U.S. imposes new round of sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a Belgian involved in procuring electronics for the Russian…
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2023
2 plead guilty in fire at Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant during protest after Rayshard Brooks killing
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two of three people charged with arson in the burning of the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta where…
Continue Reading
Ghost kitchens were supposed to revolutionize restaurants. They’re crashing
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Big investors, celebrity chefs and chains rushed to open ghost kitchens during the pandemic,…
Continue Reading Vice President Harris breaks nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreaker votes, casts her 32nd
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke a nearly 200-year-old record for casting…
Continue Reading Judge again orders arrest of owner of former firearms training center in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge has again issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a former Vermont firearms training center, ruling that he failed…
Continue Reading In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose…
Continue Reading Georgia lawmakers advance congressional map keeping 9-5 GOP edge; legislative maps get final passage
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state senators are advancing a new congressional map that would maintain a 9-5 GOP edge in the…
Continue Reading North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won’t seek reelection in 2024
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House next…
Continue Reading Air Force identifies the 8 US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan and recovers 6 bodies
By TARA COPP and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force Special Operations Command has recovered the remains of six of the…
Continue Reading Argentina’s President-elect Milei replies to Musk’s interest: ‘We need to talk, Elon’
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the social network X, has shared a video in which Argentina’s President-elect…
Continue Reading Deputy fired and arrested after video shows him punch man he chased in South Carolina
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Body camera video of a deputy who was fired and arrested in South Carolina shows him…
Continue Reading The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson says the chamber will vote next week on authorizing its…
Continue Reading
How Hispanic voters’ growing political power in Nevada could offer hope to the GOP
CNN By John King, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Antonio Munoz remembers admiring Ronald Reagan as a child, in a Las Vegas very different than it is…
Continue Reading A bedbug hoax is targeting foreign visitors in Athens. Now the Greek police have been called in
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s health ministry is seeking police help against hoaxers who tried to scare foreign tourists out of several Athens…
Continue Reading Open Society Foundations commit $50M to women and youth groups’ work on democracy
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The major philanthropy, Open Society Foundations, said Tuesday it will commit $50 million to…
Continue Reading Tom Hanks draws on his love of space for immersive documentary ‘The Moonwalkers’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tom Hanks is a lifelong space buff. The two-time Academy Award-winning actor has channeled his…
Continue Reading Florida discontinues manatee winter feeding program after seagrass conditions improve
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials say a two-year experimental feeding program for starving Florida…
Continue Reading FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it’d be ‘devastating’ if it lapsed
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray is making a fresh pitch for the reauthorization of a U.S.…
Continue Reading 6 held in Belgium and the Netherlands on suspicion of links to Russia sanction violations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian prosecutors say six people have been detained in connection with an investigation into suspected exports of “sensitive”…
Continue Reading Former president of Mauritania gets 5-year prison sentence for corruption
By AHMED MOHAMED and SAM METZ Associated Press NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Attorneys for Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel…
Continue Reading
Crash blocking southbound traffic on Mesa Street from Montecillo to Executive
Update: Both the crash and the traffic backup have cleared. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A crash is causing a massive traffic back up along Mesa Street…
Continue Reading German man accused of forming armed group to oppose COVID measures arrested in Portugal
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a German man accused of forming an armed group to oppose government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021…
Continue Reading At COP28 summit, activists and officials voice concern over Gaza’s environment, devastated by war
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As leaders, officials and activists descend on Dubai for United Nations climate…
Continue Reading
‘Past Lives,’ ‘May December’ and ‘American Fiction’ lead Spirit Award nominations
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Celine Song’s “Past Lives,” Todd Haynes’ “May December” and Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” got…
Continue Reading CVS Health lays out changes to clarify prescription drug pricing that may save some customers money
The Associated Press CVS Health is introducing changes to how its prescription drug pricing model works, and that could lead to some savings for…
Continue Reading
Grand Theft Auto VI leak followed by an official trailer with a twist: A release date of 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The highly anticipated trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI arrived a little early after a copy was leaked online. Rockstar Games…
Continue Reading Memorials to victims of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting to be displayed at museum
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Volunteers and city workers have removed mementos, signs and other items that accumulated at…
Continue Reading Harvard, Penn and MIT presidents face grilling by Congress over antisemitism
CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute…
Continue Reading NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker is asking members to make one of the most dramatic shifts…
Continue Reading US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a…
Continue Reading