Haiti’s rum industry takes a hit as gangs torch sugarcane fields
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s renowned rum has become the newest victim of violent gangs vying to control a growing number of businesses…
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Female leatherback turtles are among the world’s most intrepid creatures, making journeys as far as 10,000 miles after nesting to find food in…
Continue Reading Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill, has died
Bob Moore, the founder of Bob’s Red Mill whole-grains company, has…
Continue Reading Boy George of iconic band Culture Club returns to Broadway in a musical he calls ‘a slap of joy’
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Boy George, the singer-songwriter and beating heart of the iconic band Culture Club, is…
Continue Reading Mysterious oil spill sparks national emergency in Trinidad and Tobago
By Abel Alvarado and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — An overturned vessel has caused a huge oil spill along Trinidad and Tobago’s coastline, in…
Continue Reading Leading Virginia Senate Democrat deals major setback for Washington sports arena bill
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A leading Democratic Virginia legislator says proposed legislation to help pave the way for…
Continue Reading Indiana high court weighs Senate hopeful’s challenge to limit on who can seek party nominations
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana U.S. Senate candidate John Rust, who has filed to run as Republican in the May…
Continue Reading Fired utility executives indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme, fail to surrender
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives have been indicted in connection with a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio.…
Continue Reading The Chiefs have achieved dynasty status with their third Super Bowl title in five years
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — This was supposed to be the year when the Kansas City Chiefs were vulnerable. Their wide…
Continue Reading A shooter opened fire in a Houston church. Gunfire has also scarred other Texas places of worship
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The shooting at the Lakewood megachurch in Houston that left the alleged female shooter dead…
Continue Reading Spring training preview: The Dodgers won the offseason. Will it buy them a championship?
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Money can buy lots of things, including Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a pair of Japanese…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Republicans eye surprise open congressional seat in strong GOP district
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The surprise retirement of a GOP congressman in a solidly Republican Wisconsin congressional…
Continue Reading How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican Party’s nomination this year, says…
Continue Reading Timeline of the Israeli raid in Gaza that rescued two hostages and killed dozens of Palestinians
By The Associated Press The Israeli raid in the southern Gaza Strip lasted less than 90 minutes. When it was over, two hostages had been safely…
Continue Reading Hungary’s Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president’s resignation
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s long-serving government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a rare…
Continue Reading Post-Roe v. Wade, more patients rely on early prenatal testing as states toughen abortion laws
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Continue Reading Roman egg still intact found in UK in ‘amazing’ discovery
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Researchers have cracked one of the mysteries hidden within a Roman egg, discovering that it still contains its…
Continue Reading Connecticut church pastor accused of selling meth out of rectory
WOODBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on allegations that he sold crystal meth out of his church’s rectory. Police say…
Continue Reading A top Jewish group in Switzerland slams an antisemitic sign purportedly by a local ski rental stand
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Continue Reading An offshore oil spill has caused a ‘national emergency,’ Trinidad and Tobago prime minister says
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister says a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has…
Continue Reading Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid
By BILL BARROW Associated Press Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee…
Continue Reading UK sanctions 4 Israeli settlers accused of human rights abuses in West Bank
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers accused of committing human rights abuses against…
Continue Reading Trump arrives in federal court in Florida for closed hearing in his classified documents case
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Continue Reading German, Danish leaders launch construction of new ammunition plant as Europe ramps up production
BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Denmark have joined in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory, underlining Europe’s…
Continue Reading Explosive experts in Greece defuse a parcel bomb sent to a judge
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police say explosives experts in northern Greece have safely defused a parcel bomb that had been delivered to a senior…
Continue Reading Less is more? Consumers have fewer choices as brands prune their offerings to focus on best sellers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Plenty of retailers and suppliers are reducing the variety of their offerings to…
Continue Reading First stone-built Hindu temple in the Middle East rises in the UAE ahead of Modi’s latest visit
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU MUREIKHA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The first stone-constructed Hindu temple in the Middle East is preparing…
Continue Reading Floats at Germany’s Carnival parades satirize leading political figures
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Throngs of revelers have taken to the streets of Germany’s Carnival strongholds along with floats that satirized the…
Continue Reading Mobileye CEO Shashua expects more autonomous vehicles on the road in 2 years as tech moves ahead
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Five years ago, automakers and tech companies thought they were on the cusp of putting thousands of…
Continue Reading Trump faces Monday deadline to ask the Supreme Court for a delay in his election interference trial
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces a Monday deadline to ask the Supreme Court to extend the…
Continue Reading Thousands of minority Serbs protest Kosovo’s decision to abolish the Serbian dinar
MITROVICA, Kosovo (AP) — Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo have protested a ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where they live.…
Continue Reading Nine inches in Buffalo and two in Tulsa: How much snow will give kids a snow day across the US?
By Amy O’Kruk, CNN Going to bed on the night of a snowstorm and wishing for a snow day is a rite of passage as a kid. But not all flakes are…
Continue Reading Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died last week from bird…
Continue Reading The race to govern Pakistan: Who’s in the running, what’s the mood, and what happens next?
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The final results of Pakistan’s parliamentary elections are out. But there’s still no…
Continue Reading Shooter at Houston megachurch had lengthy criminal history including weapons charges, police say
KHOU, KPRC, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch…
Continue Reading Jen Pawol on verge of becoming first MLB woman umpire, gets full-time spring training assignment
By BEN WALKER and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol is on the verge of becoming Major League Baseball’s first woman…
Continue Reading Moldova will destroy explosives found in a Shahed drone that strayed from the war in Ukraine
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Authorities in Moldova say they will destroy explosives discovered in a part of a Shahed drone that crashed on its…
Continue Reading UN Palestinian aid agency says it’s ‘critical’ to receive EU aid soon, but EU wants an audit first
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it’s vital that it receives new European…
Continue Reading Shooting at Greek shipping company kills four, including owner and suspected gunman
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Three people were fatally shot in the offices of a shipping company near Athens and the suspected gunman also took his life…
Continue Reading A search is underway for a Polish doctor kidnapped from a hospital in Chad
By EDOUARD TAKADJI Associated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — A search is underway for a Polish doctor kidnapped in southern Chad. Polish media…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Feb. 12: Super Bowl, Gaza, church shooting, aid package, King Charles III
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A strengthening storm will traverse through the Northeast this week and unload heavy snow across a large swath…
Continue Reading Poland’s Tusk heads to France, Germany to strengthen alliance as fears grow over Russia and Trump
By SYLVIE CORBET and VANESSA GERA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk was traveling to Paris and Berlin on…
Continue Reading Mahomes, the Chiefs, Taylor Swift and a thrilling game — it all came together at the Super Bowl
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in a Super Bowl unlike any…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods starts a new year with a new look now that his Nike deal has ended
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods is starting a new year with a new look. He still figures to be wearing red on…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out at a waterpark under construction at a popular Swedish amusement park
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire has broken out at a waterpark under construction at one of the Nordic region’s biggest amusement parks, sending…
Continue Reading Finland has elected a new president to take over top job in NATO’s newcomer and Russian neighbor
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland has a new president after former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb narrowly won a runoff vote…
Continue Reading Rock, paper or scissors? US striker wins pre-penalty contest before scoring in English league game
COVENTRY, England (AP) — United States striker Haji Wright tricked his own teammate before outwitting the goalkeeper in an English league game.…
Continue Reading A plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda incompatible with human rights, a group of UK lawmakers says
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A group of British lawmakers says a plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is…
Continue Reading After embrace, pope and Argentina’s Milei meet amid speculation Francis might finally go home
ROME (AP) — Despite their rocky start, Argentine President Javier Milei and Pope Francis appear to have hit it off. They met Monday amid…
Continue Reading Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s first astronaut has returned home to a hero’s welcome as a symbol of the country’s advances in technology and…
Continue Reading A Dutch court orders Netherlands to stop all exports of F-35 parts to Israel, citing the war in Gaza
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges in the Netherlands have ordered the Dutch government to halt the export of…
Continue Reading Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in…
Continue Reading Partial rerun of Germany’s 2021 election in Berlin costs a governing party 1 seat
BERLIN (AP) — A partial rerun of Germany’s 2021 election in Berlin brought a decline in support for the governing parties and cost one of them a…
Continue Reading New Mexico officer killed in stabbing before suspect is shot and killed by witness, police say
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico police officer died after he was stabbed by a suspect, who was shot and killed by a witness to the attack. The…
Continue Reading Khan supporters and other Pakistani parties block highways to protest election results
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and members of other parties are…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100 in Rafah as international alarm mounts over anticipated ground offensive
By Helen Regan and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as “extremely intense” Israeli…
Continue Reading Jim Nantz and Tony Romo finally get a great game in their 3rd Super Bowl for CBS
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Jim Nantz and CBS producer Jim Rikhoff immediately felt they could be in store for the second overtime game in Super…
Continue Reading Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses jeopardize the Afghan health system, group says
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Afghanistan’s public health system has been hit hard following a sharp…
Continue Reading What to know about a shooting at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas during Sunday services
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A motive remains unclear after a woman in a trenchcoat opened fire in celebrity pastor Joel…
Continue Reading Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It was a warm handshake between the unlikeliest of statesmen, conducted under the beaming gaze…
Continue Reading A defense minister and 2 former governors vie for Indonesia’s presidency
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who…
Continue Reading NATO chief says Trump’s comments on abandoning alliance endangers US and European troops
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has hit back against “any suggestion” countries within the alliance would not…
Continue Reading Shooter at Houston megachurch had lengthy criminal history including weapons charges, police say
By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday afternoon with…
Continue Reading Recession risks are fading, business economists say, but political tensions pose threat to economy
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a quarter of business economists and analysts expect the United States to fall into…
Continue Reading Biden welcomes King of Jordan as framework for hostage deal is decided in Israel-Hamas conflict
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Washington Monday and the two…
Continue Reading Republicans work to recruit female, minority candidates even as they criticize diversity programs
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans may be critical of diversity and inclusion programs within the federal…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of missile attack targeting a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship has come under attack by two missiles in the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the latest attack believed to have…
Continue Reading Virginia’s Youngkin aims to bolster mental health care, part of national focus after the pandemic
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There’s consensus in Virginia that the mental health care system is in need of reform,…
Continue Reading Rio’s Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands
By DIANE JEANTET and FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Salgueiro samba school has paid tribute to…
Continue Reading Will Biden and Trump face one another in presidential debates? There’s no commitment yet
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley is challenging Donald Trump to debate. Trump is challenging…
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By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include “Young Sheldon” returning for its seventh and final season,…
Continue Reading Feel the need for speed? Late president’s 75-mph speedboat is up for auction
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — When former President George H.W. Bush felt the need for speed in the waters off Maine, he just hopped aboard his…
Continue Reading ‘We won’t hear the bangs’: Ukrainian city moves schools into metro stations
By Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kharkiv, Ukraine (CNN) — It was a special day for Elmira Dergousova when…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian markets mixed, with most closed for holidays, after S&P 500 tops 5,000
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Monday, with most regional markets closed for holidays, while…
Continue Reading India celebrates release of eight nationals detained in Qatar on reported spy charges
By Jessie Yeung and Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — Eight Indian nationals who were detained and sentenced to death in Qatar on reported espionage…
Continue Reading Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl…
Continue Reading Qatar frees 8 retired Indian navy officers whose death sentences over alleged spying were commuted
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Foreign Ministry says Qatar has freed eight retired Indian navy officers who had been given death sentences for alleged…
Continue Reading Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages as airstrikes kill around 100 Palestinians in Rafah
By Abeer Salman, Jessie Yeung and Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — Two Israeli-Argentinian men taken captive by Hamas on October 7 were rescued on…
Continue Reading Biden’s campaign joins TikTok, even as administration warns of national security concerns with app
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign is now on TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform…
Continue Reading Shooter at Houston megachurch had lengthy criminal history including weapons charges, police say
KPRC, CNN By Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A woman who walked into a popular Texas megachurch Sunday…
Continue Reading The Israeli military says it has rescued 2 hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said it rescued two hostages from captivity in the Gaza Strip early Monday. It identified the men as…
Continue Reading Beyoncé says new music, ‘Act II,’ will drop in March
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is…. Back? After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super…
Continue Reading California hiker’s body recovered from Mt Baldy
By Cindy Von Quednow and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A woman who went missing after hiking on Mount Baldy during extreme weather conditions…
Continue Reading Review: Usher shines at star-studded 2024 Super Bowl halftime show
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher emerged at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium for the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show, an…
Continue Reading American woman killed in apparent crossfire in a drug dispute at the Mexican beach resort of Tulum
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach…
Continue Reading AI ‘resurrects’ long dead dictator in murky new era of deepfake electioneering
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A once-feared army general, who ruled Indonesia with an iron fist for more than three decades, has a message for…
Continue Reading Iraq says US troop drawdown talks will go on ‘as long as nothing disturbs the peace of the talks’
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iraqi government met again with the U.S. government on how to draw down American troops who…
Continue Reading Venezuelan government has arrested a rights activist on vague conspiracy charges
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has arrested human rights activist Rocio San Miguel. The…
Continue Reading Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum has died in a car crash in Kenya, fellow athlete says
By TOM ODULA, MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fellow athlete says marathon world record-holder Kelvin…
Continue Reading White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The president’s national security spokesman John Kirby is getting an expanded role at the…
Continue Reading Brazil’s aluminum can street party brings joy, and a green message, to revelers
By ERALDO PERES and ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press MADRE DE DEUS, Brazil (AP) — Carnival revelers in Brazil’s Madre de Deus heard the…
Continue Reading Ready for this year’s Super Bowl commercials? Here are the ads filling game breaks on Sunday
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl Sunday is here — and, as always, there’s a vast roster of advertisers…
Continue Reading Defense Sec. Austin hospitalized with bladder issue, but ‘retaining the functions’ of office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Sunday following symptoms pointing to an “emergent bladder issue,” the…
Continue Reading Officials search for motive as new details emerge about the shooter at a Houston megachurch
CNN By Steve Almasy and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are still trying to decipher what motivated a 36-year-old mother to open…
Continue Reading A plane carrying Canadian skydivers hits beach in southern Mexico, killing a man on the ground
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A plane carrying four Canadian skydivers came down on a beach in southern Mexico, killing one man who was on the beach at the…
Continue Reading Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family’s gender reveal ceremony in 2020 sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a…
Continue Reading 2 injured, including child, after shooting at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, Houston police say. Shooter is also down
By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A woman in a trench coat armed with a long rifle – and accompanied by a young child –…
Continue Reading Police report possible shooting at Texas megachurch run by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen
HOUSTON (AP) — Police in Houston say they are responding to a possible shooting at the megachurch run by pastor Joel Osteen. Lakewood Church said…
Continue Reading NYC imposing curfew at more migrant shelters following recent violent incidents
NEW YORK (AP) — New York is expanding a curfew to additional migrant shelters. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will impose an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.…
Continue Reading Venezuela defends military buildup, accusing neighboring Guyana of granting illegal oil contracts
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuela accused neighboring Guayana of granting illegal oil exploration concessions in territory the…
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