Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pop star and fashion designer Pharrell Williams has been named UNESCO’s goodwill ambassador for artistic education…
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Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother’s poisoning in Berlin proved false
BERLIN (AP) — A prominent Russian opposition politician freed as part of the largest East-West civilian prisoner swap since the Cold War says that…
Continue Reading Democrats pick Gerry Connolly for Oversight post, rejecting Ocasio-Cortez bid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won’t be the top Democrat on a prominent House committee next year. House…
Continue Reading Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The archivist and deputy archivist of the United States have issued a rare joint statement to say…
Continue Reading Congress unveils funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through…
Continue Reading About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in…
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Rafael Nadal says he thought about taking a mental health break a few years ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal says in an essay posted online that he thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago.…
Continue Reading Hamas expresses optimism for Gaza deal even as obstacles remain
By Jeremy Diamond, Abeer Salman, Alex Marquardt, Becky Anderson, Kareem Khadder and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has become the latest…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges
Associated Press A Pennsylvania jail is facing accusations it retaliated against inmates suspected of smoking synthetic marijuana by withholding…
Continue Reading PGA Tour to hire CEO to run expanding business. Jay Monahan stays on as commissioner
AP Golf Writer The PGA Tour is hiring a CEO for the first time. Commissioner Jay Monahan has told his staff it’s part of a plan to help grow…
Continue Reading Lawsuit accuses State Department of creating loopholes for Israel on military aid and human rights
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has carved out loopholes for Israel that give the close American ally a pass on U.S. law…
Continue Reading The killing of a Russian general is one of several that Moscow blames on Ukraine
Associated Press Ukraine’s Security Service has claimed responsibility for killing Lt. General Igor Kirillov, head of the military’s nuclear,…
Continue Reading Judge allows testing of tissue samples from George Floyd as officer who killed him seeks new trial
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has granted permission to lawyers for Derek Chauvin to have samples from George Floyd examined as part…
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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann charged in killing of seventh woman
WABC, CNN By Sabrina Souza, Jean Casarez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, was…
Continue Reading Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in a buffer zone on the Syrian…
Continue Reading Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for…
Continue Reading Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front
AP Business Writer The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to…
Continue Reading Biden calls for ban on congressional stock trading
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has endorsed a ban on congressional stock trading in an interview that’s being released…
Continue Reading Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations with Logan Paul for boxing exhibition in India
Conor McGregor says he’s in negotiations to fight Logan Paul in a boxing exhibition in India. McGregor said early Tuesday morning on social media…
Continue Reading Two stars may be orbiting each other near a supermassive black hole in our Milky Way galaxy
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted what appear to be two stars whipping around each other near the supermassive black hole…
Continue Reading Montana judge blocks rule that prevented transgender people from changing their sex on documents
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the…
Continue Reading Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana, survey says
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teen drug use hasn’t rebounded from its drop during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s…
Continue Reading A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings
In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach.…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers approve new bill expanding the definition of high treason
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian lawmakers have approved a bill broadening the definition of high treason, which can bring a sentence of life in prison.…
Continue Reading Filipina who won a last-minute reprieve from an Indonesian firing squad returns home
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have returned a Filipina woman to the Philippines who had been on death row and…
Continue Reading Coachella Valley Invitational will include 14 MLS and 6 NWSL clubs
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coachella Valley Invitational will include nearly half of the teams in Major League Soccer and the National…
Continue Reading Pakistani air ambulance delivers medicines to violence-hit district as roads remain closed
Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani charity has used an air ambulance to deliver medicines to a northwestern region where a…
Continue Reading Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann charged in killing of seventh woman
By Sabrina Souza, Jean Casarez and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, was charged with the…
Continue Reading Indiana carries out first execution in 15 years, putting inmate with paranoid schizophrenia to death for quadruple murder
By Dakin Andone, John Fritze and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Joseph Corcoran, who was convicted of a quadruple homicide in 1997, was executed in…
Continue Reading Who wants a pig organ? Patients sick and tired of waiting years for a transplant
AP Medical Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — People worried they’ll never get a scarce human transplant want to know when they might get a pig…
Continue Reading A mix of merriment, music and mayhem makes panto a beloved British holiday tradition
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Panto is as much a part of Christmas in Britain as turkey, tinsel and mince pies. Pantos is short for pantomimes.…
Continue Reading ‘Bluey’ is bound for the big screen with a feature film coming in 2027
NEW YORK (AP) — “Bluey” is heading to the big screen. The Walt Disney Co. and BBC Studios announced Tuesday that a film based on the hit…
Continue Reading Russian lawmakers approve a bill that could remove the terrorist designation for the Taliban
MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has approved a bill that would set the stage for Moscow to remove the designation of the…
Continue Reading Germany’s election contenders set out contrasting plans to revive the economy, reduce migration
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Leading contenders in Germany’s upcoming election have presented their programs, setting out contrasting visions…
Continue Reading AP’s top music documentaries of 2024: Taylor Swift, ABBA, the Boss and more — and where to watch
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Here are some of The Associated Press’ favorite music documentaries of the year — in no particular order —…
Continue Reading Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko proves the tide is changing in Latin trap. Grammy nom backs it up
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Who are the top reggaeton musicians in the world? Or throughout history? Does Bad Bunny come to mind? Daddy Yankee?…
Continue Reading The Unify League is soccer’s latest incarnation of a breakaway European Super League
AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Organizers of a breakaway European Super League have revealed new plans to create a rival to the…
Continue Reading Company recalls over 541,000 winter tires because they don’t have enough snow traction
DETROIT (AP) — A company that sells replacement winter tires is recalling more than 541,000 of them in the U.S. because they don’t have enough…
Continue Reading Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy’s health
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the…
Continue Reading Rescue of injured spelunker from Italian cave clears a difficult passage on Day 4
MILAN (AP) — Rescue officials say the operation to transport an injured spelunker out of a cave in northern Italy has cleared a difficult passage…
Continue Reading An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of…
Continue Reading Father and stepmother sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in England
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The father and stepmother of a severely abused 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England have been…
Continue Reading From Caitlin Clark and Simone Biles to a new hockey league, women’s sports had a pivotal year
AP Sports Writer Record numbers of basketball fans filled arenas to watch the rookie seasons of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese unfold. Simone Biles…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania’s Bethlehem: The city founded by Moravians on Christmas eve keeps its traditions alive
Associated Press BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — On Christmas Eve in 1741, Moravian settlers named this Pennsylvania city after the biblical birthplace of…
Continue Reading These ocean explorers have seen the damage done by industrial fishing. They want it to stop
By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oceans are under threat from rising sea temperatures, marine pollution and overfishing. The effects…
Continue Reading Tom Cruise gets a top U.S Navy honor for boosting the military with his screen roles
LONDON (AP) — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero. Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian…
Continue Reading Boston plans to renovate a crumbling stadium for its new women’s soccer team. Not everyone is happy
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston is planning to renovate a crumbling stadium in one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods for its new…
Continue Reading Lawyer accused of being Chinese spy loses legal case against UK intelligence agency
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer accused of trying to interfere in British politics on behalf of China has lost a legal challenge against…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition leaders receive the European Union’s top human rights honor
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union’s legislature has celebrated the bravery and staunch resistance of Venezuelan opposition leaders…
Continue Reading Emotional reunion awaits anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after his sudden release in Greenland
LONDON (AP) — Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will not be extradited to Japan after being freed from prison in Denmark, his lawyer said.…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of bodies could be buried in Syrian mass graves, advocacy group says
By Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Syrians are starting to uncover mass graves across the country, shedding light on the magnitude of atrocities…
Continue Reading Takeaways from the AP’s reporting on nuclear bunkers
Global security leaders are warning that nuclear threats are growing as weapons spending has surged around the world. At the same time, private…
Continue Reading Prince Harry and Meghan share rare photo of their children on Christmas card
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex have shared a rare photo of their children on their Christmas card this…
Continue Reading Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that Democrats are feeling more pessimistic about the U.S. economy after Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection
Associated Press When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall…
Continue Reading How the Roxies are made: Behind the iconic role in Broadway’s megahit ‘Chicago’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway revival of “Chicago” has lasted for decades, in part thanks to casting celebrities in the…
Continue Reading How the Roxies are made: Behind the iconic role in Broadway’s megahit ‘Chicago’
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway revival of “Chicago” has lasted for decades, in part thanks to casting celebrities in the…
Continue Reading EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election safeguards
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to…
Continue Reading Greek authorities rescue 23 people near Lesbos and warn pressure on migration routes is rising
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say 23 migrants have been rescued from a dinghy near the island of Lesbos in the eastern…
Continue Reading Authorities impose overnight curfew in cyclone-ravaged Mayotte as France rushes in aid
Associated Press SAINT-DENIS, Reunion (AP) — An overnight curfew goes into force Tuesday evening as Mayotte struggles to recover from Cyclone…
Continue Reading Pope Francis reveals two attempts on his life during 2021 visit to Iraq
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Two attempted attacks on Pope Francis, including one by a suicide bomber, were foiled during his landmark trip…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris tells students to ‘stay in the fight’ after the election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is urging anyone disappointed over her loss in last month’s election to…
Continue Reading Suspect in Gilgo Beach serial killings is charged in the death of a seventh woman
Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was…
Continue Reading Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and…
Continue Reading Proposal to change India’s voting system to allow simultaneous polls fails to pass lower Parliament
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A controversial legislation submitted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to change India’s voting…
Continue Reading ‘Dirty Dancing,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Up in Smoke’ among movies entering the National Film Registry
AP Entertainment Writer Nobody puts baby in a corner, but they’re putting her in the National Film Registry. “Dirty Dancing” from 1987, in…
Continue Reading Pope in autobiography reveals an apparent bombing plot during his 2021 visit to Iraq
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis turned 88 on Tuesday and marked the occasion with revelations that he almost didn’t make it. According to excerpts of…
Continue Reading A zoo elephant dies in Indonesia after being swept away in a river
Associated Press GIANYAR, Indonesia (AP) — An elephant that lived at the zoo on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali was found dead on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Taipei mayor calls for less confrontation as China continues sending ships, planes near island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The China-friendly mayor of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, has called for less confrontation between the sides even as…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future. Israel’s recent…
Continue Reading Justin Trudeau is facing a political crisis made worse by Donald Trump. Can he survive as Canada’s leader?
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau soared to victory in 2015 on the promise of change and “sunny ways” for…
Continue Reading A top Russian general is killed in a Moscow bombing claimed by Ukraine
A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security…
Continue Reading Key Russian general killed in Moscow bomb blast claimed by Ukraine
By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Nectar Gan, Christian Edwards and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — A top Russian general accused of using…
Continue Reading New Orleans wants to end federal oversight of its police. Critics aren’t convinced
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and the city of New Orleans are pushing to end more than a…
Continue Reading Battle erupts over South Korean court that will determine the fate of impeached Yoon
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader vowed Tuesday to convey to the world that things are back to normal…
Continue Reading Militants attack police post in northwest Pakistan, killing 2 officers and wounding 3
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants on a motorcycle opened fire at a police post in the country’s restive northwest,…
Continue Reading Florida county poised to vote on financing for new $1.3B ballpark for the Rays
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After two costly delays, the Pinellas County Commission is set to vote on its share of financing for a…
Continue Reading Minnesota man gets life without parole for killing girlfriend who was the subject of a 69-day search
WINONA. Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday for killing his girlfriend, whose…
Continue Reading Police chief says motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded others at a Wisconsin school…
Continue Reading Man who killed brother and 3 others set to be put to death in Indiana’s first execution in 15 years
Associated Press MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other men was set to receive a…
Continue Reading Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s about as American an idea as it gets -the hunger to make your own path, to find your own way, make your…
Continue Reading Younger Asian Americans navigate something new to their generation: Taking up space
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s about as American an idea as it gets -the hunger to make your own path, to find your own way, make your…
Continue Reading What officials are doing – and suggesting – to learn more about the possible drone sightings
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — As a flurry of possible drone sightings has triggered local politicians to press federal officials for more…
Continue Reading Grassroots funding for Ukraine’s military declines as groups look for creative ways to raise money
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Advertisements pasted along the sidewalk in Kyiv ask for donations to help fill financial gaps across…
Continue Reading Americans’ trust in nation’s court system hits record low, survey finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and…
Continue Reading Rarely seen story by crime fiction master John D MacDonald offers clues to his best known work
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Crime writer John D. MacDonald, a master of the genre, was so prolific that sometimes he couldn’t keep up with…
Continue Reading Barry Jenkins on why he made ‘Mufasa’ and how it changed him as a filmmaker
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Over the four years he’s spent working on “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins estimates that he’s been…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street trims its stellar gains as Nvidia’s star dims again
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes pulled back on Tuesday to trim some of their stellar gains for the year. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Australian state proposes ban on protests at places of worship to fight rising antisemitism
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government on Tuesday proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to…
Continue Reading 14 dead and hundreds injured in magnitude 7.3 quake in Vanuatu. Some people are trapped in rubble
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — At least 14 people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck…
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What we know about the Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting that left a student and teacher dead
WISC, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating why a teenage girl brought a…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says she has closed the book on teaching at Northern Virginia Community College
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has closed the book on her teaching career at a Virginia community college. The first lady, who has…
Continue Reading Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas returned to Mexico after US sentence, is quickly re-arrested
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Notorious drug lord Osiel Cárdenas has been returned to Mexico after serving a U.S. sentence and was quickly…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S.…
Continue Reading Mexico arrests more than 100 local police officers for various abuses and offenses
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in two states in southern Mexico have arrested more than 100 local police officers for various…
Continue Reading Trump says it was ‘stupid’ for Biden to let Ukraine use US weapons to strike deeper into Russia
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he might reverse President Joe Biden’s decision to permit Ukrainian…
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What we know about the school shooting that left 2 people dead at a private Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz, Hanna Park and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Police are investigating why a teenage girl…
Continue Reading Jay-Z’s lawyer says accuser’s rape claim is ‘provably, demonstrably false’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney defending Jay-Z against the rape allegation brought against him last week by an unnamed woman outlined…
Continue Reading Missouri’s death row had nearly 100 inmates in the 1990s. Now, it has 8
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to change for one simple reason: The…
Continue Reading Is that a drone or a plane? Experts help explain the differences
Associated Press Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones —…
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