Some exult, others worry: Reactions to Trump’s victory are mixed on NATO’s eastern flank
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Conservative lawmakers in the Polish parliament exulted at Donald Trump’s victory, standing and…
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Japan’s minister visits Ukraine to stress mutual concern over North Korean troops
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister has arrived in Kyiv to discuss North Korea’s deepening military alliance with…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is trying to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a…
Continue Reading Protesters gather at UN climate talks in global day of action as progress on a deal slows
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations…
Continue Reading Netflix experiences streaming delays leading up to Tyson-Paul fight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix’s first attempt at handling a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. The fight Friday night between…
Continue Reading The family of Israeli-American hostage pleads with Biden and Trump to bring hostages home
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Some families of the 101 hostages still being held in Gaza are desperately hoping that a drastically…
Continue Reading Colombia’s government is eager for a post-fossil fuels economy. But costs are a barrier
Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The main goal of this year’s United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan is to establish just how…
Continue Reading They fled war in Sudan. Now, women in refugee camps say they’re being forced to have sex to survive
Associated Press ADRE, Chad (AP) — Some women who fled the war in Sudan say they face sexual exploitation as refugees in Chad. They say that men in…
Continue Reading In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
AP Science Writer CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and…
Continue Reading Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving
Associated Press HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and…
Continue Reading Investigation reveals a Russian factory’s plan to mix decoys with a new deadly weapon in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A high-tech factory in central Russia has created a new, deadly force to attack Ukraine: a small number of…
Continue Reading Arizona state Senate candidate killed in a car crash a day after conceding
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for the Arizona state Senate was killed when his vehicle was hit by a suspected drunk driver Friday…
Continue Reading Operation False Target: How Russia plotted to mix a deadly new weapon among decoy drones in Ukraine
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secretive factory in Russia’s central grasslands, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy…
Continue Reading An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — On the last night of their lives, Jagdish Patel, his wife and their two young children tried to slip into the…
Continue Reading The November Project gets people outside to exercise and socialize together all winter long
Associated Press There’s one exercise group that says you really can keep up with outdoor workouts through the winter. It’s called November…
Continue Reading Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Political leaders in Alaska have welcomed President-elect Donald Trump’s pledges to expand oil…
Continue Reading House elections produced a stalemate. Can Republicans figure out how to work with a thin majority?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After one of the most chaotic and least productive U.S. House sessions in modern history, voters made a…
Continue Reading In a meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions US to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden but was already looking ahead to…
Continue Reading More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts voters decided to ditch the state’s standardized tests as a high school graduation…
Continue Reading Fire engulfs hospital ward in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies
Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn…
Continue Reading All 17 counties in the battleground state of Nevada certify election results
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Election certification meetings in Nevada’s two most populous counties have been roiled by voting conspiracies. But all 17…
Continue Reading Environmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federally protected female Mexican wolf was found dead in an area near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, alarming…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Jim Costa wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 21st Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S. House in 2005…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Jared Golden wins reelection to U.S. House in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Maine on Friday. Golden is one of just a handful of Democratic House…
Continue Reading Oregon school board chair resigns, superintendent and principal on leave over sex abuse arrests
ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) — A school district in northwest Oregon has put its superintendent and high school principal on leave and accepted the school…
Continue Reading Iranian official met with Musk in a possible step to ease tensions with Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran successfully sought a meeting with Elon Musk, according to a U.S. official, one in a series of steps that…
Continue Reading US steps up campaign to transform Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping force
Associated Press UNITED NATiONS (AP) — The United States has stepped up its campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a…
Continue Reading What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before…
Continue Reading First batch of Boy Scout art raises over $3.7 million for those abused while scouting
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The first batch of artwork from the Boy Scouts of America’s collection raised over $3.7 million at auction…
Continue Reading In Milei’s latest drastic move, Argentina is sole UN holdout voting ‘no’ to ending gender violence
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The usual suspects abstained from voting on a seemingly uncontroversial United Nations resolution…
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