Russia approves 2 candidates for ballot against Putin in March election
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s national elections commission on Friday registered the first two candidates who will compete with President Vladimir Putin…
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Europe’s inflation is up after months of decline. It could mean a longer wait for interest rate cuts
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation is on the rebound in Europe. The European Union’s statistics agency…
Continue Reading 4 patients die after a fire breaks out at a hospital in northern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police say four people have died after a fire broke out at a hospital in northern Germany and spread to several patients’ rooms.…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Global shares mostly slip, while oil prices advance
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares retreated on Friday although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost as the dollar…
Continue Reading Bangladesh opposition calls for strike on election weekend as premier Hasina seeks forgiveness
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party is calling for general strikes on the weekend of the…
Continue Reading Nepal bars citizens from going to Russia or Ukraine for work, saying they are recruited as fighters
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has banned citizens from going to Russia and Ukraine for employment, saying many have been recruited…
Continue Reading Tesla recalls over 1.6 million imported vehicles for problems with automatic steering, door latches
BEIJING (AP) — Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles imported to China to fix problems with their…
Continue Reading Mississippi deputy fatally shot during traffic stop by suspect who was killed by police after chase
Associated Press BEAUMONT, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say a sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a suspect…
Continue Reading Farmers prevent Germany’s vice chancellor leaving a ferry in a protest that draws condemnation
BERLIN (AP) — A group of farmers prevented Germany’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry hours after the government partially climbed down…
Continue Reading Japanese air safety experts search for voice data from plane debris after runway collision
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Transport safety officials are searching for the voice recorder from a Japan Airlines airliner that caught fire…
Continue Reading Iran mourns those slain in Islamic State-claimed suicide blasts as death toll rises to 89
By AMIR VAHDAT, VAHID SALEMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KERMAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday mourned those slain in an Islamic State…
Continue Reading India’s foreign minister signs a deal to increase imports of electricity from Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — India’s foreign minister has concluded a two-day trip to Nepal during which he signed an agreement to increase the amount…
Continue Reading Indian Navy deploys ship and patrol aircraft following bid to hijack a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier.
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian navy says it has deployed a ship and a patrol aircraft in the Arabian Sea following a hijacking attempt onboard a…
Continue Reading Survivors are found in homes smashed by Japan quake that killed 94 people. Dozens are still missing
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman was pulled carefully from the rubble 72 hours after a…
Continue Reading Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
By Sarah Dean and Sophie Tanno, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic…
Continue Reading Iowa school shooter is believed to have posted an ominous TikTok video before killing a 6th grader and wounding 7 people
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Moments before a 17-year-old unleashed gunfire at Iowa’s Perry…
Continue Reading Rescuers pull quake survivors from rubble in Japan as 72-hour ‘golden period’ closes
By Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura, Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Wajima, Japan (CNN) — The elderly woman emerged slowly on a stretcher,…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after mixed Wall Street finish
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Friday, after a mixed finish on Wall Street, although export-related…
Continue Reading Los Angeles County has thousands of ‘unclaimed dead.’ These investigators retrace their lives
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 74-year-old woman died alone in the hospital last year. It’s the job of investigators…
Continue Reading South African athlete Oscar Pistorius to be released on parole after nearly 9 years in prison
By GERALD IMRAY and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is due to be released…
Continue Reading Baltimore celebrates historic 20% drop in homicides even as gun violence remains high
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the first time in nearly a decade. The 20%…
Continue Reading World’s biggest polluter just had its hottest year on record, marked by deadly extreme weather
China saw its hottest year on record in 2023, state media reported this week, as the world’s biggest polluter confronted a series of relentless…
Continue Reading Police officer convicted of killing a Colorado man is set to learn if he will spend time behind bars
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado police officer convicted of killing Elijah McClain, a young Black man walking home from…
Continue Reading Teen kills 6th grader, wounds 5 others and takes own life in Iowa high school shooting, police say
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A teen armed with a shotgun and a handgun unleashed terror at an Iowa…
Continue Reading South Korea’s military says North Korea fired artillery into maritime buffer zone in ‘provocative act’
By Gawon Bae, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday…
Continue Reading Capitol riot, 3 years later: Hundreds of convictions, yet 1 major mystery is unsolved
By ALANNNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An…
Continue Reading California hires guards to monitor businessman’s other sites under I-10 after freeway fire
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since an arson fire damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the…
Continue Reading Families in Gaza search desperately for food and water, wait in long lines for aid
By MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad…
Continue Reading Jobs report for December will likely conclude another solid year of hiring in 2023
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bringing resurgent inflation down was never expected to be so relatively pain-free. Federal…
Continue Reading B-1 bomber crashes at South Dakota Air Force base, crew ejects safely
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force says a B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed…
Continue Reading Maui’s mayor says Lahaina debris site will be used temporarily until a permanent spot is found
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The mayor of the Hawaiian island of Maui says a site selected to hold debris from last year’s wildfires that…
Continue Reading Adam Sandler plays pickup game before No. 10 Arizona faces Colorado
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Adam Sandler got in a little pickup game at Arizona’s McKale Center before the 10th-ranked Wildcats played Colorado. Wearing…
Continue Reading Father charged after his 10-year-old son, who won’t face charges, allegedly shot and killed another child
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A 10-year-old California boy who was arrested after allegedly fatally shooting another boy with a stolen gun…
Continue Reading Mother suspected of killing 2 children was in custody battle with ex-husband and had accused him of violence, attorney says
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado Springs woman who is accused of killing her two children and seriously injuring a third had been…
Continue Reading 2 men appear in court on murder charges in shooting of Oakland police officer at marijuana business
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a…
Continue Reading North Korea’s Kim orders increased production of mobile launch vehicles as tensions grow with US
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered authorities to increase production of…
Continue Reading Nevada judge is back to work a day after being attacked by defendant who jumped atop her
By KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge was back to work a day after being attacked by a defendant in a felony…
Continue Reading Hoax bomb threats made against government buildings across US for second straight day, authorities say
By Sara Smart, Amy Simonson and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Hoax bomb threats were made against government buildings in several states on…
Continue Reading Trains collide on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 3 people
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two trains have collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java, causing several carriages to buckle and overturn and…
Continue Reading Homicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023
CNN By Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly…
Continue Reading Embattled Sacramento City Council member resigns following federal indictment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A city council member in Sacramento, California, has resigned just weeks after he pleaded not guilty to federal charges…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation charges 2 tribal members with illegally growing marijuana as part of complex case
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities on the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. have charged two tribal members with illegally growing…
Continue Reading New report details the extent of racial profiling during traffic stops in California
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Black drivers in California were stopped “more frequently than expected” by law enforcement, compared to…
Continue Reading Backers of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked voting system fined by campaign finance watchdog
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Supporters of an effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system have been fined more than $94,000 after the…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor proposes 10% spending increase amid windfall from oil production
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is proposing a nearly 10% general fund spending increase for the…
Continue Reading UN economic forecast cites conflicts, sluggish trade, high interest and climate disasters
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations has issued a somber global economic forecast for 2024, pointing to…
Continue Reading Attackers laughed as they raped and murdered a woman in Israel on October 7, witness says
CNN By Jake Tapper, Kirsten Appleton and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Five men came out of the van and captured a woman, ripping off her clothes…
Continue Reading Attackers laughed as they raped and murdered a woman in Israel on October 7, witness says
By Jake Tapper, Kirsten Appleton and Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — Five men came out of the van and captured a woman, ripping off her clothes as…
Continue Reading Ailing 53-year-old female elephant euthanized at Los Angeles Zoo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 53-year-old Asian elephant has been euthanized at the Los Angeles Zoo after she was unable to stand up. The zoo says Shaunzi,…
Continue Reading New York City subway train derails in collision with another train, injuring more than 20 people
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say a subway train has derailed after colliding with another train. The accident left more than 20 people…
Continue Reading Court records bring new, unwanted attention to rich and famous in Jeffrey Epstein’s social circle
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Before and after he was exposed as a pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein loved to mingle with the world’s…
Continue Reading Brazilian politician’s move to investigate a priest sparks outpouring of support for the clergyman
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A right-wing Brazilian politician’s push to have the city of Sao Paulo investigate a…
Continue Reading Attorney: Medical negligence caused death of former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
DALLAS (AP) — The family of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says the trailblazing Texas congresswoman died after getting an infection and…
Continue Reading Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for treatment under medical marijuana law
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says access to medical marijuana in the state should expand to…
Continue Reading These twins don’t share a birthday, or a birth year
A New Jersey family has welcomed twins who were born not only on different days, but in different…
Continue Reading Judge denies change of venue motion in rape trial of man also accused of Memphis teacher’s killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge says a Tennessee man accused of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a…
Continue Reading Former Guatemalan president released on bond; leaves prison for first time since 2015
By SARA MELINI Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Former Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina was released from prison after posting bond of…
Continue Reading There’s a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Long-held Republican opposition to broader health care coverage may be softening in Georgia and…
Continue Reading A transgender candidate in Ohio was disqualified from the state ballot for omitting her former name
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender woman has been disqualified…
Continue Reading Eli Lilly starts website to connect patients with new obesity treatment, Zepbound, other drugs
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Eli Lilly has launched a unique website to connect U.S. patients seeking obesity treatment to doctors, dieticians and…
Continue Reading Founding member of experimental rock band Mr. Bungle suspected of killing girlfriend in California
CAPITOLA, Calif. (AP) — Police say a founding member of an experimental rock band has been arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend.…
Continue Reading King’s daughter says wars, gun violence, racism have pushed humanity to the brink
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter says the world urgently needs to study and adopt…
Continue Reading Americans spent a record $222 billion shopping online this holiday season
Americans ramped up their online shopping this past holiday season, splurging on a record-setting $222 billion worth of electronics, toys and other…
Continue Reading Sudan paramilitary leader says he’s committed to cease-fire, but no progress on proposed peace talks
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sudanese paramilitary leader Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo says he is committed to a…
Continue Reading Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A Connecticut woman who pushed for expanded access to Vermont’s law that allows people who…
Continue Reading UC Berkeley walls off People’s Park as it waits for court decision on student housing project
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and TERRY CHEA Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Police officers in riot gear have removed activists from Berkeley’s…
Continue Reading Federal agency blames ‘poor safety culture’ for 2021 DC Metro train derailment
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top federal transportation safety official is harshly criticizing Washington’s regional…
Continue Reading The AP Top 25 remains a college basketball mainstay after 75 years of evolution
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll has been a mainstay for 75 years, but much like the game…
Continue Reading ISIS claims responsibility for deadliest attack in Iran since 1979 revolution
CNN By Eyad Kourdi and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts near the burial site of slain…
Continue Reading New York City suing charter bus companies for transporting migrants from Texas
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — New York City is suing more than a dozen charter bus companies for their role in Texas Gov.…
Continue Reading Homicides dropped by over 10% in America’s biggest cities in 2023
By Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly…
Continue Reading Neo-Nazi podcasters sent to prison on terror charges for targeting Prince Harry and his young son
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son has been sentenced…
Continue Reading Crib videos offer clue to mysterious child deaths, showing seizures sometimes play a role
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Crib cameras are offering a clue to a rare but devastating tragedy _ when seemingly healthy young children…
Continue Reading ‘Fat Leonard’ seeks new attorneys ahead of sentencing in Navy bribery case, causing another delay
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Convicted Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis who led a daring escape weeks before he…
Continue Reading Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for…
Continue Reading Florida man charged with threatening to kill US Rep Eric Swalwell and his children
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a South Florida man threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell and his children in a series of…
Continue Reading Glynis Johns, ‘Mary Poppins’ star who first sang Sondheim’s ‘Send in the Clowns,’ dies at 100
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite…
Continue Reading Voters file an objection to Trump’s name on the Illinois ballot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A petition filed by five voters seeks to bar former President Donald Trump from the Illinois Republican primary election…
Continue Reading New York governor pushes for paid medical leave during pregnancy
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Pregnant people in New York would have 40 hours of paid leave to attend…
Continue Reading SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Michael Skakel, the nephew of Ethel Kennedy. Skakel was convicted in 2002 of the…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Personal Birth date: January 12, 1964 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two private companies are aiming to get the U.S. back in the moon-landing business,…
Continue Reading US says Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley’s Republican rivals are ramping up their attacks on her as Iowa’s caucuses near
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their attacks…
Continue Reading Unsealed documents show again how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged his powerful connections
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The unsealing of dozens of documents describing financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse…
Continue Reading Bomb threats prompt evacuations of government buildings in several states, but no explosives found
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Government buildings in several states were evacuated following bomb threats, briefly…
Continue Reading The US Tennis Association is reviewing its safeguarding policies and procedures
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Tennis Association has retained two lawyers at a Washington-based firm to review its safeguarding policies and procedures…
Continue Reading A judge in Oregon refuses to dismiss a 2015 climate lawsuit filed by youth
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people that…
Continue Reading Oscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole. He will be strictly monitored until December 2029
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison Friday to live under strict…
Continue Reading Putin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree that speeds up a path to Russian…
Continue Reading New bridge connecting Detroit to Canada won’t open until fall 2025
DETROIT (AP) — A second bridge connecting Detroit and Canada over the Detroit River won’t open for travel until fall 2025, months later than…
Continue Reading NBA fines Nets $100,000 for violating player participation policy by resting players
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 on Thursday, marking the first time a team was sanctioned for violating…
Continue Reading Blinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to the Middle East this weekend for the fourth time…
Continue Reading Inflation isn’t beaten yet. Price rises are accelerating again in Europe
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Europe hasn’t quite shaken off the big, painful problem haunting its economies over the past two years.…
Continue Reading MetLife Stadium to remove 1,740 seats for 2026 World Cup, officials hoping to host final
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as…
Continue Reading US mortgage rates increase for the first time since October
By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked up ever so slightly this week, kicking off 2024 by taking a breather from the…
Continue Reading US Mint releases coins honoring Harriet Tubman
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — The US Mint released commemorative coins honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman Thursday. The coins include $5…
Continue Reading What to expect from Friday’s jobs report, 2023’s final tally
When the final jobs report for 2023 is released this Friday at 8:30 am ET, economists are projecting that the US economy added 160,000 positions in…
Continue Reading Fire at home of Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill started by child playing with cigarette lighter
By FREIDA FRISARO and ALANIS THAMES Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fire officials say a child playing with a cigarette lighter…
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