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YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn’t fully locked. As of Monday afternoon, 30 of the 43 monkeys that made it outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee are back in the

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group’s spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the vast majority of the money to

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament for the abuse, torture and neglect of an estimated 200,000 children and vulnerable adults in care. Speaking to lawmakers and a public gallery packed with survivors, he said: “It was horrific. It was

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington this week to meet with the Biden administration. His office says he will push for state priorities on health care, disaster relief and climate. He is leaving Monday, days after the Democratic governor called for state lawmakers to convene

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s oversight body announced it will open an outside investigation into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor. That confirms prior reporting by The Associated Press. Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said that he won’t step down during the probe. The ICC’s internal watchdog opened and

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district. That flips a once reliably Republican seat blue. This is only the second time in nearly 50 years that a Democrat has won in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. That feat is attributed to the

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — As money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trump’s reelection, bitcoin has climbed to yet another record high. The world’s largest cryptocurrency topped $89,000 for the first time, briefly peaking at $89,995 early Tuesday. That’s part of a rally seen across cryptocurrencies and crypto-related investments since Trump

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Five men were found shot to death inside three homes in the same area of Wichita, Kansas, and police believe the shootings are connected. Police Chief Joe Sullivan says one of the people found dead Sunday was the suspected shooter, but he declined to elaborate. Police believe the victims all knew

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are searching for a second day for a child reported missing off the Aegean Sea island of Samos after a small boat carrying migrants ran aground on a rocky shore. A coast guard statement says 46 migrants, including 21 children, made it safely to land and were located Sunday.

Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police are warning of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam a day after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire in the Dutch capital. The city is facing tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Police said the

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of opposition demonstrators have rallied in Georgia’s capital in continuing protests against the ruling party’s declared victory in the Oct. 26 parliamentary election amid allegations that Russia helped rig the vote. The protesters, who waved Georgian and European Union flags, gathered outside the Georgian parliament on Monday. They

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The Spirit Airlines flight headed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to move up the start of his trial on corruption and bribery charges so he can focus on his campaign for reelection this spring. In a letter to the federal judge, the mayor’s attorney, Alex Spiro, said the sooner start would

AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio stepped down Monday from his role on Wisconsin’s coaching staff after he was arrested near campus for operating a vehicle while intoxicated last week. Del Rio, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, had joined Wisconsin’s staff

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Serbia are demanding arrests and the resignations of top officials over the collapse of a railway station roof that killed 14 people in a northern city. The rally in Belgrade in Monday blamed the collapse on rampant corruption and sloppy renovation work on the building in Novi Sad.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time since she lost last week’s presidential election to Republican Donald Trump. Biden and Harris on Monday participated in the annual Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery. They laid a wreath at the Tomb of the

Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has filled key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty after feeling like he was hampered by internal squabbles during his first term. Among his choices are Kash Patel for FBI, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, former “Fox

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An opponent of vaccines who wrote social media posts urging violence against scientists, politicians and public health officials during the COVID-19 pandemic has been sentenced to five years in prison. Patrick Ruane was convicted in September of encouraging terrorism. He was charged over posts on Telegram that threatened scientists, politicians

Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Police say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested for his involvement in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside. A police spokesman told The Associated Press it happened 116 miles west of Santo Domingo in San Juan de la

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month. His mother, three siblings and six relatives were killed. The boy is one of hundreds of Lebanese children wounded in the war that has intensified since September and has killed at least 100 children.

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it’s a sure bet he will look to reshape the Pentagon and pick a loyalist. During his tumultuous first term, five men held the job as Pentagon chief only to resign, be fired or serve briefly

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Zeldin, a Republican who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, will “ensure fair and

AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — U.S. Open finalist Taylor Fritz discusses his passion for the League of Legends video game in an interview with The Associated Press. Fritz also recounts how he hated tennis as a kid and how he copied Pete Sampras’ serve. Fritz next faces top-ranked Jannik Sinner at the ATP

Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Afghanistan’s first delegation at United Nations climate talks since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 has arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan.  Matuil Haq Khalis, head of the country’s environment protection agency, told The Associated Press that Afghanistan is among the worst affected nations by climate change and needs the

AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles (361,867 kilometers) of Earth on Thursday. It won’t reach its full

Associated Press TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — Tuskegee University student Sid Guynn hid under a car when he heard the gunshots that ripped across his Alabama campus amid homecoming celebrations, then ran back to his dorm, frightened by what sounded to him like a machine gun. “It was terrifying; I couldn’t find my phone or my

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast said Monday 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The accident Sunday night took place on a stretch of a road linking the southwestern city of Soubré and the south-central town of Gagnoa, the Ministry of Transport said in

The Kremlin on Monday rejected reports that President Vladimir Putin spoke last week with President-elect Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine, and a spokesman for Trump refused to comment on what he called his “private calls” with world leaders. The Washington Post first reported on Sunday, citing anonymous sources, that the two spoke on

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency is warning that the health of 11 million children in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is in danger because of air pollution that experts say has become a fifth season in recent years. Toxic smog has shrouded Pakistan’s cultural capital of Lahore and 17 other districts in Punjab since

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A cruise ship rescued four people from a disabled catamaran that was taking on water hundreds of miles (kilometers) off the coast of Bermuda on Sunday, officials said. The disabled 50-foot catamaran, the Serenity, was about 265 miles (426 kilometers) off the coast of Bermuda, when its escape hatch blew

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and Acura MDX, as well as the 2018 through 2020 Honda Odyssey and

Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s while helping the Holy See manage visitor flows and identify conservation problems. Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs, taken with drones, cameras and

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Latin music has taken the world by storm. Across platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, numbers have skyrocketed, making it the fastest growing streaming genre in the United States. The Latin Grammy Awards, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has worked to recognize and promote Latin music

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations, picking a loyal ally with little foreign policy experience to represent the U.S. at the international organization. “Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump said in a

Associated Press RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews are battling small wildfires across the Northeast U.S. A blaze in New York and New Jersey killed a parks employee over the weekend and postponed Veterans Day plans. A quarter-inch of rain fell overnight from Sunday into Monday, giving a slight respite to firefighters. The fire is

LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who is facing spying charges has admitted escaping from a London prison by clinging to the underside of a delivery truck. Daniel Khalife, 23, changed his plea to guilty on Monday, part-way through his trial at London’s Woolwich Crown Court. He continues to deny violating Britain’s Official Secrets

Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Two Canadian veterans who served with the U.N. peacekeepers in divided Cyprus have shared their recollections of their tour of duty. Michelle Angela Hamelin, who served in the 1980s, says it was the raw emotion of a people exasperated with their ethnically divided country’s predicament. Ronald Reginald Griffis remembers

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine on Monday, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has recently intensified strikes that have long tormented civilian areas, in an

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the Church of England, spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, is under pressure to resign after an investigation found he failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it. Some

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of President Joe Biden. That may make for an awkward encounter, especially given that, after Biden defeated Trump in 2020, the then-president offered no such White House invitation. He

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says mpox cases in the region of Congo where a new and more infectious variant was first detected appear to be “plateauing,” even as the virus continues to increase in other regions of the country, as well as in Burundi and Uganda. According to data from last week,

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia —

Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — United Nations annual climate talks stuttered to a start Monday with more than nine hours of backroom bickering over what should be on the agenda for the next two weeks. It then turned to the main issue: money. In Baku, Azerbaijan, where the world’s first oil well was drilled

Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Many European leaders have marked the end 106 years ago of World War I with warnings that liberty should be cherished and defended as armed conflict has returned to the continent. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron were together on Monday under the Arc de Triomphe

Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The top executive and two other employees of Australia’s gold mining company Resolute Mining have been arrested and detained by Mali’s military junta. The three were detained last Friday while visiting the country to hold talks with mining and tax authorities over an unspecified dispute. The Australian company announced

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the country doesn’t do more to stem

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge is poised to decide whether to uphold Donald Trump’s hush money verdict or dismiss it on presidential immunity grounds. Judge Juan M. Merchan has said he will rule Tuesday on the president-elect’s request to toss his conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. China’s navy is already the

Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers. Analysts reached the conclusion after poring over satellite images and public documents from a span of several recent years. China’s navy is already the world’s largest numerically, and it has been rapidly

Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate since 2000 to win the majority-Arab city of Dearborn, Michigan. Voters say a last-minute visit from Trump to the city helped him beat Kamala Harris there by over 2,000 votes. Harris also lost neighboring Dearborn Heights. Trump had focused on Arab

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Four-year-old Hussein Mikdad survived an Israeli airstrike on his home in a Beirut suburb last month. His mother, three siblings and six relatives were killed. The boy is one of hundreds of Lebanese children wounded in the war that has intensified since September and has killed at least 100 children.

AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change’s worsening heat, floods, droughts and storms will cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don’t have it, numerous reports and experts

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O’Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. Dogs 4 Valor, operated through the Olathe,

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says Tom Homan, his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his incoming administration. Trump made the announcement late Sunday on his Truth Social site. Homan is a tough-talking former Border Patrol agent who worked his way up to head Immigration

AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — The Singles’ Day shopping festival looks less attractive this year amid a sluggish economy, forcing e-commerce firms to look abroad for growth. Online service provider and e-commerce platform Alibaba started the now-famous event on Nov. 11, 2009, offering attractive discounts to entice shoppers to spend more. The extravaganza,

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Monday, led by those seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s reelection as president, but drops for some high-profile Big Tech stocks kept indexes in check. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1%, coming off its best week of the year following Trump’s victory

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Rep. David Schweikert has won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Arizona. Schweikert defeated Democratic former state Rep. Amish Shah in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. It includes north Phoenix, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills and Paradise Valley. The Maricopa County district was a top target for Democrats, who narrowly missed

MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 1,000 mariachis gathered in Mexico City’s main plaza Sunday, strumming guitars and singing classics like “Cielito Lindo” to end a mariachi congress celebrating the musical form. The number of musicians apparently topped the previous record of 700 mariachis at an earlier gathering in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The

Republican Rep. David Schweikert won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Arizona on Sunday. The Maricopa County district was a top target for Democrats, who narrowly missed flipping it in the 2022 midterms, falling less than 1 percentage point short. Schweikert is one of 16 Republicans who represent a congressional district that President Joe

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has declined an emergency request to extend the deadline for voters to fix problems with mail-in ballots. The decision came Sunday after voter rights groups complained of delays in vote counting and in notifying voters about signature problems. The state high court said county election officials who responded

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. That exemption became a target of criminal justice advocates who are concerned about prison labor conditions. People who are incarcerated are often paid less

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music giant Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, a week after his death at age 91. A larger, more public memorial is also being planned. The family of the 28-time Grammy winning producer, arranger and composer said in a statement to The Associated Press

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier storms. Typhoon Toraji entered the mountainous Luzon region Monday with sustained winds of 81 mph and is expected to weaken before blowing out to sea. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had been in the

MIAMI (AP) — Rafael has weakened into a remnant low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael had dissipated into a tropical storm Saturday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that the post-tropical cyclone was located about 345 miles north-northwest of

AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. He pounced on the opportunity. Logano was added to the round of eight following Alex Bowman’s disqualification and immediately went to Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Yiannis Boutaris was a winemaker who served two terms as mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, and shook up its conservative image. His company Kir-Yianni said he died late Saturday. No cause of death was given, but his health had been declining. A couple weeks ago he had

Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities say they have arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks. Cuba’s Attorney General’s office said it started criminal proceedings against people in the capital Havana, the province of Mayabeque and the city of

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities said firefighters battled fierce, howling winds and rescued people as a fast-moving Southern California wildfire exploded in size. The Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles started Wednesday and has destroyed at least 168 structures and damaged 67 more. Public safety officials said at an emotional meeting Sunday night that they