Ben & Jerry’s lawsuit accuses parent company of censorship over Gaza
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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is ‘actually innocent’ of killing daughter, judge says
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to free a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022 amid growing doubts she fatally beat her…
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Passengers on parked Southwest plane forced to evacuate after cell phone, airplane seat catch fire
Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight preparing to leave Denver Friday had to evacuate after a passenger’s cell phone battery caught on fire…
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Outside report calls on UCLA to develop clear plans and policies for major protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A law enforcement consulting group says the University of California, Los Angeles should develop clear plans and policies,…
Continue Reading Pope asks Church of Rome to help address housing crisis ahead of Holy Year in 2025
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday called on the diocese of Rome to respond to a growing housing crisis in the Eternal City,…
Continue Reading South African government seeks experts’ help to bring illegal miners to the surface
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with a…
Continue Reading Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head the…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani has turned over his luxury watches and Mercedes in defamation case, lawyer says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has relinquished dozens of watches and a Mercedes once owned by movie star Lauren Bacall to two…
Continue Reading Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful…
Continue Reading Myanmar airstrikes indiscriminately target civilians a rights group says in a new report
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has consistently targeted civilians and their communities as a form of collective punishment in the country’s…
Continue Reading Heftier GOP majorities in Arizona Legislature could imperil Democratic governor’s agenda
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to flip…
Continue Reading Austria says Russia’s Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend
Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early…
Continue Reading Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Utility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five…
Continue Reading Palm Springs officials approve $5.9M to pay Black and Latino families displaced from neighborhood
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California city will pay $5.9 million to compensate Black and Latino families who were displaced from a…
Continue Reading Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail
Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his…
Continue Reading Missouri officers accused of pulling over women, searching phones for nude pictures
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over…
Continue Reading The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader’s assassination
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100…
Continue Reading Payal Kapadia, director of ‘All We Imagine as Light,’ sees another way
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light” is about as rich a movie experience as you’ll find this…
Continue Reading What to stream: ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Wicked’ album, ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV series
The animated movie “Spellbound” with a heroine voiced by Rachel Zegler and Denzel Washington’s son Malcolm directing August Wilson’s “The…
Continue Reading Former GOP Virginia lawmaker Matt Fariss pleads guilty to felony gun and drug charges
Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia lawmaker has pleaded guilty to felony gun and drug charges and been…
Continue Reading Rauw Alejandro on Puerto Rico, salsa and working with Pharrell on his new album
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Last year, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro was in outer space with “Playa Saturno.” A year later and he’s…
Continue Reading Man and four teenagers convicted of murdering two boys in mistaken identity case
LONDON (AP) — Four teenagers and a man in his 40s were convicted on Friday by a court in England of the murders of two boys in a case of mistaken…
Continue Reading Jake Paul, 27, beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson as the hits don’t match the hype
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The boos from a crowd wanting more action were growing again when Jake Paul dropped his gloves before the…
Continue Reading Trump’s pick to lead Defense Department was accused of sexual assault in 2017
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of…
Continue Reading Dutch coalition survives crisis over top official resignation decrying offensive comments
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government dominated by hard-right leader Geert Wilders looked survive a government crisis…
Continue Reading Three more college students charged with hate crimes after assault in Maryland
SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Three more students at Salisbury University on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have been charged with hate crimes after police say…
Continue Reading Police clash with students in Turin as anti-government rallies draw support across Italy
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Students clashed with police during a demonstration in Turin on Friday, as thousands of people took to the streets…
Continue Reading Texas high court says execution in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case can’t be halted by lawmaker subpoena
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot stop an…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death
By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of a man convicted of…
Continue Reading Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have detained over 100 relatives of political prisoners in a new wave of arrests ahead of…
Continue Reading Meet the woman behind some of your favorite casts, from ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Sleepless in Seattle’
AP Film Writer Juliet Taylor does not give herself credit for Meryl Streep. In her over 40 years as top casting director behind so many classics,…
Continue Reading Moody’s downgrades Mexican government’s outlook to ‘negative’ over weakening of judiciary and debt
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has lashed out at Moody’s ratings service after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook…
Continue Reading Judge sets April trial for 3 former officers charged with murder in Tyre Nichols’ beating
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has scheduled a trial for April for three former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the…
Continue Reading A former NFL linebacker is charged in connection with the January 6 Capitol attack
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A former NFL linebacker was arrested on Thursday and charged with assaulting law enforcement during the January 6,…
Continue Reading Aid groups say Italy-Albania migration deal violates medical ethics
Associated Press ROME (AP) — More than a dozen humanitarian organizations that provide health care to migrants have denounced Italy’s migration…
Continue Reading Germany’s Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia’s Putin in first such call in 2 years
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first…
Continue Reading Ringo goes country, again. The ex-Beatle mixes peace and love with twang and heartache on new album
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Country comes naturally to Ringo Starr. It’s been a low-key part of his of his career since his…
Continue Reading A silent protest in Serbia demands accountability for a roof collapse that killed 14
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Residents in northern Serbia have stopped traffic and stood in silence to commemorate the 14 victims of a railway roof…
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Iranian anti-regime activist who died by suicide buried in Tehran
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who died by suicide this week in protest at political imprisonments by the…
Continue Reading A tram driver who plowed into a shop in Norway says he lost consciousness ahead of the crash
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian police say the driver of a tram that derailed and crashed into a store last month in downtown Oslo, causing minor…
Continue Reading Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID pandemic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says it is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to…
Continue Reading Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy consumer spending…
Continue Reading TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel for the second time to host their big show, the Academy…
Continue Reading Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to…
Continue Reading A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of…
Continue Reading Hundreds of hospitality workers are on strike at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip walked off the job just before dawn Friday…
Continue Reading A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia has returned to Paris after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions.…
Continue Reading Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal
By Tamara Qiblawi, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Hezbollah is considering a US-Israeli ceasefire proposal, sources told CNN,…
Continue Reading Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
AP National Writer Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread…
Continue Reading Whistleblower sounds alarm about destruction of tribal sites in North Carolina
Associated Press A career archaeologist with the U.S. Forest Service says managers have been engaging in irresponsible and illegal behavior that has…
Continue Reading U.S. protectionism could undermine modest growth forecast for eurozone, says EU Commission
Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The economy of the European Union is headed for only modest growth in coming months as consumers regain…
Continue Reading Biden praises cooperation at meeting with South Korean, Japanese leaders amid North Korea worries
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — President Joe Biden praised the cooperation between South Korea, Japan and the U.S. at countering what he…
Continue Reading Workers at Canada’s national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
TORONTO (AP) — Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada Post. Canadian…
Continue Reading Police and protesters clash in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region over pro-Moscow property measure
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protesters opposing a measure allowing Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia stormed the…
Continue Reading Italian hotel manager rejects Israeli couple’s reservation, accusing Israeli people of ‘genocide’
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The manager of a small hotel in northern Italy has refused a reservation made by a couple of Israeli tourists and…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán says sanctions on Russia will ‘destroy’ EU economy
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says the European Union must abandon its policy of sanctioning Russia for…
Continue Reading Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities
Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country’s east due to smog. Smog has…
Continue Reading Malaysia protests new Philippine maritime laws that it says infringe on its territory
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has protested new maritime laws in the Philippines that it says encroach on its territory. Deputy Foreign…
Continue Reading Cyprus in talks with Gulf energy companies over natural gas licences, president says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot authorities are in talks with major energy companies from Persian Gulf states over potential…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 15: Trump’s Cabinet, Measles, Tropical Storm Sara, UFO sightings, Ford
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Look up at the night sky this weekend for a celestial double feature. November’s full moon will shine bright…
Continue Reading Tyson-Paul fight gives Netflix opportunity to show it can handle big events with NFL, WWE on horizon
AP Sports Writer Jake Paul and Mike Tyson aren’t the only ones who have high stakes when they meet in the boxing ring on Friday night. For Netflix,…
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal’s farewell at the Davis Cup: When he’ll play, how to watch on TV and more to know
MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event. He will be part of Spain’s team at the…
Continue Reading Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Politicians in Senegal are wrapping up a tense electoral campaign ahead of a key legislative election this…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and…
Continue Reading Evidence in trial of man accused of killing Laken Riley will show the Georgia student ‘fought for her life,’ prosecutors say
By Rebekah Riess, Devon M. Sayers, Holly Yan, Nick Valencia, Amanda Musa and Emma Tucker, CNN Athens, Georgia (CNN) — Loud sobs echoed about…
Continue Reading Man hands in 80 firearms and ammunition during Denmark weapons amnesty
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Some 80 firearms, 140 kilograms (309 pounds) of ammunition and a hand grenade likely dating to World War II that a man…
Continue Reading The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that…
Continue Reading Jeff Beck was one of rock’s greatest guitarists. Now his instruments are up for auction
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Musicians, collectors and fans have a chance to own a guitar god’s tools of the trade — instruments owned by the…
Continue Reading The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other…
Continue Reading Police make 2 arrests after brief fan-fight at high-security France-Israel soccer match
PARIS (AP) — Paris police made two arrests after a brief fan-fight at a Nations League soccer game between France and Israel. Police chief Laurent…
Continue Reading Russians focus on Musk as they assess incoming Trump administration
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN (CNN) — As US President-elect Donald Trump continues to make heads turn with nominations for key roles in his incoming…
Continue Reading At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators’ task
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — At the United Nations climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, wars are top of mind for some leaders and…
Continue Reading A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part…
Continue Reading At least 10 people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in northeastern Spain
MADRID (AP) — Authorities say at least 10 people have died and others were injured in a fire at a nursing home near the northeastern Spanish city…
Continue Reading California man sentenced to life for hate crime in the killing of a gay college student
Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of…
Continue Reading UK Treasury chief says she’s not satisfied by paltry third-quarter economic growth
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy’s rebound from recession slowed down sharply in the third quarter of the year with most…
Continue Reading North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
By Helen Regan and Gawon Bae, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing…
Continue Reading Frustration grows at fossil fuel influence and structure of UN climate talks. Some call for reform
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Good or bad, the United Nations climate negotiations process itself became the focus of the international…
Continue Reading South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court has handed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung a suspended prison sentence after…
Continue Reading Van falls off mountain highway in Nepal, killing 8 and injuring 4
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A passenger van veered off a mountain highway in western Nepal, killing eight people while four on board were injured. The…
Continue Reading How a toxic mix of antisemitism, racism and xenophobia culminated in Amsterdam violence
By Lauren Kent, CNN Amsterdam (CNN) — Anger, fear and anxiety are still simmering in Amsterdam. Last week, Israeli soccer fans were attacked in…
Continue Reading Activists at COP29 spend weeks planning demos. But they can feel stifled by rules and restrictions
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the nosebleed seats of a nearly-empty Baku Olympic stadium coated with a layer of dust, activists used…
Continue Reading Trump’s pick of Rubio as America’s top diplomat could reshape US policy in Latin America
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt…
Continue Reading Trump wants to end ‘wokeness’ in education. He has vowed to use federal money as leverage
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s vision for education revolves around a single goal: to rid America’s schools of…
Continue Reading As airlines avoid Israel, UAE’s FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars
Associated Press BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — At Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport, more than a year of war has…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the “Trump bump” fades and vaccine makers sink
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as the “Trump bump” that Wall Street got from last week’s presidential…
Continue Reading As Trump picks Florida men for top jobs, new political possibilities open up in the Sunshine State
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump names his picks for his new administration from his…
Continue Reading Trial begins for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A Venezuelan man “went hunting for females on the University of Georgia’s campus” earlier this year…
Continue Reading Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — After a resounding election victory, delivering what President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans…
Continue Reading Clean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are working to avoid that
Associated Press KENCHANAHALLI, India (AP) — On the edges of a dense forest in southern India, six women in a small garage are busy stitching cloth…
Continue Reading APEC leaders hold Lima summit as Trump prepares to return to office
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Leaders of Pacific Rim countries including the U.S. and China have gathered in Peru for an Asia-Pacific Economic…
Continue Reading Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds…
Continue Reading Activists plant trees in Mali but residents strip them for firewood. They say there’s no choice
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Activists are planting trees in an effort to protect disappearing forests in Mali, but residents are cutting…
Continue Reading UK plans to create pension megafunds with aim of unlocking $100 billion for investment
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says the government plans to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of…
Continue Reading Dave Sims replacing John Sterling as Yankees radio play-by-play broadcaster
NEW YORK (AP) — Dave Sims is replacing John Sterling as Suzyn Waldman’s play-by-play partner on New York Yankees radio broadcasts. WFAN made the…
Continue Reading Navy didn’t understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive…
Continue Reading Death penalty sought for an Idaho gang member accused of killing a man while on the run
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while…
Continue Reading Japanese Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito’s sister-in-law, dies at 101
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial…
Continue Reading Sweeping tax overhaul in Louisiana hits snag on sales tax expansion
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana House lawmakers have postponed a vote on a key plank in Gov. Jeff…
Continue Reading Japan’s economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held…
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