AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana’s general election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana voters will decide the fates of four proposed amendments to the state constitution, in what will be…
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Police say searchers don’t expect to find woman in Pennsylvania sinkhole alive
Associated Press UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania has…
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Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the nation in declaring martial law and calling in troops…
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Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 4: Chaos in South Korea, Gender-affirming care, Pete Hegseth, Middle East, Voyager 1
CNN By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — A history of lead in gasoline may be behind tens of millions of mental health conditions in the US, according…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Dec. 4: Chaos in South Korea, Gender-affirming care, Pete Hegseth, Middle East, Voyager 1
By Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — A history of lead in gasoline may be behind tens of millions of mental health conditions in the US, according to…
Continue Reading French prime minister to stay on as caretaker after handing in resignation
By Rob Picheta, Joseph Ataman, Sophie Tanno and Pierre Bairin, CNN Paris (CNN) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his resignation…
Continue Reading Losses in China lead to $5 billion charge for General Motors as it cuts the value of its assets
DETROIT (AP) — The poor performance of General Motors’ Chinese joint ventures is forcing the company to write down assets and take a…
Continue Reading Iran’s jailed Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi allowed to leave prison for 21 days after surgery
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Continue Reading EU condemns reported Taliban move to suspend medical education for women and girls
The European Union has condemned the Taliban for violating human rights and women’s access to education after media reports that the Taliban’s…
Continue Reading Extremist rebels linked to IS kill at least 9 and kidnap 3 in eastern Congo
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities say extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people,…
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Continue Reading Syria’s insurgency leader tours seized city of Aleppo, as fierce battles intensify near Hama
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group has toured the seized city of Aleppo in a surprise visit, the…
Continue Reading French lawmakers vote to oust prime minister in the first successful no-confidence vote since 1962
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined together Wednesday in a historic no-confidence vote prompted by…
Continue Reading Pope Francis discusses Ukraine with Hungary’s nationalist leader Viktor Orban
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francishas met Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Vatican and discussed with him the war in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Russia will use ‘even stronger military means’ if Western pressure continues, warns deputy foreign minister
By Frederik Pleitgen and Edward Szekeres, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Russia will resort to “even stronger military means” in its war with Ukraine…
Continue Reading Belgian authorities open fraud probe into former EU justice chief days after his mandate ended
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities say they have opened a fraud investigation into the former European Union justice chief, just days after his…
Continue Reading Police quiz UK nurse convicted of killing 7 babies over more infant deaths
LONDON (AP) — British detectives have questioned nurse Lucy Letby, who is serving life in prison for killing seven babies, over the deaths of…
Continue Reading Zealous tourists are unfazed by South Korea’s sudden martial law turmoil
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Many tourists in Seoul seemed largely unfazed by the political turmoil unfolding in the capital as they…
Continue Reading Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
Associated Press CHIBA, Japan (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six…
Continue Reading EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead…
Continue Reading Relatives hunt for the missing after Guinea stadium crush amid fears official death toll is too low
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A distraught Kambaly Kouroumah is searching for his teenage brother, Adama, at a local morgue in southern Guinea’s…
Continue Reading Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A group led by left-wing activists has filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice…
Continue Reading Montana lawmakers reject motion banning transgender representative from using women’s restroom at state capitol
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Montana lawmakers, including several Republicans, voted down a measure to ban the state’s first transgender…
Continue Reading A look at the context behind South Korea’s shocking martial law edict
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — It may seem that the wild scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South…
Continue Reading Democrat Adam Gray captures California’s 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Adam Gray has won election to a U.S. House seat representing California’s Central Valley,…
Continue Reading A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the most talked-about people this year.…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Adam Gray wins election to U.S. House in California’s 13th Congressional District, beating incumbent John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. John Duarte. The race was a…
Continue Reading Search for Pennsylvania grandmother is now a recovery mission as crews say they’ve found no signs of life inside sinkhole
By Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The search for a Pennsylvania grandmother believed to have fallen into a sinkhole Monday while…
Continue Reading Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of…
Continue Reading New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency is calling for “ruthlessness” when prioritizing how it spends…
Continue Reading An ex-officer who died in an apparent suicide before his federal trial was barred from having a gun
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police detective who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to stand trial for allegedly…
Continue Reading Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and…
Continue Reading Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
Associated Press SALCEDO, Ecuador (AP) — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th…
Continue Reading Biden in Africa pledges millions more for a rail project the US hopes will boost its influence there
Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent…
Continue Reading Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
AP Technology Writer It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents,…
Continue Reading Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge is weighing which of Missouri’s sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new…
Continue Reading Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold…
Continue Reading A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pennsylvania woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?
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Continue Reading Philippines says China’s coast guard fired water cannons and sideswiped its patrol vessel
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say Chinese coast guard vessels backed by navy ships have fired powerful water…
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AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes rose to more records Wednesday after tech companies talked up how much of a boost they’re…
Continue Reading FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking…
Continue Reading What has happened in South Korea and what does martial law have to do with it?
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled…
Continue Reading What has happened in South Korea and what does martial law have to do with it?
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled…
Continue Reading What has happened in South Korea and what does martial law have to do with it?
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled…
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Woman who sneaked onto Paris flight bypassed checkpoints by jumping into different security lines, TSA says
CNN By Saskya Vandoorne, Mark Morales, John Miller, Pete Muntean and Taylor Romine, CNN Paris (CNN) — A Russian woman who stowed away on a…
Continue Reading Russian tourist swept to her death by massive wave at Thai island viewpoint
By Kocha Olarn and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A Russian tourist has died in Thailand after a huge wave swept her off a rock…
Continue Reading Miami’s playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings
AP National Writer Miami’s playoff hopes took an all-but-final nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost Tuesday night in the last rankings…
Continue Reading South Korea’s opposition parties move to impeach president over sudden declaration of martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition parties moved Wednesday to impeach the president over the shocking and…
Continue Reading To save a dying swamp, Louisiana aims to restore the Mississippi River’s natural flow
Associated Press/Report for America GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — State and federal authorities in Louisiana celebrated breaking ground on an ambitious…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary, spent a second day on Capitol…
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments in the murder trial of a tech consultant charged in the stabbing death of Cash App founder…
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Associated Press Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song…
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Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an…
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has pleaded guilty to…
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Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that…
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Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man…
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Continue Reading President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers urge judge to toss his hush money conviction
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal…
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a Wisconsin woman who vanished more than four years ago. The state Department of Justice…
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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries who was indicted on sex trafficking charges along with…
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AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed an agreement to allow the Justice…
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Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital have converged on parliament again in the capital of…
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FBI arrests man allegedly helping prepare ‘surprise attack’ on South Korea
By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A California man confessed to helping the North Korean regime prepare for an attack in a “sophisticated…
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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally…
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Cyber Monday was the biggest US online shopping day ever
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Associated Press Ohio’s top elections official has rejected a Republican challenge over the legal residency of one of the state’s Democratic…
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Transgender rights take center stage at the US Supreme Court. Here’s what to know
By Devan Cole, Paula Reid and John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court will dive headfirst into the politically fraught issue of…
Continue Reading Hundreds of thousands of people are reported missing each year. These factors determine whose cases take priority
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An artist whose work exploring her Scottish Sikh identity includes a vintage Ford car draped in a crocheted doily…
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reelected Chuck Schumer as party leader on Tuesday as the party moves into a deeply uncertain…
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Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal appeals court says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can continue using a Seattle airport for…
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WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of…
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Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates are trying to dismantle a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona that conflicts with newly…
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Associated Press A grandmother looking for her lost cat apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened above an abandoned western…
Continue Reading What happened to Hannah Kobayashi? Police say the Hawaii woman voluntarily disappeared
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago voluntarily traveled to…
Continue Reading Trial begins in the killing of an Ole Miss student who was known in the local LGBTQ+ community
Associated Press A trial has begun for a man charged in the killing of a University of Mississippi student who was well-known in the local LGBTQ+…
Continue Reading Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events
Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the…
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man has been charged with illegally shipping weapons and ammunition to North Korea. Federal…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while…
Continue Reading Global warming fills New England’s rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles
Associated Press QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number…
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