Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
AP Business Writer Workers at seven Amazon facilities are on strike. The Teamsters union says the workers joined picket lines on Thursday after…
Continue ReadingAP National News
As Russia threats loom, Finland’s people are learning to shoot back
Associated Press KERAVA, Finland (AP) — People in Finland have been left unsettled by expansionist neighbor Russia and inspired by its recent…
Continue Reading 5 suspected militants killed in Kashmir fighting, Indian military says
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Indian military says government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed five suspected militants in a gunbattle.…
Continue Reading Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York by plane and helicopter Thursday…
Continue Reading Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in…
Continue Reading The US egg industry kills 350 million chicks a year. New technology offers an alternative
Associated Press WILTON, Iowa (AP) — Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because they will never lay eggs and so…
Continue Reading Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The number of people killed and missing remains unclear two days after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake…
Continue Reading Now caretaker of his dad’s work, Sean Ono Lennon seeks to innovate, not merely repeat
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Only recently given stewardship over his late father’s work, Sean Ono Lennon is on a remarkable run. The only…
Continue Reading Japanese newspaper boss who influenced the nation’s postwar politics died at 98
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tsuneo Watanabe, the powerful head of Japan’s largest newspaper who helped shape the country’s postwar…
Continue Reading Separated for decades, Assad’s fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone
Associated Press MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights (AP) — The four sisters gathered by the side of the road, craning their necks to peer far beyond the…
Continue Reading The truth behind Santa Claus, as seen by grown-ups: To tell or not to tell?
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to Christmas, there’s no getting away from Santa Claus. He’s been the subject of poems and…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends little changed after giving up a big morning gain
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An early rebound for U.S. stocks on Thursday petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close to flat.…
Continue Reading Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany. It hopes they will stay after Assad’s fall
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of Syrian doctors work in Germany and the fall of Bashar Assad is raising concern over the potential…
Continue Reading New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Before Christa McAuliffe was an astronaut, she was a vibrant teacher in New England keen on showing her…
Continue Reading Data on animal movements help Hungarian researchers create a swarm of autonomous drones
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The scientists at Hungary’s Eötvos Loránd University have been studying group robotics since 2009,…
Continue Reading US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller —…
Continue Reading After a decade in Turkey, a Syrian refugee rushes to return home, but reality hits
Associated Press ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — After more than a decade as a refugee in Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem decided to bring his family back home to…
Continue Reading Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial
Associated Press AVIGNON, France (AP) — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were convicted Thursday in the…
Continue Reading South Korea’s acting leader vetoes opposition-sponsored bills, deepening political strife
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader has vetoed a spate of contentious bills sponsored by the main opposition…
Continue Reading Macao’s casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China’s takeover
Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Macao has grown from a monopoly-driven gambling enclave into the world’s biggest gaming hub, packed with…
Continue Reading Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city…
Continue Reading DOJ files complaint against CVS for facilitating unlawful sale of prescription opioids
Associated Press The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled unlawful…
Continue Reading Pardon Trump? New York governor says president-elect would have to show ‘remorse’
NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump fights to overturn his hush money criminal conviction, the one New York Democrat with authority to grant him a…
Continue Reading Minnesota deputies saw 250 animals suffering at purported rescue. Weeks later, only 70 were left
HINES, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota officials this month went to a purported rescue facility to remove more than 250 animals living in crates caked with…
Continue Reading A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A trailing candidate in a very close election last month for the North Carolina Supreme Court has asked that…
Continue Reading Brazil’s currency drops to weakest level yet as Lula’s fiscal measures debated
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s real has fallen to its weakest level against the dollar since the currency was introduced in 1994,…
Continue Reading Alberta’s premier responds to Trump’s trolling by saying Canada’s oil helps make America wealthy
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alberta’s premier responded to President-elect Donald Trump’s trolling of Canada by saying the trade deficit…
Continue Reading Researcher: North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use against Ukraine in months
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea demonstrated this year that it could produce ballistic missiles and supply them to Russia for…
Continue Reading After victory over Florida in water war, Georgia will let farmers drill new irrigation wells
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For more than a decade, farmers in parts of southwest Georgia haven’t been able to drill new irrigation wells to…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear at contempt hearing in January over failure to give up assets
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in court in early January to face claims that he…
Continue Reading