A diminished Biden heads to APEC summit in Peru, overshadowed by China’s Xi
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific…
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish after an inflation update
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help…
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Dallas Long, who won 2 Olympic medals while dominating the shot put in the 1960s, has died at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dallas Long, a three-time NCAA shot put champion who won a gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, has died. USC says a family…
Continue Reading Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat Mike Levin wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 49th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Mike Levin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday. Levin initially flipped the 49th District seat…
Continue Reading New Mexico secretary of state says she’s experiencing harassment after the election
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator said Tuesday that she has been the target of harassing and…
Continue Reading Republican Gabe Evans ousts Democratic US Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Republican Gabe Evans defeated Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo on Tuesday in a…
Continue Reading Catholic church confirms altar boy was one of 2 minors killed outside church in Mexico’s Gulf coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Roman Catholic church has confirmed that an altar boy was one of two minors killed outside a church on Mexico’s Gulf…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Gabe Evans wins election to U.S. House in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, beating incumbent Yadira Caraveo
Republican Gabe Evans won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Tuesday, defeating Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo. The 8th…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican David Valadao wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 22nd Congressional District
Republican Rep. David Valadao won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Rudy Salas. Valadao has long…
Continue Reading What to know about Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary
Associated Press In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a…
Continue Reading Welcome to China’s underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao
Associated Press CHANGCHUN, China (AP) — By day, Xing Long works in an office for a state-owned company in Changchun, an industrial city in the…
Continue Reading Louisiana House greenlights Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cuts
Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed…
Continue Reading What to know about Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security. It’s…
Continue Reading Trump says Musk, Ramaswamy will form outside group to advise White House on government efficiency
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy…
Continue Reading Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist
Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a…
Continue Reading The EU says it won’t renew a fishing agreement with Senegal criticized by many in the country
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The European Union says it will not renew a fishing agreement with Senegal that has been criticized by many…
Continue Reading Republican David Valadao, Democrat George Whitesides win US House races in California
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. David Valadao has won reelection in California’s 22nd Congressional District, defeating…
Continue Reading Judge recuses himself in Arizona fake elector case after urging response to attacks on Kamala Harris
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge recused himself Tuesday from presiding over Arizona’s fake electors case after an email surfaced in which…
Continue Reading A former prosecutor in southern Mexico is arrested in the grisly decapitation of a mayor
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former prosecutor and local police official has been arrested in connection with the grisly decapitation of a…
Continue Reading Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to US House in Washington
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse has won reelection to the U.S. House. He is one of two remaining House Republicans who…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Democrat George Whitesides wins election to U.S. House in California’s 27th Congressional District, beating incumbent Mike Garcia
Democrat George Whitesides won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Garcia. Democrats…
Continue Reading British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins the Booker Prize for fiction
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel…
Continue Reading AP Race Call: Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to U.S. House in Washington’s 4th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Tuesday. Newhouse, who has held the seat since 2015,…
Continue Reading Kraft Heinz stops serving school-designed Lunchables because of low demand
Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz says it’s no longer serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools. The company introduced…
Continue Reading What to know about John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick for CIA director
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he’ll appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in…
Continue Reading Amid Earth’s heat records, scientists report another bump upward in annual carbon emissions
AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric…
Continue Reading Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their…
Continue Reading Amtrak service disrupted after fire near tracks in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast U.S. has been disrupted or delayed, after a fire broke out near a train route in New York…
Continue Reading 2 more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Two more monkeys have been returned to the South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities…
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