Monarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies. Fish and Wildlife…
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Federal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people…
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DA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are trying to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as he returns to office,…
Continue Reading Man is charged with burning American flag during Washington protest over Netanyahu visit
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a man with burning an American flag in the nation’s capital during protests…
Continue Reading Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
ROME, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
Continue Reading Japanese survivor of atomic bomb recalls its horrors in Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
Associated Press OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Japanese man who lived through the American atomic bombing of Nagasaki has accepted this year’s Nobel…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s opposition signals flexible timeline toward long-sought government transition
MADRID (AP) — Venezuela’s political opposition is signaling a shift toward a flexible timeline for a government transition that it had long…
Continue Reading US says it will support new Syrian leaders who protect women and renounce terrorism
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says the United States will recognize and support a new Syrian government that…
Continue Reading Truck drivers in Mexico block major highways to protest the government’s failure to pay bills
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Truck drivers have blocked some major highways in central Mexico to protest the fact the government hasn’t paid them for…
Continue Reading People jumping in front of cars to get injury payouts sparks a grim holiday warning in South Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A trend in South Africa of people jumping in front of slow-moving cars to get compensation payouts for injuries has…
Continue Reading 12-year-old boy dead after falling through ice in New York. 11-year-old left in critical condition after trying to save him
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old girl was left fighting for her life and a 12-year-old boy died after falling into the ice of…
Continue Reading Britain will provide intel to Cyprus to help fight Russia’s sanctions evasion
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Britain will provide intelligence to a newly formed unit in Cyprus tasked with preventing Russia evade international…
Continue Reading French rugby players are cleared of sexual assault in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players…
Continue Reading Syrians in Germany worried by some politicians’ eagerness for them to go home after Assad’s fall
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Nearly a decade after hundreds of thousands of Syrians arrived in Germany, many are now well-integrated and settled…
Continue Reading Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive…
Continue Reading Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases are starting to get refunds. Here’s how to apply
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. consumers who were tricked into purchases they didn’t want from Fortnite maker Epic Games are now…
Continue Reading After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former congressman Matt Gaetz, who withdrew last month as President-elect Trump’s nominee to be U.S. attorney…
Continue Reading Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ defense minister says that bolstering the defense capacity of the east Mediterranean island…
Continue Reading Small businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season
AP Business Writer The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.…
Continue Reading Second child dies after falling through thin ice on an upstate New York lake
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who fell through the ice while trying to help a 12-year-old boy who plunged in before her over the weekend…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have filed 10 additional felony charges against two attorneys and an aide to…
Continue Reading US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening
AP Medical Writer Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said…
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Malibu residents flee as wildfire swallows homes along iconic Southern California coastline
CNN By Robert Shackelford, Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas, Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The beaches are empty in Malibu as…
Continue Reading US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says the Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in…
Continue Reading Death toll from contaminated infant IV feeding bags in Mexico rises to 17
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a total of 17 children have died in central Mexico from suspected contamination of IV feeding bags,…
Continue Reading Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters’ phone records, watchdog finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records of reporters as…
Continue Reading OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but the company won’t let most users…
Continue Reading Women’s monument planned for Ohio Statehouse grounds receives anonymous $1 million donation
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The organization spearheading installation of a monument to women’s suffrage at the Ohio Statehouse has…
Continue Reading Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched…
Continue Reading Journalists’ rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more…
Continue Reading Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start ‘in the winter,’ Poland’s leader Tusk says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter” as…
Continue Reading 10 notable books of 2024, from Sarah J. Maas to Melania Trump
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even through a year of nonstop news about elections, climate change, protests and the price of eggs, Americans…
Continue Reading Netanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by scandal for years
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption…
Continue Reading Court rules former Zambian leader Lungu can’t run for president again in 2026 election
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia’s Constitutional Court has ruled that former President Edgar Lungu is barred from contesting an election in 2026…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s military court indicts a former spy chief for abuse of power
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says a retired army general who served as the spy chief in the government of imprisoned…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president says he won’t flee his country like Syria’s Assad did despite growing protests
Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he isn’t like ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad and has no…
Continue Reading Soros’ Open Society Foundations say they remain focused on human rights
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — George Soros’ philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, will continue to fund human rights movements around…
Continue Reading At least 8 killed in building collapse in Cairo
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say at least eight people have been killed when an apartment building collapsed Cairo. They say the collapse of…
Continue Reading France flies out 2 Mirage fighter jets from Chad to signal beginning of military withdrawal
PARIS (AP) — The French military says it has flown out the two Mirage fighter jets it had stationed in Chad, signaling the beginning of its…
Continue Reading Hundreds of bookstore staffers receive holiday bonuses from author James Patterson
NEW YORK (AP) — Staffers at Thank You Books in Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco’s City Lights Books and The Nook in Cedar Falls, Iowa, are…
Continue Reading Iran to shut offices, colleges and schools in Tehran because of air pollution
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says authorities have ordered the closure of all governmental offices, universities and schools in the…
Continue Reading Dutch police arrest 3 with possible links to huge apartment explosion that killed 6 in The Hague
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police say they have arrested three suspects who might have been involved in the explosion and fire that killed…
Continue Reading Still rockin’: As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brenda Lee’s memories of recording “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now. But…
Continue Reading Former chairman of state-owned bank China Everbright Group jailed for 12 years for corruption
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese official broadcaster CCTV says a former chairman of the state-owned bank China Everbright Group has been jailed 12 years for…
Continue Reading UK and Germany sign deal against people smugglers as Europe struggles to halt Channel crossings
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and Germany have pledged to share intelligence and expertise against the people-smuggling gangs that send…
Continue Reading Michigan Democrats look toward a future that some hope includes Pete Buttigieg
Associated Press MONROE, Mich. (AP) — In a packed union hall outside Detroit, a worker shifts the conversation from policy to the personal,…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 10: Murder suspect captured, Middle East, Severe weather, Cancer-causing chemicals, Google
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are rapidly approaching and the FBI is encouraging shoppers to be vigilant as online criminals…
Continue Reading Police in Kenya hurl tear gas at protesters angry about gender-based violence
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya’s capital have hurled tear gas canisters at hundreds of protesters angry about…
Continue Reading 3 men arrested in Germany over suspected preparations for an Islamic extremist attack
BERLIN (AP) — Two young men who sympathized with the Islamic State group and a suspected accomplice have been arrested in Germany for allegedly…
Continue Reading China’s CATL forms joint venture with Stellantis to build electric vehicle battery factory in Spain
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Chinese electric battery company CATL and automaker Stellantis say they will build a major battery factory…
Continue Reading Malibu residents flee as wildfire swallows homes along iconic Southern California coastline
By Robert Shackelford, Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas, Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The beaches are empty in Malibu as a…
Continue Reading Death toll in Italy fuel depot blast rises to 5
ROME (AP) — Italian media reported that rescuers have found the body of the last missing person at the site of the explosion that hit a fuel depot…
Continue Reading The suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer planned his attack well – but made crucial mistakes, experts say
CNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the assassin seemed too meticulous to be an amateur and too careless to be a professional. But…
Continue Reading The suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer planned his attack well – but made crucial mistakes, experts say
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — At first glance, the assassin seemed too meticulous to be an amateur and too careless to be a professional. But the…
Continue Reading 6 people charged in UK with belonging to a banned Kurdish group
LONDON (AP) — British police have charged six people with belonging to a banned Kurdish militant group, the PKK. London’s Metropolitan Police…
Continue Reading Hundreds protest in New Delhi against reported attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have rallied near the Bangladesh diplomatic mission in the Indian capital, pressing for an end to reported…
Continue Reading Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu
Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Evacuation orders and warnings have gone out to 20,000 Southern California residents Tuesday as firefighters…
Continue Reading Russian authorities arrest dual Russian German citizen on sabotage accusations
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top domestic security agency says it has arrested a dual Russian German citizen accused of planning to blow up railway…
Continue Reading Doctors say Brazil’s Lula is recovering after surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage
SAO PAULO (AP) — Doctors say Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is recovering in an intensive care unit after undergoing surgery due to…
Continue Reading Frieder Reimold, journalist who wrote AP’s iconic ‘East Germany opens borders’ bulletin, dies at 80
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Frieder Reimold, the former Berlin bureau chief of The Associated Press German-language service who wrote the iconic…
Continue Reading Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country.…
Continue Reading China’s maritime movements around Taiwan are largest in decades, Taipei says
By Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Taipei/Hong Kong (CNN) — China has fielded its largest regional maritime deployment in…
Continue Reading Greyhound racing is increasingly rare worldwide. New Zealand now plans to outlaw the practice
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to outlaw greyhound racing because too many dogs are hurt or killed, the…
Continue Reading Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Renowned poet, activist, author and professor Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81. “The acclaimed poet, Black…
Continue Reading Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a large Chinese military force has been detected near island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s secretive military appears to be up to something around Taiwan, but it’s unclear whether it’s a formal military…
Continue Reading Netanyahu’s trial for alleged corruption centers on these three cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify in court for the first time, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three…
Continue Reading Israel’s Netanyahu vows to challenge ‘absurd’ corruption charges as he takes the stand in his trial
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to knock down the corruption charges against him as…
Continue Reading CNN goes inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison as desperate families look for missing loved ones
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Jessie Yeung, CNN Saydnaya, Syria (CNN) — As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the…
Continue Reading Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse
Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted while being led into…
Continue Reading US defense secretary in Japan to support alliance as Osprey aircraft safety causes concern
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and…
Continue Reading Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical…
Continue Reading Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction
Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday night rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest…
Continue Reading Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his administration, Republican governors and lawmakers in…
Continue Reading Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The poet, author, educator and public speaker Nikki Giovanni has died at 81. She went from borrowing money to…
Continue Reading Supreme Court leans toward Utah oil railway plan, but may not make broad environmental ruling
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed to favor a Utah oil railroad expansion in arguments on Tuesday, but appeared more…
Continue Reading Descendant of last native leader of Alaska island demands Japanese reparations for 1942 invasion
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The great-granddaughter of the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea believes…
Continue Reading Biden is rushing aid to Ukraine. Both sides are digging in. And everyone is bracing for Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The grinding war pitting Ukraine against its Russian invaders has escalated ahead of Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Here’s how the US is countering the Islamic State group during Syria’s upheaval
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Syria are meant partly as a message to the group and a…
Continue Reading A mass animal sacrifice festival is underway in Nepal. Activists say it needs to stop
By Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) — Animal rights activists have urged the Nepali government to stop what they’ve called “an appalling bloodbath”…
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust over Fox News media empire control rejected
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A probate commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust to give one of his sons control…
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‘I never got the impression he would self-destruct:’ Friends of suspect in fatal CEO shooting left in shock
WJAC, CNN By Casey Tolan, Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Jeff Winter and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Months before Luigi Mangione allegedly…
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‘I never got the impression he would self-destruct:’ Friends of suspect in fatal CEO shooting left in shock
CNN By Casey Tolan, Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Jeff Winter and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Months before Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned…
Continue Reading South Korea’s ex-defense minister is formally arrested over brief imposition of martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s previous defense minister was formally arrested Wednesday over his alleged collusion…
Continue Reading China’s exports slow, imports decline in November, falling below forecasts
AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports slowed in November and its imports declined, falling below forecasts and underscoring…
Continue Reading Argentina’s Milei marks one year in office. Here’s how his shock measures are reshaping the economy
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When libertarian President Javier Milei assumed office one year ago, Argentine supermarkets were…
Continue Reading Nvidia’s stock dips after China opens probe of the AI chip company for violating anti-monopoly laws
AP Business Writer Shares of Nvidia have slipped after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected…
Continue Reading Mass evacuation of Philippine villages underway after a brief but major volcanic eruption
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — About 87,000 people were being evacuated in a central Philippine region Tuesday a day after a volcano…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo
Associated Press OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — For eight years, a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered…
Continue Reading Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo
Associated Press OKAPI WILDLIFE RESERVE, Congo (AP) — Scattered along the banks of the Ituri River, buildings cram together, cranes transport dirt…
Continue Reading Boeing lays off hundreds in Washington and California as part of cuts announced previously
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually…
Continue Reading Ethnic armed group claims capture of a strategic Myanmar town and control of border with Bangladesh
BANGKOK (AP) — One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar’s army claims it has captured the last military outpost in…
Continue Reading Biden’s approval of an oil lease sale will keep the door open to drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration has given approval for the sale of oil and gas leases in Alaska, leaving the door…
Continue Reading Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball
AP Baseball Writers DALLAS (AP) — Shortly after striking a record $765 million, 15-year contract for Juan Soto with the New York Mets, agent Scott…
Continue Reading Dillon Gabriel, Travis Hunter, Ashton Jeanty, Cam Ward are named Heisman finalists
AP College Football Writer Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward…
Continue Reading Trudeau says Americans are realizing Trump’s tariffs on Canada would make life a lot more expensive
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Americans are realizing that “tariffs on everything from Canada…
Continue Reading Trump’s Cabinet picks set off political chain reaction in Florida congressional races
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The field of candidates has been set for two special elections in Florida to replace…
Continue Reading Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny Monday on…
Continue Reading US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious Syrian torture center that…
Continue Reading Playoff game at Ohio State has sold 34% more tickets than Notre Dame game on StubHub
The Indiana vs. Notre Dame matchup in the first round of the College Football Playoff is the most expensive ticket on StubHub, but it’s Tennessee…
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