defense base in northen Poland. Polish officials…
Continue Reading Notre Dame’s restoration surplus of nearly $150M will be used for future preservation
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Nearly $1 billion in donations were pledged within days of the fire that ravaged Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral…
Continue Reading Danish palace scraps system dating to the 1800s that grants royal labels for products
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s royal court says it will phase out a labeling system dating to the 1800s that grants companies the right to…
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Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of Mozambique disputed Oct. 9 elections, which saw ruling…
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AP Science Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly…
Continue Reading Democratic state leaders prepare for a tougher time countering Trump in his second term
Associated Press Democratic governors and attorneys general are set to reprise their roles in battling President-elect Trump’s policies.…
Continue Reading Church of England must do more to combat abuse, bishop says after Archbishop of Canterbury resigns
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The only Church of England bishop to publicly demand the resignation of former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby…
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AP Sports Writer Seventy years since the last professional women’s baseball league, another one hopes to give women a chance to shine in baseball.…
Continue Reading Niger junta bans French aid group amid tensions with France
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s military junta has banned the French aid group Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development,…
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Associated Press Aprons have their fans any time of year, but they especially go with Thanksgiving. For many people, aprons conjure up memories of…
Continue Reading Swiss villagers pack up for evacuation over fears of another rockslide
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Families in a tiny Swiss village are packing up after authorities issued an evacuation order with a weekend deadline…
Continue Reading CIA employee accused of leaking classified info on Israeli attack plans to face charges in Virginia
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A CIA employee accused of leaking classified information assessing Israel’s earlier plans to attack Iran has…
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AP Film Writer James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are being honored Sunday with an honorary Oscar. The Irving G. Thalberg…
Continue Reading Timothy West, acclaimed British actor and lover of UK’s waterways, dies aged 90
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British actor Timothy West, who played the classic Shakespeare roles of King Lear and Macbeth and who in recent…
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Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink next year for the first time since the Great Recession…
Continue Reading Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants to deport those convicted of violence against Israeli soccer fans
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hard-right Dutch political leader Geert Wilders has blamed “Moroccans” for attacks on Israeli…
Continue Reading German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he’ll ask for a vote of confidence in December
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that he will ask for a vote of confidence on Dec. 16, paving the way…
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Continue Reading GM recalling big pickups and SUVs because the rear wheels can lock up, increasing risk of a crash
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 462,000 pickup trucks and big SUVs with diesel engines because the rear wheels can lock up,…
Continue Reading Italy’s president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulings
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s president has sharply rebuked Elon Musk. President Sergio Mattarella issued an unusually piqued…
Continue Reading Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng now has an official song in 4 languages
BANGKOK (AP) — In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there’s now an official song featuring the…
Continue Reading Slippery slope: Scottish soccer club calls for donations after points deduction for uneven field
BONNYRIGG, Scotland (AP) — A lowly Scottish soccer club which once had “James Bond” actor Sean Connery on its books has been given a six-point…
Continue Reading Anti-whaling activist Watson stays in detention in Greenland while Danes consider Japanese request
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A court in Greenland has again decided to extend the custody of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, until Dec. 4, while…
Continue Reading Philippines says it will cooperate if ICC seeks Duterte’s custody over drug killings
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government says its law enforcement agencies will be obliged to cooperate if the…
Continue Reading Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion
Associated Press BEIT EL, West Bank (AP) — Advocates of Jewish settlement in the West Bank believe they have reason to celebrate after Donald…
Continue Reading South Africa’s soccer president Danny Jordaan arrested on fraud and theft charges
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan, who helped bring the first-ever FIFA World Cup…
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