What to know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s pick for labor secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor,…
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Idaho teen is arrested in connection with a dead infant found in a baby box at a hospital
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho teenager has been arrested in connection with the body of an infant found last month at a hospital in a box meant…
Continue Reading Trump taps a Fox News personality, a surgeon and a former Congressman to lead public health agencies
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate…
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Venezuela opens investigation against opposition leader for alleged treason
By Abel Alvarado, CNN, and Osmary Hernandez and Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition…
Continue Reading Stabbing renews debate over India hospital safety months after rape and murder of trainee doctor
By Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A knife attack on a doctor in India has renewed an impassioned debate about whether enough is being done…
Continue Reading What to know about Scott Bessent, Trump’s pick for treasury secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen money manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction and…
Continue Reading Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott…
Continue Reading Wisconsin man to spend decades in prison for wrong-way crash that killed 4 siblings
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A drunken driver who was traveling the wrong way on a Wisconsin highway has been sentenced to more than 35 years in prison.…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s government will investigate opposition leader Machado for supporting US House bill
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has announced another investigation against opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, continuing…
Continue Reading Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen.…
Continue Reading Louisiana GOP lawmakers want to make it easier to try juveniles as adults
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on…
Continue Reading Massachusetts will phase out use of hotels and motels to shelter homeless families, governor says
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has announced that the state’s reliance on hotels and motels to shelter…
Continue Reading Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick
AP Health Writer U.S. health officials said a California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria…
Continue Reading UN expert: Myanmar’s desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition…
Continue Reading Detroit-area police officer charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 2 men
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer has been charged with manslaughter after his patrol car smashed into another…
Continue Reading Daniel Penny doesn’t testify as his defense rests in subway chokehold trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Penny has chosen not to testify at his trial in the death of an agitated man he choked on a subway train.…
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Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix problem that can cause loss of power
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing…
Continue Reading Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week
Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport are voting on whether to go on a 24-hour strike…
Continue Reading US senator says Trump would laugh at Canada’s military spending as Canadian security forum begins
Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A U.S. senator and supporter of Donald Trump said Friday the president-elect would laugh at Canada’s…
Continue Reading Lawyer says ex-Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller met with NCAA for hours amid gambling probe
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A lawyer for former Temple basketball standout Hysier Miller says the 22-year-old sat for a long interview…
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Wisconsin kayaker accused of faking his own drowning is alive in Europe, officials say
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Borgwardt, a Wisconsin kayaker accused of faking his own drowning and fleeing the country, is alive…
Continue Reading Florida detective sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida detective accused of severely beating a Black man has been sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ third bid to be released on bail won’t be decided until next week
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says he’ll rule next week on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ third request to be released from jail on bail…
Continue Reading National monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes’ support
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens have asked President Joe Biden to…
Continue Reading Alice Brock, who helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s classic ‘Alice’s Restaurant,’ dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Alice Brock has died at age 83. Her Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie’s deadpan Thanksgiving standard,…
Continue Reading A police chief in Mexico kills himself as troops try to arrest him in a corruption probe
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The police chief of a small town in central Mexico took his own life as troops closed in to arrest him as part of a large-scale…
Continue Reading Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary
Associated Press An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has…
Continue Reading Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has repealed a seldom-used law over a century old that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse. The…
Continue Reading Skilled burglars are targeting pro athletes’ homes, leagues warn. Here’s what we know
By Andy Rose, Josh Campbell and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — At least three professional sports leagues warned their teams this week that organized…
Continue Reading Daniel Penny’s defense centers on disputing Jordan Neely’s cause of death on NYC subway
By Lauren del Valle and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The defense has rested its case in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine who held…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit
Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower…
Continue Reading CNN wants the North Carolina lieutenant governor’s defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CNN wants a defamation lawsuit against it filed by North Carolina’s lieutenant governor dismissed. Mark…
Continue Reading Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central…
Continue Reading Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC’s $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize…
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U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree arrives in Washington
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree has arrived in Washington, D.C. to be part of the nation’s holiday…
Continue Reading Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has voted unanimously to certify the the results of the November…
Continue Reading Charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protester arrested under mask ban for wearing a kaffiyeh
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against a pro-Palestinian protester arrested under a local face mask ban for…
Continue Reading School district defends decision to punish parents for wearing pink ‘XX’ wristbands
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School district officials who punished two parents for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” during a…
Continue Reading California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child
Associated Press Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor. The child had mild…
Continue Reading County official in Arizona pleads guilty to embezzling over $38M in public funds
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An elected official for an Arizona border county has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $38 million in public funds over a…
Continue Reading Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by an NYPD vehicle
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has announced an investigation into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked…
Continue Reading The man who ended Nadal’s career helps the Netherlands beat Germany to reach the Davis Cup final
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has led the Netherlands into…
Continue Reading Jury deliberates on whether man held down teen while he was raped at youth center in 1990s
Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A jury is deliberating on whether a New Hampshire man held down a teenage boy while he was raped at a…
Continue Reading Gorilla at a Canadian zoo died after worker mistakenly activated wrong door
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary…
Continue Reading What to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in…
Continue Reading What to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan
The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and the romantic comedy “Sweethearts” are some of this week’s new streaming…
Continue Reading Ancient meets modern as a new subway in Greece showcases archaeological treasures
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, is getting a brand new subway system that will showcase…
Continue Reading One of 3 Massachusetts communities reach a deal with their striking teachers
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — One of three Massachusetts communities have reached a deal with their striking teachers union, leaving two left to…
Continue Reading Matt Gaetz says he won’t return to Congress next year after withdrawing name for attorney general
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday that he will not be returning to Congress after withdrawing his name from…
Continue Reading 2 convicted in human smuggling case after Indian family froze to death on US-Canada border
Associated Press FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury convicted two men on Friday of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an…
Continue Reading At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall
AP Health Writer At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of…
Continue Reading Man gets probation for helping Young Dolph’s killers after Memphis rapper’s shooting
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who helped two hired killers after they gunned down rapper Young Dolph at a Memphis bakery…
Continue Reading Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album ‘GNX’
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new…
Continue Reading Noodles and wine are the secret ingredients for a strange new twist in China’s doping saga
AP National Writer It looked like a recipe for disaster. So, when his country’s swimmers were being accused of doping earlier this year, one…
Continue Reading Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S.…
Continue Reading Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump’s most contentious picks
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill…
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Sheriff says man revealed how he faked his death, fled to Europe
By Stephen Swanson, Emily Mae Czachor Click here for updates on this story GREEN LAKE, Wisconsin (WCCO) — Authorities…
Continue Reading Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A woman who claimed mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin…
Continue Reading Switzerland bars exports to Polish firm after Swiss-made ammunition ends up in Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss government says it is barring exports to a Polish military hardware supplier after concluding that some 645,000 rounds of…
Continue Reading President of Atlanta’s historically Black Spelman College steps down after leave of absence
ATLANTA (AP) — Spelman College’s president won’t be coming back from her leave of absence and is stepping down permanently. The historically…
Continue Reading Trump gave Interior nominee one directive for a half-billion acres of US land: ‘Drill.’
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Donald Trump assigned Doug Burgum a singular mission in nominating the governor of oil-rich North Dakota to…
Continue Reading Trump-backed Derek Merrin concedes to Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Trump-endorsed rival said he called the veteran Ohio congresswoman to…
Continue Reading Actor Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising star
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors ’ ex-girlfriend has dropped her assault and defamation lawsuit against the once-rising Hollywood…
Continue Reading Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sentenced this month in his hush money case, instead…
Continue Reading Israelis unite behind their prime minister as Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials was met with…
Continue Reading German auto supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs in further sign of carmakers’ woes
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s technology and services company Bosch is cutting its automotive division workforce by…
Continue Reading Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta…
Continue Reading Wing ‘wizard’ Harry Potter to play for Australia’s rugby team. He knows the puns are coming
AP Sports Writer A rugby player called Harry Potter is set to make his debut for Australia on Sunday. He knows the puns are headed his way. Fittingly…
Continue Reading Queen Camilla will skip Royal Variety Performance as she recovers from chest infection
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Camilla will miss another engagement as she recovers from a chest infection. The wife of King Charles…
Continue Reading NBA memo to players urges increased vigilance regarding home security following break-ins
AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent…
Continue Reading Amazon to invest an additional $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative…
Continue Reading Disabled Americans rely on rideshare apps but say they still face discrimination
AP Health Writer Disabled rideshare users have for years reported having less access to Lyft and Uber than able-bodied people. People who use…
Continue Reading A Norwegian student has been arrested on charges of spying on the US for Russia
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Authorities in Norway say a Norwegian student in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while…
Continue Reading JD Vance is leaving the Senate for the vice presidency. That’s set off a scramble for his Ohio seat
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the…
Continue Reading DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit
AP Business Writer DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company. The…
Continue Reading Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year
Associated Press Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding. “Christmas in the…
Continue Reading A Dutch court weighs a lawsuit against arms sales to Israel
Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Pro-Palestinian activists have told a Dutch court that the Netherlands is violating international law by selling…
Continue Reading What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The low-budget movie “Hundreds of Beavers” has turned into a lo-fi legend. Mike Cheslik’s film, made for just…
Continue Reading ExxonMobil could partner up with Eni and Total to jointly develop natural gas deposits off Cyprus
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ energy minister says ExxonMobil could partner up with a consortium composed of Eni of Italy and…
Continue Reading Storm inundates Northern California with rain, heavy snow. Thousands remain in the dark in Seattle
Associated Press HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a…
Continue Reading Lawsuit against UK security agency by survivors of Ariana Grande concert bombing is rejected
LONDON (AP) — A special tribunal has rejected a legal claim against Britain’s domestic intelligence agency by more than 300 survivors of a…
Continue Reading Bulgaria and Romania ‘one step closer’ to full membership in Schengen zone, Hungary says
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian officials say Bulgaria and Romania could become full members of Europe’s Schengen travel zone…
Continue Reading A baby who disappeared from a Vienna hospital ward has been found dead. Her mother was arrested
VIENNA (AP) — Police say the body of a newborn baby who was reported missing from a neonatal ward at a hospital in Vienna has been found in a…
Continue Reading Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad
Associated Press A social-media tribute to Coptic Christians. A billboard in Amish country. A visit to a revered Jewish gravesite. While Donald…
Continue Reading Son of Norway’s crown princess accused of second rape
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — The 27-year-old son of Norway’s crown princess has been accused of a second rape just days after he was…
Continue Reading Protesters in Serbian cities block traffic, standing in silence for the victims of roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Residents in several cities and towns across Serbia blocked traffic and stood in silence for 15 minutes on Friday to…
Continue Reading Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill a hospital director in Lebanon and wound 9 medics in Gaza
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli airstrikes have killed the director of the largest hospital in the country’s northeast. Six others…
Continue Reading German ex-leader Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump’s comeback and recalls awkward non-handshake
BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 22: Trump’s Cabinet, Bomb cyclone, Middle East, Immigration, Jussie Smollett
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Texas officials will vote today on a new public school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons in K-5…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 22: Trump’s Cabinet, Bomb cyclone, Middle East, Immigration, Jussie Smollett
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Texas officials will vote today on a new public school curriculum that incorporates Bible lessons in K-5…
Continue Reading London’s Gatwick Airport re-opens its South Terminal after a suspicious package triggers an alert
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Gatwick Airport said it is reopening its South Terminal after police resolved a security alert triggered…
Continue Reading Pakistani city mourns 42 Shiite Muslims who were ambushed and killed in a gun attack
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Protesters in Pakistan’s restive northwest chanted anti-government slogans and tensions flared as funeral prayers were…
Continue Reading US budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems?
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Delta and United have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning…
Continue Reading Caring daughter, good friend and devout Christian: Heartbroken loved ones paint portrait of Laken Riley after her killing
By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Laken Riley’s name was heard in court countless times and repeated by politicians around the country who…
Continue Reading The US Embassy in London returns to normal after police blow up a package
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in London has returned to normal operations after police carried out the controlled explosion of a suspicious…
Continue Reading NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia’s attack with new hypersonic missile
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental,…
Continue Reading Japan passes $250B economic package meant to lift wages and spur growth
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has approved a $250 billion economic stimulus package centered around initiatives intended to boost incomes.…
Continue Reading China is expanding visa-free entry to more countries in bid to boost economy
BEIJING (AP) — China is going to expand visa-free entry to citizens of nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help…
Continue Reading 6 tourists died in Laos after apparently drinking methanol. What is it and why was it in drinks?
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted…
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