International students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus…
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A beginner’s guide to Kwanzaa
Associated Press Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of…
Continue Reading Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin…
Continue Reading Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they’re hoping to work with him
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — They warned about him. Now they’ll have to work with him. A handful of prominent Democratic governors…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a…
Continue Reading South Korean investigators seek to question reluctant president over martial law
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean investigators are pressing ahead with their probe into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition member leaves Argentine diplomatic compound after sheltering for 9 months
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — One of the six members of Venezuela’s political opposition who have been sheltering for nine months in the…
Continue Reading For some, the pope’s big Holy Year only aggravates housing crisis as overtourism pushes out Romans
When Pope Francis left the Vatican earlier this month for his traditional Christmastime outing downtown, he acknowledged what many Romans have been…
Continue Reading Testimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ attorney general sought again on Thursday to stop a man on death row from testifying to lawmakers who have raised…
Continue Reading ‘Raygun: The Musical’ won’t use the name of the notorious Australian breaker
AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn has tried to be a good sport about the jokes and criticism…
Continue Reading Australia announces $118 million deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has announced it will pay for more police in Solomon Islands and create a police training…
Continue Reading A massive fire kills 9 people at a building under construction in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Nine people have died in a massive fire in central Taiwan at a huge food-processing building that was under construction.…
Continue Reading Man suspected of killing 3 people fatally shot by police near Chicago
BERWYN, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say a 24-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting three people in central Illinois has been killed after firing…
Continue Reading Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Activists have sued the federal government to release images of dead orca whales and other marine mammals entangled…
Continue Reading Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first…
Continue Reading Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas…
Continue Reading Arizona secretary of state overstepped his authority on elections manual, judge rules
Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — A ruling by a Maricopa County judge has invalidated provisions of Arizona’s elections…
Continue Reading Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 270,000 people to 192 countries over a recent…
Continue Reading Michigan school shooter loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge has refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea to two dozen charges, including terrorism…
Continue Reading UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution asking the U.N.’s highest court to state what…
Continue Reading A Minnesota man whose juvenile murder sentence was commuted to remain jailed amid appeal in new case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man yelled “Y’all don’t stop fighting” to his supporters after a judge decided not to free him from custody…
Continue Reading Britain’s Stonehenge is yet again a source of fascination ahead of the winter solstice
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s that time of year when crowds of pagans, druids, hippies and tourists head to Stonehenge in Britain to…
Continue Reading LA Zoo hatches first-ever perentie lizards, one of largest lizard species in the world
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their species to be bred there, zoo officials said…
Continue Reading Beshear says food company to create 925 jobs in Kentucky, adding to the state’s economic momentum
Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a food company has chosen the Bluegrass State for a facility that will…
Continue Reading Chinese national charged with acting as Beijing’s agent in local California election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese national has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for Beijing when serving as the campaign…
Continue Reading Alberta’s premier says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if Trump applies 25% tariffs on Canada
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta says Americans will pay a lot more for gas if…
Continue Reading FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods
AP Health Writer Packaged foods in the U.S. must follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy.” That’s according to changes…
Continue Reading Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting
AP Sports Writer In the six years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to offer sports betting, each successive year has set a…
Continue Reading In Florida, a race is on to save the Everglades and protect a key source of drinking water
Associated Press EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — In a region of Florida known as the River of Grass, John Kominoski plops into hip-deep waters. Blobs of…
Continue Reading Utah mom killed with 3 kids was a refugee who fled violence in Myanmar
Associated Press A Utah woman who police believe was shot and killed by her husband along with three of their children was a refugee who fled…
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