Trump attends UFC championship fight in New York, taking a break from Cabinet picks
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump walked out to a roaring standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC…
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Jake Paul believes he can fight for a title, but Mike Tyson might be done in the ring at 58
AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jake Paul believes he can fight for a championship belt within two years. Mike Tyson might be finished in…
Continue Reading An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maine’s coast
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An environmental organization has served a notice of intent to sue one of the world’s largest aquaculture…
Continue Reading Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actor
Associated Press The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month’s election:…
Continue Reading Former Greek premier Samaras is expelled from the ruling conservative party
Associated Press ATHENS, GREECE (AP) — Former Greek Prime Minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food poisoning tied to onions on the…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris raised $1 billion-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s prodigious fundraising operation raised more than $1 billion in her…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast
Associated Press SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara started moving slightly faster Saturday after it stalled over Honduras,…
Continue Reading Olav Thon, billionaire Norwegian real estate developer, dead at 101
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Olav Thon, a billionaire entrepreneur recognizable for his bright red cap who went from selling leather and fox hides in his…
Continue Reading From ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Heretic,’ why holy horror can be a hit with moviegoers
Associated Press In the new horror movie, “Heretic,” Hugh Grant plays a diabolical religious skeptic who traps two scared missionaries in his…
Continue Reading From New Jersey to Hawaii, Trump made inroads in surprising places in his path to the White House
Associated Press TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the…
Continue Reading Anxiety and dismay inside the Justice Department after Trump taps Gaetz as attorney general
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s choice of Matt Gaetz to be attorney general has many Justice Department employees reeling,…
Continue Reading Protesters in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region refuse to cede control of government buildings
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Opposition protesters in Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia have refused to cede control of key government…
Continue Reading Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back…
Continue Reading Georgia election chief doused in paint as protests continue after divisive parliamentary vote
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission has been doused with black paint at a meeting to…
Continue Reading Russia’s Gazprom stops the flow of natural gas to Austria, OMV utility says
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company…
Continue Reading Bullet strikes Southwest Airlines plane without injuries at Dallas airport
DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of…
Continue Reading Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year
Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon is holding a referendum on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than a year after mutinous…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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