‘Gravy Day’ is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It’s “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one…
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Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to…
Continue Reading All Netflix wants for Christmas is no streaming problems for its first NFL games
AP Sports Writer Netflix is planning to provide plenty of gifts for viewers of its two Christmas Day games, including Mariah Carey kicking it all off…
Continue Reading Flood gates are dropped from a plan to protect the Jersey Shore’s back bays from catastrophic storms
Associated Press MANASQUAN, N.J. (AP) — Huge gates at the mouths of three inlets and barriers across bays are no longer part of a plan to protect…
Continue Reading Italian court clears Vice Premier Salvini of illegally detaining migrants on a rescue ship in 2019
ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily Friday found Vice Premier Matteo Salvini not guilty of illegally detaining 100 migrants aboard a humanitarian rescue…
Continue Reading Greece’s former royal family seeks to reclaim citizenship 50 years after monarchy abolished
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Members of Greece’s former royal family have applied for Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the…
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US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is underway, with cases surging across much of the country, health officials said Friday. The…
Continue Reading Baby Jesus figurine stolen from Colorado nativity scene returned anonymously with apology
DENVER (AP) — A baby Jesus figurine snatched from a nativity scene in Colorado has been returned in time for Christmas, with an apology. The…
Continue Reading VW wage deal for 120,000 German workers avoids layoffs, plant closures
AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen’s employee representatives say they have reached a wage deal. The deal will ward off…
Continue Reading US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports
Associated Press Federal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite…
Continue Reading Carter, McGrady and Altidore’s new stake in Buffalo Bills brings diversity to NFL owners’ table
AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The chance to rub shoulders with quarterback Josh Allen and broaden the Buffalo Bills’ reach into…
Continue Reading University of California campuses resolve discrimination complaints stemming from Gaza protests
Associated Press The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it has reached an agreement with the University of California system resolving…
Continue Reading US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administration
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. But a…
Continue Reading NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kids
Associated Press The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the…
Continue Reading Derek Sprague chosen as CEO of PGA of America
AP Golf Writer Derek Sprague is the new CEO of the PGA of America. Sprague is the first CEO to previously be PGA president. It’s the first time…
Continue Reading California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have approved a controversial proposal to delay the closure of the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Facility, the…
Continue Reading What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
CAIRO (AP) — Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew. The Middle…
Continue Reading Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal…
Continue Reading Wisconsin police chief overseeing school shooting probe is named to Seattle job
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Madison, Wisconsin, police chief has been named as the chief of police in Seattle. Friday’s…
Continue Reading Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving Argentine diplomatic compound
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela’s attorney general says an opposition politician met with prosecutors after leaving the Argentine…
Continue Reading Kehlani shares how taking risks earned Grammy noms while balancing mental health during activism
AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — While recording “Crash,” Kehlani faced a career-defining decision: Stick with the familiar R&B…
Continue Reading Lithuania says it sees no sign of sabotage in the crash of a DHL cargo plane
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The Lithuanian government says an investigation of last month’s crash of a DHL cargo plane as it approached the airport…
Continue Reading Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on prison labor in Alabama
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — No state has a longer, more profit-driven history of contracting prisoners out to private companies than…
Continue Reading Alabama profits off prisoners who work at McDonald’s but deems them too dangerous for parole
Associated Press DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to transport fellow…
Continue Reading Avalanche on Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountain kills 1 man
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s mountain rescue service says one person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in the south of the…
Continue Reading A paraplegic man in Brazil is lifted into the clouds on one of Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trails
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — It’s perhaps Rio de Janeiro’s hardest trail. It features one particularly daunting section requiring a…
Continue Reading Italy’s privacy watchdog fines OpenAI for ChatGPT’s violations in collecting users personal data
ROME (AP) — Italy’s data protection authority says it has fined OpenAI $15.6 million after wrapping up a probe into the collection of personal…
Continue Reading Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan…
Continue Reading Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a…
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