November 2023

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

November 30, 2023 5:35 AM Associated Press

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most…

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

November 30, 2023 5:28 AM Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS and DAVE BRYAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues,…

Pope says he has acute bronchitis, doctors recommended against travel to avoid change in temperature

November 30, 2023 5:27 AM Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis says he is suffering from acute and infectious bronchitis. He told an audience on Thursday that doctors recommended he…

Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits

November 30, 2023 5:26 AM Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says a six-week strike by the United Auto Workers union cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7…

Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa

November 30, 2023 5:25 AM Associated Press

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…

4 migrants who were pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain’s southern coast

November 30, 2023 5:11 AM Associated Press

By CIARÁN GILES and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced…

China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a ‘powder keg’

November 30, 2023 4:49 AM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese defense ministry’s top spokesperson has said that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South…

StormTrack Weather: Gusty winds, cooler temperatures, and mountain snow showers

November 30, 2023 4:45 AM Nichole Gomez

El Paso, TX ( KVIA)-Changes will arrive in the borderland this morning as a Pacific storm system moves across the area Thursday. As the system moves…

Vehicle wanted in Chicago homicide crashes into Milwaukee school bus during police pursuit

November 30, 2023 4:31 AM Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A vehicle wanted in connection with a homicide in Chicago smashed into a school bus while fleeing police in Milwaukee, sending…

A Pakistani province aims to deport 10,000 Afghans a day

November 30, 2023 4:25 AM Associated Press

By ABDUL SATTAR and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in a Pakistani province are setting targets for police to…

Germany arrests French woman who allegedly committed war crimes after joining IS in Syria

November 30, 2023 4:10 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they have arrested a French woman who allegedly committed war crimes in Syria after joining the Islamic State…

Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan

November 30, 2023 4:06 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL PHILLIS and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years…

Teenage suspects accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a German Christmas market

November 30, 2023 3:54 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy and an alleged accomplice are accused of plotting to blow up a small truck at a Christmas market in…

UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead

November 30, 2023 3:48 AM Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN and BASSAM HATOUM Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.N. weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but…

Russian missile strikes in eastern Ukraine rip through buildings, kill 2 and bury families in rubble

November 30, 2023 3:47 AM Associated Press

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles tore through apartment buildings in eastern…

South Korean farmers rally near presidential office to protest proposed anti-dog meat legislation

November 30, 2023 3:46 AM Associated Press

By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Dozens of South Korean dog farmers have scuffled with police during a rally near the…

Inflation in Europe falls to 2.4% as interest rates pack a punch. But the economy has stalled

November 30, 2023 3:05 AM Associated Press

By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europeans are again seeing some relief as inflation dropped to 2.4% in November, the lowest in…