Bangladesh’s top court upholds decision barring largest Islamist party from elections
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s largest Islamist…
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Tens of thousands of religious party supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main religious political party have rallied in the eastern city of Lahore…
Continue Reading Trump is returning to the US-Mexico border as he lays out a set of hard-line immigration proposals
By JILL COLVIN and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump is returning to the U.S.-Mexico border for a visit as he…
Continue Reading Voters back abortion rights, but some foes won’t relent. Is the commitment to democracy in question?
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The statewide battles over abortion rights since the Supreme…
Continue Reading Russian drones target Kyiv as UK Defense Ministry says little chance of front-line change
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones targeted the Ukrainian capital Sunday as the British Defense Ministry said there were “few immediate…
Continue Reading Biden says he’s an optimist. But his dire warnings about Trump have become central to his campaign
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends nearly every speech by saying he’s “never been more…
Continue Reading Why Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemployment
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has…
Continue Reading Why Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemployment
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation has reached its lowest point in 2 1/2 years. The unemployment rate has…
Continue Reading Extreme weather claims 2 lives in Bulgaria and leaves many in the dark
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Gale-force winds and heavy rain and snow have hit large parts of Bulgaria, claiming the lives of two people and causing…
Continue Reading Roadside bomb kills 3 people in Pakistan’s insurgency-hit Baluchistan province
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say a roadside bomb exploded, killing three people in insurgency-hit southwestern Baluchistan province.…
Continue Reading Investigators found fire and safety hazards on land under I-10 in Los Angeles before arson fire
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — State investigators repeatedly identified fire and safety hazards at a leased storage space…
Continue Reading The Pakistani army kills 4 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces killed four militants in a shootout during an overnight raid in the country’s…
Continue Reading Memphis police search for suspect after 4 female victims killed and 1 wounded in 3 linked shootings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee have launched a manhunt for a suspect believed to have shot and killed four females and critically…
Continue Reading Philippines leader Marcos’ visit to Hawaii boosts US-Philippines bond and recalls family history
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is visiting Hawaii to meet…
Continue Reading UN team says 32 babies are among scores of critically ill patients stranded in Gaza’s main hospital
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A United Nations team said Sunday that 291 patients were left at…
Continue Reading Do snitches net fishes? Scientists turn invasive carp into traitors to slow their Great Lakes push
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — State and federal wildlife agencies have developed a new weapon to slow down invasive carp…
Continue Reading A law that launched 2,500 sex abuse suits is expiring. It’s left a trail of claims vs. celebs, jails
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year-long suspension of the legal time limit to sue over sexual assaults against adults in…
Continue Reading Democratic-led cities pay for migrants’ tickets to other places as resources dwindle
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Some Democratic cities are spending taxpayer dollars on bus, plane and train…
Continue Reading Gripped by drought, this island is running out of drinking water
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Continue Reading Manhunt ends for suspect accused of killing 4 family members – including teen girl – in series of Memphis shootings
By Paradise Afshar and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is over for the man suspected of fatally shooting four family members, including a…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ advocates say work remains as Colorado Springs marks anniversary of nightclub attack
By THOMAS PEIPERT and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — After the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado…
Continue Reading Maine and Massachusetts are the last states to keep bans on Sunday hunting. That might soon change
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some states are steadily chipping away at longstanding bans on Sunday game hunting, and…
Continue Reading 41 workers in India are stuck in a tunnel for an 8th day. Officials consider alternate rescue plans
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in…
Continue Reading For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press TORVAIANICA, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis’ recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated…
Continue Reading Sugar prices are rising worldwide after bad weather tied to El Nino damaged crops in Asia
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press Skyrocketing sugar prices left Ishaq Abdulraheem with few choices. Increasing the cost of…
Continue Reading Ahead of Dutch elections, food banks highlight the cost-of-living crisis, a major campaign theme
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press VOORBURG, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of families are lining up for free handouts at food banks across the…
Continue Reading Argentines vote in election that could lead Trump-admiring populist to the presidency
By DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Voters in Argentina head to the polls Sunday in a presidential…
Continue Reading Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession…
Continue Reading As the war grinds on, Ukraine needs more troops. Not everyone is ready to enlist
By Maria Kostenko, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitivych, Svitlana Vlasova and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — On the global…
Continue Reading Civilians caught in the crossfire as fighting escalates between Myanmar military and armed group
By Heather Chen, Su Chay and Chloe Liu, CNN (CNN) — Renewed hostilities between the Myanmar military and ethnic minority armed group the Arakan…
Continue Reading 261 Georgia congregations leave the United Methodist Church over a divide on LGBTQ issues
Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted Saturday to accept the decision of 261 congregations…
Continue Reading More than a foot of snow, 100 mph wind gusts possible as storm approaches Sierra Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued advisories along the California-Nevada line ahead of an early winter storm that could…
Continue Reading Father seeks answers after death of his son on day he was supposed to be released from jail
By Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — A grieving father says he wants to know what led to the death of his 22-year-old son on the day he was supposed…
Continue Reading Romania clinches Euro 2024 spot with 2-1 victory over Israel
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press FELCSUT, Hungary (AP) — Israel has lost 2-1 to Romania in an emotionally charged European Championship qualifying…
Continue Reading Secondary tickets surge for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but a sellout appears unlikely
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sales on the secondary-ticket market were surging for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.…
Continue Reading Man fatally shot while hunting in western New York state
SAVANNAH, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in western New York say a man was shot and killed while on a hunting trip on the first day of the state’s…
Continue Reading Video shows dozens of bodies after alleged attack at UN-run school in Gaza
CNN By Jo Shelley, Andrew Carey and Eyad Kourdi CNN (CNN) — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently…
Continue Reading Video shows dozens of bodies after alleged attack at UN-run school in Gaza
By Jo Shelley, Andrew Carey and Eyad Kourdi CNN (CNN) — A school run by the United Nations in northern Gaza has been hit with apparently…
Continue Reading Biden says ‘revitalized Palestinian Authority’ should eventually govern Gaza and the West Bank
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden says that achieving a cease-fire amid Israel’s war with Hamas “is…
Continue Reading Fourth and final escaped inmate from a Georgia county jail captured
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The last of four inmates who escaped from a central Georgia county jail last month has been taken back into custody,…
Continue Reading Kansas school forced 8-year-old Native American boy to cut his hair, ACLU says
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a Kansas grade school forced an 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Investigators identify ‘person of interest’ in Los Angeles freeway arson fire
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators have identified a “person of interest” in the Los Angeles freeway arson…
Continue Reading A large metal gate falls onto and kills a 9-year-old child at an elementary school
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a large metal gate at an elementary school in Arizona apparently fell onto and killed a 9-year-old child who…
Continue Reading Adam Johnson’s UK team retires his jersey number after the player’s skate-cut death
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The English hockey team that American Adam Johnson played for has retired his No. 47…
Continue Reading 5-year-old boy fatally stabs twin brother in California
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office says a 5-year-old California boy has fatally stabbed his twin brother. The…
Continue Reading Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu battles on all fronts, amid growing pressure to free hostages
By Tara John, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Waving Israeli flags, with posters of hostages draped on their backs, families of Gaza hostages and…
Continue Reading American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested…
Continue Reading Last of 4 men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month is caught
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say the last of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail in October has been caught. Bibb County Sheriff David…
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Rosa Parks' historic protest wouldn't have been possible without this unsung hero
Sarah Mae Flemming’s legal case provided the foundation to end segregation on buses. Stacker explored her contribution to the Civil Rights…
Continue Reading Armenia and Azerbaijan speak different diplomatic languages, Armenia’s leader says
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says his country and Azerbaijan are speaking “different diplomatic languages”…
Continue Reading Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A library book that is more than a century overdue has been returned to St. Paul Public Library. Titled “Famous…
Continue Reading Federal authorities investigate underwater oil pipeline leak off the coast of Louisiana
VENICE, La. (AP) — Federal authorities said Saturday that they’re investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of…
Continue Reading Shooter who killed New Hampshire hospital security guard identified
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire officials have identified 33-year-old John Madore as the gunman who killed a security guard at a New…
Continue Reading French Holocaust survivors are recoiling at new antisemitism, and activists are pleading for peace
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and HELENA ALVES Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Survivors of Nazi atrocities have joined young Jewish activists in Paris to…
Continue Reading California Democrats meet to consider endorsement in US Senate race ahead of March primary
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democrats are meeting in Sacramento to decide whether to endorse candidates…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán says Ukraine is ‘light years away’ from joining the EU
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister has further signaled that his government is likely to present a…
Continue Reading Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor’s race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary in the Bridgeport mayor’s race after having…
Continue Reading In march on Jerusalem, thousands press Israeli government to do more to free hostages held in Gaza
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of family members and supporters of some 240 hostages held in Gaza have streamed into…
Continue Reading Albania’s former health minister accused by prosecutors of corruption in government project
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Prosecutors say Albania’s former health minister, who is being investigated for alleged…
Continue Reading Russian doctors call for release of imprisoned artist who protested Ukraine war
By ELISE MORTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 100 Russian doctors have signed an open letter demanding the immediate release of an…
Continue Reading Cheers! Bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction
LONDON (AP) — A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world has sold for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million).…
Continue Reading Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X files lawsuit against US government accusing FBI of hiding proof of his innocence
By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — A man who was wrongfully convicted in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X and exonerated in 2021 has…
Continue Reading French senator under investigation on suspicion of drugging MP
Story by Reuters Paris (CNN) — A French senator has been placed under formal investigation over suspicions that he drugged a member of…
Continue Reading SpaceX launch attempt ends in loss of most powerful rocket ever built
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — To say that space is a challenging environment is putting it lightly. During a recent spacewalk outside the…
Continue Reading Maldives new president makes an official request to India to withdraw military personnel
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has officially requested India to withdraw its…
Continue Reading New Orleans civil rights activist’s family home listed on National Register of Historic Places
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and…
Continue Reading A Chinese man is extradited from Morocco to face embezzlement charges in Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan (hundreds of thousands of dollars) from his company and then fleeing…
Continue Reading 100 days after the Maui fires, 4 names remain on the missing list. These are the people trying to find them
CNN, KHNL, KGMB By Mike Valerio and Amber Sumpter, CNN (CNN) — One hundred days after the reverberating roar of wildfire moved through West…
Continue Reading 100 days after the Maui fires, 4 names remain on the missing list. These are the people trying to find them
By Mike Valerio and Amber Sumpter, CNN (CNN) — One hundred days after the reverberating roar of wildfire moved through West Maui and destroyed…
Continue Reading Hiker missing for over a week in Big Bend National Park rescued
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A 25-year-old hiker who had been missing since November 9 in Big Bend National Park in Texas has been rescued, the…
Continue Reading Political violence threatens to intensify as the 2024 campaign heats up, experts on extremism warn
By ALI SWENSON and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The man who bludgeoned former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer last…
Continue Reading Estonia’s Kallas is reelected to lead party despite a scandal over husband’s Russia business ties
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia’s ruling Reform Party has reelected Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as its chairperson and confirmed her staying on as…
Continue Reading Shooter kills security guard before being fatally shot at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Officials say a shooter killed a state security guard in the lobby of New Hampshire’s…
Continue Reading Argentine presidential candidate Milei goes to the opera — and meets both cheers and jeers
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Both cheers and jeers for Argentina’s right-wing presidential candidate…
Continue Reading Rescuers in India tunnel collapse change approach as frantic efforts pass one-week mark
By Akanksha Sharma, Manveena Suri, Sania Farooqi and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Indian authorities are exploring new ways to rescue 40…
Continue Reading Residents of Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes…
Continue Reading ‘Please regulate AI:’ Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S.…
Continue Reading Climate change is hurting coral worldwide. But these reefs off the Texas coast are thriving
By JAMIE STENGLE, LM OTERO and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press OFF THE COAST OF GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Far off the Texas coast there is a…
Continue Reading New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its “plant hardiness zone map” for the…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s troops work to advance on Russian-held side of key river after gaining footholds
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says its troops are working to push back Russian forces positioned on the east bank of the Dnieper…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift fan dies at Rio concert as fans complain about high temperatures and lack of water
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died at the singer’s Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro Friday night, according to a…
Continue Reading Tempers flare and bills languish as Speaker Johnson confronts the same problems that vexed McCarthy
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — By most accounts, Speaker Mike Johnson inherited a House Republican majority in…
Continue Reading Residents battling a new train line in northern Mexico face a wall of government secrecy
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents in the northern Mexican state of Sonora are battling a new train line that…
Continue Reading UK Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the way
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some taxes now that…
Continue Reading First planeload of wounded Palestinian children from Israel-Hamas arrives in United Arab Emirates
By MALAK HARB Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first planeload of Palestinian children wounded in the Israel-Hamas war…
Continue Reading SpaceX is preparing its mega rocket for a second test flight
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX is prepping its mega rocket for a test flight meant to circle the world. Liftoff for Starship is set for…
Continue Reading Liberia’s President George Weah concedes victory after tight run-off election
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Liberia’s President, George Weah, has conceded defeat to opposition candidate Joseph Boakai after a tight…
Continue Reading Israeli drone fires missiles at aluminum plant in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli drone has fired two missiles at an aluminum plant outside the market town…
Continue Reading A French senator is accused of drugging another lawmaker to rape or sexually assault her
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor’s office says a French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the…
Continue Reading Moldova’s first dog nips Austrian president on the hand during official visit
BERLIN (AP) — Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen has had an unusual encounter during an official visit to Moldova when the country’s…
Continue Reading Australia says its navy divers were likely injured by the Chinese navy’s ‘unsafe’ use of sonar
BEIJING (AP) — Australia has accused the Chinese navy of likely causing minor injuries to Australian naval divers by operating its sonar while they…
Continue Reading Daisaku Ikeda, head of global Japanese Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, dies at 95
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes Herbie…
Continue Reading The Israel-Hamas war is driving a surge in US hate crimes. These Jewish Americans say it’s changing the way they live
By Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — Melissa Franklin has always decorated her home for Hanukkah – proudly hanging a Star of David on her…
Continue Reading Renewed fighting in Myanmar has displaced 26,000 people since Monday, UN says
By Chloe Liu and Lucas Liliehom, CNN (CNN) — Renewed fighting between the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF) and the Arakan Army (AA) has displaced…
Continue Reading Gaza communications blackout ends, giving rise to hope for the resumption of critical aid deliveries
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and DAVID RISING Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and phone service has been partially restored…
Continue Reading Jordan’s foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Jordan’s foreign minister has offered blistering criticism of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip,…
Continue Reading A Canadian security forum announces it will award the people of Israel for public service leadership
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum will present an award Saturday to the people of Israel…
Continue Reading Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along…
Continue Reading Three major Louisiana statewide offices to be decided by voters Saturday
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While Louisiana’s gubernatorial election was decided in October, voters will cast ballot…
Continue Reading The world’s attention is on Gaza, and Ukrainians worry war fatigue will hurt their cause
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Tymofii Postoiuk and his friends set up an online fundraising effort for Ukraine,…
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