Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
BEIJING (AP) — American electric automaker Tesla’s plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China are moving forward with a signing ceremony…
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What stores are open and closed on Christmas Eve? See hours for Walmart, CVS, Costco and more
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas Eve is almost here. But before running out the door for some last-minute…
Continue Reading Russian official says US is hampering a prisoner exchange with unequal demands
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian deputy foreign minister said talks with the United States on a potential prisoner exchange that would free Americans held…
Continue Reading China’s BYD to build its first European electric vehicle factory in Hungary
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — One of the world’s largest electrical vehicle manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open…
Continue Reading At least 20 villagers are killed during a rebel attack in northern Central African Republic
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Local authorities say rebels targeting a security outpost and a…
Continue Reading Prague in shock and horror after ‘senseless’ shooting attack leaves 14 dead
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Near Prague, Czech Republic (CNN) — Prague was in shock and mourning Friday after a gunman killed 14 people and…
Continue Reading Chinese automaker BYD plans a new EV plant in Hungary as part of its rapid global expansion
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese automaker BYD plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in Hungary, its first car…
Continue Reading A storm in Europe disrupts German trains. A woman was killed by a falling Christmas tree in Belgium
BERLIN (AP) — Pre-Christmas rail travelers in parts of Germany face disruption as a storm sweeps across northern Europe. The weather brought down…
Continue Reading With a little help from ‘Aquaman,’ this conservationist is on a mission to save the world’s coral reefs
By Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — It’s no surprise that Titouan Bernicot is so deeply passionate about his work. Growing up on his family’s…
Continue Reading Japan’s Cabinet OKs record $56 billion defense budget for 2024 to accelerate strike capability
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense spending will surge more than 16% next year as it accelerates deployment of…
Continue Reading Turkey detains 304 people with suspected links to Islamic State group in simultaneous raids
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says security forces have rounded up 304 people suspected of links to the Islamic State…
Continue Reading Spain’s bumper Christmas lottery “El Gordo” starts dishing out millions of euros in prizes
MADRID (AP) — People across Spain are tuning into the television, radio and internet as children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school begin singing…
Continue Reading China drafts new rules proposing restrictions on online gaming
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has released draft guidelines aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming. The…
Continue Reading Foreign nationals among 14 killed after gunman opens fire in a Prague university. Over 20 wounded
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Foreign nationals were among at least 14 killed after a student opened fire at a university in…
Continue Reading Vatican prosecutor appeals verdict that largely dismantled his fraud case but convicted cardinal
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after a rebound on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after several strong profit reports helped Wall…
Continue Reading Nicaragua arrests second bishop as crackdown on Catholic church intensifies
By Verónica Calderón and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A second bishop was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities on Thursday, two sources told…
Continue Reading ‘Not seen since Vietnam’: Israel dropped hundreds of 2,000-pound bombs on Gaza, analysis shows
By Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nima Elbagir | Visuals by Renée Rigdon, Alex Newman and Ian Berry | Video by Barbara…
Continue Reading Key takeaways from AP report on US-funded projects in Gaza that were damaged or destroyed
By The Associated Press The U.S. has spent more than $7 billion on humanitarian aid and building infrastructure in the Palestinian territories in…
Continue Reading At least 5 US-funded projects in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, but most are spared
By JULIET LINDERMAN, MARTHA MENDOZA and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press Less than a year before a Hamas attack out of Gaza sparked a war, one of the…
Continue Reading Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto agrees to $325 million deal with Dodgers, according to reports
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers,…
Continue Reading Chicago man exonerated in 2011 murder case where legally blind eyewitness gave testimony
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A Chicago man who was exonerated of murder has been released from prison after more than 12 years. Darien Harris…
Continue Reading More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say
By NAJIB JOBAIN and SAM MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip say more than 20,000…
Continue Reading Pacific storm that unleashed flooding barreling down on southeastern California
By EUGENE GARCIA and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Pacific storm that pounded California’s coastal areas and…
Continue Reading For years, he couldn’t donate at the blood center where he worked. Under new FDA rules, now he can
By MANUEL VALDES and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — New federal guidelines that dropped an abstinence requirement before gay…
Continue Reading The war took away their limbs. Now bionic prostheses empower wounded Ukrainian soldiers
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine has created a massive need for prosthetic limbs. An estimated…
Continue Reading Top Indian wrestler quits after federation elects ally of controversial former chief
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The only Indian woman wrestler ever to win an Olympic medal said she will quit the sport in protest after the…
Continue Reading Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior…
Continue Reading Need last-minute gifts? Presidential hopefuls offer ornaments, gift wrap — and Trump mug shot merch
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Presidential campaigns are hoping that an onslaught of themed merchandise will keep their…
Continue Reading New Mexico prepares for June presidential primary amid challenge to Trump candidacy
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s major political parties are scheduled to certify presidential contenders to…
Continue Reading Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — This Congress started with showy bluster, a bitter 15-round, multi-day spectacle…
Continue Reading Dreaming of a white Christmas? Try Alaska. Meanwhile, some US ski areas struggle with rain
By NICK PERRY GILFORD, N.H. For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t good. Although parts of the Rockies…
Continue Reading Military command ready to track Santa, and everyone can follow along
By SAGAR MEGHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As children around the world eagerly await Santa’s arrival on Christmas, the military is…
Continue Reading An 84-year-old woman was brutally killed nearly 30 years ago. DNA advancements led police to her neighbor
By Sara Smart and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — For more than two decades, the brutal killing of 84-year-old Wilma Mobley remained a cold…
Continue Reading Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected a bid by prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai to throw out a…
Continue Reading Shootings are ‘spreading like a disease in Europe,’ says survivor of deadly Prague attack
By Xiaofei Xu, Ivana Kottasova and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Jakob Weizman, a Danish student at the Charles University in Prague, was taking an…
Continue Reading Texas National Guard denies ignoring a migrant’s call for help
CNN By Caroll Alvarado and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The Texas National Guard Thursday denied claims from an immigration activist that it…
Continue Reading Federal court revives lawsuit against Nirvana over 1991 ‘Nevermind’ naked baby album cover
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal appeals court has revived a child sexual exploitation lawsuit filed by the man who appeared naked in a pool as a…
Continue Reading California lawsuit says Ralphs broke the law by asking job-seekers about their criminal histories
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California has sued the Ralphs supermarket chain, alleging it violated state law by asking job-seekers whether they had criminal…
Continue Reading Georgia woman allowed to return to US while she awaits trial over alleged foiled plot to kill her husband
By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia woman accused of plotting to kill her husband with two other people in the Bahamas was cleared by a…
Continue Reading Australia batter Khawaja gets ICC reprimand over black armband to support Palestinians in Gaza
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia batter Usman Khawaja has been reprimanded by the International Cricket Council for wearing a black armband in support of…
Continue Reading India’s Tamil Nadu braces for more heavy rain following deadly flash floods
By Rhea Mogul and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu is braced for more downpours after heavy monsoon…
Continue Reading Kansas attorney general urges county to keep ballots longer than is allowed to aid sheriff’s probe
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas has urged the state’s most populous county to…
Continue Reading Judge: DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban, restrictions
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and…
Continue Reading For decades, human remains tied to the ‘Green River killer’ were known only as Bones 17. Now, DNA testing has revealed a name
CNN, KING By Sara Smart and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — For nearly 40 years, a set of human remains discovered near Seattle in 1985 were known…
Continue Reading Pharmacist refused emergency contraception prescription. Court to decide if that was discrimination
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told…
Continue Reading US Air Force to reclaim Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings as it looks to counter China
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force plans to bring the Pacific island airfield that launched the atomic bombings of Japan back into…
Continue Reading Texas National Guard denies ignoring a migrant’s call for help
By Caroll Alvarado and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The Texas National Guard Thursday denied claims from an immigration activist that it ignored…
Continue Reading France to close its embassy in Niger for an ‘indefinite period,’ according to letter to staff
By BABA AHMED Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A letter sent to embassy staff and seen by The Associated Press says that France will close…
Continue Reading Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of Pornhub, one of the world’s largest adult content websites, has admitted to…
Continue Reading A voter pushed Nikki Haley to call Donald Trump a ‘grave danger’ to the US. Here’s how she responded
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Haley is facing tough questions from voters as she campaigns in Iowa. The former…
Continue Reading Cristina Pacheco, foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico for half a century, has died at 82
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cristina Pacheco, the foremost chronicler of street life in Mexico City for half a century, has died at 82. With her newspaper…
Continue Reading A New Hampshire man pleads guilty to threats and vandalism targeting public radio journalists
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Prosecutors say a New Hampshire man pleaded guilty to threatening public radio journalists and vandalizing their homes. Tucker…
Continue Reading Former NBA G League player confessed to kidnapping and killing missing woman in Las Vegas, police say
By Cheri Mossburg and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Chance Comanche, a former player with the NBA G League’s Stockton Kings, confessed to…
Continue Reading Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe
MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges in the 2020…
Continue Reading Longtime Chicago Alderman Ed Burke found guilty of corruption
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke on 13 counts of corruption alleging he used his power to win private…
Continue Reading Israel struck some areas it directed civilians to in Gaza, CNN analysis shows
By Jake Tacchi, CNN (CNN) — Israel has struck at least three locations in Gaza to which it had ordered civilians to evacuate since the…
Continue Reading Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.…
Continue Reading Judge suggests change to nitrogen execution to let inmate pray and say final words without gas mask
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge who is weighing whether to allow the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia to go forward next…
Continue Reading Dispute over criminal jurisdiction flares in Oklahoma between tribal police, jailers
Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — A dispute erupted this week between police officers from the Muscogee Nation and jailers at the Okmulgee…
Continue Reading Biden believes U.S. Steel sale to Japanese company warrants ‘serious scrutiny,’ White House says
By ZEKE MILLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden believes “serious scrutiny” is…
Continue Reading 3 Tacoma police officers found not guilty on all charges in 2020 death of Black man in police custody
By Veronica Miracle, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A jury found Tacoma police officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and…
Continue Reading THINGS TO KNOW: Deadline looms for new map in embattled North Dakota redistricting lawsuit
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Time is running out on a Friday deadline for North Dakota’s Legislature to enact new…
Continue Reading As US life expectancy lags, nutritional deficiency is often an overlooked factor
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nutritional deficiency is far from a leading cause of death in the United States, but the mortality rate has…
Continue Reading Things to know about a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking California’s gun law
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has some of the most strict guns in the country. But that doesn’t mean it…
Continue Reading Connecticut man gets 12 years in prison for failed plan to fight for Islamic State in Syria
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Connecticut man who pleaded guilty to planning to fight for the Islamic State group in Syria has been sentenced to…
Continue Reading Top US officials to visit Mexico for border talks as immigration negotiations with Congress continue
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiations over how to control migration at the U.S. border with Mexico…
Continue Reading Ohio governor visits hospitals, talks to families as decision on gender-affirming care ban looms
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press BEXLEY, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has been visiting hospitals and speaking with families helped and…
Continue Reading Canada announces temporary visas for people in Gaza with Canadian relatives
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s immigration minister says people in the Gaza Strip who have Canadian relatives will now be able to apply for…
Continue Reading The last meteor shower of 2023 will peak tonight. Here’s how to watch
CNN By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The last meteor shower of 2023 is set to send meteors streaking across the sky just in time for the…
Continue Reading Used car dealer sold wheelchair-accessible vans but took his disabled customers for a ride, feds say
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Federal prosecutors say a Philadelphia used car dealer took disabled customers’ money but failed to deliver…
Continue Reading Two Rhode Island men charged with assault and battery in death of Patriots fan
BOSTON (AP) — Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by Foxborough Police in connection with the…
Continue Reading New York City’s teachers union sues Mayor Eric Adams over steep cuts to public schools
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s teachers union is suing Mayor Eric Adams in an effort to stop his planned…
Continue Reading Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most…
Continue Reading From fugitive to shackled prisoner, ‘Fat Leonard’ lands back in US court and could face more charges
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S.…
Continue Reading Arriving police unknowingly directed shooter out of building during frantic search for UNLV gunman
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New police video of the deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, shows…
Continue Reading A wildcat strike that shut down English Channel rail services is over with gradual return of trains
PARIS (AP) — A wildcat strike by staff at Eurotunnel, which links Britain and the European continent and paralyzed dozens of Eurostar trains, has…
Continue Reading A timeline of Elijah McClain’s death and the trials of the officers and paramedics accused of wrongdoing
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Three police officers and two paramedics have faced juries on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944…
Continue Reading Polish viewers await state TV’s evening newscast for signs of new government’s changes in the media
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Viewers in Poland are waiting for the main evening newscast on the state television TVP to see first signs of change in state…
Continue Reading Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The “Barbie” power ballad “I’m Just Ken” and AP and Frontline’s documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” just…
Continue Reading Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools
By ERIC SCICCHITANO/CNHI NEWS and JOSH KELETY/AP A collaboration between The Associated Press and CNHI News has found it’s getting harder for the…
Continue Reading Octopus DNA seems to confirm scientists’ theory about a long-standing geological mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — A study of octopus DNA may have solved an enduring mystery about when the rapidly melting West Antarctic ice sheet…
Continue Reading Man accused of texting death threats to Ramaswamy faces similar charges involving 2 more candidates
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who was released from jail after he was accused of sending text…
Continue Reading Glynn Simmons declared innocent after serving 48 years in prison – believed to be the longest of any exoneree
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday declared innocent a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit…
Continue Reading Two county officials in Arizona plead not guilty to charges for delaying 2022 election certification
PHOENIX (AP) — Two officials from a rural Arizona county pleaded not guilty to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county’s…
Continue Reading Pacific storm dumps heavy rains, unleashes flooding in California coastal cities
By EUGENE GARCIA and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A Pacific storm pounded parts of Southern California on Thursday…
Continue Reading Saturday night’s Bills-Chargers game on Peacock will not have commercials during fourth quarter
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Saturday night’s game between the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers already carried significance as the…
Continue Reading 4 Indian soldiers killed and 3 wounded in an ambush by rebels in disputed Kashmir
NEW DELHI (AP) — Four Indian soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an ambush by militants fighting against New Delhi’s rule in…
Continue Reading Harris to kick off 2024 with stops in Nevada, South Carolina, home to some of Democrats’ first votes
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the…
Continue Reading Colombia will try to raise objects from a 1708 shipwreck believed to have a cargo worth billions
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian government said Thursday it will try to raise objects from the 1708 shipwreck of the galleon San Jose, which…
Continue Reading Comedian Jo Koy is picked to host the Golden Globes as award season kicks off
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian and actor Jo Koy has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, picked by producers…
Continue Reading Homebuilders step up construction of single-family homes as 30-year mortgage rate eases below 7%
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilders are stepping up construction of single-family homes following a steady decline in…
Continue Reading Ecuador investigates the kidnapping of a British businessman and former honorary consul
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian authorities are investigating the kidnapping of a British businessman and former honorary consul, who was rescued…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit. The former New York…
Continue Reading Maryland prison contraband scheme ends with 15 guilty pleas
BALTIMORE (AP) — Authorities say 15 people have pleaded guilty to participating in a state prison contraband scheme in Maryland. Attorney General…
Continue Reading The Super League had its day in court and won. What is it and why do some fans and clubs object?
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that soccer’s governing bodies…
Continue Reading Russia’s foreign minister tours North Africa as anger toward the West swells across the region
By SAM METZ and BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Russia is working to strengthen ties to North Africa and spread its…
Continue Reading ‘You are the father!’ Maury Povich declares to Denver Zoo orangutan
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press Initially unsure of which orangutan was the father of a new baby primate, the Denver Zoo decided to have a little…
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